The 2017 BMC AGM was held on the 22nd April at Plas y Brenin, coincidentally Earth Day (more on that later).
The AGM promised to be an extraordinarily complex event with two major motions on the agenda:
- A rise is subscriptions – £2.50 for individual BMC members, and £1 for club members.
- A motion of no confidence in the BMC executive.
Perhaps it was these issues, and the campaign to get our members to provide their proxy vote to our President, that led to what I think might be the CC’s biggest ever proxy vote…
As it turned out the motion of no confidence was defeated. However, at the end of the AGM Rehan Siddiqui resigned as BMC President. He stated that he was resigning due to the level of personal attacks, which were impacting on his family and business.
The subscription increase was approved. The CC currently pays £13.25 for each of its members to the BMC, this will now rise to £14.25 in due course.
After the AGM, which finished a little late but still early enough to get out in the sunshine, we headed off to the Milestone Buttress. Steve and Ted enjoyed the Superdirect route. Laetitia and I decided to follow. However, perhaps the emotional events of the day were in my mind and I managed to slip off the starting polished footholds. Having not yet placed any gear I plummeted maybe three metres to the ground! It could have been very serious. Luckily it was just a case of being winded, a little embarrassed, and knocked about. I got back on and was fine, if a bit shaky. Anyway, that’s what happened on my Earth Day.
Sunday was a fine day too! Here’s a shot of the gang on route back north after a day on the Welsh slate…
Here is the full report from Grough –
https://www.grough.co.uk/magazine/2017/04/23/bmc-president-rehan-siddiqui-drops-bomshell-decision-on-members-at-annual-meeting