The Board
The Eastern Centre Board is responsible for the control of the centre and comprises an executive consisting of the elected officers of the centre together with representatives from each affiliated club. Following the elections held at the November Annual Meeting (2007), the officers of the centre for 2008 are as follows:
President
Life Vice Presidents
Vice Presidents
- Colin Armes
- Marie Armes
- Roy Bannister
- Albert Brace
- Roger Chaplin
- Andy Crawford
- Dave Furlong
- Jack Hearn
- Margaret Mellish
- Tony Parkin
- Alan Penny
Chairman
- Temporarily vacant
Vice Chairmen
Honorary Treasurer
Eastern Centre Secretary
Clubs with an affiliated membership of up to 100 persons are eligible to have two representatives with voting rights at each meeting of the Centre Board, whilst clubs with more than 100 affiliated members are eligible for an additional voting representative.
The Centre Board has the right and authority to appoint other persons as Assistant Officers and currently appoints a Permit Officer, a Fixtures Secretary, an Environmental Officer, a Rights of Way Officer and the Officers of the Eastern Centre Gazette.
The Board also authorises the appointment of any sub-committees necessary to satisfy its commitments. Currently, the Executive/Emergency Committee and the Competitions Committee have been in being for many years, membership of the Competitions Committee being by election at the first Board Meeting following the Annual Meeting.
Normally the Centre Board meets four times during the year. See the Event Calendar for details of the meetings for this year.
Items for inclusion on the agenda of forthcoming meetings of the Centre Board should be sent to the Secretary in good time to allow their publication in the agenda of the meeting which is normally published 3 weeks prior to the meeting.
