Titchfield Bridge Club
Minutes of AGM held Monday 12th December 2011
Apologies:
No apologies were received.
The meeting opened at 7 p.m. with 38 members present. The Chairman welcomed all those members attending the meeting.
1. Approval of Minutes:
The minutes of the AGM held on Monday 13th December 2010 were approved and accepted unanimously.
2. Matters arising:
None were brought forward.
3. Chairman’s Report.
David said that there had been sad times this year with the deaths of Jill Howard Williams and Alma Newbury.
He then gave a funny and amusing report on the year’s activities. He started by asking the Committee to stand up and told the meeting in jest that the Committee were an absolute shower who had taken no notice of him throughout the year. He then spoke of the sterling work they had carried during the year to give the members such excellent value for approx £1.50 a week.
He then thanked Club members for what they have done in making it such a happy club and said there was no shortage of directors or volunteers. Everyone had welcomed visitors and sometimes under difficult circumstances has bitten their lip and not murdered an unreasonable partner or opponent. We live in difficult times with reduced numbers of young people taking up Bridge so it is doubly important that we run a happy club and that playing Bridge here was a pleasure and thus we will maintain our numbers.
He then spoke about a number of our more colourful characters, the success of certain individuals and the Basingstoke Cup team, the new arrangements for fire drills and the telephone in his office at home and the sign on its door. He sat down to much applause.
4. Treasurer’s Report and Financial Statement.
The Income and Expenditure Account at 30th November 2011 was presented.
Gina was pleased to report that the Club’s finances had held up over the past 12 months with an increase of profit of just under £200. Visitor fees were up by £92.50. All bills including rent have been paid. The deposit account stands at £1319.48 and the current account at £405.10.
Brian Stapleton and Celia Carter queried the amount paid to the EBU via Pay to Play.
The accounts were approved by the members.
5. Membership Secretary’s Report.
Pat said that we ended 2010 with 79 members and of these 6 did not rejoin this year. During the year Jill Howard Williams and Alma Newbury died.
We have gained 9 new members this year and so we end 2011 with 80 members.
6. Competition Secretary’s Report.
Peter reported that the sessions had run smoothly throughout the year with very few problems. The Monday sessions have been running at 11 – 12 tables and the Wednesday sessions have improved to 8 – 9 tables and even 10 tables at times.
The Simultaneous Pairs have run as planned throughout the year his thanks went to Harold Scott for making the boards up, all without error. His thanks also went to David Goodlake, Chris Garrod and Susan Poole for assisting with the Directing and a job well done.
He reported that the Committee had decided to reduce the number of Simultaneous Pairs played next year from 6 to 4; 2 EBU and 2 British Sims to be played with 2 on a Monday and 2 on a Wednesday. This was because a large number of members do not like Sim Pairs.
(A straw poll of the members present supported this action.)
7. Presentation of Trophies.
The Treasurer Gina Hunt presented the prizes.
Monday Cup Bill & Babs Boswell
Wednesday Cup Brian Stapleton & Ken French
Teams Dennis Hoey Gordon Clarke Brian Stapleton & Ken French
Pairs Celia Parsons & Brian Weeks
Rose Bowl Not presented
8. Subscriptions.
The meeting agreed unanimously with the Treasurer’s proposal that subscriptions for 2012 remain unchanged with a first half year subscription of £35 and the second half year subscription being decided when room rentals are known. Visitor’s fees to remain unchanged at £2.50 per session.
9. Recommendations of the Management Committee.
None were brought forward.
10. Election of the Committee.
The following were elected unopposed.
Chairman David Hunt, Secretary Jim Sherman, Treasurer Gina Hunt, Membership Secretary Pat Lee, Competition Secretary Peter Francis, Community Centre Representative Susan Poole and House/Stationery Jean Pike.
There being no other business the meeting closed at 7.30 p.m.
The next Committee meeting will be held on Monday 26th March 2012 at 5.30 p.m. in the Titchfield Community Centre.
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