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Parbold Youth
Club
The "About Us" section provides a
potted history of the Parbold Youth Club
The term "Parbold Youth Group"
tends to be the "working name".
The Youth Club is being converted
into a charity (pyc youth services) and is currently an unincorporated
organisation with a constitution, a management committee and a
membership.
An electronic copy of the
constitution with the names removed for reasons of confidentiality is
shown on this page:
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Parbold Youth Club Constitution:
At
meetings held on the 17/10/08, this constitution
was reviewed, updated and additional members elected to the Management
Committee.
Postal Address:
12
Alderbrook Drive, Parbold, WN8 7HF.
Telephone: 01257 464129
Those Present for the current version of the Constitution:
Names removed to preserve confidentiality
1. NAME
The name of the organisation shall be the PARBOLD YOUTH GROUP
1.2 The Management Committee
The Management Committee will be responsible for managing the Parbold
Youth Club.
It is chaired by the Founder
1.2.1 Constituents
The Management Committee currently comprises:
Names removed to preserve confidentiality.
There are 10 persons on the Management Committee and are all aged
between 15 and 21
1.2.2 Agenda
At the beginning of every meeting, an ‘Agenda’ is to be announced by the
Secretary or Chairman. The Agenda will consist of six points that need
to be addressed during the meeting; those six matters are, but not
exclusively: Who’s present? Is there Quorum? Are there non-concluded of
agenda from previous meetings? Is the Calendar correct or need to be
revised? Any Issues that need to be raised in the current meeting? Are
there any changes to membership?
1.2.2.3 Secretary
The Secretary for the meeting will be the first thing that will be
decided at every meeting, normal decision making rules apply for the
Secretary, i.e. there will be a nomination at the start, with a
seconding corresponding and a simple majority will decide the Secretary.
1.2.3 Quorum
5 Members of the Management Committee are required to comprise a Quorum.
Should a meeting be held that is note quorate, no decisions shall be
considered official or representative.
1.2.4 Decision making
In any matter brought to the management committee for a decision, a
simple majority in a vote of a quorate committee is required.
Should a decision become deadlocked, the Chairman shall have the casting
vote.
1.2.4.1 Activity decisions
When deciding the activities for the Parbold Youth Club are to be
participating in, the committee is to hold a discussion after ‘The
Agenda’ is announced about the activity. Suggestions are to be either
written down (then added to the minutes) or addressed to the chairman.
Once the suggestions have been collected the chairman is to hold
independent votes for each activity. The activities which have been
accepted are to have dates fixed to them.
Dates for the activities are then to be put in for discussion in a
similar manner to the way that the activities were decided: Suggestions
are to be either written down (then added to the minutes) or addressed
to the chairman.
Accepted Activities and their respective dates are to be added to the
Calendar (See 1.2.6).
1.2.5 Procedure for appointing New Members to
the Management Committee
At any time, a new member of the management committee can be proposed.
Should this be the case, a proposer and a seconder will be required and
then the matter put to a vote. A simple majority plus the Chairman’s
vote shall be required to elect a new member.
1.2.6 Procedure for removing a Member of the
Management Committee
Should a Member of the Management Committee wish to step down, he / she
may do so by tendering a letter of resignation. This will be accepted by
the Management Committee.
Should a Member of the Management Committee be deemed unsuitable of the
post, and failing all efforts to mediate or reconcile, then the matter
for removal from the committee shall be proposed and seconded at a
quorate meeting of the Management Committee and a vote taken, requiring
a simple majority for removal.
1.2.7 Calendar
The Calendar is up for constant scrutiny and debate. The Committee are
to draw up a Calendar that should be checked every meeting for the
committee.
2. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
2.1 The Aims and Objectives of the Management Committee of Parbold Youth
Club are:
1. To advance in life, relieve needs of and help young people through:
a. The provision of recreational and leisure time activities provided in
the interest of social welfare, designed to improve their conditions of
life;
b. Providing support and activities which develop their skills,
capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as
mature and responsible individuals.
2. To help young people, especially but not exclusively through leisure
time activities, so as to develop their capabilities that they may grow
to full maturity as individuals and members of society.
3. To act as a resource for young people between the ages of 5 and 25,
living in Parbold and the surrounding areas by providing advice and
assistance and organising programmes of physical, educational and other
activities as a means of:
a. advancing in life and helping young people by developing their
skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in
society as independent, mature and responsible individuals;
b. advancing education;
c. relieving unemployment;
d. providing recreational and leisure time activity in the interests of
social welfare for people living in the area of benefit who have need by
reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, poverty or social
and economic circumstances with a view to improving the conditions of
life of such persons.
2.2 In furtherance of the above aims but not further or otherwise the
Club are to:
1. Establish, maintain and equip premises and facilities where the youth
in Parbold and the surrounding areas can benefit from the objects of the
Club,
2. Appoint Youth Leaders, assistant Youth Leaders and other
staff as required, within the requirements of Child Protection, as
defined by the latest Acts of Parliament.
3. Provide child protection practices and information and refer those in
need of advice to the relevant agencies,
4. Provide or assist in providing classes, lectures, exhibitions,
outings and events,
5. Procure to be written and printed, published, issued, distributed and
circulated reports, or periodicals, books, pamphlets, leaflets or other
documents or information affecting young people,
6. Build up a library and information bank on youth matters,
7. Provide facilities for young people so as to enable parents to
benefit from the objects of the Club,
8. Recruit, train and employ volunteers with relevant skills for the
furtherance of the above aims,
9. Promote and carry out or assist in promoting and carrying out
research, surveys and investigations into the experience and needs of
the young in the area of benefit, provided the useful results are
published,
10. Co-operate to such extent as may be necessary with statutory
authorities and voluntary organisations engaged in the furtherance of
the above objects or any of them,
11. Raise and accept money by way of grants, donations, bequests,
legacies or other lawful method, and give, donate or disburse grants and
loans to such related organisations or projects as are by law deemed
charitable provided that in the exercise thereof the Club shall not
engage in any form of permanent trading,
12. Purchase, take or lease or in exchange, hire or otherwise acquire
any property and any rights and privileges necessary for the attainment
of the said objects and construct, maintain and alter any buildings or
edifices so necessary as aforesaid,
13. Rent property for the benefit of the Club,
14. Employ and pay any person or persons to supervise, organise and
carry on the work of the Club and make all reasonable and necessary
provision for the payment of remuneration to employees,
15. All such other lawful things as are necessary for the attainments of
the said objects.
3. POWERS
The Club shall be a charitable non-profit making unincorporated entity.
It will seek in due course to become a charity, as its work expands.
4. AFFILIATION
The Club shall be affiliated to the Community Interest Company set up
within Parbold Village with the express purpose of providing funds for
Parbold Youth Club.
The Club shall make use of, from time to time assistance from local
Church groups in the area of selection of volunteers, Criminal Records
Bureau Checks and other issues where objectives are shared.
Specifically, the Parbold Elim Pentecostal Church, who’s child
protection policies Parbold Youth Club have deemed suitable for use.
Notwithstanding this, the Management Committee shall be required to
maintain close contact with any party or group, which may help promote
and achieve the objects of the Club.
5. Changes to this Constitution
Changes can be made at any time to this constitution by the Management
Committee, via a system of proposing, seconding and voting. All changes
to the constitution require a simple majority in order to be carried,
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