1. That the Club be called the Windsor Hockey Club. |
2. (a) That the Club shall be affiliated to the Berkshire County Hockey Association
and shall conform to the rules of the Association.
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(b) That the Ladies’ section
of the club shall be affiliated to the All England Women’s Hockey Association. |
(c) That the Club shall be
associated with and shall support the objectives of the Home Park Pavilion Club. |
3. That the object of the Club shall be the provision of facilities for playing hockey,
and the promotion of social intercourse amongst the members. |
4. The Club colours shall be red and green quarters shirts, white shirts and red socks for
the Mens Section and white shirts and purple skirts and socks for the Ladies Section. |
| That in the event of sponsoring being obtained all members shall wear on
their kit the name of the sponsor in a manner decided by the Management Committee. |
5. That the officers of the Club shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting and
shall consist of the President, Vice-Presidents, Chairman, Mens and Ladies Club Captains,
Captains and Vice-Captains of each eleven, Hon. Secretary, Assistant Hon. Secretary, Hon.
Treasurer, Assistant Hon. Treasurer, Commercial Manager, Hon Bar Manager, Hon. Bar
Secretary, Hon. Bar Treasurer, two Hon. Fixture Secretaries, Hon. Social Secretary, two
Hon. Team Secretaries, Hon. Pavilion Manager, two Hon. Press Officers and Hon. Colts
Manager and Chairman Astro Fund Raising committee. |
| The Hon. Secretary and Assistant Hon. Secretary shall comprise of a member
from each section and the Hon. Treasurer and Assistant Hon. Treasurer shall comprise of a
member from each section. |
6. The Management Committee shall consist of the Chairman, the Club Captains, the
Secretary and Assistant, the Treasurer and Assistant, the Commercial Manager, the Bar
Manager, Secretary and Treasurer, two Fixture Secretaries, the Social Secretary, two Team
Secretaries, the Pavilion Manager. Colts Manager, Press Officers, Commercial Manager and
two other members from the Ladies Section and two other members from the Mens Section. The
ex officio members to be elected by the respective sections. |
| Seven shall form a quorum. The Management Committee shall have power to
co-opt. |
7. The Management Committee shall appoint the selection committee as follows : |
| (a) Mens, to include Captain and Vice-Captain of all
Xl’s and Team and Fixture Secretaries. |
| (b) Ladies, as requested by members of the Ladies
Section. |
8. i) That the Annual Subscription
shall be:- |
| (a) Full Playing Member £90 (£80) |
| (b) Playing Members in full time education aged over 18
£50 (£40) |
| (c) Playing Members in full time education aged 18
years and under £30 (£25) |
| (d) Umpires £1.00 |
| (e) Non Playing Members (most be over 18) £15.00 |
Annual Subscriptions are payable to the Treasurer on the 1st October. Those who have not
paid by 31st October will cease to be Club Members and will be ineligible for selection. |
For categories (a), (b), (c) above, the Annual Subscription shall be reduced to the
bracketed figure on full payment by 31st October. All cheques must be dated and handed to
the Treasurer before 31st October. |
A new member will have three weeks from the date of joining, in which to pay their
subscription. |
The age attained at the 1st October applies for the season. |
| ii) That all members paying a subscription within the provisions of
Sub-Clauses i), a), b), c) or d) hereof shall be deemed to be full playing members of the
Club. |
| iii) Any non-playing member nominated by the Management Committee and any
full-playing member shall, subject to being elected in accordance with the Rules of the
Home Park Pavilion Club, become members and be bound by the Rules for the time being of
the said Club. |
| iv) The subscription referred to in Clause i) hereto shall become due and
payable to the Hon. Treasurer at the commencement of each season and shall include the
annual subscription of the 25p payable to the Home Park Pavilion Club, under the rules of
the Club which said subscription of 25p shall then be paid by the Hon. Treasurer to the
Hon. Treasurer of the Home Park Pavilion Club. |
9. That match levies shall be
payable as follows:- |
| (a) Full Playing Members. £5.00 |
| (b) Playing Members in full time education. £3.00 |
| (c) Indoor hockey, summer hockey, other leagues
and gymnasium training shall be self-funding. |
| (d) Training - Wednesday Evening (Windsor Boys
School) £3.00 |
| Men - 8.45pm - 10.00pm |
| Ladies - 7.30pm - 8.45pm |
| (e) For Colts (on Sunday Colts
games only) - At Colts Managers Discretion |
10. That members shall pay their own travelling expenses to any away match unless
otherwise decided by the Management Committee. |
11. Applications for membership shall be made in writing to the Hon. Secretary and shall
be approved by the Management Committee. |
12. That in order to call a Special General Meeting a written application signed by
at least eight members of the Club must be received by the Hon. Secretary, who shall give
all members seven days notice of the meeting and business to be transacted. |
13. That the Management Committee shall have full powers to act on behalf of the Club in
case of an emergency not covered by these rules. |
14. That these rules shall only be altered at the general meetings of the Club. |
15. The A.G.M. of the Club shall be held towards the end of the winter playing
season, the specific date to be set at the discretion of the Management Committee. The
purpose of this meeting shall be to report on the current season and to elect Officers for
the forthcoming seasons. The Financial General Meeting shall be held prior to the
commencement of the new season. The purpose of this meeting shall be to discuss and adopt
the audited accounts of the previous season. Proposed alterations to the rules should be
advised to the Hon. Secretary well in advance so that such proposals may be included in
the Agenda which shall be circulated to all members at least seven days before the meeting
takes place. |
16. That in General Meetings full playing members shall have equal voting rights, having
one vote each. The Ladies Club Captain, Captains and Vice-Captains to be elected by full
playing members of the Ladies Section. The Mens Club Captain, Captains and Vice-Captains
to be elected by the full playing members of the Mens Section. In the event of any voting
not producing a conclusive result, the Chairman shall have the casting vote. |
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