Under 35s

The Future of the Under 30s

We thought it was about time we updated the full Club membership on what is happening with the Under 30s. They are the Club’s future members, committee members and potential Club Chairmen in waiting and many are currently busy building their careers in the industry. As with many aspects of Club life there have been some challenges over the past 18 months, for obvious reasons, and now seemed a good time to make some positive changes and developments to update this section of the Club’s membership. The General Committee invited the Under 30s Committee to their dinner in November, an ideal opportunity to mingle, put faces to names and to embrace the Club’s future. They have also been invited to the January Committee dinner. Their AGM will now be held in November and their financial year aligned to match that of the main Club: 1 January – 31 December. The Terms of Reference have been updated to reflect the current day and lifestyles. In many cases gone are the days of reaching 30, immediately marrying and having children…….now a career can come first and children, well, maybe later. The Under 30s have for some time wanted to become the Under 35s. Whilst an Under 30s rate and an Under 35s rate already exist, the physical link is lost from the 30 to 35 age group, a time when they are busy forging careers with no time to use the Club as a full member, but keen to maintain links so they can in the future.

This aligns with many other London Clubs, which are rather jealous of the number of young members our Club has. As of December 2021 we had 528 Under 35s.

This proposal was recently discussed at length and brought to the General Committee, where it was approved. It of course requires a Club rule change, so a trial period has been agreed for six months, starting on 1 January 2022, and it will be brought to the AGM in July for the vote. Alice Hind became Chairman on 1 January 2022 and Emily Pile, Vice Chairman. Other current Committee Members are Eleanor Kay, Georgina Knock, James Fuller, Laura Hancox, Rose Franklin, Andrew Court, Lord William Yarmouth, Geoffrey Bastard (co-opted via Jill Willows Fund.) Member Experience Manager, Craig, will be assisting with their social events throughout the year and Alice has started an exciting programme to re-launch this part of the Club’s membership and to further enhance their effectiveness as an important part of the Club’s future.

Club Executive Team