Club Journal May 2024
The magazine for all CIU members
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‘Everyone in this Union has a part to play’ The 160th Annual Meeting was held in Blackpool in April and saw the Chair, Union Vice-President Ken Roberts CMD ACM, urging all Union members to help to continue strengthening the CIU The Union’s 160th Annual General Meeting took place on Saturday, April 20 in Blackpool and saw Union VicePresident Ken Roberts CMD ACM list the many benefits of Union membership enjoyed by clubs before calling on members to further support the CIU. “The Union is and always will be a partnership,” he said during his address to delegates. “We all have a part to play.You can only take out of a partnership what you or someone else puts in. “You can keep your members up to date with the Union’s work by displaying posters and notices on your boards and your social media pages. “You can encourage your members to read the Club Journal which contains useful information. “You can encourage your committees and members to take up the Union’s Award in Club Management. “You can encourage your committees and members to resurrect the Union’s recreation programme. “You can encourage your committees and members to support your branches by purchasing their goods and using their services. “You can show interest in their recreational activities and attend their branch council meetings. “You can get in touch with your club’s constituency MP to get them involved in the Union’s parliamentary groups so we can fight back against those people who don’t like us. “You can get your committees and members to support the Union’s
Vice-President Ken Roberts CMD ACM chaired the 160th Annual Meeting of the CIU
National Draw. “You can get your committees to support the Union’s preferred suppliers and, of course, you can encourage your members to support the Union by buying the CIU Pass Card. “Now let’s crack on and help this great Union to be here for another 160 years.” During the meeting a Motion was passed to increase the annual fee paid by clubs per member from 50p to £1, the first increase in the annual fee since 2011. During his address, Kenneth D Green CMD ACM, General Secretary, said: “Much has been said about club subscriptions and Union fees today. “The Union’s fees have always been
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levied in a fair manner that is per member and naturally the club with more members pay more. “Please do not think this is unfair to larger clubs because we strive to give an equal service to large or small clubs as we have always done so in the past.” For the Official Minutes of the 2024 Annual Meeting, please see pages 8-15
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