Torrisholme Rambling Club is proudly celebrating its 60th Anniversary in 2025 🥾🚶🏻
Torrisholme Rambling Club is proudly celebrating its 60th Anniversary in 2025 🥾🚶🏻
The name of the club shall be the Torrisholme Rambling Club (hereinafter referred to as “the Rambling Club”)
(Amended February 2015)
The object of the Rambling Club shall be to promote organised walks and a love and respect for the countryside together with any social activities and amenities for the benefit of Members
Membership of the Club shall be open to any person having paid the relevant subscription fee which is to be decided at an Annual General Meeting or Special General Meeting. Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
A Member shall be deemed to continue membership from year to year unless he/she notifies the Secretary to the contrary or that in the event of a member failing to renew his/her subscription in each year not later than the end of February in the year for which the subscription is due and payable, such Member will be deemed to have relinquished his/ her membership of the Rambling Club.
Members of the Club whose conduct is inappropriate or who decline to abide by the rules may have their membership terminated by the Committee and their subscription forfeited. Members have the right to appeal to the Committee, provided notice of such an appeal is submitted to the Secretary within 7 days of notification of the decision.
(Amended February 2012)
(a) Subject to the directions of any Annual General Meeting or Special General Meeting as to the exercise of its powers the management and control of the Rambling Club shall be vested in a committee (hereinafter called “the Committee” which shall consist of:
(i) Representatives not exceeding 6 in number of members elected in such manner as the General Meeting shall from time to time determine for a term limited to 3 years. All retiring members of the Committee shall be eligible for re-election.
(ii) The Elected Officers referred to in the next following clause hereof:
(b) Four members shall form a quorum.
(c) The Committee shall have power to co-opt additional members.
d) The Committee shall meet at least once a quarter.
(e) A Special Meeting of the Committee shall be called by the
Secretary on the request of the Chairman or of not less than 6 Members of the Committee.
(a) The Honorary Officers of the Rambling Club shall be as follows:
The President who shall be elected from time to time by the Annual General Meeting
(Amended February 2015)
(b) The elected officers of the Club shall be the undermentioned whose term of office shall be for a term limited to 3 years.
At the expiration of their terms of office the Officers shall be eligible for re-election:
The Chairman
The Vice Chairman The Secretary
The Treasurer
The Map Secretary
(c) The Committee shall have power to fill vacancies.
The Committee shall have power to appoint such Sub- Committee(s) as it may from time to time decide and may
determine their powers and terms of reference.
(a) Voting:
All questions at any meeting, excepting those affecting alterations to the Constitution shall be decided by a majority of those present and voting at such a meeting.
No member shall exercise more than one vote.
In the case of equality of votes the Chairman shall have a casting vote.
(b) Minutes:
The Secretary shall keep a Minute record of the proceedings of all General Meetings and Committee Meetings.
(Amended in 2012)
Any elected Member of the Committee shall vacate his office if :
(a) He gives notice of his intention to resign and his resignation is accepted
(b) He fails to attend 3 consecutive meetings of the Committee unless the failure to attend was due to some reason
approved of by the Committee.
The Committee shall not later than one month after the end of the financial year of the Rambling Club convene an Annual General Meeting which all members of the Rambling Club shall be entitled to attend to:
(a) Receive the Annual Report of the Committee and the Audited Statement of Accounts for the previous year.
(b) Appoint Honorary and Elected Officers.
(c) Elect Representatives to serve on the Committee.
(d) Appoint as Auditor or Auditors qualified or competent person or persons.
(e) Discuss and consider motions, notice of which shall have been given to the Secretary not less than 14 days prior to the date of such Annual General Meeting.
(f) Vote on any proposals to amend this Constitution in accordance with Clause 14 hereof.
The Chairman at his discretion or the Secretary within 14 days of receiving a request so to do, signed by not less than 15 Members and giving reasons for the request shall call a Special General Meeting.
Notice of the Meeting shall contain notice of the matters to be discussed and the terms of any motion which it is intended to move.
The Honorary Treasurer shall keep proper financial accounts and shall inform the Committee once a quarter as to the financial position of the Rambling Club.
An Account in the name of the Rambling Club shall be maintained at Barclays Bank, Lancaster, or such other bank as the Committee may from time to time approve.
All monies received on behalf of the Rambling Club shall be paid into the bank, save and except that the Treasurer shall be allowed to settle an account in cash, provided that such accounts are presented promptly and that the Treasurer shall receive a proper receipt for any account so paid. Two signatures will be required for managing payments from the Rambling Club bank accounts namely the Chairperson or a designated Committee Member and the Honorary Treasurer.
The Financial Year will end on the 31st January in each year.
(Amended March 2022)
Life Membership of the Rambling Club shall be granted to Members of The Rambling Club in recognition of LONG and EXEMPLARY service to the Club.
Nominations for Life Membership must be put before the Committee who will be responsible for deciding whether or not nominations should be submitted to the Annual General Meeting or Special General Meeting.
(Amended in 2007)
The Club shall be insured for Public Liability, Employers Liability and Professional Indemnity.
This shall include a risk assessment to be produced and brought to the attention of Leaders and Members.
(New Clause introduced 2021)
If the Committee by a simple majority at any time decides that the Rambling Club shall no longer function, it shall convene a Special General Meeting of all Members of which not less than 14 days notice shall have been given in writing.
If this decision is confirmed by a majority of those present and voting at such Meeting, the Rambling Club shall be dissolved.
If in the event of the dissolution of the RamblingClub there remains after satisfaction of its debts and liabilities any property whatsoever, the same shall be handed to the President for the
time being of Torrisholme Rambling Club who shall have power to encash any equipment and the proceeds of such sale or conversion into cash shall be given to a Charitable Organisation
nominated by him in consultation with the Committee.
(Amended in 2024)
Any proposal for an alteration to the Constitution must be delivered in writing to the Secretary not less than 28 days before the Annual General Meeting or Special General Meeting at which it is proposed that such proposed amendment should be discussed and notice giving the terms of the proposed alteration shall be given to all members not less than 14 days before the General Meeting.
No amendments shall be made to the Constitution without the approval of a two-third majority of members present and voting at the meeting at which the motion was proposed.