ACM Wednesday 11th December at 20.00 Agenda and registration reminder.

Agenda

1. Introduction / apologies
2. Receive and approve previous ACM Minutes from 21st October 2023 (held in person and online)
3. Chair’s report
4. Treasurer’s report, acceptance of accounts and Budget 2025
5. Four Year Plan
6. Election of Officers & General Committee Members
   • Secretary – No Nominations received formally before the closing date of 11 November. An informal nomination has been noted.
   • One General Committee member – Currently no nominations – no closing date.
7. Requested Agenda Items – Currently none and now closed as of 11 November.
8. Committee Agenda Items:
   • Motion to review the name of the sport in the UK (full motion particulars below)

Link to Registration to Vote, Nominations for Officers, Nominations for General Committee members and request for an Agenda Item Page

The meeting will take place via Zoom.

The meeting link and password will be sent to registered voting members and those that have registered to attend

The meeting will open 20 mins before the formal start time (i.e at 7.40pm Wednesday 11th December) to give attendees not familiar with Zoom functions the opportunity to check their set up and ask questions.

Attendees who aren’t familiar with Zoom are encouraged to take up this opportunity to join early to test their systems.

In meeting voting

In meeting voting will take place via the Zoom ‘raise hand’ function

The Zoom ‘raise hand’ function is a simple process and instructions, including an opportunity to practice, will be available prior to the start of the formal business.

The Zoom ‘raise hand’ function will be used for the following votes:

• Approval of the minutes of the last meeting
• Approval of the Treasurer’s reports
• Election of Officers and General Committee Members

When a vote is required, votes will be counted by the Chair or Vice-Chair in the case of election of the Chair and a simple majority vote is required for all of the above.

Registration to attend

Registration to attend needs to be done by 20.00 Friday 6th December.

WWR Committee Motion

Motion

The WWRC is seeking agreement in principle to change the name of the sport in the UK to River Racing. The Committee name would also change to become “The River Racing Committee of Paddle UK ”

For:- 

Support changing the name – If this is voted for then the committee will make a plan to do so, the exact timing of the change will be agreed during that process – Target for 2026 Season

Against:- 

Do not change the name

Rational

1. The official ICF term for our sport is Wild Water Canoeing, however other nations use other terms, French eaux vives and Decente, Italy Desceza.
2. Many of the wild water races organised in the UK do not have any wild water at the venue, Barrow, Wagon lane, Langham Farm, Carlisle, Prudoe, Outghtibridge, Orton Mere. Others do have wild water. However the one thing they all have in common is that they are on Rivers and have moving water rather than Wild Water.
3. The committee wants to expand the number of clubs organising introductory events in the UK and feel River Racing offers a more descriptive of the sport in the UK than Wild Water Racing .
4. The term Wild Water can be a blocker to clubs hosting events (PUK clubs liaison officer) PUK wish to use River Racing as a way of encouraging recreational clubs and paddlers into racing.
5. The change would not affect the selection process and the committee would still be responsible for selection the team to attend ICF Wild Water Canoeing events.
6. Many paddlers in the community already use the term River Racing over Wild Water Racing and they paddler River Racers.