Awards
AWARDS
41 Club has a number of ‘awards’ that can be presented for distinguished service to either the Association or a Club.
CLUB AWARDS
SERVICE AWARD
A Club can present to an individual current or past member The Service Award.
This is usually presented for significant, dedicated or continuing service to the Club.
A Service Award jewel can be obtained from National Sales and the cost is born by the Club.
The jewel is engraved on the rear of the fob with the recipient’s name and the year presented.
HONORARY LIFE MEMBERSHIP
Honorary Life Membership of a Club can be awarded for exceptional and outstanding service to the Club.
This is the highest honour that a Club can bestow on an individual member.
An Honorary Life Membership jewel can be obtained from National Sales and the cost is born by the Club.
The jewel is engraved on the rear of the fob with the recipient’s name and the year presented.
NATIONAL AWARDS
THE ASSOCIATION AWARD
The Association Award can be awarded for significant service to the wider Association beyond club level over an extended period. This is the second highest honour that the Association can bestow on an individual.
Again this can be a current or past member of a constituent club.
This award must be nominated by a National Officer or a retiring National Councillor, who has served at least three consecutive years on Council. Nominators can only make one nomination in four consecutive years.
An appropriately worded citation must be lodged with the National Secretary by the nominator and this has to be approved by a small sub-committee from the National Board – if approved it has to be ratified by the whole National Council.
The following have been awarded The Association Award:
1999/00 Jim Hamilton *
2000/01 Eric Black *
2000/01 Tony Ogden *
2003/04 Rodney Huggins
2005/06 Martin Green
2006/07 Geoff Morgan
2008/09 Peter Butchart
2008/09 John Handley
2008/09 Dr John Clegg
2008/09 David Weaver
2010/11 Chris Tayler
2010/11 David Leon
2010/11 Martin Sexton
2011/12 Gerry Woodruff
2012/13 Graham Clamp *
2012/13 Alan Culver
2013/14 Jeff Peyton-Bruhl
2015/16 John Carberry *
2015/16 Frank Venables
2019/20 Nick Morcumb
2020/2021 Tom Atkins
2020/2021 Seán McCormick
2021/22 Drew Cochran
2022/23 Mark House
HONORARY LIFE MEMBERSHIP OF THE ASSOCIATION
Honorary Life Membership of the Association can be awarded for exceptional and outstanding service to the Association. This is the highest honour that the Association can bestow on an individual.
Nomination for such an award must be from a member of the National Board who has served at least three consecutive years on the National Board.
An appropriately worded citation must be lodged with the National Secretary by the nominator and this has to be approved by a small sub-committee from the National Board – if approved it has to be ratified by the whole National Council and approved by the subsequent AGM
Honorary Life Membership of the Association has been awarded to:
1972 Arthur Robert Blackwell *
1975 Einhart Melzer *
1992 Eric John Miller *
1996 John (Jack) Keith Atkins Hallam *
1997 John Udall *
2013 David Addison
2013 David Hewitt
2014 Frank Bull *
2018 Paul Cammiss *
2022 Ray Hill
* Deceased
