Kennet Valley Woodturners - The Rules

1. The club is to be known as KENNET VALLEY WOODTURNERS
2. The club is to promote the craft of woodturning for the benefit of members; to provide a forum for discussion, to arrange regular meetings for members, to arrange demonstrations and lectures by skilled woodturners and to afford members every opportunity to enhance their skills and enjoyment of the craft.
3. The club will meet at The Village Hall, Padworth at 7.30 pm on the second Tuesday of each calendar month. Saturday Workshops will be held on the fourth Saturday of the month from 10.00am until 1.00pm.
4. The club's official financial year will run from 1 January to 31 December. The Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held in February of each year.
5. An Emergency General Meeting (EGM) may be called if necessary, at the committee's discretion.
6. The committee shall consist of Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and three committee members. More committee members may be elected as membership increases.
7. Members may be elected to office in his or her absence provided he or she has indicated availability or non-availability in writing prior to the election meeting.
8. Club accounts shall be available to members as required. Annual accounts shall be presented at the AGM.
9. The Treasurer shall receive and distribute all monies relating to club business.
10. Subscriptions to the club and the attendance fee per meeting shall be that fixed at the AGM for the ensuing year.
11. Subscriptions may be paid by cash, cheque, card  or Bank Transfer- cheques made payable to KENNET VALLEY WOODTURNERS. Bank charges incurred by cheques not honoured will be paid by the drawer.
12. All membership renewals must be paid in full by the twenty-eighth day of February to maintain membership benefits.
13. No refunds will be given to any person leaving the club within any membership year.
14. Members shall not exhibit work that is not of his or her manufacture.
15. The committee shall maintain the right to suspend or terminate the membership of any member whose conduct is considered undesirable. Such person shall have notice of the meeting at which such action shall be decided and shall have the right of appeal at the AGM.
16. Any alteration to these rules must be proposed in writing and received by the Secretary fourteen days prior to the AGM.
17. All members are responsible for their own safety and that of other members and attendees at meetings and functions arranged by the club. To this end, all members are asked to sign a declaration that they fully understand both the club's and their personal liability.
18. Members wishing to use the KENNET VALLEY WOODTURNERS' equipment may do so entirely at their own risk. Such person will be entirely responsible for their own safety and liable for any damages or loss to the equipment and for its security during and after use. Such persons will be responsible for any charges incurred.
19. The club may publish a leaflet of rules.
20. The club may publish a periodical newsletter distributed via email.
21. Members may bring three guests to any meeting (paying the appropriate fee). Any guest attending a second meeting will be expected to become a full member.
22. Members under 16 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

CONSISTUTION LAST AMENDED February 2026