Swiss Railways Society (CLBG)

Annual General Meeting 2027

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Swiss Railways Society (CLBG) will be held in the Lingen and Dove Rooms, Burton-upon-Trent Town Hall, King Edward’s Place, Burton-upon -Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 2EB on Saturday 17 April 2027.

Nomination for Directors

The Directors who hold the following positions on the Board of Directors will complete their current three-year term of office by April 2027 and the posts are available for re-election: Swiss Express Editor (three years), Sales Director (three years), Webmaster (three years) and Company Secretary (three years).  Notifications are invited from members wishing to seek one of these four directorships.  Notifications must be made by 31 December 2026 to the Company Secretary:

Hywel Rees, 28 Miranda Drive, Heathcote, Warwick CV34 6FE or by email at secretary@swissrailsoc.org.uk

Job descriptions for the four posts can be viewed and downloaded from the “Member’s Area” of the Swiss Railways Society website, or can be supplied by the Company Secretary on receipt of an application by post with an SAE or by email at the above address.

Any Applicant who has not previously served on the Society’s Board or Committee will be sent a document by the Company Secretary which summaries the basic requirements that have to be met by a Company Director.  Excluding applicants who are seeking to continue their existing directorships, all applicants will be invited by the Company Secretary to attend a board meeting in January 2027 and will be interviewed by a panel of Board members that day.  Subsequently, nominees will be asked to submit a statement to the Company Secretary in support of their application by 28 February 2027.

It is important to note that anyone seeking any of the four posts listed should have paid their subscriptions for 2027 (or have a valid Direct Debit arrangement for 2027 subscription payment in place) PRIOR to contacting the Company Secretary and must certainly have done so by 28 February 2027 otherwise their application will be invalid.

Members are advised that a list of nominees and a copy of the accompanying statements made to support their nominations will be supplied by the Company Secretary on receipt of an application by post with an SAE or by email at the above address.

Any application for a postal vote must be accompanied by an SAE and will be sent out by post only to the named addressee who must be a member of the Society at the time of application.  The application must reach the Company Secretary by Saturday 3 April 2027.  Completed ballot papers must reach the Company Secretary no later than the start of the AGM meeting on Saturday 17 April 2027.

Hywel Rees, Company Secretary

Page last updated 20 June 2026