Annual Gathering

• Membership categories

Membership categories, age groups and group membership structures shall be determined from time to time by Annual Gathering.

Membership of the Woodcraft Folk shall be open to any person interested in furthering the Objects of the organization.

Members aged 16-20 years (inclusive) shall be known as District Fellows.

Members aged 15 years or under shall be known as young members.

• Charity Commission in Scotland

This Annual Conference resolves to amend section C of the constitution of the Woodcraft Folk as follows:

Add a new third paragraph:

"Throughout this constitution a 'charitable purpose' is a purpose that is regarded as charitable both in the law of England and Wales and in the law of Scotland, and the term 'charitable' is to be interpreted in accordance both with the law of England and Wales and the law of Scotland"

• Finance: Payment of Adult Membership

This Annual Conference notes:

• Objects of Woodcraft Folk (I)

This Annual Conference resolves to amend section C of the Constitution of the Woodcraft Folk as follows:

Delete:

“To educate and assist young persons so as to develop their physical and mental potential so they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society and that their conditions in life may be improved.”

And insert:

“To educate and empower children and young people to be able to participate actively in society,

• Developing Volunteers

This Annual Conference instructs General Council

· To provide support to groups and districts by ensuring that we can call on as many people as possible to support the work they are doing

· To help leaders by implementing the volunteer policy agreed by General Council at their meeting in November 2010

· To provide a structure that will enable groups and districts to have CRB checks (and other similar checks as required) for volunteers.

• Woodchips included in group registration fees

This Annual Conference resolves to remove “between six and fifteen inclusive” in the Woodcraft Constitution Section F(1)(i) and replace with “under 16 years old” so as to read “where they include any Young Members under 16 years old, pay an annual group registration fee as laid down from time to time by the Annual Conference; and”

• Extension of Unwaged membership fee

This Annual Conference extends the unwaged membership fee band to include those on low wages (i.e.
below the standard income tax threshold).

• District Accounts

District Accounts

Following the qualification by Woodcraft Folk Auditors of our 2004 accounts, and the concerns expressed regarding the lack of control of the accounts of districts and groups, this Annual Conference resolves that:

1.     General Council shall arrange training and guidance for District and Group Treasurers

Resolutions Passed at Annual Gathering 2005

• Withdrawal of DFES funding

This Annual Conference:

On this page you can see an archive of motions passed at Annual Gathering from 2002 to 2012. If you want to look back further, check out our heritage website.

2012