Notice of the 2025 SHARP AGM

The SHARP committee and trustees are happy to announce the date of the 2025 AGM will be Wednesday 16th July at 7:30pm on Boneyard field, Sedgeford. There will be the opportunity for SHARP members to attend in person and online via Zoom.

Over the last year the SHARP committee have been busy updating policies and protocols so that we are more in line with other charities. We have also been in communication with the Charity Commission working to make the desired (based on the vote at the last AGM) constitution a reality. The Charity Commission have decided to verify our new constitution, and have suggested a few changes, which is taking some time going back and forth, but we hope to have an agreed constitution to bring to the AGM for a final vote.

According to the 1997 SHARP Constitution a member is ‘the subscribers to these Rules and such other persons of 18 years and over as the Association shall admit to membership shall be members of the Association.’ This we feel means that at this point there would be no time limit to membership, so considering that, until a new constitution is in place, we will keep voting open to all those that attend the meeting that have attended and worked for SHARP during its history. Due to this decision if you would like to be added to the mailing list for the 2025 AGM notification, please email bookings@sharp.org.uk with your name.

Joining the Trustees/Committee and Working Groups

We are always on the lookout for new committee members and trustees. This does not have to involve taking on huge roles. Many committee members are involved outside committee in publicity, post-ex, or other aspects of SHARP. Our meetings are usually held via Zoom. New committee members can be nominated by filling in the nomination form available on the governance page.

To become a member of the committee you need to be a member of SHARP, so will have to have taken part in SHARP activities and work. So, if you are completely new to SHARP we suggest that you consider joining us as a volunteer during a season, so that you can learn more about us, and we can get to know you.

Another way of getting involved is to join some of our sub-committees depending on your interest. These are good pathways for learning about the inner workings of SHARP, and to gain an understanding of what the committee is about. Some of our working groups are not limited to members of SHARP, although it does help if you have been a volunteer first. We will be releasing more information about these working groups at a later date.

Published on behalf of the SHARP Committee