SCUBAHUB
Notice of 70th Annual General Meeting of the
British Sub-Aqua Club ,
11th May 2024
THE BRITISH SUB-AQUA CLUB , A company limited by guarantee , gives notice that its 70th annual general meeting will be held electronically on Saturday 11th May 2024 at 10:00 a . m .
Details will be circulated nearer the time on how to pre-register to participate in the online AGM and pre-register any questions you may have for council .
The meeting will deal with the following business :
1 . Chair ’ s welcome . 2 . Apologies .
3 . The presentation of the minutes of the 69th Annual General Meeting and of any Extraordinary General Meetings held since .
4 . The appointment of tellers for any poll or show of hands which may be required .
5 . The Chair ’ s report .
6 . The Honorary Treasurer ’ s report - presentation of annual reports to 31st December 2023 and questions arising from them .
7 . The National Diving Officer ’ s Report .
8 . The Honorary Secretary ’ s report and declaration of the results of the election for the Officers and other members of the Council for the ensuing term .
9 . Motion 1 : To authorise the BSAC Council to appoint and set the remuneration of the auditors to hold office from the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting until the conclusion of the next general meeting of the Company at which the Company ’ s annual accounts and reports are laid before the meeting .
10 . Q & A opportunity for members to Council , National Diving Officer and HQ representatives .
11 . The consideration of any Motions / Special Resolutions of which due notice has been given .
Special resolution
Proposed by BSAC Council The articles of association of the Company appearing on the Company ’ s Website via the following link : bsac . com / proposedarticles and headed “ BSAC Articles of Association May 2024 ( For AGM Approval )” be adopted as the new articles of association of the Company in substitution for , and to the exclusion of , the existing articles of association of the Company titled “ BSAC Articles of Association May 2023 ”.
ANDY SHENSTONE Honorary Secretary British Sub-Aqua Club ( company number 01417376 ) Telfords Quay South Pier Road Ellesmere Port Cheshire CH65 4FL
NOTES
1 . Copies of BSAC ’ s current Articles of Association , along with the proposed , amended articles ( as per Special Resolution from Council ) and an explanation of the changes from Council are available for download from bsac . com / proposedarticles
2 . A member qualified to vote at the meeting may appoint a proxy ( who need not be a member ) to participate and vote instead of them .
3 . All members will be emailed a unique voting link at the end of March to allow you to access the Civica website where you will be able to cast your vote for candidates and complete a proxy form . This facility will also allow you to pre-register to participate in the online AGM .
Articles of Association
BSAC COUNCIL HAS PUT FORWARD A special resolution regarding changes to BSAC ’ s Articles of Association ( AoA ) in the Notice of Meeting issued to members for the 70th BSAC Annual General Meeting ( AGM ).
In addition to being a branch-based organisation , BSAC is the National Governing Body ( NGB ) for scuba diving and snorkelling in the United Kingdom . The AoA describe BSAC ’ s governance arrangements . It is important that BSAC ’ s AoA remain relevant , support the effective operation of the organisation and address inclusivity and diversity . They also need to reflect relevant codes of practice , in particular those that are issued by the Sport and Recreation Alliance .
A review conducted in 2022 identified a number of key aspects of the AoA that do not meet these criteria . In response , Council commissioned an expert working
Generation games at Bingham
BINGHAM SAC RECENTLY HOSTED three generations of the same family during one of their weekly pool training sessions .
Grandmother Andrea Durham took the plunge with a scuba taster session , thanks to a try dive voucher her granddaughter , Delilah , 13 , had won at Bingham ’ s Christmas social night .
Having never tried scuba before , Andrea wanted to see why her son , Ant , daughterin-law Tessa and grandchildren , Delilah and Otto ( 11 ) loved it so much . The family of four had recently qualified as Ocean Divers / Discovery Divers after joining Bingham SAC last year .
On the night of her try dive , Andrea was joined by her family in the pool for a special
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