Sutton Gun Club Rules



  1. The title of Club shall be "Sutton Gun Club".

  2. The Headquaters of the Club shall be at Church Farm, Middleton, Nr Sutton Coldfield.

  3. The objects and aims of the club shall be to foster and encourage the safety and art of clay pigeon shotgun shooting, to arrange and organise practice shoots, to arrange matches and competitions both among members and other Clubs and to improve the standard of shooting among members.

  4. The management of the club shall be vested in a Committee comprising the following elected Officers:
    • Chairman
    • Secretary
    • Treasurer
    • Social Secretary
    • Plus a maximum of four other Committee members.

    That there be the Office of Deputy Chairman, this position to be nominated by Resolution of Committee at the first full Committee meeting following the AGM. This officer to act in the absence of the Chairman.  All of whom shall have full voting powers, five of whom shall form a quorum.  These shall be elected by the Club members at each Annual General Meeting and the retiring members of the Management Committee shall be eligible for re-election. A President whose office shall not exceed 2 terms shall be nominated by the outgoing Committee.

  5. Written nominations of a Club Member for election as an Officer or Committee member, shall be signed by a proposer and seconder, and must be received by the Secretary not less than 14 days prior to the Annual General Meeting.  The committee shall have the power to co-opt members at their discretion.

  6. No debts or liabilities shall be incurred by, or in the name of, the Club without the previous sanction of a resolution of the Committee or of a General Meeting of the Club.

  7. The Treasurer shall be responsible to the committee for the management of the Club finances.  The Treasurer and any one of two nominated signatories, shall be authorised to issue cheques on behalf of the Club. The accounts of the club shall be maintained by the Treasurer in such form as the Committee may decide and shall be availavble at any Committee or Annual General Meeting of the Club.

  8. The Financial year of the Club shall be from the first day of October to the thirteith day of September the following year.  Subscriptions which become due on the first day of October shall be set by the Committee.  Subscriptions not paid shall be subject to a £5 surcharge.

  9. The Annual General Meeting of the Club shall be held on the First Monday following the 20th January and 14 days notice shall be given to all members.  Resolutions to be proposed at the Annual General Meeting shall be given in writing to the Secretary 28 days before the date of the Annual General Meeting.  Nine members shall form a quorum at an Annual General Meeting.

  10. On a petition, signed by at least nine mebers of the Club being presented in writing to the Secretary, a Special General Meeting shall be called within 28 days of the date of the presentation of the petition to consider the matter contained therein.  A Special General Meeting shall be governed by the same rules as to notice and proposals and quorum as govern Annual General Meetings.

  11. The Committee shall have power to form such byelaws as they consider will be  conducive to the good of the Club and to the Furtherance of it’s objectives.

  12. A candidate for election to membership of the Club shall be proposed and seconded by members of the Club and shall submit a completed application form to the committee. The commuitee shall vote thereon at the first convenient Committee Meeting and if elected, the applicant shall become a member upon payment of dues.

  13. Before a candidate is proposed, he shall shoot on at least three occasions, one of which shall be a sporting shoot, on which he shall be accompanied by a Committee member.

  14. Members shall, subject to the concurrence of all members present, have the right of introducing visitors to the Club, provided that any member so introducing such visitors shall be liable for all debts incurred by them to the Club ans shall be responsible for their supervision, safety and conduct.  Visitors may only shoot on five occasions before applying for membership. No member may introduce more than two visitors at the same time.

  15. The Committee shall be empowered to request the resignation of any member if it is considered that the member’s conduct is not in the best interests of the Club.

  16. The Committee shall be empowered to appoint a Cashier and Groundsman and shall supervise their activities.

  17. Claims of any nature shall not be the liabiluity of the Club or Committee.

  18. Motor Vehicles shall not be parked on the track leading to the Gun Club field without Committee approval.

  19. Any member deliberately shooting a live target on the Club field shall automatically forfeit membership.

  20. Only one member shall be allowed to shoot at any one target at any time. Except in the case of organised team shoots.

  21. Dogs shall be kept on a lead at all times.

  22. Safety shall be every members responsibility.

  23. These rules may only be altered at an Annual General Meeting or Special General Meeting convened for the purpose. A majority of two thirds of the members present shall be required.