Read this at your leisure - and then the Club Rules & Regulations 

Constitution

The aim of the club is to promote road and cross country running.

Membership is open to runners aged 18 years and over who wish to train for and/or participate in road and cross country running.

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held in February of each year.

The club will be run by a committee, comprising Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and 3 others all of whom shall be elected at the AGM.

A quorum of 4 is needed for committee meetings.

Notice of the AGM will be given to members at least one month in advance and nominations for the Committee should be received in writing by the secretary two weeks in advance.

Notice of an EGM will be given to members at last two weeks in advance.

Members will pay an annual subscription, agreed at the AGM the previous year, by the 1st April or membership lapses.

Members are expected to wear a club vest when racing in all competitions, including cross country and club championships.

Any members bringing the club into disrepute will be asked to meet the committee to explain their behaviour. In extreme cases the offender might be asked to resign their membership.

Lowestoft Road Runners Club Rules

The club shall be known as LOWESTOFT ROAD RUNNERS.

The club colours shall be a blue vest with two horizontal yellow bands on the chest or new style blue vest with club logo. Shorts shall be black, blue or yellow or any combination thereof.

The club shall comply with UK Athletics rules.

All members shall conduct themselves in a sports(wo)man like manner and be a minimum of 18 years of age.

A committee of six members shall be formed to undertake the administration of the club.

After any committee member has served three years in any one post they shall automatically stand down and may only seek re-election to that post if no other nomination for that post is received.

An AGM will be held in February each year and shall include the election of the committee. A quorum of 12 members is required for the AGM to be effective

For any EGM that is called a quorum of six members is required for it to be effective.

Every member shall pay to the club an annual subscription fee, the amount of which shall be decided at the club AGM.

The subscription year shall end 31st March each year.

There shall be four grades of membership: -

a) Associate membership (for non competing members) the fee for which shall be 50% of the standard membership fee.

b) Concessionary membership (for students, unemployed, British Armed Forces and over 65’s competing members) the fee for which shall be 50% of the standard membership fee.

c) Honorary membership for which there will be no fee. (Note, any person granted this grade of membership who wishes to compete for the club must also be a member as either b) above or d) below.

d) Standard membership fee for all other members.

Applications for membership received after 31st December shall pay 50% of the appropriate fee for the remaining portion of the “membership year”.

Applications for membership received after 28th February shall be considered to expire 31st March the following year.