RECAP - ROSSETT'S AGENDA 21 INITIATIVE

Broadly this covers projects to help improve the quality of life in the area.

RECAP is made up of local volunteers and is open for anyone to attend and contribute to its monthly meetings
 

• environmental sustainability
• transport
• the conservation of the natural and built environment

Work in partnership with Wrexham County Borough Council and Rossett Community Council for the advancement of the local community.

2 Membership
Membership of the group shall be open to anybody living within the community of Rossett committed to the furthering of the above objectives.

The group shall reserve the right to co-opt other members at any given time.

3 Management
The group shall operate at all times in accordance with this constitution.

The management of the group shall be by resolution of a general meeting of members and decisions of the committee constituted and elected in accordance with Clauses 4 and 5.

4 Annual General Meeting
There shall be an annual general meeting of the group in May of each year to hear a report on the activities and finances of the group, elect officers and committee members and appoint an independent examiner of the groups accounts who shall not be a member of the committee formed in Clause 5.

5 Committee
The committee shall consist of a chairperson, secretary, treasurer and any such other members as the annual or other general meeting may determine. Officers will be elected for a period of twelve months.

6 Finance
The treasurer shall take charge of all funds of the group and shall make payments therefrom against an approved budget or when specifically authorised by the committee or a general meeting

The treasurer may retain sufficient cash to provide for the day to day running of the group and shall lodge funds surplus to this in a bank account duly authorised by the group.

Disbursement of the funds from the bank account shall be decided by the committee, all cheques shall bear the signature of at least two officers of the group.

A financial statement for each year shall be prepared by the treasurer and after independent examination, presented to the annual general meeting.

The group's financial year shall be from April 1 st to March 31 st of each year.

No member of the group, except where acting in the ordinary course of business, shall receive any remuneration for services rendered to the group, but members may be reimbursed all reasonable expenses incurred on behalf of the group.

7 Alterations to the Constitution
Any proposal to alter this constitution will require the approval of two thirds of those present and voting at a general meeting that has been notified or advertised in a public space (e.g. communal notice board) and in a local newspaper or circulating in the area, at least 21 days in advance.

8 Dissolution
The group may be dissolved at any time by resolution passed by two thirds of those present and voting at a general meeting convened for that purpose. (28 days)

Upon the dissolution of the group the assets of the group shall be realised and any surplus funds of the group, after liabilities have been met, shall donate to British Trust for Conservation Volunteers for the furtherance of the objectives for which the group was originally constituted.
 

Crossfire was self financing, the revenue generated from advertising being used to meet its costs. Crossfire was setup and run by RECAP.

The format of Crossfire was usually 2 sheets of A4, folded to form A5 size, printed on both sides, although some issues have run over to 12 A5 pages!

Crossfire was delivered to approximately 1,400 homes in Rossett and depended on many willing helpers for its distribution etc., each month.

After the introduction of the "Essentials" Magazine, Crossfire eventually disappeared