Annual General Meeting 2022 & 2023 Race Info The Annual General Meeting for 2022 took place on Sunday 13 November at South Newton Village Hall in Salisbury. AGM The minutes of the 2021 AGM were read and accepted as a true record and the Balance sheet was accepted. The result of the ballot was as follows: 65 papers returned 4 not counted as 2 were not signed and 2 had resigned. Propositions Number 1, Number 2 & Number 3 wereâ¦
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Annual General Meeting 2022 & 2023 Race Info
The Annual General Meeting for 2022 took place on Sunday 13
November at South Newton Village Hall
in Salisbury.
AGM
The minutes of the 2021 AGM were read and accepted as a true record and the Balance sheet was
accepted.
The result of the ballot was as follows: 65 papers returned 4 not counted as 2 were not signed and 2 had
resigned.
Propositions Number 1, Number 2 & Number 3 were all to open up the Classic radius. All 3
propositions failed as follows.
Proposition 1: 8 For 48 Against
Proposition 2: 11 For 48 Against
Proposition 3: 8 For 49 Against
Proposition Number 4: (Club General Rule 2).The object of the Club is the organisation of Classic
racing. Passed. 51 For 7 Against.
Proposition Number 5: (Racing Rule 11b). Should the verification be outside the 60 minutes as
prescribed in Rule 11a then the time the verification is made may be used as the clocking/ arrival time.
Passed. 35 For 21 Against.
Proposition Number 6: (Appendix A Item 3). 3. Clocks, with the exception of puncture clocks need not
be checked/ opened on the day of clocking if the time of clocking is after 18.30hrs, but should be as soon
as practical the following day. Passed. 40 For 16 Against.
There were 83 resignations in 2022 which were accepted with regret.
Election of Officers. The following Officers were elected to serve for 2023 unanimously.
President: Clive Merrills Chairman: Dave Hawthorne Vice Chairperson: Barry Timberlake
Secretary/ Treasurer: Clare Norman.
Life Vice Presidents are K Bainton, B Howe, Mrs M. Nurse, R Ferriman, R Blackburn, K White and A
Gibb with Life Vice Presidents serving on the Committee being, A Smith, B. Timberlake and R Hooper.
The following Committee members were re-elected: Martin Norman, Andy Parsons, Mel King, Tony
Cooke and Sue Cooke.
Appeals Emergency Committee: D Hawthorne, B Timberlake, R Hooper, A Smith, M. Norman & C
Merrills.
The RPRA Delegates will be Barry Timberlake and Clive Merrills.
Auditors and Bankers: C Merrills & S Cooke & HSBC.
Finally, the destruction of paperwork over 3 years old was accepted excluding the accounts.
PLEASE NOTE THE COMMITTEE HAVE VOTED THAT IF THE FIRST NORT H ROAD
RACE IS NOT SUPPORTED ENOUGH WE WILL NOT BE CONTINUING WITH THE NO RTH
ROAD PROGRAMME AFTER WAKEFIELD
2023 Race Information.
May: Guernsey OB - £3.50 per bird
May: Wakefield - £3.00 per bird
June: Hexham - £3.00 per bird
July: Fougeres - £3.75 per bird
July: Thurso – (convoyed by NRCC) - £6.50 per bird
July: Bordeaux - (convoyed by BBC) - £6.00 per bird
September: Guernsey YB/AA - £3.50 per bird.
Marking Stations
GUERNSEY OB: Frome/ Charfield/ Hungerford & Southampton
WAKEFIELD: Frome/ Charfield/ Hungerford & Southampton
HEXHAM: Frome/ Charfield/ Hungerford & Southampton
THURSO: Southampton
GUERNSEY YB/ AA Frome/ Charfield/ Hungerford & Southampton
FOUGERES: Frome/ Southampton & Steventon
BORDEAUX: (BBC Marking Stations) Frome/ Southampton & Steventon.
Clare Norman.
Tel: 023 8057 3919 Email:
