Constitution

The Crewe Dinner

Committee Governance

Aims

1. To Organise and Manage an annual Dinner for “Members” of the Crewe Dinner
2. To Raise Charitable Donations for a Railway related charity.
3. To organise and manage occasional other social events for “Members” of the Crewe Dinner
4. To provide a Networking platform for “Members”
5. To provide a “Mentoring” service to the greater railway to encourage development of members to maximise opportunities.
6. To manage the History and Archives of the Crewe Dinner and make these available to the greater public.
7. To Provide an engineering focus for companies and associations in the Crewe and wider North-West of England area,

Committee

The committee will be comprised of a minimum 6 and a maximum 12 members.
Office holders will include a Secretary, Treasurer and Chairman.
There will also be an ex-officio Honorary President position available.
Committee Members can serve for a maximum of 3 years but are free to seek re-election every three years on an unlimited basis.
A new Chairman will be nominated every year and will then serve as a normal committee member for a further 2 years.
The Secretary and Treasurer can serve for a maximum of 5 years but are free to seek re-election for a maximum of 3 consecutive periods.
Any committee member with the support of five members can raise a motion of no confidence in the Treasurer or Secretary which will oblige them to resign and seek re-election (if they so wish).
Any committee member can tender their resignation at any time by writing to the secretary.

Members

Individuals become a “Member” of the Crewe dinner automatically via any of these routes:
1. Undergone Training at “Crewe Works”
2. Worked at “Crewe Works”
3. Have attended the dinner in any capacity.
4. Undergone Training or worked at any affiliated Railway Operations