Gatley Festival is a celebration of village life and the community of Gatley and is an opportunity
for everyone to join together.
It is organized and operated completely on a volunteer basis by members of the Gatley community.

Gatley Festival is funded by the generous sponsorship of Stockport MBC Area Committee and local businesses and the collections we operate on the day of the parade, all proceeds from the Festival are donated to local causes.

Jayne Baker – Chairperson / Queens coordinator

Colin Owen – Vice Chairperson / Carnival Parade coordinator / Events

May Stewart – Secretary / Fund raiser

Valerie Herrick - Treasurer

Paul Turgoose – Web Master / Events / Marketing / Volunteers / Field Layout

Ujjal Singh - Food Stalls co-ordinator

Jim Arkwright - Field coordinator

Giles Parlett - Bunting / Flags / PA / Field

Committee Partners
Malcolm Cotterill-Bailey – Festival Advisor
David Laslett - Photography
Ged Marciniak - Field Events

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In Memory of Dave Pearce - Treasurer
1942 - 2009
It is with great sadness that the Gatley Festival Committee announce the death of our treasurer and friend Dave Pearce on the 22nd January 2009.Dave was a very good friend to everyone on the committee and his tireless work, determined motivation and dedication to Gatley Festival and the community will be greatly missed.
He was well known throughout Gatley and was involved in many projects to help and support local and international charitable causes.
He will be sadly (and fondly) missed and we will be dedicating the 2009 festival to his memory, our thoughts are with his family at this time.

"Make me a channel of your peace
Where there’s despair in life, let me bring hope.
Where there is darkness, only light.
And where there’s sadness, ever joy."

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Gatley festival Constitution

1. Name

The Name of the group shall be The Gatley Festival

2. Aims

The Aim of the Group shall be:

• To develop and support a spirit of community throughout Gatley Village,primarily through the annual festival. The festival will encourage all age groups, faiths, local groups and charities to join together to celebrate and develop the diverse communities within Gatley.

• Through the annual festival to raise funds which will be given to local Gatley community groups to support their development.

3. Powers

In furtherance of the aims, but not otherwise, the committee shall have the following powers:

• Power to raise funds and to invite and receive contributions, provided that in raising funds the committee shall not undertake and substantial trading activities and shall conform to relevant requirements and the Law.

• Power to do all such lawful things as are necessary for the achievement of the aims
  

4. Membership

• Membership of the group shall be open to any resident of Gatley interested in helping the group achieve it’s aims, willing to abide by the rules of the group and willing to pay any subscription agreed by the management committee.

• Every member shall have one vote at general meetings

• The Membership of any member may be terminated for good reason by the management committee

5. Management

• The group shall be administered by a management committee of not less than four members and not more than twenty elected at the groups Annual General Meeting.

• The management committee shall meet at least three times per year.

• The Chairperson shall chair all meetings of the group. If the chair is absent from any meeting, the secretary shall chair the meeting. In the absence of the chair and the secretary the members of the committee present shall chose one of their number to chair the meeting before and business is transacted.

• The Officers of the management committee shall be the chair, the secretary and the treasurer

• The Quorum for the management committee meeting shall be four

• Voting at the management committee shall be by a show of hands. If there is atied vote then the chair shall have a casting vote.

6. Duties of the officers

a) The duties of the chair shall be

• To preside at meetings of the committee and the organisation .

• As may be required by the committee to act as the principle spokes personon public occasions or when representations on behalf of the organisation to public bodies.

b) The duties of the secretary.

• To prepare in consultation with the chair the agenda for the meetings of the committee.

• To take and circulate minutes of meetings

c) The Duties of the treasurer shall be

• To supervise the financial affairs of the organisation

• To ensure that proper accounts are kept with regards to all monies received and paid out by the organisation

7. Finance

• Any monies obtained by the group shall only be used to further the groups aims

• Any band account opened by the group shall be in the name of the group

• Any cheques issued shall be signed by two of the three members of the management committee nominate as signatories

• Members of the management committee are authorised to agree to expenditures within the agreed budget; beyond the budget approval must be obtained from the meeting of the management committee.

• Members of the management committee are authorised to agree to individual expenditures. Outside the agreed budget up to a maximum of £50, above which approval must be obtained from the meeting of the management committee.

8. Annual General Meeting

• The group shall hold an annual general meeting once per year at a date determined by the management committee.

• All members shall be given 7 days notice of the AGM and shall be entitled to attend and vote

• The business of the AGM shall include: Receiving the report from the chair on the group’s activities for the year. Receiving a report from the treasurer on the finances of the group. Electing any new management committee members

9. Special General meeting

• A special general meeting may be called by the management committee to discuss an urgent matter. The secretary shall give all members at least seven days notice of any special general meeting together with the notice of the business to be discussed

10. Alteration of the Constitution

• any changes to the constitution must be agreed by at least two thirds of the members present and voting at the general meeting.

11. Dissolution

• The group may be wound up at any time if agreed by two thirds of those members present and voting at a general meeting. In the event of winding up any remaining assets after all debts have been paid shall be given to either local community groups or passed on to another group with similar aims for the Gatley Community.

This Constitution was adopted on the 13th February 2008