Forever Bury

The Bury FC Supporters’ Society Limited

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15th July 2016

Dear Member,

It’s that time of year again when the Forever Bury Board is looking for new blood. There are nine of the twelve places on the board up for election. All the retiring board members are free to seek re-election.

All current Forever Bury members can stand for the board, but must be nominated by two current Forever Bury members.

The independent scrutineer must have received all nominations and candidate statements up to 400 words by noon on Friday19thAugust 2016. If there are more nominations than places on the board an election will be held and the election papers will be sent out with the AGM notice at the end of August. The result of the election will be announced at the AGM on Saturday 24th September 2016 at 5.30pm in the social club.

Copies of the Election Rules, based on Supporters Direct Best Practice rules can be obtained from the cabin, via the Forever Bury postal address, email or downloaded from

The AGM is where members can have a say in the future direction of the trust, all current members can put forward motions to be voted on at the AGM.

All motions need to be sent to the Secretary, at the usual address or via e-mail to by the 24thAugust 2016. The secretary will check that the proposer is a current member and that the motion is not against the constitution or does not ask the society to do something, which is illegal. If the motion is in order it will be added to the AGM agenda to be voted on by the members.

Susan Tunstall

Secretary Forever Bury

Candidate Nomination Form

Forever Bury Election 2016

I agree to allow myself to be nominated for the election for the Board of Forever Bury. In so doing, I confirm I am eligible under the criteria laid out in the Election Rules and agree to agree by those rules and those of the organisation. (The election rules can be obtained from the cabin, via the Forever Bury postal address or downloaded from

CANDIDATE NAME:

Membership No:_

Signature: ______Date:

Candidate Statement:

Each candidate must provide a statement of up to 400 words giving details of why they think that they should be considered for the Forever Bury board. Please e-mail candidate statements if possible to the Independent Scrutineer r by post to the Clarets Trust address below where they will be collated into a single document for distribution to the membership. Candidates may provide a passport-style photograph

Proposed By: Print Name:

Signature: ______(Membership No: )

Seconded By: Print Name:

Signature: ______(Membership No: )

[Note: If the candidate’s contact details have changed since becoming a member of Forever Bury then it is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure that updated contact details are included separately with this form.]

  • There are Ninepositions on the board available for election.
  • John Trippier from the Clarets Trust will be the Independent Scrutineer and Chair of the Election Management Group(EMG)
  • Lorraine Fox and Dave Barrattboth from Forever Bury, will be on the EMG
  • All contact with the EMG should be via the Independent Scrutineer. Advice and help with nominations and candidate statements can be provided by the EMG.
  • See the Election Rules Policy for full details of the Election.

ALL COMPLETED FORMS AND CANDIDATE STATEMENTS SHOULD BE RECEIVED BY THE NOMINATED INDEPENDENT SCRUTINEER, John Trippier from the Clarets Trust BY 1pm 19thAugust 2016 AT THE LATEST. Please Post Completed Forms To: John Trippier
The Clarets Trust
30 Deerpark Road
Burnley
BB10 4SD

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