In keeping with SCOR Rule 8D I am giving at least 14 days’ notice, of our upcoming Annual General Meeting, and therefore it gives me great pleasure to invite you to the event.

The Swindon & District Football League AGM is on Wednesday 19th June 2024 at 7pm. This will be held in the Towcester Suite, in the Coleview Community Centre, when the Management Committee and new clubs will be up for election.

The Committee Officers will be presenting their Annual Reports, including the Financial statement, reviewing rule changes with you, and taking your questions? Clubs, players, and Referee awards for 2023/24 will be presented to the deserving winners.

Please come along to meet with your returning clubs, your Committee Officers, Gethen Samuelson from the County FA, and representatives from new clubs that have applied for League membership.

Membership

Thank you for returning your membership forms and payments where we are pleased to have been able to keep the costs the same as last season.

We are also pleased to put forward the following teams who are all seeking election to the league for the forth coming season:

AFC Harrow	Liden United	Old Town Athletic
Uffington United	Redhouse Reserves	Ridgeway Rovers
Swindon Rovers	Tidworth Town	Wroughton Youths

AGM Agenda

With a lot to get through, we will start at 7pm sharp, so get there early if you want to grab a drink in the bar next door, and bring into the meeting room, on the left, with you.

Sign the registration when you arrive, to be entered into a free of charge raffle.

Each Club is required to send up to two delegates to the meeting, but entitled to one vote only, which will be by a show of hands I must remind you that failure to attend will result in a fine in accordance with the fines tariff, which can be avoided, if notice is received in writing from you. But only after you have tried, and failed, to get delegates along to represent you.

Amended Rules

I will forward these to you once approval has been given by the FA rules committee.

Proposed Management Committee for 2024-2025

134th Agenda – Start 7pm – Estimated finish 9 pm

1. Welcome from Peter Mildenhall, League President
2. Apologies – read by Martyn Rosewell, League Chairman
3. Minutes of 2023 A G M – read by Martyn Rosewell, League Chairman to consider any previous Matters/Business Arising
4. Election of Officers and Management Committee
5. Chairman’s address
6. Financial Statement – appointment of Auditors
7. League secretary address, including – rule amendments, and Fees & fines
8. League Safeguarding Officer – Address
9. Referee Appointment Officer Address
   * Awarding of Cheque to the League for the Chris Paris-Haines Respect Shields.
   * Inaugural presentation of the Shields to Junior Referee of the Year & Senior Referee of the Year
   
10. Election of new clubs.
11. Constitution of League for coming Season
    Proposed Season 2024-25 dates:
    * Starting: 7th September, 2024 – 21st December, 2024
    * Post-Christmas: 4th January 2025 – 25th -April 2025
    * County cup dates – To be confirmed
    * SDFL Cups – new sponsor – format & dates to be discussed
    
12. The Big Reveal???
    
13. Any Other Business
    * England Accredited Clubs and League initiatives – JL
    * Discipline update – Gretchen Samuelson County FA
    * 2025-2026 Promotion to the WSL, via Pyramid, and Division 1 ground grading – JL
    
14. Awards/2023-24 Roll Of honour
    * Premier Division Winners – Shield & Dagger
    * Division One Winners – Blunsdon Reserves
    * Swindon Challenge Cup winners – Redhouse
    * Don Roger/George Thomas Cup winners – NALGO
    * Club Secretary of the Year
    * Team Fair play award – Premier Division
    * Team fair play award – Division One
    * Premier Division Golden Boot
    * Division One Golden Boot
    
15. Date of Next Annual General Meeting (MR)
    * Wednesday 18th June 2025 proposed?