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STOKE MANDEVILLE BRIDGE CLUB
Minutes of the Annual General Meeting
Monday 11th May 2026
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WELCOME
The Chair, Mary Baker welcomed everyone to the meeting (45 attendees in total).
Apologies were received from Alan Pierce, Liz Temple, Vivien Suttie, Mike Webley, Paula Hopkinson, Nikki Smith, Erika Stride |
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Minutes of the Annual General Meeting Monday 28th April 2025
The minutes of the 2025 AGM are available on the website under information.
The minutes were agreed as accurate and there were no matters arising. Proposed by Brenda Alsagoff and seconded by Quentin Hartley. |
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Chair’s Report
The Chair gave her report which is also available on the website
The following were the main points.
- Mary thanked the committee, the Directors, the refreshments team and members for all their support enabling the club to be successful.
- In respect of new directors’, the club is entitled to a free training course every two years. Is there anyone interested in attending a course, if so, please contact Mary direct
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Treasurer’s Report
The Treasurer’s report and accounts were circulated prior to the meeting and are accessible via the website. Steve Marshall summarised the report
It is the aim of the Treasurer and the committee to keep charges as low as possible for as long as possible in order to encourage the retention of members and to attract new members. This will be alongside the future development and enhancement of the club in investing in new equipment |
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Election of
- Chairman
- Committee members
All members of the Committee were willing to stand for another year
Mary Baker – Chair
Stephen Marshall – Treasurer
Richard Clark – Assistant treasurer
Chris Kaye – Website, Boards Manager
David Barker – Director/BBO Teams
Richard Plummer – Membership
Lesley Wright – Secretary
Following a unanimous vote the Chair and Committee were elected.
Proposed by Steve Elms and seconded by Diana Mills |
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Audit books and Auditor
Suzie Walton has kindly agreed to continue as the auditor.
There was a unanimous vote in favour, proposed by Richard Clark and seconded by Kathy Gray. Mary indicated that a £50 voucher would be sent to the auditor as a thank you for auditing the accounts end of 2025/26 and the previous year.
Proposed by Steve Elms and seconded by Diana Mills |
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Purchase of Bridgemate III scoring system and new laptop
There were various discussions regarding the purchase of a new scoring system and laptop. It was unanimously agreed to proceed with the purchase of Bridgemate III based on suitability and cost. This was not likely to happened until July and beyond due to backlog of purchase requests. It was also approved to replace the existing laptop as it was no longer fit for purpose |
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Diary Dates
- Christmas Party – 14th December 2026
- Local Charity evening for Motor Neurone Disease (MND) 29th June 2026
- Children in Need Monday 9th November 2026
These proposed events were supported by all. |
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League of Eight.
It is proposed for 2026/27 to keep it as two teams entering the league of 8. A team will be relegated and will now be in the division 3 with the B team who played well enough to avoid relegation. |
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Stock Mandeville Bridge Weekend 15th – 17th January 2027. Staverton Park Hotel Daventry
For attendance at the weekend the club will be sending out registration documents by 15th June 2026 for deposits to be returned at the latest by 20th July. |
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Any Other Business
- Mary indicated we were no longer allowed to keep the front door open/unlocked, unattended prior and during Bridge. The club will endeavour to keep a person on the door but if not, a note will be left on the front door directing people to enter the main bridge room via the fire exit which is opposite the Parish council building. As you are looking at the main doors it will mean going left towards the Parish Council Building, follow the building around and use the first fire exit into the Bridge Room
- Janet Joynson gave a vote of thanks and appreciation to Mary for all the enthusiasm in creating a lovely environment and clubs the club. Well done, Mary.
- Richard Clark asked about marketing the club and consider holding and event or celebrating an anniversary with a view to inviting and encouraging the return of members who have left or not been recently active. Committee to consider the possibility
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Meeting closed at 7.15
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