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1.1       The Society shall be called The Wainwright Society, hereafter referred to as  'the Society' and shall be affiliated to the Ramblers Association.

2.1           To keep alive the fellwalking traditions promoted by Alfred Wainwright through his guidebooks and other publications.

2.2           To keep faith with Wainwright's vision of introducing a wider audience to fellwalking and caring for the hills.

2.3           To encourage the benefits of association with people sharing those common interests.

3.1       Membership of the Society shall be open to any person completing a membership form and paying the relevant subscription as determined by the Annual General Meeting of the Society members.

3.2      The committee may, at their discretion, offer honorary membership to deserving persons. Such actions to be reported to the AGM next following.

4.1       The committee shall have the right, for good and sufficient reasons, to terminate the membership of an individual member provided that the individual member shall have the right to be heard by the Committee before a decision is made and shall have the right to appeal to a General Meeting of the society.

5.1       The Officers of the Society shall be as follows:-

Chairman

Secretary

Treasurer

Membership Secretary

Publicity Secretary

Webmaster

Design and Print Secretary

6.1           All Officers shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting of the Society, from, and by, the Members of the Society.

6.2           All Officers are elected for a period of one year, but may be re-elected to the same office or another office the following year.

7.1       The affairs of the Society shall be controlled by a General Committee consisting of the Executive Officers of the Society. The General Committee shall meet at agreed intervals and not less than four times a year.

7.2           The duties of the General Committee shall be:-

7.2.1      To control the affairs of the Society on behalf of the Members.

7.2.2      To keep accurate accounts of the finances of the Society through the Treasurer. These should be available for reasonable inspection by Members and should be audited before every Annual General Meeting. The Society shall maintain a bank current account and the following Officers shall be authorized to sign Society cheques: Treasurer and Membership Secretary, both to sign.

7.2.3      To co-opt additional members of the Committee as the Committee feels is necessary. Co-opted members shall not be entitled to a vote on the Committee.

7.2.4      To make decisions on the basis of a simple majority vote. In the case of equal votes, the Chairman shall be entitled to an additional casting vote.

8.1           The Annual General Meeting of the Society shall be held not later than the end of March each year. 28 clear days written notice shall be given to Members of the Annual General Meeting by circulating a copy of the notice to every Member at their home address and posting the notice on the Society website. Members must advise the Secretary of any business to be moved at the Annual General Meeting at least 21 days before the meeting. The Secretary shall give notice of the agenda for the meeting not less than 14 days before the meeting.

8.2           The business of the Annual General Meeting shall be to:-

8.2.1      Confirm the minutes of the previous Annual General Meeting and any General Meetings held since the last Annual General Meeting.

8.2.2      Receive the audited accounts for the year from the Treasurer.

8.2.3      Receive the annual report of the Committee from the Secretary.

8.2.4      Elect an auditor.

8.2.5      Elect the Officers of the Society.

8.2.6      Review Society subscription rates and agree them for the forthcoming year.

8.2.7      Transact such other business received in writing by the Secretary from Members 21 days prior to the Meeting and included on the agenda.

8.3           Special General Meetings may be convened by the General Committee, or on receipt by the Secretary of a request in writing, from not less than 20 Full Members of the Society. At least 28 days notice of the meeting shall be given.

8.4           Nomination of candidates for election of Officers shall be made in writing to the secretary at least 21 days in advance of the Annual General Meeting date. Nominations can only be made by Full Members and must be seconded by another Full Member.

8.5           At all General Meetings, the chair will be taken by the Chairman or, in their absence, by a deputy appointed by the Society or by Full Members attending the meeting.

8.6           Decisions made at a General Meeting shall be by a simple majority of votes from those Full Members attending the meeting. In the event of equal votes, the Chairman shall be entitled to an additional casting vote.

8.7           A quorum for a General Meeting shall be 20 Full Members and 3 Officers of the Society including one from the Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer.

8.8           Each Full Member of the Society shall be entitled to one vote at General Meetings.

9.1           Any proposed alterations to the Society Constitution may only be considered at an Annual or Special General Meeting, convened with the required written notice of the proposal. Any alteration or amendment must be proposed by a Full Member of the Society and seconded by another Full Member. Such alterations shall be passed if supported by not less than two-thirds of those Full Members present at the meeting, assuming that a quorum has been achieved.

10.1        If at any General Meeting of the Society, a resolution be passed calling for the dissolution of the Society, the secretary shall immediately convene a Special General Meeting of the Society to be held not less than one month thereafter to discuss and vote on the resolution.

10.2        If at that Special General Meeting, the resolution is carried by at least two-thirds of the Full Members present at the meeting, the General Committee shall thereupon, or at such date as shall have been specified in the resolution, proceed to realize the assets of the Society and discharge all debts and liabilities of the Society.

10.3        After discharging all debts and liabilities of the Society, the remaining assets shall not be paid or distributed amongst the Full Members of the Society, but shall be given or transferred to some other voluntary organization having objects similar to those of the Society.

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