How much should the club subscription be? How many teams should we run this year? These are typical questions to which we hope to find answers at the Annual General Meeting of the club. The meeting should start at 8.00pm on Wednesday14th September. I hope you and all other members will be there. The formal agenda will be:

  1. Apologies for absence.
  2. Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of 15th September 2010.
  3. Matters arising from the minutes.
  4. Chairman’s report.
  5. Secretary and Treasurer’s report.
  6. Match Captains’ reports.
  7. Press Officer’s report.
  8. Webmaster’s report.
  9. Website in the coming year.
  10. Team entries in the coming year
  11. Club tournaments in the coming year.
  12. Subscriptions.
  13. Election of officers i.e. chairman, secretary and treasurer, match captains, webmaster, tournament officer and press officer.
  14. Any other business.

Last year we ran three teams in the Kent League, but the meeting may decide to run some other number of teams.

We will be discussing our website (sidcupchessclub.org.uk). I look forward to hearing your ideas for material to put on it and what you can provide for it.

After the meeting I will try to collect the subscriptions which you have just voted. Last year the subscription for a full year was £55, except for pensioners, who pay £50, those with an annual income under £10,000, who pay £35, and members in full-time education, who pay nothing.

I very much hope to see you and hear your constructive comments on 14th September.

Ian McAllan