BASC Council Elections 2020
Elections to BASC Council and notice of Annual General Meeting 2020
Each candidate was invited to provide up to 500 words addressing how their personal qualities and experience would benefit BASC Council and their aspirations as council members. You can read them below by clicking on individual candidates.
Full candidate statements can also be posted or emailed to you by Louise Murray, who can be contacted on 01244 573 039 or email.
Candidates for election to BASC Council
There are ten candidates standing for two national seats and one candidate standing for one Northern Ireland country seat.
THE ELECTION IS NOW CLOSED
The election results are due to be announced at the BASC AGM on 11 July 2020.
BASC Council election candidates
National seat
Duncan Greaves
Region: Yorkshire, Northern region
BASC membership: 36+ years
Proposed by: O Greaves
Seconded by: M Roberts
National seat
Karl Waktare
Region: Hampshire, South East region
BASC membership: 3 months (supported via GMK for many years)
Proposed by: D Byrne
Seconded by: O Waktare
National seat
Michael Madgwick
Region: Wiltshire, South West region
BASC membership: 33+ years
Proposed by: I Egan
Seconded by: R Lee
National seat
Andrew Paul Mayfield
Region: South Yorkshire, Northern region
BASC membership: 3+ years
Proposed by: S Bruty
Seconded by: Lewis Moore
National seat
Mark Shillito
Region: London, South East region
BASC membership: 12 years
Proposed by: G Mulley
Seconded by: M Hitching
National seat
Professor Ann Mortimer
Region: Yorkshire, Northern region
BASC membership: 15+ years
Proposed by: D Elgie
Seconded by: S Walton
National seat
David Fry
Region: Wiltshire, South West region
BASC membership: 36+ years
Proposed by: D Ward
Seconded by: N Crocker
National seat
Dr Al Gabriel
Region: Northumberland, Northern region
BASC membership: 5+ years
Proposed by: C Jacoby
Seconded by: J McGee
National seat
Geoffrey Burgess
Region: Sussex, South East region
BASC membership: 14+ years
Proposed by: R Wilson
Seconded by: A Musselwhite
National seat
Martyn Jones
Region: Wrexham, Wales
BASC membership: 7 years
Proposed by: M Eveleigh
Seconded by: K Lewis
Northern Ireland seat - Uncontested
Oliver McCullough
Region: County Down, Northern Ireland
BASC membership: 31+ years (including WAGBI)
Proposed by: R Gilmore
Seconded by: J Hetherington
Due to continued Covid-19 restrictions – and in line with many other organisations – BASC’s Council has decided that the Annual General Meeting on 11 July 2020 (10:30am) will be hosted online only.
Members wishing to attend are asked to register via BASC’s website at www.basc.org.uk/agm. You will need to provide your name, email address and BASC membership number. Members will need a computer, tablet, or smart phone to access the virtual AGM.
Change to constitution
At a council meeting of the Registered Society, duly convened and held at Marford Mill, Rossett, Wrexham LL12 0HL on 26 March 2020, the following resolution was duly passed by Council, to be put before the Annual General Meeting on the 11 July 2020 to be put to the vote in accordance with rule 7 of the Constitution and section 16 of the Co-operative and Community Benefit Act 2014.
Resolution
THAT the rules 5, (e), (ii) in the Registered Society Constitution is amended from:
“the Council may appoint Advisory Committees to operate for such periods and with such powers as the Council shall from time to time think fit. The members of the Advisory Committee shall include two members of Council, one of whom shall be appointed Chairman by the Council, additional members need not be members of the Council but shall be members of this Association”.
TO
“the Council may appoint Advisory Committees to operate for such periods and with such powers as the Council shall from time to time think fit. The members of the Advisory Committee shall include two members of Council, one of whom shall be appointed Chairman by the Council, additional members need not be members of the Council”.
REMOVING
“but shall be members of this Association”
Eoghan Cameron – Chairman
AGM Provisional Agenda
- Welcome to AGM and opening of voting for
- Adoption of the financial statements
- Appointment of Auditors
- Resolution regarding BASC Committees
- Election of VP
- President opens the AGM and gives short address
- Chairman delivers Council report of Association
- Answering of questions submitted
- Council elections
- Obituaries
- Results
- AGM Closes