1. The name of the club shall be:The Emsworth Bridge Club.

2. The club shall be non-profit making. All profits and surpluses will be used to maintain or improve the club facilities.No profits or surplus will be distributed other than to another non-profit-making body or members on winding up or dissolution of the club.

3. Applicants for membership must be proposed and seconded by present members of the club.They should then be invited to attend as prospective members on three occasions.After such attendances, the committee may, if they think desirable, accept their application, or put their names on the waiting list. The maximum membership shall be 70.

4. The Officers of the Club shall be:

   Chairman

   Secretary

   Treasurer

   Playing Captain

   3 committee members

5. The above shall hold office for one year.

6. The AGM shall be held in January or February each year with 14 days notice of intention of holding the meeting.

7. The accounts are to be audited and presented at the AGM.

8. Bridge members must also become members of the Emsworth Sports and Social Club (ESSC).

9. Members are welcome to bring visitors up to six times a year at a cost of £1 for each visit. Visitors are also to be signed in at the bar as ESSC guests and will pay the current ESSC fee.

10. Each member of the club will be asked to act as duty host as shown on the duty roster maintained by a committee member. The host will be required to play whenever there is an odd number of members & guests attending.

11. Bridge playing sessions shall be non-smoking.

These rules were adopted at the Annual General Meeting held on 28th of January 2014.