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LALG Organisation
The LALG organisation is the glue that binds all the LALG activities together. This page holds the information that LALG uses in running the organisation
Group Articles
The 2020 AGM will be held on Tuesday 20 October 2020 at 730pm. Due to COVID-19 restrictions the AGM will be via Zoom.
The agenda, nomination form to stand as a Committee member and other supporting documentation are available for download below. The closing date for nominations to stand as a Committee member, and for any questions, is 13 October 2020. Please send nomination forms and questions to the Secretary.
The unapproved minutes of the 2019 Annual General Meeting can be found in AGMs.
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LALG's Terms of Membership are available for download below.
Also available for download below are the terms for Online Temporary Membership, available during the coronavirus restrictions.
To join as an Online Temporary Member, log onto the website and follow the join instructions.
There are many teams of volunteers that keep LALG running. They all in some way or another report back to the LALG Committee, and will usually have a Committee member somewhere in the mix.
A guidance note on LALG's insurance arrangements is available for download below.
A letter from LALG's insurers confirming its insurance cover is also available for download below. This letter will suffice to show proof of LALG's insurance. It can be given to a third party to confirm, for example, LALG's Public Liability cover when hiring a venue.
ACTIVITIES POST-LOCKDOWN
Following the relaxation of some of the COVID-19 restrictions, the following should be noted:
The Committee has approved a number of policies and other documents to help it manage LALG’s affairs.
SAFEGUARDING
We are committed to safeguarding the well-being of all children, young people and adults at risk we come into contact with and to protecting them from harm. Our Safeguarding statement, policy and procedures and guidelines are available for download below.
If you need any further information on any safeguarding issue please contact LALG's Named Safeguarding Person at safeguarding@lalg.org.uk
LALG’s accounting year end is 31 July. The year end was changed from 31 August to 31 July at the 2017 Annual General Meeting.
LALG's accounts are independently examined each year and approved at the Annual General Meeting.
The latest annual accounts are available for download below.
LALG is a voluntary organisation governed by a Constitution which:
EQUALITY POLICY
Aims
Letchworth Arts and Leisure Group (LALG) is open to all. We aim to provide our Members, volunteers, supporters and suppliers with equal respect, regardless of any personal characteristics, including: age, disability, gender, marital status or pregnancy, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, sexual orientation, class or socio-economic status.
Commitments
GDPR Full Guidance
Introduction of General Data Protection Regulations – some key principles
Since May 2018 the new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) have been in place. The definition of what is personal data has been expanded and now includes almost anything that can be used to identify an individual, so this could be personal contact details, a membership number or a photo. The key thing with all data is that there is a good reason to have it and consent to use it.
LALG holds an Annual General Meeting every year, usually in October or November. Apart from it being a requirement in the Constitution, so that Members can receive the Committee’s annual report and LALG's annual accounts, and elect Committee members as required, it is also an opportunity for Members to meet Committee members and ask them questions.
The approved minutes of the 2017, 2018 and 2019 Annual General Meetings are available for download below.
The survey for 2018 has now closed. A report on the survey went to the Committee on 24 September, click here for details.
This page collects several items which are intended to help new Group Leaders get a group up and running, or as reference for established groups where necessary. Download from the links below.
LALG MEMBERSHIP TEAM – HELP URGENTLY NEEDED
Like all other aspects of the running of LALG, the membership team depends on volunteers. We now urgently need to recruit at least two further members of the team.
LETCHWORTH ARTS & LEISURE GROUP
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2017
To be held in the Main Hall, Mrs Howard Memorial Hall, Norton Way South, Letchworth Garden City SG6 1NX
on Tuesday 7 November 2017 at 7.30pm
All members are welcome to attend. The meeting will be followed by a free Table Quiz with drinks and nibbles.
Agenda
1. Apologies for Absence
2. Approval of minutes of the Annual General Meeting on 7 November 2016
The 2017 AGM will be held in the Main Hall, Mrs Howard Memorial Hall, Norton Way South, Letchworth Garden City SG6 1NX on Tuesday 7 November 2017 at 7.30pm
All members are welcome to attend. The meeting will be followed by a free Table Quiz with drinks and nibbles.
For more information and the Agenda click here
The 2014 AGM will be held at The Settlement, Nevells Road, Letchworth on Tuesday 4th November at 7:30pm. It will be followed by a social event.
The committee will ask the members to approve the following resolution: "That LALG seeks registration as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation with the Charities Commission." An explanation is given in the attached document.
The meeting will commence at 7:30 PM
1. Apologies for Absence
2 . Minutes of last A G M
3. Matters arising
4. Chairman's Report
5 Treasurers Report & appointment of Examiner
6. Membership Secretary's Report
7 Election of Committee (nomination form, page 3 of Oct. Newsletter)
8 A. O. B.
Many thanks to 32 general and 11 committee members who made the morning such a success. The lively discussions, held in a friendly atmosphere, were aided by the excellent skills of Bruce Carr, who acted as facilitator and kept everyone focused during the debates. Many topics - under the general headings of strengths, weaknesses and future of the LALG were covered.
Click on the IDEAS BRAINSTORM heading above or, 'Read more' to see a full report.
LALG – Letchworth Arts & Leisure Group – an amazing organisation – started in Letchworth, envied and copied by other towns. We are an umbrella organisation embracing around ninety groups of interests and activities, mainly in or around Letchworth, Hitchin, and Baldock, but extending to Stevenage and surrounding villages.
Letchworth Arts and Leisure Group is a unique not-for-profit organisation founded in 1987.
William Armitage and staff at David’s Bookshop had seen that the Ideas Fair and Autumn Book Fair generated so much interest that there might be sufficient enthusiasm for a local arts and leisure group offering year round activities. When they advertised a meeting to discuss their ideas, so many people turned up that it was standing room only.
LALG’s affairs are managed by a Committee. The Committee's composition and how it should be run are set out in LALG's Constitution.
The Committee must comprise a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 15 members. Committee members are elected by LALG Members at Annual General Meetings. They serve for a term of three years, but they can stand for re-election. There is no maximum period of service.
If there is a vacancy on the Committee, the Committee can co-opt a Member to fill the vacancy, but the person appointed must stand for election as a Committee member at the next AGM.
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