Allan and Sylvia Bruton have secured funding towards replacing chairs at the club. Chris Pusey is reseaching the type of chairs available.

Proposed Changes to Rules and Constitution for 2010 AGM.

Rules
Rule I. Amend last word to “August.”
Rule VIII. Insert after “blue” at the end of the first sentence “or any other colour dictated through a contract to supply kit.”
Constitution
Item 4. Insert after “the words “Membership Secretary” the following “,Club Welfare Officer and amend “seven other committee members” to “six other committee members”
Insert new item 5. “For the purposes of acting on behalf of the Club with regard to the lease of the property three Trustees shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting or a Special General Meeting from among the membership of the Club. The elected Trustees shall remain in office until their membership of the Club ceases or they resign their position, following which a replacement shall be elected on the same basis. The Trustees shall be protected by insurance provided by the Club and approved by the Committee whilst carrying out their duties.
Amend existing item Numbers 5, 6, 7 and 8 to 6, 7, 8 and 9 respectively.
Insert new item 10. “Membership entails acceptance of the terms of the Club’s lease for the property in as far as the terms affect individual members.”
Insert new item 11. “Membership entails acceptance of the terms of the latest issue of the Club’s Child Protection Code of Conduct.”
Amend existing item Numbers 9 and 10 to 12 and 13 respectively.

The popular Club Grand Prix is to played on Mondays from 10th May through to 2nd August 2010 (except Bank Holiday 31st May). Registration required by 19:30, 30p entry fee.

Thanks to an application by Alan and Sylvia, the club has been awarded a grant to upgrade its lighting to a more energy efficient system. This award, part of the Goverments Grassroots Grants is a £130 million programme that aims to invest in a thriving community sector. With the massive increase in energy costs this award comes at just the right time for the club, well done again to Alan and Sylvia for identifying this oppotunity.

See below for more details of the Grassroots Grants programme.

It is funded by Office of the Third Sector (OTS) and delivered by the Community Development Foundation (CDF) of which Berkshire Community Foundation is Local Funder.

The programme, which will run from 2008-2011 is divided into two parts: an £80 million small grants fund for community organisations; and a £50 million endowments programme to enable local funders to generate additional donations on a matched basis and invest them in endowments, thereby building their capacity to provide long-term funding for frontline community organisations.

Full details can be found at; http://www.cdf.org.uk

Many of you will have heard that, thanks to the efforts of Allan Bruton, we have been awarded a grant of some £29,427 towards replacing the Club roof. However, we are still in discussion with Wokingham Borough Council over our lease and there are complications which have to be resolved first before we can proceed with any work. The Officers and committee will be working hard to resolve these issues and hopefully we shall have some good news to pass on in the next issue.