A charity (Registered Number 1111085)  formed in 1962 to maintain the character of the Village.
	On 1st October 2005 the Society became a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales, Company Number: 05514023.
	Registered Address: West & Co., Office 2, Greswolde House, 197b Station Road, Knowle, Solihull B93 0PU

	To promote high standards of planning and architecture in Knowle
	To inform the public about the geography, history, natural history and architecture of Knowle
	To secure the preservation protection, development and improvement of features of historic or public interest in Knowle so that the pressure for development does not destroy our heritage.

	The Society works constructively with the local authority and the community at large by careful study of development plans and seeking dialogue with all parties concerned.
	The Society shows appreciation to planning applicants where it believes that especially good developments have been proposed.
	Specialist committees address local issues and interest areas.
	The Society arranges speakers on a range of interesting topics of local and national interest and arranges occasional visits and local walks
	The Society publishes a quarterly newsletter and this web site to keep its large membership informed and involved in its activities

	Planning
	Local History including responsibility for the Local History Centre and the Archive
	Community Services
	Natural Environment
	Meetings and Social including Local Walks

 

	Communication to members through the Newsletter and this website and receiving Membership subscriptions are important additional activities, supported by a large team of bulk distributors and local distributors.
	The Trustee Company holds all these groups together and includes the Officers of the Society and the Chairmen of each Committee.  It is the policy making body of the Society and its members are known as Trustee Directors.
	There is an Annual General Meeting in November at which members elect the Officers and Directors and vote on policy.
	Notice of the AGM and reports from each committee are published in the October newsletter.
	A nomination form is available on this website and may also be published in the newsletter.
	A card containing the programme of events for the ensuing year and contact details of the officers and committee chairmen is published in January. Committee membership and representation on outside bodies is also printed in the January newsletter.
	The Society's website has a forum for members and others to express their views on various relevant topics.
	All general meetings of the Society begin with an opportunity for the audience to raise questions and topics of concern, often in response to brief updates on planning and other Society matters by the relevant committee chairmen.
	A Publicity Officer issues releases for the local press and other media.

Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Knowle Society

 

	The new Memorandum and Articles of Association were approved by the members at an Extraordinary General Meeting on 6th June 2005.
	The limited company was incorporated on 20th June 2005 and amended by special resolution on 25th August 2005.
	This proposal established The Knowle Society as a company limited by guarantee and was ratified at a Special General Meeting on 19th September 2005. (Read more about this change)
	At the AGM of 24th November 2008, members agreed the first subscription rate for the new membership category of Corporate Member to be set at five times the current rate of Family Membership. This new category will carry a single vote that ranks equally with an ordinary member vote.

Nomination of officers of the Society at the AGM 

 

	Members may nominate the officers and Trustee Directors of the Society at the AGM.
	Download a Nomination Form