WALKING FOOTBALL SCOTLAND SCIO BOARD OF TRUSTEES

At our recent Annual Members Meeting (AMM), I informed those present about the current and future structure of the Walking Football Scotland SCIO Board of Trustees.

As with the board of any charity, changes occur and the terms of their constitution deem certain criteria for their trustees term in office.

Until the end of 2023, there were 9 Trustees on the board of Walking Football Scotland, all of whom performed their role on a voluntary basis; Kenny McLean (President), David Hyland (Past President), Gordon McAllister (Treasurer), Vivian Wallace, Colin McKay, Kevin Lee, Matt Ramsay, Brian Sloan and Martin Jack. However, on 8 January 2024, Brian Sloan stood down from the board and on 7 February 2024, Colin McKay also resigned.

In accordance with the terms of our constitution, Trustees Vivian Wallace and Matt Ramsay, having served two 3-year terms on the board, had to step down at our AMM, while Trustee Kevin Lee had previously intimated his intention to step down at the AMM.

To lose such experience and talent on our board is understandably detrimental to the continuing work we do. However, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic had a hindering effect on the participation and progress towards the charity’s aims as a board and we lost much needed time. As a consequence, we used Clause 8.4 of our constitution and have now co-opted Trustee Matt Ramsay back onto the board for another year. Trustee Vivian Wallace declined this opportunity but will continue to act as our Regional Representative in Midlothian.

I have spoken personally to those Trustees standing down and conveyed my sincere thanks to each of them for the outstanding work they performed during their term on the WFS Board.

The WFS board is now Kenny McLean, David Hyland, Gordon McAllister, Martin Jack and Matt Ramsay, but we continue to seek candidates to join our Board who can bring suitable skills and experience considered beneficial to the charity.  

Kenny McLean, President