AGM Update 2025

Approximately 61 members attended the AGM on Sunday 26th January 2025 at the Mercure Livingston Hotel, Livingston.

Officials and Committee members elected for this season are:

President: M Currie (Solway)
Senior Vice President: K Droog (Angus)
Junior Vice President: A Suckle (South Lanarkshire)
Committee:
R White (Solway)
D Anderson (Solway)
F Robertson (Pentland)
J F Bosworth (Individual)
C MacGregor (Pentland)
D Colligan (Almond Valley)
K Cochrane (Fife)
H Wallace (Ayrshire)
J Leggate (Lanarkshire)
D J Liddle (Angus)
B McKelvie (Ayrshire)
E Jamieson (Scottish Border)

Annual Subscription Fees to remain Status Quo
Subscription £45 – plus £6 new member/£6 late penalty fees
Inland and Y/B National only members £25 per race.
Over 80 - £10 – plus £6 new members/£6 late penalty fees
S.N.F.C to continue to subsidise annual subscription of members over 80years of age by £35 – all members of a partnership must be over 80 years of age.

Birdage, Prize Money and Pools remain status quo
*Management Committee have authority to lower birdage fees should funds be available.

Federation Duplication Birdage to remain status quo
Inland & YB Races – £2 – No duplication in Channel Races

Race Programme for 2025:

1. Inland Race Newbury - Saturday 31st May - race marking Thursday 29th May
2. Inland Race Brighton - Saturday 14th June - race marking Thursday 12th June
3. Gold Cup Alencon - Friday 27th June - race marking Tuesday 24th June
4. Longest Race Nevers - Friday 4th July - race marking Tuesday 1st July
5. Inland Race Billericay – Saturday 5th July - race marking Thursday 3rd July
6. Channel Race Ypres - Friday 18th July - race marking Tuesday 15th July
7. YB Race Huntingdon - Friday 12th Sept - race marking Wednesday 10th Sept

Race Rules & Programme:

Page 5, rule 6(i) – last sentence amended to read:
“No federation to have more than two representatives (excluding officials) and no more than one individual member from any individual club.”

Page 17, rules 31. & 32. – Removed in entirety.

Resolutions/Proposals from Members:
Proposals (b), (c), (d) & (e) were withdrawn.
After much discussion, President advised members that he would be collating all members loft locations on to a map & the management committee will address the issue surrounding some loft locations.