REGIS BRIDGE CLUB
Minutes of 2014 Annual General Meeting
Date of Meeting: Tuesday 15thApril 2014
The meeting was opened by the chairman Colin O’Hara at 7.15 pm with 56 members is attendance. Apologies for absence were received fromPauline Hansen, Hilary Clarke, Mike Baylis, John Naylor and Verna Dent.
Colin O’Hara welcomed everyone to the meetingand provided an overview of his report which had been available on the web site.
Attendance over the year had increased slightly with 13 or more tables being in play 78% of the time. The club had held its regular calendar of events , all of which had been most successful, and in addition Colin had arranged a bridge holiday in Bournemouth in April 2013 which had been so successful he had organised another for April 2014 which had just completed and will be reported upon in next year’s summary.
Roy Dragethen asked the meeting for approval of last year’s minutes. Copies had been available on the web site, and hard copies were made available to those who asked. The minutes were approved unanimously with George Goddard proposing and Brian Power seconding.
He then asked members to refer to the secretary/treasurer report - a copy of which was on each table together with the auditors report. There was a substantial profit for the year although slightly lower than the previous year. This was due to the purchase of some new trophies and increased subsidy of social events. The auditor’s report showed the major difference between this year and last was increased revenue and expense for the bridge holiday, although both showed a small surplus.
Paul Kilduff proposed acceptance of the chairman’s report and the financial report and Roger Gregory seconded. The reportswereapproved unanimously.
The meeting then went on to election of officers. All current members of the committee indicated their willingness to continue. There being no other nominees from the floor, it was agreed that the committee be re-elected en bloc.( proposed by Brian Abbott and seconded by Ted Lowther) The committee therefore remains:
Chairman:Colin O’Hara
Secretary:Roy Drage
Treasurer:Melek Drage
Member:Colin Hill
Member:Paul Kilduff
The meeting then moved on to a motion put forward by Sylvia Miller and seconded by Chris Day. Sylvia proposed that eating of snacks during play was prohibited as it was distracting and caused the cards to become greasy. There was some discussion, but the meeting agreed unanimously to approve the motion. This would not prevent dummy from partaking as long as hands were washed before the next hand.
A few further discussion points were raised under any other business. Peter Pratt reminded players that drinks should not be put on the table. John Cardiff commented that the cards should be changed more often. Melek responded that they were changed regularly, but if a specific pack was substandard to report it to her so that it could be changed. Roger Gregory reminded everyone that being sensitive to other players was an essential part of a friendly evening.
Peter Pratt asked if an occasional team event could be run. Colin commented that this would be considered again. The issue was not to have to turn away those who turned up who were not in team. It was agreed that pre-entry and good advance publicity was the key. Pat Bowen asked if teams would be drawn or self selected. This would be discussed by the committee before any event was organised.
The meeting was closed by Colin O’Hara who thanked the committee for their hard work over the year and all members for their continued support. Meeting closed at 7.45 pm.
Roy Drage