Jordans Tenant Members Committee |
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The Tenant Members’ Committee came into existence in 1921 and soon afterwards sent representatives to sit on the Management Committee. It consists of up to twelve members who serve for three years and are eligible for re-election without nomination. All are elected by Tenant Members, that is by shareholding owners or occupiers of property in the Jordans Village Estate proper. The TMC, as it is usually called, organises a number of public events during the year. The most important event is The Tenant Members’ Supper, which is held in the Village Hall on the nearest Friday to February 15th, to commemorate the anniversary of the founding of the Village. The supper is something more than a social occasion; it is an integral part of Village life. The TMC also holds a Summer Fair to raise funds to maintain or improve Village amenities and to carry out other activities such as the Bonfire Night festivities held on the nearest Saturday to November 5th on the Village Green, a Sports Day, a jazz picnic, and Carols on Christmas Eve. It also runs an emergency Mutual Aid Scheme. Over the years the TMC helped to start, the first Village School, established a lending library, it obtained the establishment of a Sub Post Office in the Village Store and induced the Railway Company to build extra accommodation at the Seer Green and Jordans Halt. Although the TMC organises a number of regular events, it is not just a social or entertainments committee. As the medium whereby residents can play a part in the running of the village, the TMC’s most important function is to send three of its members annually to represent the Tenant Members and residents, whether shareholders or not, on the Management Committee. On several occasions in the past, the TMC has provided an invaluable safeguard of residents’ interests. This was especially true during the unsettled period of the 1920s when the TMC played a vital role in pressing the residents’ views on the Management Committee, which then contained a number of non-residents who were considered to be “out of touch” with the life of the village. It also played a decisive part when some members of the Management Committee, without the knowledge of the residents or shareholders, embarked on a commercial enterprise, Jordans Estates Ltd. This, residents felt, would almost completely reverse the ideals that inspired the founders of the Village and might even result in the Village itself being taken over. The TMC is also frequently called upon to address a range of local issues. If you have a Village problem that you feel warrants attention, please contact them via the Estates Office. |
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Public Events planned for 2003Plant Sale outside the Village Store at 10.00 - 12.00 am on Saturday 10th May |
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