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.
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.
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
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