Officials & Constitution

The Halifax, Huddersfield & District Rabbit Golf Association was formed on May 15th 1953.

The inaugural meeting was held at the White Hart Hotel in Huddersfield.

The clubs present that day were:-

Crosland Heath, Marsden, Woodsome Hall, Meltham, Elland, Huddersfield, Longley Park and Outlane.

CONSTITUTION & RULES OF THE HHDRGA (updated 30.1.2022)

1. TITLE

The name of the Association shall be The Halifax, Huddersfield and District Rabbit Golf Association.

2. AREA

The area of the Halifax, Huddersfield and District Rabbits Golf Association shall include all it’s member clubs.

3. OBJECTS

The Objects of the Association shall be to :-

(a) Promote the game of golf.
(b) Stimulate and encourage the interest of the longer handicap player. 
(c) Work for the benefit of the Association and Clubs.

4. FUNCTIONS

(a) To organise and conduct social meetings and gatherings. 
(b) Arrange competitions for ‘Rabbit’ members. 
(c) Encourage and develop the formation of ‘Rabbit’ sections in golf clubs.

5, DEFINITION OF A ‘RABBIT’ GOLFER

Players in all Halifax, Huddersfield & District Rabbit Golf Association Competitions must be a five, six or seven day playing male member of the golf club that they are representing and aged 18 years or older with a World Handicap Index of 14.0 or higher.

6. AFFILIATION FEE

Each club shall pay an annual fee before the 31st January. The amount of which shall be determined at the Annual General Meeting.

7. MEMBERSHIP

Any ‘Rabbit’ Section may become a member of the Association provided they are approved by the Association Committee (the requirement that their parent club had to be a member of the Yorkshire Union of Golf Clubs was formally removed by a resolution on 6.1.2020).

8. OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE

The Officers and Committee shall consist of :-

(a) A President who shall be nominated annually from the club whose name was top of the list.
(b) A Vice-President who shall be elected annually from the club who are next in line on the Presidential list. 

(c) Appointed Honorary Life Vice Presidents (by a resolution at the AGM on 6.1.2020). 

(d) A honorary Secretary………elected annually 
(e) A treasurer……….elected annually
(e) Three Committee members, one of whom shall retire annually. Nominations to fill the vacancy shall be received by the Hon. Secretary fourteen days prior to the Annual General Meeting. 
(f) Past Presidents 
(g) Competition Coordinator, who shall be an ex-officio member 
(h) A quorum of any Association committee meeting or its sub-committee should consist of not less than six members.

9. COMMITTEE MEETINGS

(a) The committee may nominate and co-opt other persons who will undertake active work for the general benefit of the Association. Any casual vacancies amongst the officers may be filled by other members of the committee, but every person so chosen shall retain the office only so long as the vacating member would have done if no vacancy had occurred. 
(b) The Hon Treasurer and the Hon Secretary shall retire at the AGM but each shall be eligible for re-election.
(c) At least seven days notice shall be given to officers and members of the committee of forthcoming committee meetings.

10. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

(a) An Annual General Meeting of the Association must be held in January or February of the following year to receive the report of the Hon. Secretary and the Hon. Treasurer’s balance Sheet to the end of the previous year. 
(b) The meeting shall be attended by two delegates from each club and the Officers of the Association.
(c) It shall confirm the recommendations for President and Vice-President. It shall elect a Hon. Secretary and Hon. Treasurer and three members. It shall transact any other ordinary business of the Association. The elections should be by a ballot. If Nominations do not exceed the number required then elections may be by show of hands.
(d) The President of the Association, or in his absence the immediate past president, shall preside as chairman. If both these officers are absent a past President shall preside.
(e) All resolutions or amendments should be in writing and require fourteen (14) days notice. Such propositions and/or amendments shall be determined by a majority of the votes by the delegates present and no delegate shall have more than one vote. In the event of an equity of votes recorded, the Chairman shall have the casting vote. 
(f) At least 14 days notice shall be given of every Annual General Meeting.

11. WINDING UP

If the Association shall be wound up, the assets remaining after payments of all debts shall be distributed equally amongst the affiliated clubs at that particular time.

PRESIDENTS

	Presidents of the HHDRGA
2028		Huddersfield GC
2027		Crow Nest Park GC
2026		Willow Valley GC
2025		Bradley Park GC
2024		Ryburn GC
2023	Gerald Smith	West End GC
2022	Gareth Marsden	Castlefields GC
2021	Jeff Callaghan	Bradley Hall GC
2020	Colin Greenwood	Hebden Bridge GC
2019	Iain Pearson	Dewsbury GC
2018	Alan Harper	Marsden GC
2017	Adrian Ashworth	Meltham GC
2016	Stuart Cooke	Queensbury GC
2015	Richard Neale	Woodsome Hall GC
2014	Stephen Shaw	Longley Park GC
2013	David Harrison	Halifax Ogden GC
2012	Doug Priestley	Lightcliffe GC
2011	Alvan Linley	Crosland Heath GC
2010	Chris Ibbotson	Elland GC
2009	Malcolm Turner	Outlane GC
2008	John Turner	Crow Nest Park
2007	Tony Taylor	Saddleworth GC
2006	Gordon Buchan	Huddersfield GC
2005	Barry Isles	Bradley Park GC
2004	Mike Hannaby	West End GC
2003	Danny Dickinson	Bradley Hall GC
2002	George Arnison*	Dewsbury District GC
2001	Eric Singleton	Ryburn GC
2000	Robert Grierson	Hebden Bridge GC
1999	Jack McGrath	Meltham GC
1998	Malcolm Elam*	Castlefields GC
1997	Derek Francis*	Marsden GC
1996	Norman Addy	Crosland Heath GC
1995	M Fox	Queensbury GC
1994	P Bottomley	Halifax Ogden GC
1993	R Ward	Todmorden GC
1992	John Brash	Longley Park GC
1991	Donald Wilson*	Lightcliffe GC
1990	John Daniel	Outlane GC
1989	W Ludlam	West End GC
1988	Sam Smith	Huddersfield GC
1987	S Smith	Bradley Hall GC
1986	R Haigh	Dewsbury District GC
1985	B Longbottom	Ryburn GC
1984	Brian Hinton*	Woodsome Hall GC
1983	Brian Hinton	Meltham GC
1982	P Lomas	Hebden Bridge GC
1981	D Fryer*	Marsden GC
1980	J Moore	Queensbury GC
1979	F Whiteley	Crosland Heath GC
1978	W R Heap	Halifax Ogden GC
1977	W E Holmes*	Longley Park GC
1976	J Gilboy	Lightcliffe GC
1975	G Blackburn	Elland GC
1973/74	F Brown*	Outlane GC
1971/72	R T Morley*	Bradley Hall GC
1968/70	H Mellor	Marsden GC
1966/67	W Taylor	West End GC
1964/65	S Smith	Meltham GC
1962/63	L Firth*	Ryburn GC
1960/61	K M Dyson	Huddersfield GC
1959	T L Asquith	Bradley Hall GC
1958	E W Carter*	Crosland Heath GC
1957	J Halliwell	Ryburn GC
1956	Dr T Lucas	Woodsome Hall GC
1955	E Hennessey	West End GC
1953/54	G A Wood	Crosland Heath GC

*Has also held post of Yorkshire Rabbits Golf Association (YRGA) President