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UKHSU set up defence
fund for farriers.
Following the shocking expulsion of Peter Baker and Stuart Craig from
Nafbae on flimsy grounds a number of farriers offered money towards legal
costs. This prompted us to do something which we had previously talked
about, namely to set up a fund primarily to help farriers with legal expenses.
We have called it the Farriers Welfare Fund and the constitution is reproduced
below:
If you have need of help with a Disciplinary case or any other legal
problem please feel free to contact an UKHSU committee member, or if you
wish to make a donation please send a cheque to:
The Farriers Welfare Fund,
Blueys Farm,
Twyford Road,
Waltham St Lawrence,
Berkshire
RG10 0HE
Secretary Stuart Craig can be contacted on 07930 323263.
Officers 2007: Secretary Stuart Craig, Treasurer Peter
Baker.
Trustees: Dr Giles Holtom, Martin Humphrey, Steve Boddy, Rupert Christie
and Darrin Oldman.
Farriers Welfare Fund - Rules and Constitution
Name: The name of the organisation shall be the Farriers
Welfare Fund known also as the FWF. It shall be referred to hereafter
as the Fund.History: The Fund was established in November 2006 by the
United Kingdom Horseshoers Union (UKHSU).
Purpose: To look after the welfare of the working horse
shoer, particularly but not exclusively farriers representatives, UKHSU
officers and UKHSU members when threatened where legal advice is needed.
Officers: UKHSU officers will automatically be trustees
of the Fund. Additional Trustees may be elected at each AGM or co-opted
at any meeting by a majority vote. Additional Trustees do not have to
be farriers or UKHSU members. Trustees may serve for any length of time
but must stand for re-election each year. From among the Trustees there
should be appointed a Treasurer and a Secretary.
Meetings: An Annual General Meeting will be held each
year during the UKHSU AGM. Additional meetings will be held on a regular
basis. Trustees must be notified in advance of meetings by the Secretary
by any reasonable means. A quorum shall consist of three trustees. At
each meeting the Trustees present shall agree on a Chairman for the meeting.
Decisions shall be made on a simple majority vote. In the event of a tie
the present Chairman shall have the final say. If all Trustees are in
agreement decisions may be taken by consensus without a meeting.
Funds: Funds shall be acquired by voluntary donations.
Funds shall be kept in a separate bank account with at least 3 signatories,
any two of the signatories must sign cheques. Funds will be disbursed
at the discretion of the Trustees. The fund will accept no liability for
any direct or indirect consequences of its disbursements. The Fund will
not go into debt.
Organisation: The Fund may seek charitable status or
become a Limited Company or a Trust or adopt any other status as the Trustees
see fit.
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