The bad one
Well-known member
Here's the list of the ATrust under the annocments of reform they made some time ago
AMBASSADORS
Bob Nudd
Chris Yates
Keith Arthur
Martin Bowler
Danny Fairbrass
Henry Gilby
Bob Church
ADVISORY PANEL
John Wilson
Tom Pickering
Rob Hughes
Ruth Lockwood
Tim Norman
John Everard
Les Webber
Sarah Thomson
Chris Logsdon
Mick Watson
Andy Steele
Dave Lewis
John Horsey
Hywel Morgan
Seth Johnson-Marshall
Now I'm going to make some critical points in friendly member way here, which may upset some, but hey ho, I'll take the flack as it comes.
The Ambassadors I can put a face to all but one and can see the total point of them regarding promoting the Trust to the wider angling populous.
The Advisory Panel I can put a face to a third of them. Now that might be because I only coarse fish that I don't know the rest. However, I'm not clear on what they are advising on, is it membership? Is angling in general? Is it how to engage the membership in the trust? Is it something else? Then what is it?
Looking at the structure of the Trust as I see it, you have the Board of Directors, The paid team including the CEO, the Advisers and the Ambassadors, then the members.
Now given this, it appears to be a hierarchical structure to me, is there not a danger of the top echelons talking only to theirselves if we are not careful? And the members are treated in a passive way, rather than an inclusive meaningful way?
Where's the structure for the members involvement? Where's the regional structure for the members to link into if they chose? There was a discipline specific structure, but that seem to have gone when the changes were made.
For me I want to see a structural plan of how everybody will be engaged meaningfully and feel ownership of it. I want to see participatory democracy and at the moment I'm not seeing a move in that direction. Yes you've had problems and it's a young organisation, but structure is one of the first things that should be sorted when you set up an organisation.
On a positive note fish legal seems to be working well and on it's game. The updates and Mag are coming regular. Not sure about sending mags to every member, when a pdf would suffice for some, me included.
Ask the members how they'd like to receive it would be my advice. You never know you may be able to cut a few grand off the publishing bill.
The trust appears to be building its national media coverage slowly, even though they are at the hands of those who control the media.
There's my thoughts..... load the guns boys and girls!
AMBASSADORS
Bob Nudd
Chris Yates
Keith Arthur
Martin Bowler
Danny Fairbrass
Henry Gilby
Bob Church
ADVISORY PANEL
John Wilson
Tom Pickering
Rob Hughes
Ruth Lockwood
Tim Norman
John Everard
Les Webber
Sarah Thomson
Chris Logsdon
Mick Watson
Andy Steele
Dave Lewis
John Horsey
Hywel Morgan
Seth Johnson-Marshall
Now I'm going to make some critical points in friendly member way here, which may upset some, but hey ho, I'll take the flack as it comes.
The Ambassadors I can put a face to all but one and can see the total point of them regarding promoting the Trust to the wider angling populous.
The Advisory Panel I can put a face to a third of them. Now that might be because I only coarse fish that I don't know the rest. However, I'm not clear on what they are advising on, is it membership? Is angling in general? Is it how to engage the membership in the trust? Is it something else? Then what is it?
Looking at the structure of the Trust as I see it, you have the Board of Directors, The paid team including the CEO, the Advisers and the Ambassadors, then the members.
Now given this, it appears to be a hierarchical structure to me, is there not a danger of the top echelons talking only to theirselves if we are not careful? And the members are treated in a passive way, rather than an inclusive meaningful way?
Where's the structure for the members involvement? Where's the regional structure for the members to link into if they chose? There was a discipline specific structure, but that seem to have gone when the changes were made.
For me I want to see a structural plan of how everybody will be engaged meaningfully and feel ownership of it. I want to see participatory democracy and at the moment I'm not seeing a move in that direction. Yes you've had problems and it's a young organisation, but structure is one of the first things that should be sorted when you set up an organisation.
On a positive note fish legal seems to be working well and on it's game. The updates and Mag are coming regular. Not sure about sending mags to every member, when a pdf would suffice for some, me included.
Ask the members how they'd like to receive it would be my advice. You never know you may be able to cut a few grand off the publishing bill.
The trust appears to be building its national media coverage slowly, even though they are at the hands of those who control the media.
There's my thoughts..... load the guns boys and girls!