Birkenhead Squash Club (founded August 1997)

Constitution

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The objectives of the Club are:
To provide members with the means of playing squash and associated racket sports and to encourage participation in these sports.

The Club shall be run on a non-profit basis with the aim of providing first class facilities at minimum cost, in order to encourage people at all levels of sporting ability to take up the game.

Membership
Membership of the Club is open to all. The total number to be determined by the capacity of the facilities and safety considerations. We will strive to attract a balanced membership of
men, women, family and junior members. In particular we will focus on attracting youth to participate in sport and acquiring sporting skills.

Costs
The annual fees, to be determined by the Committee. Youth participation should be encouraged by offering particularly low entry barriers in terms of membership fees. Favourable rates should also be offered to those in full time education / training and unemployed. When possible a number of free yearly junior memberships should be offered to local schools.

Squash Racquet Association (SRA)
The Club will affiliate to the Squash Racquets Association and abide by its regulations and standards. Teams to be formed and entered into the SRA county leagues and supported to achieve their full potential.

Facilities
Our aim is to try and provide sporting facilities to the highest standards in terms of courts, changing rooms and equipment. Designs should be in line with SRA safety standards. Particular attention should be given to the needs of the disabled in terms of access and flexibility of facilities. We should aim to make the club facilities available to local schools to encourage participation in youth sport.

Skills
We will endeavour to provide coaching to improve the skill of all players at all levels to allow players to achieve their full potential (preferably by SRA trained coaches).

Election of Members
Candidates for membership should complete an application form with their name and address and tender this to the secretary. Appropriate subscription is payable on an annual basis at the rate set by the committee.

Resignation from Membership
Any member who no longer wishes to remain a member of the Club should send notice to this effect to the secretary. Any member whose subscription shall be unpaid for two years shall cease to be a member of the Club.

Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of the Club shall be held during the months June, July, August but in any case within fifteen months of the previous AGM. It shall approve the Accounts ,elect Officers and committee members for the ensuing year and consider any other business laid before it.

Officers of the Club
The Officers of the Club shall be:

• Chairman
• Secretary
• Treasurer
• Club Captain
• All of whom shall be elected at the AGM to hold office for a period of one year. The committee charged with running the affairs of the Club shall consist of the above plus two General Committee members.

Bank
The Midland Bank has been nominated as the Club banker. The signatories to the account are any two of the following: P. Burgess, J. D. Hampson, T. Jones, J. Rawson. Address: Park Rd North, Birkenhead . Tel: 0151 652 4646.

Note: An Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) version of the Birkenhead Squash Club Constitution is available for printing and downloading here [88KB].