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Congratulations to Kenny, Grant, Willie and Graham on winning the BABC teams event held at Kelso on Sun 24th March.

Promotions:

12/3/25 Helen L - Regional Master (Silver)

4/11/23 Richard E - 4 Star Master (Bronze 4)

5/11/23 Geoffrey W - National Master (Silver)

5/11/23 Denis H - Scottish Master (Silver)

5/11/23 Bryan Stewart - District Master (Bronze 2)

4/12/23 Maggie E - District Master (Bronze 2)

11/12/23 Robin K - Regional Master (Silver)

22/12/23 Judith T- 2 Star Master (Bronze 3)

23/12/23 Katherine C - Master (Bronze 3)

23/12/23 Pru S - Local Master (Bronze 2)

 

 

Constitution

PEEBLES BRIDGE CLUB

CONSTITUTION & RULES

  1. Name

The Club shall be called PEEBLES BRIDGE CLUB.

  1. Objects 

The objects of the Club shall be the development and enjoyment of the game of Bridge in a sociable and friendly atmosphere.

  1. Membership
    1. Any reference to Member or Membership shall be deemed to refer to Full Member and to Full Membership.
    2. Membership shall be restricted to 110 and Associate Membership to 25. This may be varied by resolution at the Annual General Meeting.
    3. Applications for Membership or for Associate Membership shall be made to the Secretary for consideration by the Committee and if the current Associate Membership list is full, applications shall be placed on a waiting list.
    4. Vacancies for membership shall be filled from the Associate Membership list in order of date of enrolment as Associate Member.
    5. Associate Members shall be eligible to attend Club sessions other than those designated as Members only events.
    6. Associate Members shall have no voting rights and shall not attend the Annual General Meeting or any Extraordinary General Meeting.
    7. Visitors should be introduced by a Club Member and their admission is subject to the prior consent of the Secretary. No visitor may be introduced more than three times in one year to 31stAugust.
    8. The Club shall be affiliated to the Scottish Bridge Union.
  2. Subscriptions & Fees
    1. Annual Subscriptions shall be fixed at the Annual General Meeting. Such subscriptions shall be payable by 31stOctober. 
    2. Table fees shall be fixed by the Committee and shall be payable by each individual attending a Club meeting. 
  3. Meetings
    1. The Annual General Meeting of the Club shall be held on a date determined by the Committee but not later than 31stOctober each year. 
    2. An Extraordinary General Meeting of the Club may be requisitioned at any time by the Committee or in writing by at least eight full members of the club. Such requisition must state the object for which the meeting is called and this shall be the sole business of the meeting.  The meeting shall be held within six weeks of the receipt of the application by the Secretary.
    3. At all General Meetings of the Club the quorum shall be twenty.
    4. Voting shall be by simple majority show of hands with the Chairman holding a casting vote. 
  4. Committee
    1. A management committee comprising 6 full members of the club shall be elected at the AGM.  Committee members shall be elected for a period of three years, and an interval of one year must elapse before they are eligible for re-election.  At least one month before the AGM, members will be informed of the names of retiring committee members with an invitation to nominate new committee members. Communication will be by email or other appropriate method at the secretary’s discretion.  Nominees must be proposed and seconded by full members of the club. Nominations must be with the secretary 2 weeks prior to the AGM. 
    2. Existing committee members shall have the power to fill any vacancy by co-option to maintain the Committee at full strength. Co-opted members shall serve until the following AGM. when they will be eligible for election for the remaining two year period. 
    3. A Chairman shall be elected at the first meeting of the Management Committee following the AGM. 
    4. An Honorary Treasurer and Honorary Secretary shall be appointed annually at the Annual General Meeting. The post holders shall be ex-officio members of the management committee with full voting rights. There shall be no limit to the numbers of years they may serve.
  5. Accounts & Audit
    1. The Treasurer shall produce financial statements for the year ending 31stAugust at each Annual General Meeting. These shall have been examined by two members of the club who are not serving committee members.
    2. An account shall be maintained in a bank or building society designated by the management committee. 
    3. The signatories for any financial transaction shall be the Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary and one nominated committee member. Any two of those signatories shall be required to sign all cheques issued. 
  6. Alterations

Any amendment of this Constitution & Rules shall be made only by a proposal in writing. The proposer and seconder must be Full members of the club, and, any proposal must be submitted to the Secretary at least one month prior to the AGM, or an EGM. Acceptance or rejection of the proposal will be decided by a majority vote of those present at either of those meetings, with the Chairman holding a casting vote. 

RULES

    1. Members shall be expected to show a reasonable standard of knowledge, play and ethics of the game of Bridge. 
    2. The trophies shall be returned to the Secretary no less than one month before their presentation. The secretary shall be responsible for their engraving. 
    3. Play shall be in accordance with the “Laws of Duplicate Contract Bridge.” 

Revised Constitution and Rules incorporating amendments up to 25thOctober 2018.

 

G F Milne

Secretary

25thOctober 2018