Organisation

The Association is operating under a provisional constitution which members of the Association can see at Constitution.

The management of the Association is the responsibility of the Council and its officers. The council meets regularly and smaller groups get on with the work of the Association between meetings.

The following roles are required to make the work of the Association effective;

• Chairman: overall direction and leadership, key communications, chair meetings
• Treasurer: book-keeping, accounts, financial control, budgets
• Admin: web-site maintenance, procedures, data base, records, mail
• Meetings Secretary: arranging council, general, and ad hoc local meetings, taking minutes
• Membership Secretary: recruitment, renewals, advertising, local group contacts
• Recorder: arranging and supervising ballots, questionnaires, referendums
• P.R: web-site updates, contacts with company, authorities, other organisations, media.
• Editor: Forum pages, newsletters

At present some of these roles are combined and as the Association grows it will be necessary to seek members prepared to take on or shadow these responsibilities.

Members of Council at September 2005 were as follows;

John Anthony, John Cuckney (Administrator), Peter Hibberd, David Hymas, John Ingram, Bob Lucas, Bryan Mason (Chairman), Keith Morrell (Meetings Secretary), Phil Reasbeck, Alan Watkins, and Geoff Wyatt (Treasurer).