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The Badsey Society |
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The Badsey Society exists to promote the understanding and study of the parish and village of Badsey, including Aldington, and the surrounding area. The people, history, archaeology, folklore, flora, fauna and geology of the area are all possible areas of activity, which may take the form of meetings, walking tours, talks, education and publication. Constitution of the Badsey Society 1. The name of the Society shall be ‘The Badsey Society’. 2. The objects and aims of the Society are to promote the understanding and study of the parish and village of Badsey (including Aldington) in Worcestershire, and its surrounding area, past and present. The history, archaeology, folklore, flora, fauna and geology of the area are possible areas of activity. The Society’s activities will include meetings, lectures, education and publication in print and electronic media. Membership 3. Membership of the Society is open to anyone who supports its objects and aims, and such persons shall become members on payment of the current subscription, which shall be due on joining and then annually on the first day of January thereafter. 4. Any member whose subscription is more than six months in arrears shall be deemed to have resigned from membership of the Society. Management 5. The Society shall be managed by a committee which shall consist of a Chairperson, a Honorary Secretary, a Honorary Treasurer, and up to ten other members. The committee shall meet at least four times in each calendar year. Four members shall form a quorum. 6. The committee may make or repeal such rules, regulations and bye-laws, not being inconsistent with this constitution, as may be necessary for the proper management of the Society. Finance 7. The Honorary Treasurer shall maintain a record of all receipts and payments of the Society, also an inventory of the Society’s assets. 8. The Society shall maintain an account at a recognised Bank or Building Society and all monies received shall be paid promptly into such account, except any amounts that are required for petty cash disbursements. 9. All cheques drawn on the account shall be signed by at least two members of the committee. 10. As soon as convenient after 31st December in each year the Honorary Treasurer shall prepare an Income and Expenditure Account for the year then ended together with a Balance Sheet as at that date. 11. The accounts shall be reviewed by an Independent Examiner, with suitable accountancy knowledge, who shall not be a member of the Society. 12. No member shall benefit financially from the Society, but reasonable out-of-pocket expenses may be claimed. General Meetings 13. An Annual General Meeting of members shall be held in February each year, or as soon as possible afterwards, for transaction of the following business:
Winding Up 15. If the Society is wound up or its activities suspended, the members in general meeting shall appoint four Trustees and the whole of the Society’s funds and assets shall be vested in such Trustees for a period not exceeding five years. 16. The Trustees shall appoint other persons to fill any vacancies which may from time to time arise, so that their number remains at four. 17. If the Society resumes its activities within the five-year period, then the Trustees shall transfer such funds and assets in their possession to the society, following which the body of Trustees shall be dissolved. 18. If the Society does not resume its activities within the five-year period, then the Trustees shall transfer such funds and assets in their possession to such other like-minded societies within the surrounding area or other non profit-making organisations within the parishes of Badsey and Aldington, as the Trustees in their absolute discretion shall decide. The body of Trustees shall then be dissolved.
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The Badsey Society was launched at a meeting on 28 February 2002 in Badsey Church. Nineteen people attended a lively meeting where the purpose and activities of the Society were discussed. Tony Jerram saw the focus of the Society as the parish and village of Badsey, including Aldington, and the surrounding area. The people, history, archaeology, folklore, flora, fauna and geology of the area were all possible areas of activity, which could take the form of meetings, walking tours, talks, education and publication. He stressed some of the distinctive features of the area which it was important both to celebrate and to document. The villages still had a number of inhabitants whose families had lived in the area for many generations. The formation of the Society was linked to the plan to produce a new and expanded edition of the book ‘A Brief History of Badsey and Aldington’. Terry Sparrow, one of the original joint authors, was currently rewriting the book with the support of a number of people in the village. A public meeting about the book had been held in September 2001, and since then, about twenty people had lent old photographs and other materials for the book. The Countryside Service of Worcestershire County Council has kindly offered a grant towards the cost of publishing the book. The Badsey Society was seen as a suitable body to administer this grant.In a lively discussion that followed, Chris Allen praised the Badsey website and raised the possibility of greater use of electronic information within the villages. Richard Phillips said that income from the sale of the book should provide an income to fund other activities. A number of speakers welcomed the proposals and suggested areas of interest for the Society. Ivor Martin spoke about the historical importance of market gardening and the Badsey Flower Show. Peter Stewart mentioned the growing interest in genealogy and Lizzie Noyes suggested the documentation of people living in the village today. Fiona Allen proposed that a competition should be run to choose a logo for the Society.
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