Annual Consultative Meeting – 10th December 2025
The 2025 Wildwater Racing Annual Consultative Meeting is planned to take place on the evening of Wednesday 10th December 2025 @ 20.00 via online meeting. All those with an interest in Wildwater Racing are very welcome to attend.
A link to the virtual meeting will be circulated to those who have expressed an interest in joining by the Chairman via email on Wednesday 10th December.
Registration to attend Click Here.
The business of the ACM is to:
- Receive and approve the previous ACM Minutes;
- Receive the report of the Chair and other Committee Members and subcommittees;
- Receive a report from the Treasurer and accept the Annual Accounts;
- Present the draft budget for the following year;
- Report on the four-year plan and approve future proposals;
- Elect Officers and members of the WWRC; and
- Consider any items on the Agenda requested by those eligible to vote.
Voting is by Registered Club, for a club to qualify as a Registered Club the following conditions apply:
- Be affiliated with a National Association (Paddle UK, Paddle Scotland, Canoe Wales and Paddle Northern Ireland); and
- Any one of the following:
- Had at least 1 club member compete in at least 1 race in the previous 12 months prior to the meeting; and/or
- Organised at least one regional or national race within the previous 12 months
To be able to vote at the ACM a registered Club needs to appoint a club member to vote on behalf of the Club in person at the meeting or via a proxy, the proxy can be another registered Club or the Chair. Via proxy needs to be done by 20:00 Friday 5th December.
This link opens the form for registration for a club to vote by Proxy
Any items for the Agenda at the ACM, not originating from the WWRC are required to be made by two full members of a National Association who are members of and represent a Registered Club. This needs to be done by Monday 10th November.
This link opens the form for Agenda Item(s) – Both representatives members of the two Registered clubs need to complete a separate form.
The WWRC is comprised of up to 10 elected or appointed persons, each being a full individual member of a National Association. This total includes 3 Officers (Chair, Secretary, Treasurer) up to 3 general members and up to 4 National Association delegates. At the first meeting of the WWRC following an ACM, a Vice-Chair will be elected by the WWRC from the elected members.
Elected members serve for approximately two years. Officers are elected at alternate ACMs, the Chair and Treasurer in odd years and the Secretary in even years.
Positions open for election at this year’s ACM are:
- Chair – Currently Simon Wright
- Secretary (1 year term) – Dawn Toop was co-opted last year as there was not enough time for the formal nomination process
- Treasurer – Currently Ian Tomlinson (Restanding); and
- 2 general committee members (2 year term) – Currently there is 1 vacancy.
Nominations for new officers (i.e. anyone other than the incumbents) are required to made by two full members of a National Association – Nominations close Monday 10th November.
This link opens the form for Nomination for Officers – Both Nominators need to complete a separate form.
Nominations for general members are required to be made by two full members of a National Association and may be made at any time until the election.
This link opens the form for Nomination for General Committee Members – Both Nominators need to complete a separate form.
