1.
The
Club
1.1 The group are known as Wodens Hearth
1.2 Minimum number of members for group to exist will be three.
2.
Aims
and Objectives
2.1 Wodens Hearth is a Viking culture society, exploring the cultural and spiritual traditions of the Norse, Viking and Northern Tradition/Paths.
2.2 It will promote awareness of these traditions through events, workshops, publications and publicity material.
2.3 Wodens Hearth ultimately wishes to purchase a suitable property to provide a Hof for the group, followers of these traditions and the public to a better understanding.
3.
Membership
3.1 Wodens Hearth is essentially a Norse based society, but we welcome those on other paths to join us.
3.2 Full members must be eighteen years of age or over and consider themselves to be Pagans, who support the aims and objectives of Wodens Hearth.
3.3 Full members have voting rights and are eligible to stand on the Committee.
3.4 Children may attend all meeting, if a parent or guardian is in supervisory attendance and is a full member, except the AGM
3.5 Guests are welcome, but after three meetings must decide, either to become a full member and pay part or all membership fee, or to continue their journey outside of Wodens Hearth.
3.6 Members joining partway through Wodens Hearth year (which runs from March to February), will only pay membership for the months left in the year.
3.7 Full members must attend at least six meetings in any twelve month period to be considered a member, exceptions are those with agreed unusual circumstance for absent or founding members.
3.8 Wodens Hearth Committee reserve the right to revoke the membership and exclude any member from the group whom they feel is a disruptive or malevolent influence on the group or any of its members or may bring the group into disrepute.
3.9 Full membership fee £1 per meeting, payable either in two payments (£6) or on payment in advance (£10), there are no concessionary fees. Membership fees are not refundable. suspended
3.10
Members of website are considered Associate members, and as such exempt
from membership fees and voting rights. Members
of both groups revert to full membership conditions.
3.11
Monies collect from membership fees, Wodens Hearth publications and
donations to Wodens Hearth will be deposited in the Wodens Hearth account and
will be used for the aims and objectives stated in section 2 of this document.
3.12 Full members are entitled to carry a weapons card that entitles them to transport a sharp or blunt weapon to and from a ritual that is properly covered and not immediately usable. Any infringement renders this card null and void. The card must be renewed every 12 months from date of issue.
4.
Equal
Opportunities
4.1 No member will be treated less favourably than another on the grounds of sex (including gender reassignment), marital or parental status, race, creed, ethnic or national origin, colour, disability, sexual orientation, religion/belief, or age.
5.
Committee
5.1
The Role of the Committee
5.2 To ensure that members have access to continuity of knowledge about Woden Hearth business, history and aims.
5.3 To advise the members on policy whereby the Aims and Objectives of Wodens Hearth may be furthered.
5.4 In the event of disagreement, a two-thirds majority required to carry the decision.
5.5 The committee members will be responsible for all money held on behalf of Wodens Hearth and any legal and statutory requirements including the Data Protection Act.
5.6 To provide such information and advice to the members as is necessary to ensure the integrity and good management of finances and to meet its legal and statutory obligations.
5.7 The Committee shall act as final arbiters in any decision to revoke the membership and exclude a member of Wodens Hearth for misconduct.
5.8 To undertake such tasks as may be deemed necessary by a majority of the members in order to further the Aims and Objectives of Wodens Hearth.
6.1 The Chairman
6.2 The Committee shall select a Chairman, who must be a Full member of Wodens Hearth.
6.3 The Chairman will be voted in prior to each meeting and will ensure preparation of the Agenda for next meeting and Minutes are correct for the meeting he/she chaired. His duties not deemed complete until this is done.
6.4 The Chairman will only vote where there is a split decision and will have casting vote.
6.5 Will provide the public face for Wodens Hearth.
6.6
Treasurer
6.7 The Committee
shall select the Treasurer, who will serve for one years initially.
6.8 Thereafter, the appointment to be approved annually by the Committee.
6.9 In the event of the resignation of the Treasurer, the Committee will select a new Treasurer.
6.10 The Treasurer will keep Woden Hearth accounts and present them for examination at AGM or as and when requested.
6.11 The Treasurer will provide up to date details of how the accounts are going at each meeting and collect membership fees at meetings.
6.12
The Secretary
6.13 The Committee shall select the Secretary at the AGM, who must be a Full member of Wodens Hearth and will serve for one year initially.
6.14 Thereafter, the appointment to be approved annually by the Committee.
6.15 In the event of the resignation of the Secretary, the Council will select a new Secretary.
6.16
The Secretary will produce and circulate the Agenda in consultation with
Chairman and take accurate Minutes of each meeting and keep the Minutes record.
6.17 Seconded
Members
6.18 From time to time members of the Wodens Hearth group may be seconded onto the committee due to their specialism in a particular area, e.g. to act as Assistant Co-ordinator for events.
7.
General
Meetings
7.1 Meetings will be held at 8pm on the first Tuesday of the month at the Paul Pry Public House, Peterborough.
8.
Annual
General Meeting
8.1 The AGM will be held at 8pm on the first Tuesday of February each year at a venue pre agreed by all members.
8.2 Only full members may attend the AGM.
9.
Extraordinary
Meetings
9.1 These may be called if circumstances dictate that an issue needs urgent attention and can not wait for an ordinary meeting. In these circumstances the membership will allow the elected members of the committee to act on the wholes behalf.
This document will next be
reviewed at AGM February 2007
COMMITTEE MEMBERS 2006/7
CHAIRMAN Tony Sotrines
TREASURER Paul Sykes
SECRETARY Sue Barnes
SECONDED
MEMBER(S)
Assistant
Event Co-ordinator
Tony Sotrines
Event Delegate Liaison Sue Barnes
Webmaster Paul Sykes