People

The following outlines the current committee along with a summary of their roles as outline in the Club Constitution.

Keith Henderson
Chairperson
Responsible for the overall good governance of the Club.
Alastair Govan
Secretary

Responsible for, internal and external correspondence of the Club, the notification of the AGM and meetings, the publication of an agenda for meetings and the taking of and promulgation of minutes of meetings.

Frank Charleson
Treasurer

Responsible for the financial regularity of the Club. Shall maintain a Bank Account in the Clubs name, keep an account as an accurate record or the Club’s financial transactions, make payments and raise invoices as required, collect subscriptions and hire fees and ensure the club has funds to meet its financial liabilities. The treasurer will present the account and give a report of the Clubs financial position at the AGM. The accounting period shall be a calendar year.

Frank Charleson
Membership

Responsible for the management and maintenance of a list of members.

Andrew Thorburn
Equipment Officer

Shall keep an inventory of all club equipment, monitor the state of repair and serviceability of all equipment and plan a maintenance programme as necessary.

The equipment officer(s) shall recommend to the club as and when necessary the need to dispose of, replace or purchase items and shall be responsible for the registration of any PLBs owned by the club and the disposal of pyrotechnics.

A report on the condition and serviceability of all equipment shall be presented to the Club at the AGM.

Note: – Any safety equipment deemed unserviceable will be destroyed.

Frank Charleson
Equipment Officer

Shall keep an inventory of all club equipment, monitor the state of repair and serviceability of all equipment and plan a maintenance programme as necessary.

The equipment officer(s) shall recommend to the club as and when necessary the need to dispose of, replace or purchase items and shall be responsible for the registration of any PLBs owned by the club and the disposal of pyrotechnics.

A report on the condition and serviceability of all equipment shall be presented to the Club at the AGM.

Note: – Any safety equipment deemed unserviceable will be destroyed.

Andrew Thorburn
Training Officer

Shall encourage and provide training for Club members and organise training as and when required for new members. A report on the training carried out each year shall be presented to the club at the AGM.

Andrew can provide formal assessment for the BC Sea Kayak Award (roughly equivalent to the old three star award).

Andrew Thorburn
Web Officer

Responsible for the management of the website as well as the club membership system - WebCollect.

Rick Baillie
Trip Planning Officer

Shall on an annual basis publish a proposed timetable of Club Trips and other club activities together with other events that may be of interest to members. The timetable shall, were possible, be published before the middle of March each year.

Allan McCourt
Ordinary Member
Lorna McCourt
Ordinary Member
Lucy Saunderson
Ordinary Member
Lucy Ttease
Ordinary Member
Imogen Bowman
Ordinary Member