Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established. It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
RULES ADOPTED 27 JUN 1985
AS AMENDED ON 27 FEB 1987
AS AMENDED ON 30 MAY 1991
AS AMENDED ON 22 OCT 1994
AS AMENDED ON 06 MAR 1999
AS AMENDED ON 25 MAR 2017 as amended on 19 Mar 2022
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE:
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE LOCAL HISTORY, GEOLOGY, ARCHAEOLOGY, NATURAL HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE OF FROME AND THE SURROUNDING AREA AND TO ENABLE THE SAME THROUGH A PROGRAMME OF TALKS AND VISITS AND THROUGH THE PUBLICATION OF DOCUMENTS, BOOKS AND LEAFLETS.
TO STIMULATE PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND CARE FOR THE BEAUTY, HISTORY AND CHARACTER OF FROME AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY PROMOTING HIGH STANDARDS OF URBAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN IN PARTICULAR RELATING TO PLANNING, TRANSPORT AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO GET INVOLVED IN CARING FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PUBLIC REALM AND TO RESPOND TO ALL MAJOR OR SIGNIFICANT PLANNING APPLICATIONS AND DEVELOPMENTS.
TO ASSIST THE RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS AND ARTEFACTS IN FROME AND THE SURROUNDING AREA AND TO COMMISSION COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUES BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS.
Area of benefit
The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.
