Longparish
Community Association (LCA) is a charitable organisation that aims
to promote the benefit of the people of Longparish without
discrimination of any kind. It aims to work with the people and
organisations in Longparish in a common effort to:
Advance education
Provide facilities for social welfare, leisure and recreation
Improve the conditions of life for the people of Longparish
Individual
membership of the Association is open to everyone living in the
parish of Longparish.
Adult
members have individual voting rights at the Community Association
AGM
Junior
members do not have individual voting rights, but can elect a
representative to vote on their behalf
Associate
membership is open to anyone from outside the village who wishes to
support the Association. Associate members do not have individual
voting rights at the AGM, but can elect someone to vote on their
behalf
Members
and Associate members of Longparish Community Association benefit
from discounts on admission prices at events organised by the
Association. They are also entitled to reduced hire charges for the
Community (and Village) halls.
Members
of Groups that are affiliated to Longparish Community Association
are not individual members of the LCA unless they take out separate
individual membership.
Annual membership categories and fees are as follows:
Adults aged over 18 years
£1
Children under 18 years
1
Associate adults
1
Associate children under 18 years
1
The
membership year runs from 1st
January to 31st
December. People may join at any time during the year; the standard
annual fee applies and membership will be due for renewal on the
following 1st
January.
In
the inaugural year of the Association, membership taken out between
April 2006 and December 2007 will be due for renewal 1st
January 2008.
Membership
application forms should be sent to the Membership Secretary with
the membership fees or handed to the Community Association organiser
at any LCA event. Donations can be made at the time of joining or at
any other time by contacting the Membership Secretary or the
Treasurer.
Personal
details of members are kept on a database that is used for
administration only; they will not be given to anyone outside the
Association.