Making the Area work for BMFA members
This document was discussed at the recent area meeting and forms the basis for our strategy for 2020 and beyond.
- Understanding our Area
- How many clubs do we have?
- How many members?
- What are members interests?
– Indoor
– Free Flight
– Control Line
– Radio Control
– Sport, Competition
- The Achievement scheme?
- How many awards and what type of awards who members hold?
- How many clubs do or don’t have examiners?
- Where do we need examiner workshops to support clubs?
- What support do clubs need
- The ASRC Workshop in Cambridge on 28 March
- Clubs and Flying sites
- What are the pressures on clubs and their sites?
- Are clubs viable or ‘on the edge’?
- What is the impact of DMARES?
- How do we support club committees
- How do we use our bursary scheme to support clubs
- Growing Membership
- How can we help clubs to grow their membership?
- FlightFest in May 2020, we have an opportunity to showcase our hobby.
- How many clubs can we support to run events?
- Making the most of Area meetings and events
- How do we make Area Meetings worth coming to?
- Seminars on a theme to support clubs
- Seminars on hidden aspects of our hobby – we have some world class model builders and flyers in our area. What can they share with us?
- A chairman’s conference
- Keep business to the minimum
- Move around the Area
- Promoting club events, the Area gala and Sculthorpe.