Rules of Membership

The Society Rules of Membership

  • The name of the Society shall be Ditchling Horticultural Society (DHS)
  • The object of the Society is to further the general interest of horticulture, including the organization of Annual Shows
  • Residents of Ditchling, Westmeston, Streat and those in close ties to or working in Ditchling are eligible for membership
  • The annual subscription (payable on 1st January) is £5 for single membership and £8 for a couple living in the same property.
  • The financial year of the Society ends on the 30th September
  • The general meeting of members will be annually as soon as practicable after 30th September
  • One or more auditors shall be appointed at the Annual General Meeting (AGM)
  • President and Vice Presidents will be elected at the AGM
  • At the AGM there shall be elected a Chairman, a Vice Chairman, a Secretary, a Treasurer, a Show Secretary and not more than 10 members who, together with the said 5 Officers shall form a Committee which will be responsible for the affairs of the Society except as may be otherwise provided in the rules.
  • The Committee shall have the power to elect other officers from it’s members and to co-opt, providing that the number does not exceed 15.
  • All cheques on the Society’s bank account small be signed by two signatories. The Treasurer and The Secretary.
  • The Rules of the Society shall not be altered except at a meeting of the members of which not less than 14 days’ notice of the proposed alteration shall be given to all members. At such meeting, 12 members present shall form a quorum