Origins
The origins of these Associations date back to 1908. Today, there are a total of 13 Associations, covering England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Our RFCA covers the counties of North, South and West Yorkshire, the East Riding of Yorkshire and North and North East Lincolnshire.
Main Functions
The main functions of the RFCA can be summarised as follows:
How we work
Constitution
Associations are individual autonomous bodies established by Act of Parliament.
Each has it own Scheme of Constitution, drawn up by the Defence Council under the Reserve Forces Act 1996. These schemes last for five years, after which re-constitution must take place.
Composition of the Association
The Lord-Lieutenant of one of the four counties (North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire or the East Riding of Yorkshire) is the President of the Association and the other three are Vice Presidents. Currently, these are:
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President: |
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The Lord Crathorne MA JP (Lord-Lieutenant for North Yorkshire) |
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Vice Presidents: |
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The Honourable Mrs E S Cunliffe-Lister (Lord-Lieutenant for East Riding of Yorkshire) |
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D Moody Esq. MA (Lord-Lieutenant for South Yorkshire) |
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Doctor I Roscoe FSA (Lord-Lieutenant for West Yorkshire) |
The Association elects a Chairman and Vice-Chairmen annually. Currently, these are:
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Chairman: |
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Colonel C J Tattersall TD DL BSc FRICS |
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Vice Chairmen: |
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Captain I M Robinson RD RNR (Navy)
Colonel P R Mixer OStJ TD DL (Army)
Air Commodore W G Gambold DL FCMI (Air)
Colonel A Wilson TD (Youth and Cadets) |
The Scheme requires a membership of up to 150 qualified local individuals who have an interest in the Reserve Forces and/or Cadets. Serving and retired officers from all three Armed Services and the Cadet Forces, together with representative members from local Councils, Education Authorities, local Employers and Employees, make up the membership of the Association.
There are two General Association Meetings each year, with all members of the Association invited to attend.
Management of the Association
Day-to-day management of the Association's functions is carried out by a full-time staff, in our case based in York, consisting of a Chief Executive and his Deputy and functional Finance, Estates, Supply and Administration Departments. Currently, these are:
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Chief Executive |
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Brigadier (Retd) N F Wood |
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Deputy Chief Executive |
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Lieutenant Colonel (Retd) J D Bleasdale |
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Head of Finance |
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Mr L Good |
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Head of Estates |
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Mr K Edwards |
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Facilities/Supply Manager |
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Major (Retd) P Lyall |
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Regional SaBRE Director |
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Major R B Lenton |
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Office & Systems Manager |
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Mr B McMahon |
Committee Structure
The Association carries out its responsibilities through Committees, of which there are:
Association Board (formerly the General Purposes and Finance Committee)
Responsible for General Policy and Financial control, with power to delegate expenditure to its sub-committees detailed below and to Unit Commanders; for special grants to Units for purposes outside the responsibilities of the other Committees, for policy matters affecting the TA Order of Battle and deployment of Units to TA Centres; and for the Association HQ Staff.
Property Advisory Board (formerly the Estate Management Committee)
Responsible for the long term review and development of the Estate.
Joint Services Cadet Committee
Responsible for all administrative services, other than Maintenance Works Services, for the Army Cadet Force, and for accommodation services for the Combined Cadet Force and Air Training Corps.
Regional Employer Support Group
Responsible for the promotion of Reserve Forces interests with employers.
Publicity, Representation and Support to Recruiting Committee
Responsible for publicity, representation and support to recruiting for the Reserve Forces.
