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AGM
The 46th AGM was held this Wednesday at 1800 before Wednesday's bridge session. Thank you to all who attended and participated. The agenda and last year's draft minutes were circulated and are available to download - AGM46 2026 Agenda.doc and AGM45 2025 Minutes Draft.doc.
The interim financial report was delivered by Richard Goodwin. There was a net loss of approximately £2000 which was accounted for by the purchase of our new chairs early in the year. It was proposed that table money should be increased to £3 per session. It was noted that there had not been an increase for many years, that other clubs charged more than £3 and that the club was facing increased costs, for example increased room hire fees. The proposal was unanimously approved (with approximately 28 people present). New committee members were proposed and approved without objection or voting. They are Brian Young (vice-President), Cathy MacPherson and Jane Nimmo. Although both Helen Todd and Shirley Redgrave have served their 3-year stints, they agreed to remain on the committee to assist.
Paul Hunt delivered the President's address which is available to download here Presidents Report 2026.pdf. One notable element was the increase in membership from 67 to 81 and a 20% increase in attendance, mainly as a result of the successful launch of the Friday Afternoon Sessions
Master points 25/26
This is an amusing quirky situation............as we enter the last week of competition, Jon B and Lindy are top of the Master Points Table, separated by a single point........., (see under the Competition Tab to the left, or here)
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| CLUB LOGO/RE-BRANDING |
MEMBERS CHOOSE NEW LOGO FOR CLUB
Following a fascinating presentation by the 2nd year students of Heriot Watt’s University’s Department of Design and Branding in April, members were subsequently invited to choose one of the 8 designs on offer as a new brand for the Club
Copies of the designs were posted in Room 2 of the Abbey Row Centre as well as on our website, and members were invited to choose the designs in order of 1st choice, 2nd choice, and 3rd
37 members gave their votes which resulted in a clear preference for design number 1 - ‘The Bridge 76 points, with The Crown second 33 points, and Happy third 26 points.
Comments on the brands were also invited and those for the Bridge suggested that whilst the concept was very good, it would benefit from further refining.
Accordingly the Club has entered into further discussions with the University to arrive at a more usable logo
Thanks to you all for helping in this initiative taking the Club forward
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| SCHOOLS INITIATIVE |
For a number of months now, a team of club members have been working in Edenside and Ednam Primary Schools, teaching P7 (and some P6) young people how to play minibridge. This project has been very successful with cohorts of young people enthusiastically choosing playing and beginning to learn some of the basic skills involved in minibridge. We are hoping that the project will continue with new cohorts at Edenside and Ednam, but also that we can arrange for last year's P7's to continue playing into High School.
Obviously this has demanded a big weekly commitment from a small number of volunteers (Helen R, Jane N, Gill R, Mary S and Brian Y) and we are calling for additional volunteers to help sustain these sessions into the school year 2026-27. If you are interested in helping out and enjoying this rewarding work, please reach out to anybody in the team. They would love to hear from you. No 'teaching' experience required, simply a readiness to enjoy playing and supporting young people play cards.
Read a more detailed report here
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| Hand of the Month - May 2026 |
Please click above to view.
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| ♣ ♦ Welcome to Our Club ♥ ♠ |
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We are a very friendly club and try to cater for all levels of bridge. We can direct you to novice and intermediate classes, gentle bridge initiatives and so on.
We hope that newcomers to Kelso and its surroundings will discover the site and will be tempted to join us.
We play duplicate every Wednesday and Thursday evenings throughout the year in the Abbey Row Centre, Kelso, TD5 7BJ. We are currently also running sessions on Friday afternoons.
Please be seated by 18:45pm for a prompt start before 19.00 for Wed/Thurs evenings, or 13.15 for 13.30 start for Fridays.
Tea, coffee and biscuits are available at 50p per person. There is a free carpark at the back of Abbey Row.
Visitors are very welcome but please contact the Secretary in advance. Table money is £2 for club members and associate members, £3 for visitors
Kelso Bridge Club Committee 2024 - 25
President - Paul Hunt
Vice President - Anne Coles
Secretary - Shirley Redgrave - 07974 790521 email kelsobridgeclub@gmail.com
Treasurer - Helen Todd - 0773 6944413
Match point Secretary - Brian Saywood - 01890 885909
Tournament Director - Jean McLaren
Committee Members:
Lindy Mastenbroek-Andrew, Richard Goodwin, Quentin McLaren, Sheena McPherson and Diana Veitch
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