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Rugby and District Bridge League
Committee Minutes May 14

Rugby & District Bridge League

Minutes of Committee Meeting held on 21st May 2014

at 39 Royal Star Drive, Daventry

Present:

Debbie Welch, Terry Bradbury, Sid Downton, Jane Carrington, Liz Edwards

Apologies:

Roger Ward

 

Minutes from last meeting:

The minutes were approved by the committee

 

Matters arising from last meeting:

None

 

Conduct Committee Report:

Graham Lightfoot confirmed nothing to report.

Debbie confirmed she has a book to record any future psychic bids

 

New Conduct Committee 2014/2015:

Graham Lightfoot confirmed he would stand again as chairman

 

Treasurers report:

Sid confirmed the balance as £512.75

 

Action

By

Due by

Jane & Terry to become signatories

Sid

Before end of June 2014

 

Correspondence:

Committee received a thank you card from Christine Cooper for the flowers

 

Email received from Phil Shorey regarding scoring system.

Committee agreed to take no action and to follow EBU’s advice.

 

Email sent to Debbie Welch from John Bolton regarding handicap system.

 

Action

By

Due by

Debbie to respond to John Bolton following the committee’s decision to continue current handicap system with no changes.

 

Debbie

ASAP

 

Nominating committee members for next season:

Sid Downton proposed and Terry Bradbury seconded Jane Carrington as Fixtures Secretary

Liz Edwards proposed and Debbie Welch seconded Roger ward as committee member

Jane Carrington proposed and Sid Downton seconded Liz Edwards as secretary

Jane Carrington proposed and Liz Edwards seconded Terry Bradbury as committee member

Terry Bradbury proposed and Liz Edwards seconded Sid Downton as Treasurer

Jane Carrington proposed and Terry Bradbury seconded Dave Owen as committee member.

 

Debbie Welch resigned as Chairman.

Action

By

Due by

Terry to approach committee members with a view to taking on the Chairman role

Terry

ASAP

 

League Status:

Jane confirmed all matches had now been played.

Liz suggested that Conceding matches should be added to the rules so that it is clear that the team who concedes looses 20 points.

 

Jane to emphasize to captains that future Fixtures dates should be completed at the Fixtures meeting in September as we have been receiving fixture dates some 7 months after the league has started

 

Liz suggested rule 21 be amended to incorporate the website but that hard copies of the results still are handed in to the fixtures secretary

 

It was agreed that limiting numbers to each team in the future should be discussed with members at the forthcoming AGM.

 

Jane kindly offered to ‘Captain’ the Cavalier team next season should they re-enter and will discuss with their existing members.

 

End of season event

Jane confirmed we currently have only 4 ½ teams.

Debbie to ring all team captains direct

 

 

Action

By

Due by

Debbie to ring all team captains

Debbie

ASAP

Debbie kindly offered to sell raffle tickets

Debbie

ASAP

Food to be organised

Jane/Liz

 

All committee members to help set up on the day

All

 

 

AOB

Winners of division one.

Due to a tie in number of VP’s between Rugby Eroes and Rugby Discards Liz to ring the EBU and Coventry League for advise and to let the committee know their response.

 

It was agreed by the committee that the Registration date of new teams for next season should be by 31st July 2014.

 

Date of next meeting

Monday 11th August 2014

19:00 – 66 Cromwell Road, Rugby.

 

Meeting closed at 8:15pm