Minutes of the Swaffham Bridge Club AGM held at 6pm on 3rd March 2026 in the Catholic Church Rooms
Present: Committee: Bill Muir (BM), Jill Smith (JS), Rebecca Moore (RM), Anne Fairweather (AF), Ian Lambert, Tony Lawrence.
Members: Ann-Marie Cassidy, Merrick Smith, Barbara Morrison, Mike Stevens (MS), Danny Percival, Reg Thompson, Gill Hiley, Jeremy Hiley, Timothy Vogel, Dick Dykes, Pat Fosbrook, Sue Bloomfield, Irma Fowler, Steven Knight, Paul Swallow, Neil Cliff (NC), Les Baker (LB), Neal Foster (NF), Sara Sharples (SS), Anita Goddard, Penny Armstrong.
Apologies: Sharon Reynolds (SR), Steve Reynolds, Julie Lewins, Neil Lewins.
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Agenda Item
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Notes
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Approved by members at the meeting
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Action
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Minutes of the AGM 2025– Accuracy and Matters Arising
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Accuracy.
A First Aider had not yet been recruited. MS offered to act as a First Aider and SS offered to support him.
Officers had still not been able to find suitable alternative accommodation.
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Yes
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Anyone who hears of possible new accommodation to notify a committee member.
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Chairman’s Report
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BM said it had been a good year for the Club. He thanked the Committee and members.
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Yes
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Treasurer’s Report
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The members felt the hire of the Catholic Church Room and Methodist Church were good value.
JS said that the Club had a healthy balance which was being used to benefit the members.eg new equipment and Charity Events.
BM suggested that the next Charity Event donation was given to Tapping House Hospice.
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Yes
Yes
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Secretary’s Report
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AF explained that she would be working on the Club’s Data Protection to minimise member details stored on personal computers.
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Yes
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Development Officer’s Report
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RM said she had started a daytime bridge session for ‘Gentle Duplicate’ as well as running a beginners’ class and practice session. She also runs Tuesday Club Evening with other Tournament Directors. BM thanked RM for her exceptional effort.
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Yes
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Toilets at Catholic Church Room
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NC said that the hand dryer was not working. RM explained that the Club supplied paper towels.
He also said that the toilets were not fit for purpose and generally unhygienic.
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SR to speak to Fr Mark about what needs to be done.
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Car Park
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LB said the car park was very dark at the side of the Catholic Church. He had mobility problems and this caused him difficulty in getting safely to the Church Room.
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SR to speak to Fr Mark about fitting a light.
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Cups/Trophies
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NF wanted to know if the Club intended to offer new cups. One new cup had been offered by a member for improvement and it was hoped this would be in place soon. Methods for measuring ‘improvement’ were being investigated.
It was planned that the cups, in future, would be spread across Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.
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Meeting closed at 6.20pm
Anne Fairweather, Secretary, 04.03.2026
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