Council Nominations

The Annual General Meeting of the RCS will be held on Thursday 24 June 2010 at 6pm in the Commonwealth Club.

There are four vacancies for Councillors to be elected from the membership of the RCS. Two Council members whose first three-year term is coming to an end may seek re-election for a second term.

Nominations are invited and need to be forwarded in writing or via email to Elaine Crisp (E: elaine.crisp@thercs.org T: 020 7766 9257) by 1st May 2010.

Valid nominations will need to show that:

a) the nominee is a Member of the RCS in London (with a valid membership number)

b) the nominee is supported by not fewer than ten fellow members

c) the nominee has given consent to nomination in writing or by email

Can you help with our Competitions?

As many of you will know, we are running essay, film and photography competitions for young people across the Commonwealth. The deadline for the Essay Competition is fast approaching with only one month left to submit your entries before 1st May.

You can help us by spreading the word, but you may also be able to help in other ways...

We are looking for writers, filmmakers or photographers to contibute to workshops for some of our young competition entrants. These are taking place all over the world - you need not to be London-based.

If you think you could help, or if you would like to support our youth programmes in any other way, please get in touch with Competitions Manager, Catherine Clark for an informal chat (020 7766 9204)

Find out more: www.thercs.org/youth/competitons

Nkabom Youth Leadership Programme

Our Commonwealth Youth Leadership programme will take place in Rwanda from 5th to 15th September. This pioneering project brings together young people from all over the world to learn peacebuilding, conflict resolution and leadership skills.

Interested in being involved with this project? If you are...

• a Commonwealth citizen aged between 18 and 25, you can apply now to take part in Nkabom 2010. Click here.
• a Commonwealth citizen aged between 18 and 25 based in the UK, you could become a member of the Youth Steering Committee who will plan and deliver the project. Click here.
• part of an organisation which might be interested in offering financial or in kind support to Nkabom 2010, we would love to hear from you. Click here.

Find out more: www.thercs.org/youth/nkabom

Grand Slam Wimbledon Championshps: Raffle

Are you tennis fan? Fancy going to Wimbledon this year?

Sun, strawberries and cream may still seem a long way off, but...

We have two tickets for the first eight days of the Wimbledon Championships on No 2 Court (21 June – 4 July 2010).

If you are an RCS member and would like to enter the draw for tickets, please e-mail the Membership team at membership@thercs.org, or write to us at The Royal Commonwealth Society, 25 Northumberland Avenue, London WC2N 5AP.

Entries must be received before 1st May when the draw will close and a winner will be chosen at random.

The tickets will be sold at cost price, plus £10 per ticket to cover administration costs.