ELGA seeks vital increase in members’ subscriptions
10 February 2005
ELGA is to seek an increase in members’ subscriptions at an extraordinary general meeting at Edgbaston Golf Club, Birmingham, on Tuesday March 21.
There will be two proposals: to increase the annual subscription by £1.50 to £7.50, with effect from 1 January 2007; and to increase the subscription annually by the rate of inflation, ensuring that the amount does not devalue over coming years.
In a letter to golf clubs, ELGA chairman Ros Weston urges ladies’ sections to vote in favour of the increase, which is vital to the work of the association.
“We cannot emphasise enough the importance of supporting this increase to enable ELGA to continue to progress ladies’ amateur golf in England,” she said.
A proposal to increase the annual subscription by £1.50 was put to the ELGA annual meeting last December. It just failed to reach the necessary two-thirds majority, winning the support of 65.9% of votes cast. However, votes received in the ELGA office after the cut-off date would have achieved the required majority.
The EGM agenda and voting paper will be sent to clubs by February 27.
Acclaim for ELGA successes
14 December
2005
ELGA members toasted England 's successes of 2005 and looked ahead to the future at the association's annual meeting in Cheltenham .
Outgoing chairman Jenny Clink highlighted the many golfing triumphs of the season and told around 300 members: “This has been one of the most successful years in our history.”
She also drew attention to a modernisation review which is being undertaken by ELGA to meet the challenges of the future with a dynamic, forward-looking strategy.
The wide-ranging project is part of the lottery-funding agreement with Sport England. It will consider all aspects of ELGA's operation and, at the annual meeting, members gave a clear mandate for a review of the rules of the association.
The modernisation review began in September with a survey of all stakeholders in English ladies' amateur golf. It continues in 2006 with work shop s for executive committee members, staff and representatives from clubs, counties, divisions and other external bodies.
The results and proposed changes will be presented to ELGA members at a future meeting, hopefully early in 2007.
ELGA members are also to be asked again to approve a subscription increase. A proposal to increase the annual subscription by £1.50 to £7.50 just failed to reach the necessary two-thirds majority at the annual meeting, with 65.9% of votes in favour. A second proposal to increase the subscription annually by the rate of inflation also failed to reach this majority.
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