President: Bill Brown
Vice President: Alistair Hugh
Immediate Past President: Ian Gardner
Raith Probus Secretary: Allan Morton
Contact E Mail : RaithProbusSec@gmail.com
Treasurer: Charlie Low
The Club meets on the first and third Tuesday of each month at 10:30am. We meet at Pathhead Parish Church Hall, 33 Harriet Street, Kirkcaldy KY1 2AG.
Secretary
FUTURE TALKS:
If any club member has had a particularly interesting career or has a hobby and wishes to share by giving a talk, please contact any committee member.
Welcome to new President Bill Brown and Vice President Alistair Hugh 2075
Raith Probus Club
Raith Probus Club
Meeting Number 977
Pathhead Church 2nd December 2025
President Bill Brown opened the meeting at 10:30hrs.
John Johnson received a repeat of his significant birthday wishes.
Introduction to Speaker:
Speaker: James Petticrew
Topic: “Mission Aviation Fellowship. Flying For Life”
Vote of Thanks: David Masterton
Previous minutes, Matters arising – Data / Photo consent to be handed in at any
future meeting or emailed to the Secretary.
REPORTS
Membership: Ray Griffiths.
Reported the attendance numbers of 38 members present, 7 apologies and no guests.
IT: Jim Neilson (not present).
Nothing to report.
Press: Malcolm Walker.
Malcolm Walker will prepare this week’s report.
Still looking for another permanent volunteer. A group of three is now proposed with
John Hamilton and Malcolm Walker taking two of the places. This will allow the task
to be less demanding over time. One other person is therefore required once every
two months
Recorder: Bob Terras (not present).
Nothing to report.
Probus Website: Bob Terras (not present).
Nothing to report.
Treasurer: Charlie Low.
November reconciliation shows a balance of £4,013.
November saw an increase in hall rent to £50.
December 16th meeting – free tea and coffee.
Welfare: Tom Reilly.
Roy Daniels was discharged from Victoria Hospital ward 33 after a recent stay.
Unfortunately Roy is still experiencing pain from the same back complaint which so
far the doctors have been unable to remedy. Roy attended hospital yesterday for
more x-rays and an appointment has been made at Queen Margaret hospital for Roy
to see a specialist. Roy is feeling positive and looking forward to getting back to full
fitness and is currently receiving pain relief in the meantime.
Secretary: Allan Morton.
Nothing to report.
Vice President: Alistair Hugh (not present).
Nothing to report.
STANDING ORDER REPORTS
Speakers: Charlie Low.
Business as usual.
Social: Ragnar Ingebrigtsen.
Scots Night.
• Saturday 31st January 2026 at 6.15pm.
• Strathearn Hotel
• A singer has been arranged.
• One of our members will address the haggis.
• Some tables will not have pre-allocated seating.
• Menus now available – please return by 16th December meeting.
2026 Visits
• Proposal to visit the Amazon warehouse, max 10 people.
CONVENERS REPORTS
Cycling: John Chalmers.
Nothing to report.
Gardening: Ron Steedman.
Nothing to report.
Further information: Ron Steedman or Jim Neilson.
Golf: Robin McAlpine.
Golf trophies have now been presented to Mike Paton.
Normal New Years lunch on a Thursday afternoon around the middle of January.
Further information: Robin McAlpine.
Lottery: Charlie Low.
Investment continues
Photography: Allister Todd.
Held an interesting meeting last Thursday discussing the mining development around
Loch Fitty.
Next meeting will be on Thursday 29th January, 10am at Kirkcaldy Golf Club.
Further information: Allister Todd.
Snooker: Malcolm Walker.
Christmas Lunch planned for Friday 23rd January at the Weavers Pub
Styx Snooker Club.
Every Friday: 11.00 to 13.00.
Further information: Malcolm Walker.
Walkers: Ken Campbell.
Details of next walk:
Date of Walk :- Tuesday 9th December.
Location :- Glenrothes Town Centre.
Transport :- Car share to Glenrothes Shopping Centre Car Park.
Meeting Time :- 10.30am Glenrothes Shopping Centre, inside and next to
Boots Chemist.
Duration of Walk :- 1 hour approx.
Terrain :- In and around The Shopping Centre.
Refreshments :- Leaving the Shopping Centre at 11.45 for the meal at The
Laurel Bank Hotel – Markinch, using their Car Park. ( Sat Nav. KY7 6DB ).
Car sharing to be arranged for those who are going, at the end of this meeting.
If you are unable to attend for any reason, could you please notify myself or Phil.
Finally, our next group ‘Walk’ will be advised at our January Meeting.
SPEAKER
The speaker talk was introduced by Jack Lowther and was James Petticrew on the
topic of “Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF). Flying For Life”.
James is from Port Glasgow and was previously a member of Strathclyde Police
before joining the ministry. He has studied in the USA and has become a minister for
an English speaking Swiss congregation. A long-suffering Scottish rugby fan.
As an introduction to the activities of MAF he presented a video showing light aircraft
taking off from various exotic locations and basic airstrips around the world.
He then showed clips of flying into remote areas and disaster zones to help in
emergencies etc.
MAF is the world’s biggest humanitarian air operator, going for 80 years since WWII,
the first conflict where aircraft caused great destruction. This inspired some RAF
officers and engineers to form the organisation to bring relief and spiritual health to
remote communities.
Based around the bible’s teaching to use instruments of war for good in peace time,
they realised the potential of aircraft to help around the world where access is difficult
or impossible.
They started by creating airstrips in remote locations in Africa around 1947. Some
American pilots had the same ideas at the same time and both organisations joined
up.
Every 5.5 minutes a MAF plane takes off to help remote peoples with medical needs,
emergencies, development aid, education and church purposes. Every day MAF
brings help and healing to people who would be otherwise unreachable.
In 1984 MAF flew the BBC into Ethiopia for Michael Buerk’s report which inspired Band
Aid and Live Aid and thus greater awareness of Africa’s situation.
Some statistics are:
• MAF flies over 1,700 other organisations around remote areas.
• They visit 1,000 destinations in 24 counties.
• 97 hours are flown every day.
• The longest flights are in Australia to remote tribes.
• In Africa some areas are cut off by conflict so flying can be the only way in.
They are currently working with a group of churches in Skye who are helping with a
project to assist a group of 100 islands in Lake Victoria in Uganda. It takes about 2-3
hours to get to the islands from the mainland via open canoe and in inclement weather,
or due to overcrowding, they can sink. This deters doctors, nurses and development
workers from making the trip. There is only one central hospital and clinic. If a woman
needs pregnancy assistance she would need to raise the money to hire a canoe for
the 2-3 hour journey. In the African heat they sometimes sadly die enroute. The
churches are helping to build docking stations on some of the islands for floatplanes
to have easier access. With the flights, the 3 hour canoe journey is replaced by a 15
minute flight helping people access healthcare safely.
Their pilots and engineers are ex-military or from commercial airlines. They now have
a scholarship scheme for young pilots and engineers. For a young person to become
a pilot it takes around five years.
Questions
How do you get your funding? From the public and the Church and some large
organisations. A post code checking website firm from the Isle of Man donated a
Cessna Caravan plane which was then adapted for MAF use.
Is there anywhere you have failed to get go due to danger of war? Yes, Haiti has been
abandoned. Once a pilot was arrested in Mozambique due to being accused of aiding
a terrorist. We also withdrew from Southern Sudan at times.
How do people contact for aid? If a hospital needs an airlift a district officer will contact
MAF for help. They also have scheduled flights for workers.
How to liaise with governments and rebels? Due to corruption contact can be difficult
making operations challenging. Rebels mostly leave the flights alone due to bringing
in aid but planes can be targeted, with pilots being kidnapped. Some places are very
tribal so cannot fly in our use people from other tribes.
How do you get on with UK government? Not much contact as no UK operations but
work with charity commission. Relationships are good, the King came to commission
our newly donated plane. Government policy does have an impact especially US cuts
to their aid budget. There are also cuts to the UK aid budget which affects the
organisations that distribute aid via MAF planes.
How do you get aircraft, do you own them? We have 116 aircraft we own, specially
modified to operate on poor airstrips.
Do you work with other religious groups? Don’t interact much with Muslin and Hindu
groups/countries as don’t fly in India or Gaza (not a remote place) for example.
Where do you have aircraft bases? It’s a real challenge as staff have to live in remote
places. Pilots etc. have lower salaries than the commercial world some of which they
have to raise themselves. Most bases are in larger places or cities.
Cuts in aid programmes have made life in some counties so much worse – something
never seen before – parents are abandoning children due to lack of food. Aid workers
are withdrawing from certain parts of the world.
Charity donations can be made to MAF to help with their work.
VOT was by David Masterton who expressed admiration for the inspirational videos
and talk.
NEXT MEETING
Date: 16th December 2025, with SGM at 10am with free tea and coffee
Speaker: Jim Tribble
Topic: “Music Through Time”
Vote of Thanks: Ray Griffiths
AOCB: None
The meeting closed at 11:26hrs.
Allan Morton
Secretary
RaithProbusSec@gmail.com
Special AGM
RAITH PROBUS CLUB OF KIRKCALDY
Special General Meeting
Tuesday 16th December 2025 10am
Pathhead Church Hall
Proposed Amendments to Constitution:
4. Office Bearers
Change (ii) paragraph 1.
From: “The President of the Club shall hold office for one year, unless there are extenuating reasons why
this period should be extended. Officers and Committee members shall be eligible for re- election each year
at the Annual General Meeting (AGM).
To: “The President and Vice-President of the Club shall hold office for two years, unless there are
extenuating reasons why this period should be extended. Other Officers and Committee members
shall be eligible for re- election each year at the Annual General Meeting (AGM).”
Change final two sentences in paragraph 2
From: “In the event of it being unlikely that the President can continue to officiate then the Vice President
shall assume the role of President with the appointment of a new Vice President. Both these officials will see
out that presidential year and assume the posts in the next year i.e. there will be no appointments for these
posts at the AGM at the end of the retired President’s year of office.”
To: “In the event of it being unlikely that the President can continue to officiate then the Vice
President shall assume the role of President with the appointment of a new Vice President. Both these
officials will see out that presidential term and assume the posts for the next term i.e. there will be no
appointments for these posts at the AGM at the end of the retired President’s term of office.”
Proposed: Alistair Hugh Seconded: Ian Gardner
( A two thirds majority of those voting is required for constitutional amendments to pass)
Future Walk West Wemyss 13th January 2026
Walking Group,
Here are the details of our next ‘Walk’ to West Wemyss on the 13th Jan., plus some photos for display on the Screen & Web for next Tuesday’s meeting :-
Date of Walk :- Tuesday 13th January.
Location :- West Wemyss.
Transport :- Car share to West Wemyss Car Park.
Meeting Time :- 10.30 am.at the Car Park.
Duration of Walk :- 1½ Hours. (Approx. 3 miles )
Terrain :- Walking surface generally good
Refreshments :- Wetherspoon’s, Kirkcaldy.
Car sharing to be arranged for those who are going, at the end of this meeting
If you are unable to attend for any reason, could you please notify myself or Phil.
Just to confirm the details of our next ‘Walk’, which are as shown on the screen and hopefully the Web.
Date of Walk :- Tuesday 9th December.
Location :- Glenrothes Town Centre.
Transport :- Car share to Glenrothes Shopping Centre Car Park.
Meeting Time :- 10.30 am Glenrothes Shopping Centre, inside and next to Boots Chemist.
Duration of Walk :- 1 hour approx.
Terrain :- In and around The Shopping Centre.
Refreshments :- Leaving the Shopping Centre at 11.45 for the meal at The Laurel Bank
Hotel – Markinch, using their Car Park. ( Sat Nav. KY7 6DB ).
Car sharing to be arranged for those who are going, at the end of this meeting.
If you are unable to attend for any reason, could you please notify myself or Phil.
Finally, our next group ‘Walk’ will be advised at our January Meeting.
Walkers
Destination – East Lomond
11th November 2025
Antartica Team Selection- Test
Largo Law view Team Assembly Point Testing Equipment
Passed the Test Largo Law
Top of the Leader board
Hole in One on My Travels
Vliedburg Netherlands
Vliedburg Netherlands
Loch Fitty October 2025
Photographic Competition 2025
Ragnar Ingebrigsten John Chalmers John Chalmers
Ken Millar Allister Todd John Chalmers
Allister Todd Ragner Ingebrigsten Ken Millar
Ragnar Ingebrigsten Allister Todd Ken Millar
Walking Group next outing Tuesday 30th September 2025. Blairadam Forest
Weavers Coffee October 2025
Portmoak Gliding Day
After our talk at the last meeting, 4th Sept has been fixed for a Raith Probus , Gliding Day experience. Near Loch Leven.
3 members interested need at least 4 for the day.
Jack Lowther will fill you in.
“Fly Like a Bird”
Invitation visit to Phil Bate’s home in Glenrothes on Monday
25th of August.
26 August 2025 ‘Walk’ around Letham village and on to Monimail.
Some of our ‘Group’ car shared at various points, to eventually meet up at our final destination in Letham around 10.00. When we commenced our walk along a single track road, avoiding traffic along the way.
The weather was fortunately with us in this outing on a beautiful sunny morning, despite the forecast of rain, etc. We continued our ‘Walk / Stroll’ along the prescribed route eventually coming across the 18th century Monimail Parish Church, which is unbelievably up for sale and hopefully can be seen in the photograph, if any one has a bob or two for ownership !!!! From there, it was a short amble to Monimail and it’s historic cemeteries, where we ventured in to a church yard and cemetery, where nine Fife Council vans were parked and on enquiring into this very expensive rebuild of a building with only two adjacent walls in one of the farthest areas to be visited, was this a priority investment for our ratepayers ? ?, what with potholes, etc, Sorry, but my hackles are on a very extreme high. !!!!
Anyhoo, this apart we then visited Monimail Tower, which was the residence of the Archbishop of St Andrews for many a year. Again hopefully the photograph will show the simple life of a man of his stature and considering the power he held.
By this time, as it was nearing 12.00 and after our two hour sojourn, it was time to head to the ‘Bridgend Cafe / Farm Shop’ for our well-deserved enjoyable lunchtime refreshments. After which we all returned to Kirkcaldy and home around 2.00ish.
Hopefully, the photographs, which are shown on the screen and also on the Web Site, will provide some of the ambience, which we generate during our ‘Walks’ Thanks to Allan for those.
Again I would take this opportunity to thank Phil for his reconnoitring of the route, which is not necessarily the easiest of tasks, given that he advised our ‘Group’ that our ‘Walk’ was on country roads, omitting the fact that there were one or two inclines !!!!!! Again in an apparent futile gesture, we would invite any member to Join us and get some exercise !!!!!!
Finally, details of our September ‘Walk’,
Weavers Coffee Morning
2025 Walking Group Musselburgh
Roman Bridge
2025 Garden Competition
2025 Butterflies
Burnett Moth Cinnebar Moth Comma
Common Blue Common Blue Female Common Blue
Green Veined White Meadow Brown Female Ringlet
Ringlet Underwing Small Tortoishell Small Tortoishell Underwing
Wall Brown Wall Brown Underwing Speckled Wood
Small Heath Underwing Green Lacewing Vespilloides Beetle (Sexton Beetle)
24 June 2025 Formonthills
Garden
27th May Walking Group – St Andrews
25 April 2025 Easter Snooker – Challenge
Raith Probus snooker contestants entered the Arena at Styx in Kirkcaldy on 25th April 2025 for the Easter Egg challenge.
A simple task for the session.
Seven members present with the winner over the whole session to achieve the highest break on the day.
Ken Campbell put the other competitors under immediate pressure in minutes with a commanding score of 11.
The day developed with various descriptive cheers and comments in a foreign language of Bistardo following another miss.
On table one a threesome was in play trying to pot a red sitting within the jaws of a corner pocket.
Yes, three attempts by the players involved who failed miserably to increase their score.
Our Vice President calmly with cue in hand showed the way on the fourth attempt to pot the red ball to great acclaim
We had to wait until almost the end of the session when a resounding cheer echoed through the building.
After almost two hours and within the last 5 minutes we had our worthy winner with a great break score on the day of 17,
Ken Miller.
Bowls
Jack Lowther: showed the trophy he won in the Probus Invitation Indoor Bowls championship which is competed for by clubs from Perth and Fife. The downside is that as he claims he got carried away in the heat of competition and won, so now he has to organise next year’s competition.
Walking group
.Next walk 27th May 2025
Could I please ask that those intending to join this ‘Walk’ give Ken Campbell their names to avoid any unwarranted delays at the Station or missing anyone out on the trip.
Secretary
.Michael Bruce Way
March planned walk , details to follow.
Michael Bruce poem below.
Virtue and Happiness in the Country
How blest the man who, in these peaceful plains,
Ploughs his paternal field; far from the noise,
The care, and bustle of a busy world!
All in the sacred, sweet, sequester’d vale
Of solitude, the secret primrose-path
Of rural life, he dwells; and with him dwell
25 February 2025
Riverside Park
Thanks to K Campbell for the photographs
Special thanks to the photographer for the day Ken Campbell
Bob Terras Raith Probus Club
Walking Group
Future Walk
PHOTOGRAPHS:
Balbirnie Dec 2024
2024 Kinghorn to Kirkcaldy Walk
2024 Burntisland Visit
2024 Photograph Competition
2024 October Tayport
sdr
2024 September Elie
2024 August Pittenweem
2024 July Forth & Clyde Canal Edinburgh
2024 July Forth & Clyde Canal Edinburgh
Silverburn to Lower Largo – 28 May 2024
Dundee Riverside walk 23rd April 2024
Kinghorn Loch March 2024
Murrayfield November 2023
Aberdour to Dalgety Bay – 24th October 2023
“Christmas” Highest Break
Birnie and Gaddon Lochs – 26 Sept. 2023
Loch Ore Meadows 29 August 2023 – Walking Group
Gardening Group Competition 2023.
Blackford July 2023
Burntisland to Aberdour – 27th June 2023
Golf – Scoonie GC – 22nd June 2023
Fountainbridge to Slateford – May 2023
Hampden – May 2023
Bunnet Stane
Winner of ” The Great Easter Break” is Jack Lowther.
Raith Probus cyclists -March 2023
Raith Probus walk -March 2023
Loch Leven 28 February 2023
Loch Leven walk 14 Feb 2023
Scots Night 2023
Annual Quiz Winners 2023
Golf New Year Meal
Snooker Champ 2022 – John Johnson.
Excellent break of 38 (4 Blacks, 1 Blue and 5 Reds).
Formonthills walk 22November 2022
Cramond Walk 29-Nov-2022
Slateford to Dean Bridge Walk, Edinburgh
25th October 2022
Annual Dinner October 2022
Kirkcaldy half-marathon course 21st September – 13.5 miles
Dean Bridge to Murrayfield walk – August 2022
Flower Competition 2022
1- Jim Neilson; 2 – Andy Morrison; 3 – Ron Steedman.
Incoming President Bob Terras and Vice President Colin Johnston
Cycling. A successful outing was held on the West Fife Way.
40th Anniversary of the founding of Raith Probus Club
Ian Gunn – Highest break 27 May 2022
Big Break winner – Ken Campbell. 22 points.
Lundin Links outing 21st April.
Big break winner, Ken Miller 12 points!!
North Queensferry August 2021
Balbirnie and Braes Loan, Markinch 29 Jun 2021 (at last we’ve got a new member!)
Markinch Heritage Rural Walk
Letham Glen walk – 28 July 2020
Lockdown Walking group July 2020
Walkers – 26 November 2019 – Formonthills, Glenrothes.
Amazon visit November 2019
Cyclists.
Visit to Tulliallan.
Crossgates Gardeners
Wullie’s allotment
Doubles Competition July 2019
Cramond Walkers October 2019
Cyclists – Loch Leven
CONSTITUTION AND RULES OF RAITH PROBUS CLUB OF KIRKCALDY
1.
.
Title
The club shall be called Raith Probus Club of Kirkcaldy
2. Aims and Objectives
The purpose of the Club is to provide a regular meeting point for retired business and professional men who appreciate and value in their retirement increased social contacts and opportunities to meet others in similar circumstances. The club shall be non-political and non- sectarian.
3. Membership
(i) The total of active members shall not exceed one hundred.
Membership shall be open to all professional and business men aged sixty years or over, resident in Kirkcaldy and District, who have fully or partially retired from their normal business or profession. The restriction regarding residence or age may be waived at the discretion of the Committee. Applications for membership shall be sponsored by two existing members and shall be subject to approval by the Committee. Admission to the Club shall be determined by interview of the proposed new member by the President and two other Committee members.
(ii) Honorary Life Membership
Any member wishing to make a nomination for election to Honorary Life Membership should do so in writing to the Secretary at the latest by March in any year. This nomination should be kept private and not communicated to any other member (including the nominee)
In April each year the Executive Committee should consider any nominations for election to Honorary Life Membership and decide if such nomination(s) should be recommended.
Such members shall be those who, in the opinion of the Executive Committee, have contributed service of an outstanding nature to the Club and who have shown a sustained interest in the Club or the community
iii) If any member conducts himself in a manner which discredits the Club, or acts willfully in contravention of the Constitution of the Club, the Executive Committee shall have the power to suspend that member until the matter can be fully considered at the next meeting of the Executive Committee. A letter shall be written to the member notifying him of the allegations against him and the basis of the allegations, inviting him to a meeting to discuss the matter, and advising him that he has the right to be accompanied by any member of his choice. If, subsequently, a member is called upon to resign and fails to comply within fourteen days after the request is dispatched, he will be expelled from the Club. The member shall have the right to appeal against the disciplinary decision of the full Committee and this must be lodged in writing with the Secretary within fourteen days of the Committee’s decision. In the event of an appeal, this will be heard by an Appeals Committee comprising of three of the most recent available Past Presidents of the Club. At that meeting the member has the right to be accompanied by a member of his choice. The Appeals Committee decision shall be final.
(iv) Honorary Life Membership
Any member wishing to make a nomination for election to Honorary Life Membership should do so in writing to the Secretary at the latest by March in any year. This nomination should be kept private and not communicated to any other member (including the nominee)
In April each year the Executive Committee should consider any nominations for election to Honorary Life Membership and decide if such nomination(s) should be recommended.
Such members shall be those who, in the opinion of the Executive Committee, have contributed service of an outstanding nature to the Club and who have shown a sustained interest in the Club or the community
4. Office Bearers
(i) There shall be a President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Membership Secretary, Recorder, Press Correspondent, Social Convener, Speaker’s Convener and Welfare Officer and the general affairs of the Club shall be managed by the Committee of those Officers with the Immediate Past President and the various Conveners, whose names can be found on the current membership list. Within this group the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Membership Secretary, Welfare Officer, Press Correspondent, Recorder, IT Correspondent and Immediate Past President shall constitute the Executive Committee.
(ii) The President of the Club shall hold office for one year, unless there are extenuating reasons why this period should be extended. Officers and Committee members shall be eligible for re- election each year at the Annual General Meeting (AGM). If for any reason an AGM cannot be held then these office bearers’ term of office shall be extended until such times as an AGM, or an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) can be constituted.
Six members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum and the Committee shall have the power to co-opt and appoint one or more Sub-Committees. Committee Conveners shall be able to co-opt members who may have expertise useful for any issues under consideration by that Committee. In the event of it being unlikely that the President can continue to officiate then the Vice President shall assume the role of President with the appointment of a new Vice President. Both these officials will see out that presidential year and assume the posts in the next year i.e. there will be no appointments for these posts at the AGM at the end of the retired President’s year of office.
In the event of there being any reason necessitating a suspension of meetings or in the event of closure of the Club all committee members shall remain in office until an EGM can be called to review the situation.
(ii) An Executive Committee (see 4.1) shall have the power to manage any urgent or unforeseen event or set of circumstances which may arise.
5. Meetings
- The regular meetings shall take place at a suitable venue in the Kirkcaldy area and will be held on the first and third Tuesday of each month at 10:30am and at such intervals as may be decided by the Committee.
- An Annual General Meeting shall be held in June of each year at such time and place as may be determined by the Committee. At least two weeks’ notice of such meeting must be given in writing to each member.
- The Secretary shall call a Special General Meeting on the written request of not less than fifteen members and shall give to all members, in writing, at least two weeks’ notice of such a meeting.
(iv) Voting at all meetings, including Committee meetings, shall be by a show of hands or by ballot if so desired. In the event of an equal division of votes: the Chairman of the meeting shall have a second or casting vote,
6. Visitors
Members may introduce male guests at meetings, but the same guest shall not be brought to a meeting more than six times in any Presidential year and may not attend the Annual General Meeting, but would be welcome to participate in Club activities.
7.
Subscriptions
- There shall be an annual subscription, the amount of which shall be determined each year at the Annual General Meeting. The subscription year shall run from September to August each year. Any member joining during the subscription year shall be required to pay the whole or part subscription depending on the date of joining. (see 7 iii). Life members will not be required to pay an annual subscription. Members who are unable to attend regularly but wish to remain in membership can do so by payment of their subscription.
- To confirm membership all subscriptions should be paid by the last day in August in any year unless the Club is unable to meet for an extended period due to unforeseen circumstances.
(iii) Months left in current subscription year:
September – November 100% of current subscription.
December – February 75% of current subscription.
March – May 50% of current subscription.
June – August 25% of current subscription.
8.
Capital Expenditure
Expenditure, other than revenue expenditure, will be brought before the Treasurer and one other Executive Committee member for approval, who would then consider and decide on the proposed purchase. The Treasurer would then inform the Executive Committee at the next scheduled meeting.
If necessary, the request, if not approved by these two Executive Committee members, may be referred to the Committee of the Club for consideration and either approval or rejection of the request.
9.
Accounts
A Receipts and Payments account for the Financial Year to 31st March shall be prepared, and after audit by two members of the Club appointed at the previous Annual General Meeting, be present for approval at the Annual General Meeting.
10.
Constitution Amendments
Any amendment or addition to the constitution can only be made at the Annual General Meeting or at a Special General Meeting convened for that purpose.
Any proposed amendment or addition to the constitution should be given to The Secretary and President with the names of the proposer and seconder so that members may be informed at least 14 days prior to the meeting that will consider these.
Any proposed amendment or addition to the constitution shall only be enacted if at least two thirds of the members present vote in favour.
The foregoing Constitution and Rules were agreed at the AGM meeting of the Club on 17th June 2025, and as amended at General Meetings.
Signed
Bill Brown Allan Morton
President………… …………………… Secretary………… ……………………