NRCC > Rules > Club Rules

1 Objectives of the Club

To promote and encourage long distance pigeon racing from the north and for that purpose

to organise races for the membership of the Club. The Club confines itself strictly to Lerwick

for the Grand National race and the King George V Challenge Cup

2 Organisation and Membership [ R P R A Rule 149 ]

2.1 Name The club shall be called THE NORTH ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP CLUB. (NRCC)

2.1.1 Affiliation The club shall be affiliated to THE ROYAL PIGEON RACING ASSOCIATION

[R P R A] and will adopt all its compulsory Standard Rules [ PART 0 ]

2.2 Headquarters The Registered headquarters will be the home address of the Secretary

2.2.1 All Committee Meetings will be held in the Peterborough area at the discretion of the Committee.

2.2.2 Boundaries The boundary of the club will be, all lofts situated at least 475 miles from Victoria Pier LERWICK.[ RPRA official liberation site code 4057]

3 Officers of the Club [ RPRA 152a & 152b] Officers of the club will consist of the following

3.1 Officers

3.1.1 President

3.1.2 Chairman

3.1.3 Treasurer

3.1.4 Auditors

3.1.5 Committee

3.1.6 Vice-Presidents

3.1.7 Secretary

3.2 Officials

3.2.1 Life Vice- Presidents

3.3 Election and Conditions

3.3.1 All officers will be elected at the Annual General Meeting (A G M)

3.3.2 All officers will be elected individually

3.3.3 The President, unless re-elected will be selected from the retiring Vice-Presidents

3.3.4 Vice-Presidents will have served at least three years as a Committee delegate immediately

prior to a nomination for President, should they be proposed when this office becomes

Vacant

3.3.5 The Committee will be elected on the basis of one delegate for each 80 or part of 80 members per section as indicated on the most up to date membership figures available at the

meeting. The section they represent will be indicated against their name in the Rule Book

3.3.6 Nomination for Life Vice-President will only be accepted for members who have held the office of President, or served on the Committee for 10 consecutive years.

3.4 Powers and Duties of Committee

The entire management of the club shall be vested in the Committee for the time being. Five

Committee delegates to form a quorum, who shall have the power to add to their numbers and fill any vacancies that, occur. The. Committee shall make rules, byelaws, regulations and

conditions as to the management of the club, its races and anything therewith and shall be binding upon every member from the time they are made and advised to the members

3.5 Holding of Committee Meetings

Committee Meetings shall take place to regulate the affairs of the club. Seven days notice in writing shall be deemed sufficient. Meetings shall be held as follows

3.5.1 Five regular Meetings per year in February, September, October, November and December

3.5.2 To consider the Agenda for the A G M and to receive a draft of the Balance Sheet

3.5.3 To resolve disputes and in the event of an objection to Race Results

3.5.4 Any other business not mentioned in the above particulars to be considered at Committee Meetings may be brought forward

3.6 Definition of Committee

The Committee, composed of all elected officers and delegates of the club, shall be construed to mean the majority so elected attending a Committee Meeting, called by the Secretary by notice in writing, addressed and posted to each member of the Committee

3.7 Emergency Committee

The President, Chairman, Treasurer, one Vice-President and one long serving Committee delegate shall form an Emergency Committee who will deal with all matters which, in the opinion of the President, needs a decision within five days. Such decision or decisions are to be confirmed at the next Committee Meeting

4 Meetings all Members [ RPRA153 & 155 ]

The Annual General Meeting shall be held at a venue in Peterborough once per year. All members will receive a full agenda of the meeting, including statement of accounts and any voting papers seven days prior to the meeting. Detailed results of the voting shall be included in the official report of the AGM, all of which shall be published In the fancy press”

4.1 General Meeting following AGM

A General Meeting of members shall be held immediately after the AGM. Card Votes on Race Points and any other general business of the club will be decided

4.2.1 Voting [ RPRA154 ]

Simple majority decides all issues. Chairman of Meeting to have casting vote

4.2.2 Card Votes [R P RA182 ] Card votes received by the secretary not later than the last Friday before the AGM shall count. No vote by show of hands will be applicable. Simple majority shall decide. The Chairman of Meeting shall not have a casting vote

5 Alterations to Rules [ RPRA155/156/157 ]

5.1 Proposed alterations to rules of the club shall only be permitted to the rules printed in this rulebook

5.2 No proposals will be accepted concerning the Committee Clock and Marking Rules

5.3 Should a member wish items concerning Committee Rules to be reviewed he may write to the

Secretary or local Committee Member for such items to be included on the next Committee

Agenda. The decision of the Committee on such issues is final

6 Membership [ RPRA158 ]

All members must declare at which club and local region of the R P R A fees are paid.

Members who belong to the NRCC (only) should enclose R P R A fees (£4.50 per member at

present) with their annual subscription

6.1 Entrance Fee. Shall be £5.00 per loft

6.2 Application for Membership [RPRA159 ] Applications must be in writing and

accompanied with any required entrance fee. Each application to be notified to the Committee

of the Club who will decide on the application and shall be confirmed at the next Committee

Meeting.

6.3 Subscriptions [ R P R A 161 ) Annual subscription shall be £25.00 per loft, and shall be

paid no later than 1st March each year

6.5 Resignations [ R P R A 162 ) Members requiring acknowledgement of a resignation must

enclose a stamped addressed envelope. Resigned members of the club shall forfeit all claims

to its property.

7 Dissolution [ R P R A 163/164/165/166a/166b) All rules apply

8 Banking Account [ R P R A 167) There shall be a separate banking account in the name

of the North Road Championship Club. All payments shall be made by cheque signed by the

Secretary and Treasurer or President

9 Grievances and Disciplinary Matters. [ R P R A 168/169/170/171/172 )

A fee of £12.50 must accompany any Grievance or objection with the club, to be referred to the Committee for consideration. Should the objection be won this fee will be returned.

10 Special Meetings [ R P R A 173) Will be called as required

11 Arrears [ R P R A 174) Will be applied as necessary

11.1.1 Race Entry Forms will not be sent to those members who have not paid a Subscription

11.1.1.1 Should a member pay the subscription after being reported to the R P R A he shall not

continue as a member of the Club without re-election

12 Forfeit. Members being expelled or suspended from the club shall forfeit all claims to fees or

it's property

13 Penalty. Failure to comply with the R P R A rules, Club Rules, club Committee Rules and

Committee Clock Rules will result in members being disqualified and suspended by the

Committee. Failure to comply with Committee rules will entail disciplinary action to be

determined

14 Race Results Will be published courtesy of THE BRITISH HOMING WORLD as soon as

possible after the race; objections must be lodged with in seven days of publication of such

results in the press. Results will show true the first 300 open positions after which results will

be displayed in sections when the first position of each competitor only will be shown, unless

subsequent arrivals win prizes or pool money. Members may purchase a result directly from

the club for £1.00 payable when entering the specific race.

14.1 The number of birds entered by each competitor be published on the result.

15 Race closure [ R P R A 191 ) All races shall close at 440 yards per minute

16 Performance Enhancing [ R P R A 199 and appendix G)

The Committee reserves the right to have any entry tested for the use of performance enhancing drugs/substances failure to allow access will result in suspension and may entail disqualification

17 Adjudication. [ R PR A 200 ) Will be applied as necessary

18 Clock Rules The complete section Q of the R P R A rules shall apply inclusive

19 Grand Master Timer [ R P R A 210/211 ]

The club to use a grand master timer to control all races.

20 Clock Stations No clock station shall be permitted in any locality unless a member of the Committee of the NRCC, or such person appointed by the Committee, is willing to fulfil the

duties of clock officer, (refer to Committee rules appertaining to clock regulations for clock

stations.)

21 Hours of Darkness The hours of darkness shall be specified in Committee Clock Rule O.

Birds clocked after the close of each day, but before the opening of the next day, will be

credited with a time from the opening of the race on the next day.

22 Finance All cheques, money and postal orders received by the Secretary shall be paid

directly into the bank account. No cash shall be utilised for the purpose of the Club or

otherwise unless it has first been paid into the bank account

23 Racing all Races

23.1 All members are eligible to compete in the races organised by the club

23.2 All members are eligible to compete in the Open Result in accordance with Committee Rules

and conditions

23.3 All members are eligible to compete in the Section Result applicable to the section that the

loft is allocated

23.4 Sections all Races includes all lofts which are located South of a line:-

23.4.1 SECTION 1 includes all competitors whose lofts are situated between South of the club boundary from Lerwick, North of a line 500 miles from Lerwick, and West of Longitude 00° 30’ 00” W.

23.4.2 SECTION 2 includes all competitors whose lofts are situated between South of the club boundary from Lerwick, North of a line 500 miles from Lerwick, and East of

Longitude 00° 30’ 00” W.

23.4.3 SECTION 3 includes all competitors whose lofts are situated between South of a line 500 miles from Lerwick, North of a line 530 miles from Lerwick, and West of Longitude 0° (Greenwich Meridian).

23.4.4 SECTION 4 includes all competitors whose lofts are situated between South of a line 500 miles from Lerwick, North of a line 530 miles from Lerwick, and East of Longitude 0° (Greenwich Meridian).

23.4.5 SECTION 5 includes all competitors whose lofts are situated between South of a line 530 miles from Lerwick, North of a line 560 miles from Lerwick, and West of Longitude 0° (Greenwich Meridian).

23.4.6 SECTION 6 includes all competitors whose lofts are situated between South of a line 530 miles from Lerwick, North of a line 560 miles from Lerwick, and East of Longitude 0° (Greenwich Meridian).

23.4.7 SECTION 7 includes all competitors whose lofts are situated South of a line 560 miles from Lerwick, and West of Longitude 00° 10’ 00” E.

23.4.8 SECTION 8 includes all competitors whose lofts are situated South of a line 560 miles from Lerwick, and East of Longitude 00° 10’ 00” E.

23.5 A diagrammatic map showing the extent of the various sections shall be included as an

appendix to the rules of the NRCC.

24 Race Points and Dates Lerwick will be one race point. Members may nominate, in accordance with RPRA rule 155, Five Old Bird Race Points and Two Young Bird Race Points each year for the General Meeting following the AGM. The Committeee shall determine the Race Dates as part of their management of the Club.

25 Pools Two series of pools for Section and Open Competition shall be organised by the

Committee with entries at 50p, £1, £2, £3, £4, £5. All pools paid at 10 to 1

26 Convoying The Club shall agree to convoy to all old bird races for a simultaneous liberation, other

organisations 90% of whose membership shall be located within the NRCC boundaries.

Nomination from NRCC Members to such Organisations must be allowed. The young bird race must be liberated on their own. Any other organisations or races must be liberated seperately.

26.1 Yearlings to be allowed from the Lerwick Race.

27 Young Bird Race All entries must bear a ring issued by the NRCC.

Only Her Majesty The Queen may enter ER rings in this Race. Other rings may be entered at

a cost of £1.00 extra per ring.

28 Claims The Secretary will deal with claims made in writing for positions, pools and prizes

from published Race Results. Items that are unable to be resolved by the Secretary will be

deemed a grievance or objection under rule 9