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​​1. The name of the society shall be Northumbria Lacemakers.

2. The Aims of the Society shall be:-

a) To further interest in all forms of lacemaking

b) To increase knowledge and appreciation of the craft

c) To assist in the exchange of ideas

d) To promote meetings

e) To develop opportunities for more Lace Days, courses, workshops etc. within the area

served

f) To stimulate interest in lacemaking through exhibitions, demonstrations, talks to other

bodies.

3. Membership

Membership shall ordinarily be persons who have attained the age of 16 years. Persons

under 16 years may be admitted at the discretion the Society’s Committee. Members of

Young Lacemakers aged 13-16 years may be admitted when accompanied by a

responsible adult. On payment of the appropriate fee, members will be notified of and may

attend any number of activities or functions sponsored by the Society on terms decided by

its committee.

a) Any request for Life Membership needs to be in writing to the secretary, stating the

name and why this person or persons has/have earned Life Membership. This is then

presented to the committee for consideration. The Life Membership will be confirmed at

the next AGM. Not to have just been a longstanding member but to have promoted

Northumbria Lacemakers and Lacemaking for the benefit of Northumbria Lacemakers.

4. Management

The Management of the Society shall be in the hands of the Committee.

5. Committee

The Committee will be approximately 10% of the membership and this will include the

Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer, Secretary, Workshop Secretary and Membership Secretary.

6. Election of the Committee

The Committee shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting of the Society and shall hold

office for up to the period of three years. Election beyond three years would be at the

committees suggestion and voted on for one further year.

7. Duties of the Committee

The duties of the committee shall be:-

a) To hold regular meetings at least twice a year

b) To promote the aims of the Society

c) To exercise general supervision over the activities and financial arrangements,

receiving such reports from the Treasurer as they require

d) To ensure that activities (other than those items the cost of which is met by Society) are

self-supporting.

The Chairman or Secretary of the Committee shall be responsible for calling General

Meetings of the members of the Society. The Committee shall be empowered to appoint

such Sub-Committees as they deem necessary for particular activities The Chairman shall

be an ex-officio member of each Sub-Committee so appointed.

The quorum shall be one third of the members of the Committee.

8. Privacy

We take your information and data privacy seriously and a Privacy Notice will be sent to you

when you become a member. We hope you will be happy for us to include you and your

lacemaking work in any photographs we may take at our events to promote our group.

However, you may opt out on the Membership Form.

9. Finance

a) The membership fees shall be determined by members at the A.G.M.

b) The financial year shall run from 1st

March to the last day of February and an annual

statement of income and expenditure, together with a balance sheet shall be presented

by the Treasurer to the A.G.M.

c) The accounts and balance sheet shall be audited by an independent Auditor, appointed

by the Committee and who shall complete the audit of the annual accounts by the end of

April.

d) A Bank Account appropriately designated into which all receipts shall be paid, shall be

opened at a bank approved by the Committee. Cheques and Bank Transfers drawn on

the account shall be signed/authorised by two of the three persons designated by the

Committee.

e) No payment shall be made by the Treasurer without the previous approval of the

Committee, except for small routine expenses which may be paid from an authorised

Petty Cash account.

10. General Meeting

A General Meeting of members of the Society shall be held at least once a year and 28

days’ notice shall be given of such a meeting.

A quorum for a General Meeting shall be one third of the total membership of the Society.

Resolutions should be made in writing at least 14 days prior to the General Meeting, signed

by 2 members and a majority will be needed to pass any resolution.

11. Special General Meeting

The Chairman or Secretary of the Committee may at any time at their discretion and shall,

within 28 days of receiving a written request so to do, signed by no less than 10% of the

membership and giving reason for the request, call a Special General Meeting of the

Society.

Section 5 amended A.G.M. May 2025

Constitution updated A.G.M May 2025