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Our next Social is on Saturday 16th March, commencing at 130pm with fish & chips to follow!

Note that there is no bridge on Tuesday 19th March due to the Institute AGM taking place.

We will play bridge on the evening of Wednesday 20th March instead. 

Jan Minutes

Stourbridge Institute Bridge Association

Minutes of Committee Meeting 10th January 2024

Present: Linda Wright, Georgina Lineker, James Taylor,

Gavin Tringham, Fiona Hahn, Glo Jackson            

Apologies: Margaret Hanson

Minutes of Committee Meeting of 8th November 2023 were approved online

Chairman’s Report

  • Increase in EBU Universal Membership fees (P2P)

From April 1st 2024 our fees to the EBU will increase from 44p to 45p Club subs will increase to £29 but WCBA may continue to pay that.   

  • Bridge Teaching

A new 20 week course will begin in February.  There will be 22 students and the aim is to help them improve sufficiently to be evening players           

It is hoped that guest speakers can be provided for the students       

  • Monday afternoon bridge sessions continue to go well with 5/6 tables.        More support from evening players would be very helpful at these sessions.
  • Bridge in the restaurant

Unfortunately, 3 dates are scheduled for bridge to be played in the restaurant in February – 9th, 16th & 23rd.

A suggestion that bridge could be played in the lounge when the assembly room is not available was discounted by the committee since the seating in the lounge is unsuitable and would involve an unmanageable amount of furniture moving.    

We are guaranteed use of the restaurant when the assembly room is not available.

  • Christmas Party

This was a very enjoyable event and the raffle raised £180 for Mary Stevens Hospice

We were fortunate to have so many raffle prizes that we were able to split them and to save some for our next Social.

The Mary Stevens Plate was won by Pat Smith and John Haywood            

Runners-up were Nigel Walters and David Horton

  

Secretary’s Report

  • EBU
    • EBU events for 2024
    • Updates from Aylesbury
    • Festival of Bridge 9-15 September.  Partnership with Cancer Research
    • The EBU has not got email addresses for all our members.  They have sent a list of names and a request for updates.

Media Co-ordinator’s Report

  • Details of the Afternoon Order of Merit emailed to members        
  • Restaurant dates and Mary Stevens Hospice Plate winners to go on our website.

Treasurer’s Report

  • Accounts are being prepared for audit.  Sally Johnson to be contacted.

Rota Co-ordinator’s Report

  • Rotas are in place until the end of March.

Competitions Secretary’s Report

  • No progress with the updating of the honours board
  • SBC Performance Reports
    • Evening Order of Merit 2023

Winners       Mike Heard and David Philpott                                     

Runners-up   James Taylor and Mike Heard  

  • Forthcoming Events
    • Afternoon Order of Merit – started in January.
    • Evening Order of Merit
    • WCBA Representative Pairs on Sunday 4th February 11 to 5pm         Event to be announced and an entry form put on the noticeboard.

Resources Co-ordinator’s Report

  • Gavin Tringham reported that he had found 2 packs of cards without barcodes.

Any Other Business

  • SISC usually closes at 6pm on Saturday.   Linda to consult Jerry Roper re the possibility of a later closure on the Saturday of our next social event.

Date of next meeting

  • Wednesday March 6th     Committee meal