Organisation
Via Ferrata in France. © Ian Gamble
Limited Company Status
In 2006, to enable the Club to benefit from certain tax advantages, the YMC applied for, and became a Limited Company under the Industrial and Provident Act of 1965. As a requirement of this change of status it was necessary to produce a set of Company Rules for approval by the FSA. (The Company Rules now replace the Constitution.)
- Read the Rules.
Annual General Meeting
The Club holds its AGM on the third Thursday in March of each year.
- Check the date of the next AGM.
Officials
Committee. The Club elects 7 of its 9 Executive Officers and 5 Committee Members at each AGM. A President is elected to office for a term of 4 years during which time (s)he acts as Vice-President (or President-Elect) during the first 2 years and then replaces the current President at the end of the 2nd year. The Executive Officers and Committee Members meet every two months at committee meetings.
- View a list of Club Officers.
Nominations. Members of the Club may nominate other Members who are willing to stand for election, by obtaining each nominee's prior consent and sending the Club Secretary a signed copy of the nomination form by the 15th of January. Each Member may nominate one Member for each post plus one Committee Member.
- Login to the Members Area to get a Nomination Form.
Appointments. The committee appoints Non-Executive Officers as required.
- View a list of Club Appointments.
Meets List
Meets Secretary. The years programme is organised by the Meets Secretary. This is normally done by calling an open meeting to enable those members who wish to participate in drawing up the following years venues to make their contribution.
Meet Co-ordinators. A co-ordinator is appointed for every weekend meeting. Their responsibilities include providing information to enquirers and taking bookings where necessary prior to the meeting, organising a route for walking meets and providing a report of the meet to the Newsletter Editor.
- Go to the Programme Section.
Booking Policy. To provide a fair means of allocating places on meets which have a restricted number of places available, the Club has a meets booking policy.
- Login to the Members Area to read the policy
Guidebook Production
Production of YMC Guidebooks is an ongoing process of information collection, culminating in the printing of a new guidebook when the volume of new material warrants it.
Until that time new crags, new routes and route variants and amendments to existing routes described in the current guidebooks can be found in the New Routes Database.
Details of guidebook production can be found in the guidebook section of this site.
- Go to the Guidebook production page.
Child Protection Policy
The Club has a Child Protection Policy.
- Read the Child Protection Policy.
Health and Safety Policy
The Club has a Health and Safety Policy and a Guide to implementing the policy.
- Read the Health and Safety Policy.
- Read the Health and Safety Policy Guidelines.