2022 ANNUAL REPORT

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET CLUB 2022 ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS 62 showcased this better than young people selling their wares at market stalls across the county as part of this programme. Mr Clifford revealed that, in 2022, the Trust would also guide ten young people through ten weeks of intensive training to help them understand how to develop their businesses, with insight from real- world mentors. The focus of theYouNG project’s Ready4Work initiative was to help young people secure long-term employment with companies – with support extending from interview preparation to advice during an individual’s first few months in a job. Mr Clifford stated that, in 2022, the Trust would aim to make more use of its hubs in Cotgrave and Bingham, bringing entry-level opportunities directly to young people within their communities. Support of young people continued to be at the core of the Trust’s work – from the long-established Healthy Hearts programme, which educated primary school children on the benefits of a healthy lifestyle, to the newly-established Holiday Activity Fund, which combined tips on healthy living with trips to local attractions and had almost immediately doubled in size due to overwhelming demand. Over the coming months and years, the Trust wanted to continue to expand its work further into the city, and to build a presence in the north of the county.The Trust is a charity for the whole of Notting- hamshire, Mr Clifford said, and it was important that it strived to serve as much of the county as possible. But the Trust and its work could only continue to grow if it had the funds to do so. Raising funds allowed the Trust to operate pilot schemes, the success of which could entice organisations and partners to donate significant sums of money. This was precisely how Notts in Mind had come into existence – and the Trust had no shortage of ideas for the future. Mr Clifford concluded by saying that members of the club would be kept informed every step of the way. 8. TO PROPOSE AMENDMENTS TO THE CLUB’S CONSTITUTION The Chairman proposed five amendments put forward by the General Committee. He began by introducing the proposed amendments to Rule 3.10; 3.11.7 and 3.11.8. Rule: 3.10 Existing: (3.10) Every member of the Club shall have one vote, other than Honorary Vice Presidents, Club Cricketers, Complimentaries, Squash and Trent Bridge Taverners (“Non-Voting Members”). For the sake of clarification, where a category permits the membership to be held by two people (such as a married couple) they shall have one vote each. Proposal: Amendment New: (3.10) Every member of the Club shall have one vote, other than Honorary Vice Presidents, Club Cricketers, Complimentaries ( excluding Capped Players ) , Squash and Trent Bridge Taverners (“Non-Voting Members”). For the sake of clarification, where a category permits the membership to be held by two people (such as a married couple) they shall have one vote each. Rule: 3.11.7 Existing: (3.11.7) such other categories determined by the General Committee under Rule 3.2. Proposal: Renumber New: (3.11.8) such other categories determined by the General Committee under Rule 3.2. Rule: Not applicable Proposal: Addition New: (3.11.7) Capped Players membership; and The Chairman took these as grouped amendments as they were all linked. He explained that the purpose of the proposed amend- ments was for those who had represented the club with distinction as players to have the opportunity of running for positions on the General Committee. In recent years, the Chairman explained, the club had found it difficult to get professional cricket experience on to the General Committee.The General Committee believed this was disadvantageous to the club as a whole and so they were proposing a change to the rules designed to increase the breadth and depth of the cricket knowledge on the General Committee by amend- ing the rules to make it explicit that Capped Players’ membership included the right to vote. The three amendments were voted on and approved by a majority consisting of unanimous approval by those members in the room and by 73 to one online. Rule: 5.11 Existing: (5.11) Vacancies arising on the General Committee following retirement at the Annual General Meeting shall be filled as follows in a three-year cycle, starting at the first Annual General Meeting following the adoption of these rules, and continuing thereafter… Proposal: Amendment New: (5.11) Vacancies arising on the General Committee following retire- ment at the Annual General Meeting shall be filled as follows in a three- year cycle, starting at the Annual General Meeting in February 2021 (the first occurrence of the “first year”) , and continuing thereafter… Mr Moore explained that the amend had been proposed to clarify the previously ambiguous wording of the rule.The rule had been introduced as part of the 2020 governance changes.The proposed amendment was merely an admin- istrative change to ensure that there was a start date (and therefore an end date) to the three-year cycle set out in the transitional provisions. The amendment was voted on and approved by a majority vote consist- ing of unanimous approval by those members in the room and by 69 to one online.