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    Bury AFC Men’s Goal Of The Season 2022/23 Vote

    We’ve had a wild ride this year and seen some spectacular goals, but who has scored your goal of the season?
    Members of Shakers Community are now able to place their vote to help us find our Goal Of The Season for 2022/23 Voting is now open and to enable the trophies to be made in time for our end of season awards, the poll will only be open until 5pm on Wednesday 10th May. You can watch the 13 finalist goals below to remind yourself.
    So what are you waiting for? Login and pick your winner: Bury AFC Men’s Goal Of The Season 2022/23 Vote – Bury AFC
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    Bury AFC Women’s Goal Of The Season 2022/23 Vote

    We’ve had a wild ride this year and seen some spectacular goals, but who has scored your goal of the season?
    Members of Shakers Community are now able to place their vote to help us find our Goal Of The Season for 2022/23 Voting is now open and to enable the trophies to be made in time for our end of season awards, the poll will only be open until 5pm on Wednesday 10th May. You can watch the 13 finalist goals below to remind yourself
    So what are you waiting for? Login and pick your winner: Bury AFC Women’s Goal Of The Season 2022/23 Vote – Bury AFC
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    It Gets Me Home, This Curving Track

    The amalgamation vote has been overwhelmingly approved by both societies and we will return to Gigg Lane next season. You can view the results here.
    It never seems like it at the time, but the more painful route is often the more valuable.
    Over the last few months every idea and opportunity has been explored, all avenues walked down, all stones turned over. It’s led us back here, with no regrets and with no ifs or buts left to debate. We are left with the right decision as it was the only decision. The arguments are no longer exhausting, they are exhausted. Thank god for that.
    Modern life constantly asks us to make choices. Between one thing or another, this idea or that. Sometimes the answer is both. We don’t need to choose one and abandon the other. This was one of those moments.
    This vote preserves the old and the new, history, present and future, nothing and nobody is lost or left behind. It was never a choice between one thing or another.
    Voting yes means voting for both. It means everything. It means all of us. It will take all of us to make the future work, so it was the only way to set us off on the right track.
    A more direct route would have been easier but we would have learned less along the way. We now know more. We know how to play an active role in our football club. Our sense of agency has never been stronger. All this makes us better prepared. And the curving track still got us home.
    Thank you to everyone who voted and thank you to all the people who kept us going during some difficult times. We look forward to seeing you all at Gigg Lane for the start of the new season.
    From the Shakers Community Board
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    Shakers Community Society General Meeting: Vote Results

    The motion to adopt of the Gigg Lane Stadium as the football club’s home playing venue was approved by 97% of the vote. 1116 were in favour, 34 against and 9 abstentions.
    The motion to adopt Bury Football Club as the playing name was approved by 92% of the vote. 1046 were in favour, 95 against and 24 abstentions.
    The Resolution that the Society and Bury Football Club Supporters’ Society Limited (Register number 29385R) (“BFCSS”) shall be amalgamated pursuant to section 109 of the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 was approved by 97% of the vote. 1109 were in favour, 35 against and 15 abstentions.
    As the Bury Football Supporters’ Society also approved their motion to amalgamate with a 90% majority we are pleased to confirm that the amalgamation will proceed subject to the Confirmatory Vote which will now begin and the results announced at the next General Meeting at 7pm on 19th May.
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    Bury FC Supporters Society Resolution Passed

    Bury Football Club Supporters Society would like to thank all fans who voted on the future of your club. A fan owned club is nothing without its loyal fans, you are all valued and have a part to play.
    Under Section 111 of the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 this resolution must be passed by not less than two thirds of those members present and voting at the meeting (whether in person or by proxy), and must be confirmed by a further Special Resolution at a second general meeting.
    Votes in favour are 952 (90.1%) and votes against the resolution are 105 (9.9%)
    During the SGM and the voting process the independent company Mi Voice have ensured compliance, counted, ratified all eligible votes and verified the result.
    The outcome of the vote is that the required threshold of 66.6% has been achieved, the resolution has therefore passed.
    What we are building today, is for those who will look back, be proud of the work we as volunteers have put into establishing this club as a shining example of a sustainable fan owned football club.
    We would ask every person to now look to themselves as to how best you can support Bury Football Club. The future of your club is in your hands, join us, become members and be a part of the future.
    Do not walk away, come back to be part of the future of Bury FC, we are the Shakers.
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    Vote Update: Next Steps

    As we approach the conclusion of the amalgamation vote we would like to remind members of both societies of the process should the amalgamation be approved.
    Shakers Community Society had just over 1400 eligible voters and Bury FC Supporters’ Society had around 1300. These are big numbers in the context of fan ownership, and turnouts were high last time at 80% and 75% respectively. We are pleased to report that we will be near those turnout numbers again.
    There are two votes required to pass the motion to amalgamate the two societies. The first is the most critical as it requires under law a two thirds majority from each society’s members. The results will be announced after 7pm on Friday 5th May.
    There will be a second confirmatory vote, which simply asks members to ratify the decision made with the results announced at another Special General Meeting 14 days later on Friday 19th May. This should be a more of a formality as it requires a simple majority of 50% of members to vote in favour.
    Both societies need to approve both votes independently for it to go through.
    If it’s all agreed, the paperwork will be filed with the Financial Conduct Authority, and an interim Community Benefit Society board will be formed to deal with administration such as banking and to launch a full election so that a new board can be created based on the votes of the combined membership of both societies. The Terms of Reference for the Interim Board can be found here.
    The election process is already written and part of the paperwork members were issued with before the current vote started and should complete by 30th June, so that a new, fully elected Community Benefit Society board is in place in advance of the start of the new season.
    There is no need to cancel your current membership. This revenue is critical to us. They will remain valid, with the same voting rights until we start to transfer memberships to the new Community Benefit Society. This could take some time, but as the new Society membership will be £5 per month or £60 per annum any renewal subscriptions paid to either Society will be credited forward.
    We are hopeful that the vote will be approved this time, and look forward to welcoming everyone to Gigg Lane to watch Bury Football Club in the summer.
    Shakers Community members will receive an email invite to the Zoom meeting for the General Meeting on Friday.
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    Treasureline: Week 49

    This week’s Treasureline Winners for Week 49 – 3rd May 2023 are in! The rollover this week was £2000 and remember it can reach up to a life-changing £10,000!!
    Prize Draw No. Members Name £2000 Rollover RC0728 NO WINNER £1000 SA4868 K WATERHOUSE £100 LJ4734 A ROCHE £50 HL6622 A BENNET £50 LJ5779 C HODDELL £25 WE4917 MRS PERKINS £25 LL5516 M HORSEY £10 PC4825 A HARVEY £10 HB2291 S FENTON £10 HB3149 B HIRD £10 PC1645 MRS BOARDMAN £10 WF4956 MRS WOODSFORD £10 HJ2457 J ROBERTS £10 LL5030 F RUSSELL £10 GP6415 I YATES £10 HA0925 M RYMER £10 BA6706 G NUTTALL View the full article on the Bury AFC website
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