Secretary's Announcements

**REVISION** BFA Constitution & Rules of Flyball Racing effective 1st June 2020

Submitted by Rachel Short on Sun, 05/07/2020 - 16:19

The BFA Committee have published a revised version of the BFA Constitution and Rules of Flyball Racing.

The minor amendment is the removal of a sentence in brackets in section B4 1.1 i (Ring Party).  This sentence made reference to the breakout rule being 1/2 second faster than a declared time.  The new rule, voted on by the membership, changed this to 1/4 second faster than a declared time, therefore this reference has been removed as there is no requirement for it to be mentioned in this section.

COVID Risk Assessment & Guidance

Submitted by William Whiteley on Sun, 05/07/2020 - 00:00

Please see attached 2 documents that teams may wish to use for returning to Flyball training.

These documents are here to be used as a template and provide some guidance. Each Team needs to assess their own circumstances and amend accordingly. The Government guidance will keep changing as things hopefully continue to improve, so the documents will need review and updating.  The documents Sarah Smythe of Western Flyball Teams shared with us all have been used to create this, thank you Sarah.

If anyone needs further assistance please get in touch.

BFA VIPER Update - August Tournaments

Submitted by Rachel Short on Sun, 07/06/2020 - 17:57

The committee have been closely monitoring the COVID-19 developments and the variable changes to government restrictions throughout the UK. Easing of the restrictions are further ahead in some regions than others but as a national association we need to consider the circumstances throughout the country as a whole.

BFA Updated Rules (effective June 2020)

Submitted by Rachel Short on Sun, 31/05/2020 - 16:37

Attached are the updated rules following the AGM voting process.

 

Rules are effective from 1st June 2020.

 

Guidance will be issued over the coming weeks to support teams/members transitioning to the changes.

Results

Submitted by William Whiteley on Mon, 18/05/2020 - 00:00

The Committee are pleased to announce the results of the proposal voting for 2020 as attached.

REMINDER - AGM Voting Closes Midday/Noon/1200 Thursday 14th May

Submitted by Justin Shearing on Wed, 13/05/2020 - 14:33

Reminder for anyone yet to vote who wishes to do so - the window is closing fast.

The voting period for the 2020 BFA AGM has been open since Monday 4th May and will close on midday Thursday 14th May.

It will not be possible to register a vote after 1200 on Thursday.

A summary of the AGM discussion is available on the BFA Blog.

 

BFA VIPER update - July Tournaments

Submitted by Rachel Short on Mon, 11/05/2020 - 10:42
BFA VIPER Update 11 May 2020 As you will have heard, Boris Johnson has started to set out the roadmap to recovery and an outline of how lockdown restrictions might start to ease gradually over the summer. The BFA will continue to closely monitor the situation but will only support the re-start of sanctioned Flyball competitions when it is clearly safe to do so and can be done in accordance with any guidelines issued by the government. The safety of our members and our dogs, and the protection of the NHS is paramount.

AGM Summary 2020

Submitted by Rachel Short on Thu, 30/04/2020 - 09:49
The AGM Summary is now available to view. This includes discussions around each proposal, though some proposals did not have any discussion and this is clearly noted. Please note that NINE proposals were reworded during the AGM, these are highlighted in yellow. CES are currently preparing all documentation in readiness for the voting period to open on Monday 4th May 2020. The voting period will close at 12pm (noon) on Thursday 14th May 2020. Please note: Only BFA members who renewed their 2020 membership on or before 3rd February 2020 are eligible to vote.

BFA Committee 2020/21

Submitted by Rachel Short on Sun, 26/04/2020 - 15:35

Following the BFA Annual General Meeting on 25th April 2020 the BFA Committee are pleased to announce your new committee structure for 2019/20

AGM reminder - only one day left to register

Submitted by Katie Burns on Wed, 22/04/2020 - 16:45

The first online BFA AGM will be held this Saturday at 10am.

Registration is still available via the following link. Please ensure you input your BFA number correctly as this will be checked and only active BFA members will be able to enter the webinar. Registration will close on the 23rd April at 10pm in order to ensure we can approve all requests in time.