PAYNESVILLE BRIDGE CLUB Inc.

MINUTES

of meeting held on Wednesday 20^th November 2013

PRESENT: Chris Heesom, Lyn Wilkinson, Mary Turnbull, Ron Wilson, Francis Langley, Ruth Spears and Jan Gamble.

APOLOGIES: John Haylock, Helen Tyler, Helen Hardy

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING: as circulated and on the website were accepted as a true and correct record on a motion by Jan Gamble, 2^nd Ruth Spears.

BUSINESS ARISING FROM MINUTES:

1. Supervised Bridge and Lessons. Helen Tyler reported that the lessons have now finished and supervised bridge will continue on Monday afternoons at the Uniting Church. Attendances have been good.
2. Interclub Match against Peebles Bridge Club (Scotland) – Wednesday 11^th December.  Peebles will send the deal file to Chris who will prepare the hands.

FINANCIAL REPORT:

Treasurer Mary Turnbull tabled her report showing a bank balance of $3,884.88 and moved that the report be accepted. 2^nd Jan Gamble.

GENERAL BUSINESS:

1. Letter from Lakes Entrance Bridge Club asking to borrow tables and side tables for the ERBA Championships in February 2014. It was noted that they asked to borrow them after bridge on Friday and return them on Monday and the question was asked whether they meant to send this letter to Bairnsdale Bridge Club. Chris to contact Julie Farmer to clarify. The committee had no problem with Lakes Entrance borrowing the tables but they would need to be collected after bridge the previous Wednesday and returned by 11.30am the following Wednesday in time for bridge.
2. Christmas Party arrangements. Committee to be at the hall by 10am on 11^th December to set it up for the afternoon bridge session. Ron to assist Bob Moorhouse with the amplifier to go into the Bowling Club. Chris to get shortbread and Christmas cake for afternoon tea – also lollies for the tables. Ruth to organise shortbread for the prizes. As well as the interclub match against Peebles we will also run this session as a charity event for the Australian Bushfires Appeal being promoted by the ABF. We will run a raffle with 2 prizes – 1^st $100 seafood voucher and 2^nd $25 Coles/Myer voucher. Chris to approach Bairnsdale and Lakes Entrance to ask whether they will also sell raffle tickets.
3. Upgrade to RSL Cenotaph. Ron Wilson moved that we donate $200 to this upgrade, 2^nd Francis Langley. Chris to contact Rosemary Morecroft to ascertain where the cheque should be sent.
4. A meeting of the 3 East Gippsland clubs is to be held on Thursday 5^th December to finalise the 2014 Programme Book. Mary Turnbull and Chris Heesom will represent Paynesville. A long discussion was held regarding the timing of the GNOT for Paynesville in 2014 – whether to stick to 2 Wednesdays or try a Sunday. 
5. ERBA have asked for support from Paynesville Bridge Club with regard to the Teaching seminars to be held in 2014. Assuming these sessions will be at Bairnsdale on Wednesday 26^th and 27^th March, 2014 we have 5 (at least) members who would be happy to attend.

Meeting closed 4.55pm – next meeting 18^th December.