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Steve O. Shock visit.

Yes, if there had been 20 of you that would have been nearly 20 pounds, I think.

Yes, please all go to Tescos and buy baby toys and half used perfume. Leave Pedlars corner for those seeking a bit of quality. People are forever lamenting the lack of boot fairs in Sheffield and now someone with energy and enthusiasm is working hard to provide one and is greeted with carping from those people who should be applauding. Support Pedlar's Corner.

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Eddie There is no doubt that the committee have done and continue to do good work on behalf of the club. i for one am grateful and I don't think anything said contradicts that. As you suggest, it may be a thankless task when faced with apathy from club members. Having said that there is an implication in what you say that I do not agree with, namely that because someone has not actively taken part in the running of the club, they cannot comment on it. There is absolutely no harm to be done by an exchange of views and this forum is an ideal place to do it. Proposing ideas to address issues that we consider important is not 'demanding'. You are right that the proper place to make decisions is the AGM but the proper place to have a debate is this very forum. I feel sure that everyone is capable of debating issues without friendship being called into question.

On the subject of subsidies for league badminton, I have to agree with Rob that this does not seem right, in principle because it directly benefits some players whilst offereing no benefit to the majority. I don't think this is common practise amongst sports clubs and I don't see how it can be justified. On the issue of discounted fees for committee members I think the issue of whether it is deserved or not is not really relevant. I have been coming to this club for over 4 years and had no inkling that this was happening. I am most concerned about how this decision was made and whether it was ever made public. The cost of this decision could be as much as £400 per year and whatever the cost financial decisions of this scale should be made the full knowledge and consent of the members. The word 'transparency' has already been introduced and I think that is the critical point. This issue could only have the potential to be devisive because it seems to have been made behind closed doors. My main concern is that this kind of issue cannot arise again. I would like to make a couple of additional proposals: Firstly: Where decisions need to be made by the committee outside of the AGM which might reasonably be considered to affect the finances of the club or materially affect its members, those decisions should be published immediately on the available web forums and by email. Secondly: Where an issue arising from committee decisions or from any other activity within the club causes sufficient concern amongst the members, then those members should be able to demand an extraordinary General Meeting to debate the matter. ‘Sufficient concern’ could be gauged by at least 10 members supporting a call for an extra-ordinary meeting. This can be done via a thread on the Sheffield Forum site. The General Meeting will be considered to have a quorum if it is attended by at least 10 members including committee members. The general meeting will have the power to overturn the decisions made by the committee by a majority vote. I believe this would provide greater visibility of what the committee do and give a level of reassurance to all members that decisions cannot get made privately and without a means to question them.

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Hope Valley URL is: http://www.hvcollege.com/index.php/events/car-boots Your link is dead.

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