CREWKERNE BRIDGE CLUB - CONSTITUTION
- The name shall be Crewkerne Bridge Club.
- The aim of the Club is to promote a good standard of bridge in a friendly and sociable atmosphere.
The Club will normally meet on Mondays at 6.50pm for 7.00pm usually in Merriott Village Hall.
- Membership
This shall be subject to election and payment of the annual subscription.
Prospective members will normally attend as visitors on three occasions before becoming eligible for membership, which shall be confirmed at the discretion of the Committee.
The total number of members may be limited at the discretion of the Committee.
The Committee may suspend or terminate membership for any conduct prejudicial to the aims and objects of the Club.
Members’ subscriptions, which shall be retrospective to 1 January, shall be reviewed annually and may be changed within the scope of the Treasurer’s Report at the Annual General Meeting.
Members who join the Club part way through the year will pay a pro-rated subscription.
The current rates of the Annual Subscription and the Table Money payable for each evening shall be displayed on the Club Website.
- Committee
The business of the Club shall be conducted by a Committee consisting of the Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and up to three Members.
All officers and members of the Committee shall be elected each year at the Annual General Meeting.
The Committee shall meet as necessary: three shall constitute a quorum. It may co-opt officers and members if required. Any vacancies during the year to be replaced or not at the discretion of the Committee.
- General Meetings
The Annual General Meeting shall be held on an agreed Monday at the end of January. The Treasurer shall report on the Club’s finances for the preceding year and make any appropriate recommendations.
The Agenda for the AGM shall be posted on the Club Website in early December.
Members wishing to propose items for consideration at the AGM shall lodge them in writing with the Club Secretary no later than the first playing Monday in January.
Extraordinary General Meetings may be called at any time by the Committee or at the signed written request of fifteen members of the Club.
The purpose of calling an Extraordinary General Meeting shall be set out clearly in writing and posted on the Club Website, at least twenty one days before the proposed date of that meeting.
Voting shall be by a show of hands and motions shall be decided on a simple majority of those present and voting.
For changes to the Constitution a two-thirds majority of those present and voting will be required.
October 2025
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