LANGPORT BRIDGE CLUB  —  ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2026

held at 6:30pm on Monday 19th January 2026

at the Ridgeway Hall, Langport.

MINUTES

1. Apologies for absence were received from 16 members. There were 19 members in attendance.
2. The Chairman thanked members for supporting the club throughout the year. He said it had been another successful year, with an average of over 7½ tables per session. The membership was a pleasant mix of new faces and old stagers.The Chairman’s desire was that Langport Bridge Club become recognised as the friendliest club in the County. He asked all members to do their utmost to make sure this happens.As a token of the club’s appreciation, a bottle of wine was presented to each of Caroline and Andy for their directing, Andrew for scoring and David for his tea and coffee monitoring.
3. The minutes of the meeting of 3rd February 2025 were approved by the meeting. There were no matters arising.
4. Prizes were awarded as follows:    Men’s Champion Graham Heal.  Women’s Champion Shared by Sheena Lanham and Caroline McPherson.  Non-Expert Cup  Peter Cresswell.  Handicap Winner. Kate Pilkington
5. Treasurer’s Report.  Simon Brooke reported end of 2025 account as follows.

The Treasurer advised that there was no need to increase either the membership fees or the table monies.

The treasurer also advised that as from 1st February 2026, the club would operate on a cashless basis. At the end of each quarter, members would pay their total due by direct payment into the proscribed account.

6.  Housekeeping

Anyone wishing to develop their directing skills were asked to make themselves known to Caroline, who would  endeavour to make use of them and reduce the burden on herself and Andy.

Pip Scaramanga volunteered to help David Shepherd with coffee management.

Members were asked to add to the dwindling collection of mugs.

Members were requested to make sure coffee cups, etc. were washed up  before the last round was played.  This would, inter alia, afford any sitting out players to pack things away before play finished.

7.  Election of Officers.  The following were re-elected

Chairman — Robert Hobhouse

Secretary — Michael Martin

Treasurer — Simon Brooke

Scorer — Andrew Scaramanga

8. The meeting closed at 6:50 pm.

MJM 22/1/26

Langport Bridge Club Monday Pairs 02/02/2026
Session 1 Section A
7½ Table 27 Board Howell Movement  
Director: Caroline MacPherson  Scorer: Jonathan Spring   Received 189 of 189 scores.
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Rank Pair Names [OVERALL]                             Bds    Total   Max %Score      Hcp %WithHcp  LPs
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  1    6  Mike Cotterill & Pip Scaramanga              24   156.00   288  54.17 (5)    7    61.17    6
  2   12  Stephen Briggs & Julian Kollard              27   171.00   324  52.78 (8)    0    52.78     
  3    1  Simon Brooke & Caroline Macpherson           24   170.00   288  59.03 (1)   -7    52.03   30
  4   11  Katie Campbell & Mary Fletcher               27   153.00   324  47.22(11)    3    50.22     
  5    5  Nigel Hamlyn & Rob Hutchinson                24   154.00   288  53.47 (6)   -4    49.47     
  6    2  Peter Cresswell & Jonathan Spring            24   165.00   288  57.29 (2)   -8    49.29   24
  7   10  Ian Dowler & Charles Hallows                 27   179.00   324  55.25 (4)   -6    49.25   12
  8   14  Grant Weston & Robert Judge                  27   173.00   324  53.40 (7)   -5    48.40     
  9    9  Robert Hobhouse & Louise Hobhouse            27   184.00   324  56.79 (3)   -9    47.79   18
 10    3  John Down & Alan Dean                        24   140.00   288  48.61 (9)   -6    42.61     
 11   15  Katrina Foote & Gina Howard                  24   139.00   288  48.26(10)   -7    41.26     
 12    7  Alan Atkinson & Anna Croydon                 24   124.00   288  43.06(12)   -3    40.06     
 13   13  David Wilkes & Kate Pilkington               27   131.00   324  40.43(14)   -1    39.43     
 14    8  Mary Perrett & David Shephard                24   110.00   288  38.19(15)    1    39.19     
 15    4  Andrew Scaramanga & Simon Kosminsky          24   119.00   288  41.32(13)   -5    36.32     
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(printed 14:05:37 20/02/2026 EBUScore Pairs1.2.16(c) EBU)

Langport Bridge Club meets every Monday at Ridgway Hall, Stacey's Court, Langport, starting at 7:00 pm. Visitors are always welcome and will find a warm and welcoming atmosphere with players ranging from Grand Masters to beginners. Partnerships can be arranged by contacting Mike Martin, michaeljonmartin@gmail.com or Alan Atkinson,  atk107@hotmail.co.uk. There is parking available next to the hall. The table fees are £3 for members , visitors pay the same £3 for up to 3 games after which it goes up to £4. Membership costs £5 a year.