Release 2.19r
14th July 2025
Minutes of the Meeting of the Claygate Bridge Club Committee held at 18.30 on the 14th of July 2025 at Elm Road


Present:

  Chairman: Gavin Wilson (GW)
  Elected Committee Members:

Rowena Austin (RA), Julie Minards (JM), Adam Emerson (Æ), Christine Ward (CW) and Val McGourty (VM)

  Co-opted Committee Members: none
  Other Club Members: none

1. Apologies for Absence

There were no absentees.

2. Confirmation of the minutes of the previous meeting

The minutes of the meeting of 24th February 2025 were confirmed. The Chairman signed them.

3. Actions Outstanding

Actions Completed

Annual subscriptions have all been collected.

ACTION IDENTIFIER ACTION RESPONSIBLE STATUS
24-4Ⓐ6 to produce an income and expenditure report by 31st January 2025, in preparation for the audit of the club accounts in February/March. VM COMPLETED
25-1Ⓐ1 to order a replacement for the mislaid bank debit cards. RA COMPLETED
25-1Ⓐ2 to maintain a float of £30. RA COMPLETED
25-1Ⓐ3 to prepare annual accounts and send to the club's reviewer, John McKimmie. VM COMPLETED
25-1Ⓐ4 to continue to receive bank statements electronically. VM COMPLETED
25-1Ⓐ5 to continue to hold paper copies of our bank statements. RA COMPLETED
25-1Ⓐ6 to order replacements for plastic boards, barcoded playing cards and in-fills for the bidding boxes. GW COMPLETED
25-1Ⓐ7 to loan two used bridge tables. Æ COMPLETED
25-1Ⓐ9 to remove NGS grades from home page and canvass opinion at AGM. GW COMPLETED
25-1Ⓐ10 to put details of membership renewal process in more prominent position on home page. GW COMPLETED
25-1Ⓐ12 to find two hosts to replace CW and VM. CW COMPLETED

Actions Still Open

ACTION IDENTIFIER ACTION RESPONSIBLE STATUS
25-1Ⓐ11 to discuss at a future meeting whether the constitution is fit for purpose. Committee OPEN

4. Review of the Club's activities

The Club has a healthy balance of £3,800 less £272 pre-payment for July's hall rental.

The Club has two new members and the confusion over the one-off joining fee has been eliminated. The joining fee only has to be paid once, irrespective of whether a member allows their membership to lapse and then re-joins.

ACTION IDENTIFIER ACTION RESPONSIBLE STATUS
25-2Ⓐ1 to explain the costs of joining the club on the visitors page on the website. GW OPEN

5. Starting the 2025-26 Club Championship on 11th August

ACTION IDENTIFIER ACTION RESPONSIBLE STATUS
25-2Ⓐ2 to inform members that the club championship will re-commence in August. RA OPEN

6. Any Other Business

We have been notified that Elmbridge is seeking an organisation to take over the running of the Day Centre. The costs to a hiring organisation like ours may rise. The changes at Ditton were discussed. More information is needed before constructive discussion about the future location of the Club can proceed.

ACTION IDENTIFIER ACTION RESPONSIBLE STATUS
25-2Ⓐ3 to monitor possible developments in our arrangements with the Day Centre. Committee OPEN

We see no reason to change anything at present.

7. Date of Next Meeting

The next meeting is scheduled for 6.15pm on 17th November 2025 when the arrangements for the Christmas Party will be discussed.