Membership pack 2018

[essexfan548]

This arrived today - lovely metal badge again

Also new golden membership badge but no new lanyard ...

Anyone know the candidates for committee?

[Daren Mootoo]

I am not standing this year, but I heard Brian Springall is among the candidates.

[essexfan548]

Candidates are: Kim Bailey. Peter Butler, Nigel Hilliard, Ian Patterson, Baiju Solanki, Brain Springall, Kate Walters ... any thoughts on them? There are three vacancies.

[quincy]

Candidates are: Kim Bailey. Peter Butler, Nigel Hilliard, Ian Patterson, Baiju Solanki, "Brain" Springall, Kate Walters ... any thoughts on them? There are three vacancies.

If you know him you would see the irony!

[mawallace]

What's people's thoughts about the president being chosen by the committee and being appointed for three years. currently it's the members that appoint the president at the AGM.

[vim]

Another organisation I am a member of, have a rule that when someone is standing unopposed they have to get a certain percentage of members giving them a vote of confidence to be confirmed in the role.

Despite what everyone may think about individual candidates, it is good that we are getting some competition.

[essexfan548]

Candidates are: Kim Bailey. Peter Butler, Nigel Hilliard, Ian Patterson, Baiju Solanki, "Brain" Springall, Kate Walters ... any thoughts on them? There are three vacancies.

If you know him you would see the irony!

Enough said!

[essexfan548]

Don't forget to vots - closing date tomorrow

[Slogger]

What's people's thoughts about the president being chosen by the committee and being appointed for three years. currently it's the members that appoint the president at the AGM.

I don't much like that change. My view is, that if he wanted to do it, Mr Gooch would be the ideal President and in many ways does already what I'd expect from that role (the Head of State as opposed to the Chairman's Head of Government). For example hosting various awards ceremonies. I've nothing especially against Accers but that's just my view and I wouldn't have minded a vote on it. I'm impressed by the Chairman. I thought he handled the deaths of Brian Taylor and Doug Insole well.

[vim]

My membership pack still has not arrived as promised. As I cannot now vote I have suggested a partial refund as I am not getting the full promised benefits.

I went on to say that if the situation continues, I will be looking at a full refund.

[essexfan548]

Good luck with that one vim - when I became a Life member we were promised free parking at the ground.

[Daren Mootoo]

I have not received a ballot paper either. I wonder how the results will be decided?

[vim]

Daren you are too late to vote now. It may be worth monitoring to see if there are only a few votes seperating the elected and non elected.

I have been advised that my missing membership pack is being investigated. If I hear nothing in the next few days i will be requesting a full refund fairly promptly.

If nothing is received the next step is obtaining a County Court Judgement. It will be interesting hearing the clubs explanation of the breakdown in communication in court.

[LeedsExile]

I believe the election has been organised by a Mr Putin of Benfleet.

[vim]

I have received a reply.

It appears around a 100 members were affected. The packs were sent out by another organisation on behalf of the club, so it may be that Essex CCC are annoyed by all this as well.

I suggested that if the election result is very close, this should be looked into further.

Last year were all the candidates votes close to each other except for the one in last place who did a Lt Cmdr William Boakes RN Rtd of the White Democrat Public Safety Party impression.