03-07-2024, 10:43 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-07-2024, 10:49 AM by Ruairidh Dunford.)
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I have always found this confusing. Above you mention the 'Grey Mag' and in italics the A7CA mention the 'Grey Books'.
Then we have the Pre-war austin seven Clubs association, which has local Groups, and one of those groups listed is the Pre-war Austin seven club. It also seems to have Groups. For many of us there is no group nearby, but joining the Pre-war austin seven club, costs £42 per year. I guess there are many like me who don't belong to any club.
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The Grey Mag is a label I have never really warmed to, mainly because it has not been grey for the majority of it's production run and the contents is anything but.
The Association Magazine was originally designed to emulate the styling of the Longbridge produced Handbooks, the current colour and look (with rounded corners) is perhaps the closest attempt at that so far.
The Austin Seven Clubs' Association (that belonging apostrophe after the S is very important and oft misunderstood), is just that. An Association of Austin Seven Clubs.
Each full member Club forms one member of the Committee, working together the Clubs make decisions about how the Association spends it's money and what tasks it should undertake/support.
The Clubs elect Officers to carry out tasks on their behalf and it is important to understand that although officers attend Committee Meetings they are not part of the Committee and don't have the power to vote (the exception being the Chair should a tie occur), or make proposals for votes - that is left solely to the Clubs.
If you hear, or read, someone asking "what is the Association doing about..."? Make sure they Understand that the Association is the Clubs, not a group of people. Those asking must communicate their feeling to their own Club Committee, otherwise their voice will never be heard.
The organisation of the Association is unusual but it has run so, for well over half a century now. It's main achievements lie in the Magazine, the Archive, the Insurance schemes and the Rallies - all of which are very much ongoing tasks.
I have always found this confusing. Above you mention the 'Grey Mag' and in italics the A7CA mention the 'Grey Books'.
Then we have the Pre-war austin seven Clubs association, which has local Groups, and one of those groups listed is the Pre-war Austin seven club. It also seems to have Groups. For many of us there is no group nearby, but joining the Pre-war austin seven club, costs £42 per year. I guess there are many like me who don't belong to any club.
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The Grey Mag is a label I have never really warmed to, mainly because it has not been grey for the majority of it's production run and the contents is anything but.
The Association Magazine was originally designed to emulate the styling of the Longbridge produced Handbooks, the current colour and look (with rounded corners) is perhaps the closest attempt at that so far.
The Austin Seven Clubs' Association (that belonging apostrophe after the S is very important and oft misunderstood), is just that. An Association of Austin Seven Clubs.
Each full member Club forms one member of the Committee, working together the Clubs make decisions about how the Association spends it's money and what tasks it should undertake/support.
The Clubs elect Officers to carry out tasks on their behalf and it is important to understand that although officers attend Committee Meetings they are not part of the Committee and don't have the power to vote (the exception being the Chair should a tie occur), or make proposals for votes - that is left solely to the Clubs.
If you hear, or read, someone asking "what is the Association doing about..."? Make sure they Understand that the Association is the Clubs, not a group of people. Those asking must communicate their feeling to their own Club Committee, otherwise their voice will never be heard.
The organisation of the Association is unusual but it has run so, for well over half a century now. It's main achievements lie in the Magazine, the Archive, the Insurance schemes and the Rallies - all of which are very much ongoing tasks.