The BVA was formed in 1974, it is an Association in the interest of all who
live in the village and in the parish of Braishfield and the
surrounding hamlets.
Please feel free to approach the BVA through any
of its committee members on any matter you think may be of interest or
concern.
The AGM is held in January when the committee is elected.
AGM minutes
2013 AGM
2014 AGM
2015 AGM
2016 AGM
2017 AGM
2018 AGM
2019 AGM
BVN current edition and past
The current officers and committee are:-
| Chairman/Planning | Ian Jeffery | 367282 | ianandwendyj@btinternet.com |
| Secretary/Village Diary | Jill Briggs | 367874 | bvasec@braishfield.org |
| Vice Chair/Treasurer | Sheila Still | 368384 | bva@f2s.com |
| BVA News Editor | Wendy Dolby-Stevens | 368119 | bvn@braishfield.org |
| BVA News Distributor | Julie Kemp | 368894 | julieakemp@googlemail.com |
| WebEditor | Carolyn Ward | 368852 | webeditor@braishfield.org |
| Network | Lorna Dolby-Stevens | 367867 | network@braishfield.org |
| Committee Member | Kevin Freemantle | 07900 930401 | laineyclarke@hotmail.com |
| Committee Member | Margaret O'Keeffe | 368037 | |
| Consultant | Lucas Marshall | 07816 202743 |
Objectives and Constitution of the Association as adopted at the AGM 2016
Aim
Constitution
1. Membership
2. Subscriptions
3. Meetings
3.1 Annual General Meeting
3.2 Extra-Ordinary Meeting
3.3 Open Meeting
3.4 Committee Meetings
4. Constitution Change
( To Navigate around the Aim and Constitution click on the headings in BLUE )
1. To provide an Information Service for residents
2. To support our village committees
3. To initiate, support and/or contribute to village events
4. To inform the residents of Braishfield of any proposed development or significant change in or around the village, and provide a forum through which the rate, scale and impact of such development or change may be adequately debated, and then take action or ensure that the views expressed are passed on clearly to the appropriate authorities
5. Monitor the effectiveness of village services and amenities and bring any shortfalls to the notice of the appropriate authorities, and where appropriate put in place or recommend improvements
The Information Service
The BVA will
1. Publish and distribute the Braishfield Village News (BVN) to all residents currently at 2 monthly intervals
2. Maintain and when required upgrade the BVA website
3. Update and publish the printed Residents Guide at ~2 yearly intervals
4. Update the web version of the Residents Guide as required
5. Manage the Braishfield Email Network
6. When advised of the arrival of a new resident, the BVA will provide the household with a welcome to Braishfield Residents Pack to include: latest copy of the Residents Guide, latest copy of the BVN, request form to join the network and a copy of the Village Design Statement
1.1.
All residents of the Parish are members of the Braishfield Village
Association and also, at the discretion of the committee, to those
living outside the Parish boundary who look to Braishfield as their
village centre.
1.2. All members over the age of sixteen have the right to vote in the affairs of the Association.
1.3. In the event of the Association being wound up any funds are to be
passed to the Parish Council or its successor for its discretionary use
for the benefit of the village.
2.1. Subscriptions will be levied at the discretion of the
Committee. Annual subscriptions, if any, will be reviewed at each
Annual General Meeting. There will be a reduced rate for those under
sixteen years of age. The subscription rates agreed at the Annual
General Meeting will apply for the subsequent year. Subscription rates
will be published in the February copy of the Braishfield Village
Association News.
2.2. Subscriptions, if levied, are due on the day following the Annual General Meeting.
2.3. New residents of the village will be provided with a Residents
Pack and will be informed that they are members of the Association.
* There is currently no subscription to be a member of the
Association or to receive the publications of the BVA however if you
wish to make a donation please make a cheque payable to "Braishfield
Village Association" and post to Sheila Still, Orchard View,
Braishfield, SO51 0QB or complete a standing order mandate which is
downloadable by clicking on the following: Standing Order Mandate. Many thanks from the BVA
Committee
The Annual General Meeting shall be held in January.
The association members shall be notified in the Braishfield News and
the village web site with at least three weeks notice of the date of the
Annual General Meeting.
Submissions for inclusion in the agenda of the Annual General
Meeting must be notified before the thirty first of December to the
Honorary Secretary,
Nominations for inclusion on the voting papers should be submitted
in writing to the Honorary Secretary and must be signed by the
Proposer, Seconder and Nominee.
Voting papers for election to the Committee will show the names of
known nominees, but nominees may be added from the floor at the Annual
General Meeting, providing the Nominee is present.
The Committee shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting and shall consist of a maximum of nine members.
The working quorum of the Annual General Meeting shall be twenty
five voting members, including Committee members and officers of the
Association.
An Extra-Ordinary Meeting may be called at any time at the request
of either twenty five voting members of the Association, or of the
Committee, at seven days notice.
Members of the Association will be informed of the meeting by notices posted in the village and on the village web site.
The purpose of such meetings is to discuss matters of urgent importance to the village or in the running of the Association.
An Open Meeting may be held at any time on the application of twenty five voting members of the Association.
Application should be made to the Honorary Secretary, and the Meeting
shall be held within twenty eight days of the Committee meeting
following the application.
Members of the Association will be informed of the meeting by notices posted in the village and on the village web site.
The purpose of such meetings is to invite outside speakers or to allow the discussion of topics of local interest.
The Committee shall elect the Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and
Editor of the News and the WebEditor from among their number at the
first Committee meeting to be held after the Annual General Meeting.
The Committee may co-opt an Honorary Secretary and/or a Treasurer
should the required skills not be available among the elected members.
The Committee may co-opt a member following the resignation of
an elected member for the period up to the next Annual General Meeting,
or, in the exceptional circumstances, up to an Extra-Ordinary Meeting
called for the purpose of election of Committee members. Such a
circumstance will arise if four or more members of the Committee
resign, following which it is required than an Extra-Ordinary Meeting
be called to elect a number to the Committee equal to the number who
have resigned.
The working quorum of the Association Committee shall be five elected members.
At least six Committee meetings shall be held each year.
Any proposed alteration to the Constitution of the Association must
be submitted in writing to the Honorary Secretary by the thirty first
of December prior to the Annual General Meeting, or at the time of
application for an Extra-Ordinary Meeting.
Any change to the Constitution approved at an Annual General
Meeting or at an Extra-Ordinary Meeting shall become immediately
effective.