As you will know I was the RCCC Area Representative and after 3 years of trying to change things and getting nowhere - I resigned.
So I was very pleased to see that Bruce Crawford, the new CEO of the Royal Club, has put together some questions for members, the answers to which will help the Royal Club to develop its work and plans for the next four years from April 2011. The link to the survey was in Hit and Roll, the November Email Newsletter, which can be read here, if you don't subscribe.
Bruce says, "We are currently looking for feedback from members on the things that we currently do or that you would like us to do in future. Once we have reviewed the comments to this survey we will produce a short summary of these views and publish this on the website before moving to the next steps of developing the strategy."
The survey questions include:
1. What do you think we do well, what works in curling or what does not need to change?
2. What do we not do well, what do we need to change, what doesn't work in curling?
3. What new things should we be doing for member curlers and curling generally?
4. What do you see as the problems that face curling in Scotland today?
5. Looking forward, what three things would be your priorities for the Royal Club to work on?
6. The Royal Club has an international role as the 'Mother Club' of world curling. What activities, initiatives or responsibilities should this include in our strategy?
7. What would your club need, for it to be able to attract and develop more curlers?
8. What is the one thing that prevents you from curling more?
Completing the survey gives you the opportunity to be included in the subsequent development of the Royal Club's strategy. The deadline for completing the online questionnaire is December 5. Find the link to the survey here.
These are not easy questions, and will require members to give them a bit of thought. But I fervently hope that many do respond. Not to do so is the equivalent of saying 'I don't give a toss' about the future of the sport in Scotland. It's the equivalent of just giving your proxy to those currently running things. And don't even begin to think, 'Well, they were elected....." Many more Scottish curlers will look at this blog post TODAY than voted in the election for the directors' positions on the Board last summer. You have the franchise. You can make a difference. Apathy is the sport's biggest enemy. Take the time to fill out the survey.
I'll certainly be doing so.we could encourage members to respond to the questions.
Robert Boyd
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