General Council 2010 took place in Surrey on the weekend of 10th-11th April.
There is a short summary of General Council, including information about who was elected, and motions passed, on the volunteer news section of the website.
This section includes some of the papers for General Council. It will be archived and removed from view shortly.
Who goes to General Council?
What does General Council do?
Submitting motions to General Council (deadline now passed)
Motions submitted to General Council, and how to submit amendments
Standing for an elected position
Travelling to General Council
Walks during the weekend
View General Council e-News online:
No. 1 Monday 25th January 2010
No. 2 Monday 8th February 2010 (text-only: GC2010eNewsIssue2.doc)
No. 3 Friday 5th March 2010(text-only: GC2010eNewsIssue3.doc)
General Council Papers
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Agenda for General Council
Campus Map
Draft 2009 General Council Minutes
Update on 2009 Motions
Guide to Procedures
View the Annual Report and Accounts 2008-09
Who goes to General Council?
Most delegates at General Council come from the Ramblers Areas. The number of delegates an Area can send depends on how many members it has. Areas also send a number of visitors - either for a day or for the weekend.
In addition, the Ramblers Board of Trustees, the President and Vice Presidents, and members of the Agenda Committee attend, as well as representatives of affiliated organisations.
Ramblers Areas are encouraged to send at least one delegate who has not attended General Council before. This is to ensure that different people get a chance to take part.
Please note that the deadline for registering for attendance was 5th March 2010, and has now passed.
Please note that the deadline for registering special requirements was by 5th March 2010 and has now passed.
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General Council elects members of the Board of Trustees. Amongst its responsibilities, the Board of Trustees is legally and ultimately responsible for the charity, providing security and continuity and ensuring delivery of our charitable outcomes. To find out more about the Board of Trustees responsibilities, and who the trustees currently are, click here.
General Council also discusses and votes on motions. They cover policy matters and internal governance. Most motions are submitted from Ramblers Areas. Motions that are passed are then referred to the Board of Trustees for action. To see an example of a report from the trustees on action taken on motions this year, click here.
General Council also receives the Annual Report and Accounts, and there's plenty of time for sharing ideas, as well as socialising.
If you have any queries regarding General Council, please do not hesitate to contact me on jo.smith@ramblers.org.uk
Key Dates GC01
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The deadline for submitting motions has now passed.
Explanation of rules for submitting motions GC03
The Agenda Committee met on the 6th March 2010 at Central Office to discuss the motions that had been submitted to General Council. Please find following the final motions that are being put to General Council 2010.
Motions to General Council
Any member of General Council, Area or Affiliated National Organisation can submit amendments to motions (other than those affecting the Memorandum and Articles of Association). Please note the deadline for submitting amendment has now passed.
The Agenda Committee has similar powers in the handling of amendments as for motions (as set out in Standing Order A5) and at its meeting at General Council considers any amendments and objections which have been received at central office by the above date.
As with motions there is a right of appeal against decisions made with regards to amendments. If any objections to Agenda Committee decisions, either on motions or on amendments, have not been satisfactorily resolved before the start of the formal business of General Council, the complainant has the right to put the matter to the Council for decisiosn.
The amendment form can be found at this link below.
Form for submitting amendments to motions GC13
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Each year there are a number of positions which are elected at General Council.
Please find the candidate information
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The Royal Holloway, University of London is easy to reach via bus, road and train.
By Bus
There are only two local services which serve the Royal Holloway. The 441 service from Heathrow Central bus station via Staines to Englefield Green (30 minutes on Saturday, hourly on Sunday), and Route 71 Slough bus station/railway station to Heathrow terminal 5 (30 minutes on Saturday, hourly on Sunday).
By Road
From the North - via M25 - exit at junction 13 signed A30 Hounslow and Staines. At roundabout below M25 continue ahead to follow A30 signed Bagshot and Egham. Parallel for short period next to M25 and down to second roundabout. Take 2nd left A30 Basingstoke and Camberley and pass Runnymede open space on right. Over the Egham Hill roundabout and continue on A30. 1/2 mile just beyond second footbridge over road turn left into main entrance of Royal Holloway. Follow Ramblers signs to car park.
From the South West - via A30 - pass Sunningdale and continue towards Egham. 100 yards after traffic lights at Englefield Green and just before footbridge turn right into main entrance of Royal Holloway and follow Ramblers signs to car park.
From the West - via the M4 or Slough - exit junction 6 signed Windsor and take A332 later A308 to Staines. Pass through 5 roundabouts and Old Windsor. Approximately 5 miles after passing Bell of Ouzeley Harvester pub on right and River Thames on left approach 6th roundabout. At roundabout take A328 to Englefield Green and after 1 mile pass through village and come to traffic lights at A30 junction. Turn left and within 100 yards turn right before footbridge into main entrance of Royal Holloway and follow Ramblers signs to car park.
All this information can be found on form GC09.
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Feedback
We would love to hear what you thought of General Council and if you have any ideas for future General Councils.
The link for the feedback survey is here:
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If you have any questions about General Council, click here.
