Constitution and Objects of The Association
The Leicestershire Wildfowlers’ Association consists of a body interested in wildfowl, the sport of wildfowling, rough and game shootings and all matters appertaining to shooting, having a President, Vice-Presidents, honorary and regular members.
The following extract from our membership rules illustrate the aims of The Association:
Rule 2. The Objects of the Association are:
- (a) to uphold and protect Wildfowlers and Wildfowling, Game, Woodpigeon and Vermin Shooting and to promote the sport of shooting generally;
- (b) to provide sporting, educational and social facilities for all members;
- (c) to promote and hold meetings, competitions, matches and to offer, give or contribute towards prizes and to promote, give or support dinners or other entertainments;
- (d) to give such financial and other assistance to members and others in support of Wildfowlers, Wildfowling as the Council may think desirable;
- (e) to arrange for such insurance of whatever nature as the Council may think desirable;
- (f) to borrow or raise money for the purposes of the Association on such terms as the Council may think fit;
- (g) to invest the monies of the Association not immediately required for its purposes in or upon such investments, securities or purposes as the Council may think fit;
- (h) to further all movements whether existing or proposed which may be to the interest of the sport of shooting;
- (i) to suppress poachers and to take all steps whether financial or otherwise for this purpose and as may be thought desirable by the Council;
- (j) to foster among its members and others an interest in matters relating to ornithology as far as Wildfowl and Game birds are concerned;
- (k) to assist the legal protection and preservation of wildfowl and other wild birds and to organise the rearing and ringing of wildfowl;
- (l) to assist the legal protection and preservation of Game birds, Wildfowl and other wild birds and to organise the rearing and ringing of Wildfowl;
- (m) generally to uphold and maintain the interests of its members in such a matter as the Association in General Meeting or the Council shall from time to time decide;
- (n) to do such other things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the above objects or any of them.
