NEXT MEETING

All members and hut owners are invited to our next meeting on Saturday, 30th August 2008 in Edminston Hall, Blanefield.

We will bring updates on our campaign so far as and there are other important items to be discussed. We hope to see as many of you at the meeting as possible.

Have you registered as a Member of the new Community Company yet? Read on if not............................

Latest News Letter - July 2008

CARBETH HUTTERS COMMUNITY COMPANY

NEWS

At the final AGM of the Carbeth Hutters’ Association, it was voted by a huge majority of those present to transfer all activities to the newly formed CARBETH HUTTERS COMMUNITY COMPANY.
The actual vote was 51 for & 2 against.

This means that we are now on a legal footing, with all financial assets transferred to a new bank account in the new company name. It does not mean that you need to change your direct debit to pay into the community fund – that stays the same. It also means that all fully paid up Hutters, whether to the old Association, or to Allan Barns-Graham are eligible to become members.
There are three kinds of member: Ordinary Members, Associate Members & Junior Members.

With this Newsletter are INVITATIONS to become members.

This is your opportunity to take part in the new company. We would like to see as many Hutters as possible becoming members to make sure that all points of view and opinions are taken into account when decisions are made on Hutters affairs. This can include day to day management of water, roads & rubbish collection; through to sizes & types of huts best fitted to keep our conservation status to negotiations with fund-giving bodies which will help Hutting move with the times and ensure our future.

In order to become an Ordinary Member you must be:
· 18 or over
· Occupying a Hut at Carbeth & nominated to represent that Hut by others using the hut
· Fully paid up either to the Common Good Fund or in annual rent to the Estate

Associate Members
· Are not Ordinary Members
· Support the aims of the Community Company
· May be organisations which support the aims of the Community Company
· Are not eligible to stand for election to the Board nor to vote at any General Meeting

Junior Members are
· Between 12 and 17 who support the aims of the Community Company
· Are not eligible to stand for election to the Board nor to vote at any General Meeting

If you want to take this historic opportunity to become an Ordinary Member but have not kept up to date with annual payments to either the Common Good Fund or rent to the Estate, there is still time to complete your payments. This means you will have paid full rent to the Estate or £240 to the Common Good Fund each year since it was started (1st August 2002) or since you occupied your hut if it was after that date. It will be possible for you to apply in the future, once all conditions have been met. You can become an Associate Member or Junior Member now, or at any time in the future.

The enclosed forms MUST BE RETURNED NO LATER THAN 2ND AUGUST. This is to comply with Company Law. You can give them to any Board Member (the same as the old Committee) or post them to Carbeth Hutters Community Company, 2/R 5 West Bank Quadrant Glasgow G12 8NT. There will also be a stall at the Gala Day on 2nd August, where you can return forms & ask any questions you may have. Extra forms will be available then.

Click here to download an application form

Volunteer

Much of the work (almost all of the work!) carried out on the Carbeth Estate and by the Carbeth Hutters Community Company, is carried out on a voluntary basis.

From social events, meetings, news letters to clean-ups it all comes down to volunteer activity within the community. If you have a spare hour or two to help, have any ideas that you wish to bring foward or have an offer of help for the community, we would love to hear from you!

Contact us, either by email or by traditional methods to discuss this further!

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