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General Council Elections – Electronic Voting

Voting has opened for the General Council Elections 2020 and all NRA members who have a valid email address on the NRA database will receive an email today from Mi-Voice who are conducting the elections on the NRA’s behalf. NRA members without a valid email address will receive ballot papers in the post.  

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National Rifle Association Annual Report & Accounts 2019

The 2019 National Rifle Association Annual Report and Accounts for Year Ended 31 December  2019 can be found here: NRA Annual Report 2019

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Sport England – Community Emergency Fund Update

Dear Club Secretary Sport England has announced that the Emergency Fund will be topped up with an additional  £15M to support organisations including sports clubs experiencing short term financial hardship or closure during the ongoing Coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis. Sport England has received a significant number of applications for financial support and will pause applications on

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VE Day 75 Commemorations: 8 May 2020

All will be aware that British and other Allied combat operations against Nazism and Fascism in Europe ended officially on 8 May 1945 – and that day is known as Victory in Europe Day (VE Day); it was the beginning of the end of the 2nd World War as operations in the Far East continued

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Annual General Meeting – Saturday 30th May 2020 at 6pm

The Association is bound by the Second Schedule to hold an AGM by 30th June 2020.  The Council has decided to limit the agenda due to coronavirus restrictions – please see the attached agenda for information. AGM 2020 Agenda The AGM will be held on Saturday 30th May 2020, at 6.00pm, by online video conference

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NRA Real Estate Policy 2020

The 2020 NRA Real Estate Policy was approved by Trustees on Friday 17th April 2020 – https://nra.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/NRA-Real-Estate-Policy-2020-approved-170420.pdf Please note the sole amendment is highlighted in red on page 4 (Process/Implementation Issues A: Leases, section 2).   Andrew Mercer Secretary General  

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Sport Wales – Emergency Relief Fund

Dear Club Secretary   Welsh Government and Sport Wales have announced a new fund to support not-for-profit sports clubs experiencing financial difficulties over the next 12 weeks.   The fund will be administered by Sport Wales; details here https://www.sport.wales/media-centre/latest-news/2020-03-24-400000-emergency-fund-for-sport-announced-by-welsh-government-and-sport-wales/   Welsh Clubs that are affiliated to the NRA are encouraged to review the eligibility criteria

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Sport England – Community Emergency Fund

Sport England has just announced a new fund to support organisations including sports clubs experiencing short term financial hardship or closure during the ongoing Coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis. The fund has been developed to provide support for fixed costs including rent and maintenance that cannot be funded from normal revenues or club reserves.  The fund is

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