Notice: QRC annual general meeting

Queensferry Rowing Club Annual General Meeting – 20 October 2025

Club secretary Marianne writes: We’re holding our Annual General Meeting on 20 October 2024 at 19:30 in the Club House at Port Edgar Yacht Club.

Committee nominations

In preparation for the AGM, we’re requesting nominations for 

  • four office bearer positions of Captain, Vice-Captain, Secretary and Treasurer.
  • seven committee members.

These positions will be elected at the AGM. 

The Committee nomination form will be on the notice board in the shed until Friday 03 October when the process closes. The form has columns for the name of the nominated person, the names of the proposer and seconder. Alternatively, you can email nominations, with proposers and seconders, to me at secretary@queensferryrowing.org .

Committee meetings are usually held monthly, and a minimum of eight times a year. Committee members may be expected to carry out functions throughout their term.

Voting

Each member is allowed one vote. In the case of family memberships, voting is restricted to two votes per household. 

Proxy votes

If you’re unable to attend the AGM in person, you can nominate another voting member to cast a proxy vote on your behalf.  Please complete a proxy request form and send it to the Secretary by email before Friday 03 October. 

Proxy voting is for Committee positions only (not proposals etc.), and may not be necessary, depending on the number of sign ups for positions.

Proposals/amendments to the constitution

Please send these in writing to the Secretary’s address by Friday 03 October at secretary@queensferryrowing.org

Key dates

AGM Date20/10/2025
Last date for submission to Secretary: Voting proxy forms  Proposals, amendments to the constitution, reports Committee nominations03/10/2025
Minutes/Committee nominations/Proposals etc out to members06/10/2025

If you have any queries or questions, please do not hesitate to speak to me, or contact me via email at secretary@queensferryrowing.org.

Change to booking a social row

We have moved to the Spond app for booking a seat in social rows. This way it becomes less of administrative task for someone (like David and many before) as you can book places for yourself.

We already have about 50 members using Spond to book training rows, so its not new to everyone.

Also, Sharon will be organising the social rows. For those members who have not used it before, it is an app used by many of the rowing clubs for organising rows.  You can access it via the smartphone app, or using the Spond website on a PC or laptop. Once you’ve set up Spond, just accept the invitation Sharon has sent to the club email.

A guide to using Spond will be added to the website soon, but it’s fairly straightforward.

Club kit shop refresh

Eleni writes: After careful consideration, the Committee decided to make a change to the colour of our kit in order to create a more consistent and unified look across all items.

The new shade of red we’ll be using is called “Fire Red”. It’s a brighter, warmer red compared to the current “Red Hot Chilli” shade that our hoodies are in. This new shade will allow us to have all items in the same colour, providing a more cohesive appearance across the entire kit.

Please note, “Fire Red” is the only shade of red that works with the basic kit items required for the Club, and we’ve made efforts to explore other suppliers as well. Unfortunately, we could not find the full range of kit we need.

Below is the kit list and pricing for your reference before the online store goes live. Feel free to take a look, and if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to get in touch. We’re excited to have everyone in the new kit soon!