Overarching objective: to ensure the events of the 1932 Mass Kinder Trespass, including its methods, goals and lessons for current times, are kept alive in the public consciousness.

In pursuing this objective, we are mindful that the Kinder Trespass was not solely a single issue campaign for access to the countryside but was part of a wider political movement for greater fairness and justice within the whole of our society.

Strategies to achieve this goal include:

  1. Raise awareness of the Trespass and its significance, locally, regionally and nationally.
  2. Sustain a high physical profile in the village of Hayfield where the Trespassers congregated, including through information boards and other visuals.
  3. Take an active part in village organisations, events and campaigns.
  4. Secure permanent exhibition space to remember, and learn from, the Trespass (including the pursuit of a visitor centre should the opportunity arise).
  5. Sustain and develop walks and talks with a Trespass theme, to spread  the message of the Trespass and to encourage wide diversity of participation.
  6. Identify opportunities to partner local (and where relevant, regional and national) groups, agencies, organisations  and events-– to highlight the Trespass
  7. Work with educational institutions and professional associations to develop age appropriate information and teaching events/materials for the same end
  8. Liaise, as appropriate, with other access and campaigning groups who share complimentary objectives to the 1932 Trespassers, in a modern context.
  9. Develop and maintain a website and social media presence that informs users of all of these strategies

Standing Orders, Hayfield Kinder Trespass Group

Structure:

  1. Chair – publishes the agenda, runs the meetings and oversees the minutes and approval process. Elected at AGM
  2. General Secretary – correspondence, grant applications and related tasks. Elected at AGM
  3. Treasurer – finances and membership Elected at AGM
  4. Committee – max 12 including officers
  5. The Officers will be elected by the committee for 12 months, to be reviewed annually at an AGM. Additional officer posts may be designated as and when appropriate by calling an SGM.
  6. Committee Membership – co-option by vote of the whole committee after supported proposal and seconding.
  7. Quorum – 1/3rd of the membership, with a minimum of three.

Conduct of meetings and Committee Business:

  1. All quorate meeting are formal, constituted meetings.
  2. All quorate meetings will be conducted by the chair or acting chair according to these interim standing orders.
  3. The chair will have an extra casting vote if there is a tie on any proposals.
  4. All proposals will have a proposer and seconder.
  5. The vote will be recorded as part of the minutes
  6. All quorate meetings will be minuted by a delegated minute taker, on the basis of volunteer rotation.
  7. The minutes will convey a brief narrative of discussions and will record decisions made following a proposal, seconding and vote.
  8. Minutes will be circulated to all those present at the meeting for checking. Amendments should be sent to all those present at the meeting.
  9. Once the initial round of checking is complete, the chair will circulate to the whole committee.
  10. Minutes will be formally approved as fair and accurate at the beginning of the following meeting.
  11. Minutes will normally not be circulated to non committee members and never without the approval of the whole group, and after those minutes have been formally approved at a quorate meeting.
  12. Officers and those with agreed lead roles have delegated authority to act within the remit of those roles. Under normal circumstances, they will take no action outside their general remit without seeking the approval of a quorate meeting.
  13. In extreme urgency on a major issue outside normal remit, an officer or lead person designated by the committee should seek the approval of at least two other committee members (constituting a quorum) without a meeting – either by gaining verbal approval or, better, written, for example a txt or email. They should report to a full meeting about their actions at the earliest opportunity.

Amendments (passed by 6 committee members present at the AGM held on September 23rd 2024, with 3 members unable to attend):

  1. Meetings can be face-to-face, fully online (using Zoom or similar), or hybrid (a mix of both face-to-face and online). The group will decide on which format to use when setting the next meeting date, or the chair will decide if an urgent meeting is required.
  2. Majority decisions taken at quorate meetings are binding on all members; all members must comply with majority decisions or will no longer be members of the group.
    Votes will not be re-visited for at least 3 months unless significant material factors arise which may have a bearing on the decision.
  3. If decisions need to be taken urgently, the chair will call an online meeting; if this is not possible, a vote may be taken via the WhatsApp group.