Leaping forward…

 

An extra day in February and April Fools Day falls on Easter Monday – not the only topsy turvy quirks of this years’ calendar.  Some of the major championships have moved their traditional opener and closer dates and venues so a little more planning required to juggle the year. The BMMC  volunteering portal is now updated with […]

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BMMC NATIONAL AWARDS 2023

 

BARRIE WILLIAMS TROPHY – MARSHAL OF THE YEARColin BarnesColin has been a well-respected marshal for 25 years and extremely competent flag marshal, regularly attending Oulton Park, Anglesey events and the British Grand Prix. He has been Chief Flag Marshal at Oulton Park for the last 10 years allocating flag posts and promoting best practice by […]

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You asked…..we answered!

 

We’ve had a few queries come in to the club so we would like to address these..…… Volunteering system – this is now live.  A few tweaks to some of the events, non-race events to be added and some further enhancements / features being worked on.  If you volunteer via our system you have the same rights […]

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Happy New Year 2024

 

A New Year’s resolution is a tradition, most common in the Western World but also found in the Eastern World, in which a person resolves to continue good practices, change an undesired trait or behaviour, accomplish a personal goal, or otherwise improve their behaviour at the beginning of a calendar year.  Resolutions are frequently broken […]

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BRITISH MOTORSPORTS MARSHALS CLUB 2024 CHARITY PARTNER IS MISSION MOTORSPORT

 

The British Motorsports Marshals Club (BMMC) are pleased to announce that their charity partner for 2024 will be Mission Motorsport. Mission Motorsport, the Forces’ Motorsport Charity, whose motto is “Race Retrain Recover” is MoD’s competent authority for motor sport as a recovery activity and is a Royal Foundation (the charitable trust of the Prince and […]

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BMMC APPOINT NEW NATIONAL MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR

 

Mike Mulder has been appointed as the new BMMC National Membership (NMC) and will assume his post as a member of the National Council in the New Year taking over from Dave Reed. Responsible for overseeing all matters relating to membership, Mike became a marshal to give something back to the sport after enjoying many hours […]

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‘Tis the season to…

 

….support your regional committees and National Council.  Regional committees have completed their AGMs and the National AGM takes place this Sunday 3 December.  Have you considered joining a committee?  Have you asked to see what is involved?  As a membership organisation we make decisions on your behalf – but do you want to play a bigger part in this […]

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That was fun!

 

After a thrilling and at times exhilarating foray into the world of motor racing, our team of marshals who competed in the Fun Cup at Oulton Park in October have summarised their experience to share with us all. Here we summarise their thoughts. Joe Smith First of all I would have to say a massive […]

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Fun Cup 2023 - Oulton Park

November – remember, remember…

 

The BMMC is a completely volunteer organisation – run by volunteers for volunteers. Without the volunteers who sit on Committees and Boards for the club we would not function and be able to provide the services that we offer to our members. It is therefore vitally important that our critical roles are covered to ensure […]

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The 66th AGM of the BMMC

 

The 66th Annual General Meeting of the British Motorsports Marshals Club will take place this year on Sunday 3rd December 2023 commencing at 14.30 at Motorsport UK,   Bicester Heritage Museum OX27 8FY, and, also as a virtual event. Anyone wishing to attend should email nat.secretary@marshals.co.uk, no later than Friday 24th November 2023, advising in person or virtual in […]

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National Treasurer

 

In accordance with Club Rule J.2. Election of Officers,  Steve Woolfe – National Treasurer – will stand down at the 2024 AGM as a result of completing a 3 year term of office. Should any member  wish to stand for election to the role of National Treasurer please submit the following information by email to nat.secretary@marshals.co.uk by 20th October 2023 […]

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September – notices

 

We started the month with an EGM on 5 September to agree the changes to the rules and governance of the club.  Huge thanks to John Edwards (Nat Sec) and all the Governance review team for taking the time to piece together these importance documents.  This means that we are now in full compliance with Companies House […]

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