2. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

The group aims to promote, preserve, and protect the historical buildings, monuments, and environs of Ackworth within any legal constraints.

3. MEMBERSHIP

Membership shall be open to any person completing an application form and paying the current annual subscription fee.
All members shall admitted to all normal functions free of charge. However functions shall not take place under the group name without prior approval of the committee.
All members will be eligible to vote at each Annual General Meeting.
The financial year shall begin and subscriptions shall become due on the date of each AGM
Membership shall be deemed to have lapsed if outstanding fees remain three months after the AGM.

4. COMMITTEE

The affairs of the group will be conducted by a committee of thirteen competent persons, comprising of ten members elected by the membership and three nominative members appointed by the following bodies:
1. Ackworth Parish Council
2. Ackworth United Charities
3. Nominated Group (by AHG)

All committee members will be appointed for a three year term of office at each appropriate AGM. Upon the occurrence of a vacancy the committee shall have the authority to elect a member to complete the term of office of an elected member. In the case of it being a nominative member, then notice shall be given to the proper appointing body to fill the vacancy. The committee shall at the first ordinary meeting after the AGM elect a Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer from their number and will be responsible for keeping accurate accounts of the groups financial affairs and a minute book recording all the meetings.
Maintain a bank account in the group's name with a minimum of two unrelated cheque signatories.
The committee will meet a minimum of four times each year.

5 CHAIRMAN

The Chairman and Vice-Chairman will be elected at the first ordinary meeting after the AGM each year.
The Chairman and Vice-Chairman shall always be eligible for re-selection.
If at any meeting the Chairman and Vice-Chairman are not present within ten minutes of the appointed time of a meeting, the committee shall choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting.

6. QUORUM

There shall be a quorum when five committee members are present at a meeting.

7. VOTING

Every matter shall be determined by the majority of votes of the committee members present. In the case of equality of votes the Chairman of the meeting shall have a casting vote, whether he or she has or has not voted previously on the same question. No member in other circumstances shall give more than one vote.

8. AUDIT

The annual accounts of the group shall be independently audited by a suitably qualified person and presented to the AGM by the treasurer.

9. AMENDMENTS

Proposed changes to the group constitution must be notified to the committee in writing at least four weeks prior to the AGM and include signed statements by proposer and seconder. Proposed amendments will be voted upon at the AGM, and determined by a simple majority.

10. DISSOLUTION