PLYMOUTH BRIDGE CLUB
MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL
GENERAL MEETING
18th
FEBRUARY 2009
1.Attendance Attendance - 38
Apologies - 18
2.Minutes of the last
AGM on 27th
February 2008
Copies of the minutes
of the last AGM were circulated to all Members present. It was
proposed by Fred Sommer and seconded by Elizabeth Horton that the minutes
be approved. This proposal was approved by the Members.
The minutes were then signed by the Chairperson.
3.Matters ArisingNone
4.Presentation of
Accounts
Although Sue Dillingham
was present, she was too ill to present the accounts. Therefore
Peter Espig (the Treasurer) presented the accounts for the year ended
31st December 2008.
Members drew attention
to the loss on food and drink after wages were taken into account.
But Members generally agreed that having staff serving food and drink
was a service they wanted to keep even if a loss was made. However
the incoming Committee was asked to consider increasing prices to minimise
such losses.
Peter drew attention
to the positive impact on the Profit & Loss Account of the income
from teaching and the rent of the room to the Plymouth Chess Club -
see later for the discussion on the Chess Club.
Peter pointed out that
there had been no increases in the Annual Subscriptions and Table Money
for at least 7 years. He therefore proposed that the Annual Subscriptions
should be increased from 15 to 17 per year; and the Table Money
from 1.50 to 1.70. Both increases would be effective from
1 January 2010.
After a general discussion,
it was proposed by John Vaughan and seconded by John Lankshear that
the accounts be accepted subject to audit. This proposal was approved.
The proposal to increase the Annual Subscriptions and the Table Money
was also approved by the Members.
5.Appointment of Auditor
Following Sue Dillinghams
decision to resign, it was proposed by John Vaughan and seconded by
Ivor Moore that Sarah Lyons be appointed as the Auditor for the coming year. This proposal was approved by the Members.
6.Chairpersons
Report
The Chairperson opened
by thanking the Committee for their great support during the year.
She also thanked John Richards, Cynthia Sherrell and Val Manicom who
were leaving the Committee. She reminded Members that John had
served two terms as Chairman and that Cynthia had been on the Committee
for a long time. She also thanked Sue Dillingham for her work as Auditor
over the years.
She also thanked Gloria
Sommer and Jack and Jenny Thompson for running the popular bridge classes.
The Committee was looking at the possibility of re-instating duplicate
sessions over the summer for students and interested Members of the
Club.
She then thanked Gerry
Warren (for provisioning the bar), Sue Gregory (EBU Master Points),
Bill Chapman (Honours Boards), Ruth Edmondson (the website), Barbara
E. Campbell (the Tuesday afternoon sessions), and Sandra Bennett and
her team (Club Nights). The Chairperson reminded Members that Sandra
would need more support to keep the Club Nights going in 2009.
She thanked all the Directors
for their work in directing the competitions during the year.
But she said that more Directors were needed and pointed out that the
Club would pay the costs of the necessary training courses.
She welcomed the renting
of a room by the Plymouth Chess Club. She noted that the new Committee
would enter negotiations with the Chess Club by May 2009 for an extension
of this arrangement.
Regarding the EBU Strategy
for the future of bridge, she had hoped that a meeting of all Club Members
would have been held by February 2009 to debate all the issues.
However this meeting had been delayed to at least June 2009 when the
proposed contract between the EBU and Plymouth Bridge Club would be available. Members would have the opportunity of voting on this
in due course.
She finished by wishing
the new Committee well.
On behalf of the members,
John Lankshear thanked the Chairperson for making the last year a successful
one for Plymouth Bridge Club.
7.Presentation of
Cups and Trophies
The Chairperson presented
the cups see list for details.
8.Election of Officers
The Members approved
the election of the following as Officers of Plymouth Bridge Club:-
ChairpersonJohn Vaughan Prop. Ivor Moore, Sec. Bev Dickinson
SecretaryJack Thompson Prop. Geoff Langdon, Sec. Gloria Sommer
TreasurerPeter Espig
Prop. Mair Preston-Jones, Sec. Elizabeth Horton
John Vaughan then thanked
the Club for electing him as Chairman.
9.Election of Committee
The following were elected as members of the Committee:-
Elizabeth CalderProp. Ivor Moore, Sec. Bev Dickinson
David DenbyProp. Ted Beadell,? Sec. Jenny Thompson
Bev DickinsonProp. Ivor Moore, Sec. David Atkins
Ruth EdmondsonProp. Ivor Moore, Sec. Pat Meade
Ivor MooreProp. E;lizabeth Calder, Sec. Sue Gregory
Mair Preston-JonesProp.
Sandra Bennett, Sec. Gloria Lankshear
10.Re-election of
Trustee
Elizabeth Horton agreed
to continue as a Trustee of Plymouth Bridge Club. She was proposed
by Jack Thompson and seconded by Peter Espig.? The proposal was
approved.
11.Any other Business
(ii)Ann Husk then proposed
that the Members discuss the arrangement under which the Plymouth Chess
Club was renting a room twice a week for 30 weeks for its members.
Several Members contributed their views. Most thought that the
arrangement was a good idea but felt that the amount paid by the Chess
Club should be increased. This increase would bring the cost to
the individual Chess player more into line with what the individual
PBC member paid. The Chair promised to keep these comments in
mind when the contract with the Chess Club was renegotiated in May 2009.
There being no further
business, the Chairman closed the meeting at 7.40pm.
Annual
General Meeting18th February, 2009
Presentation of Cups
and Trophies
Tudor Mixed TeamsVal Manicom, Ann Husk, Pat Meade & Andy Tooley
Heffernan CupSarah Lyons
and Claire Hamon
Allan HughesIvor Moore
and Sue Gregory
Pellow CupJohn Beard
and Mike Hamon
Walter ParsonsJohn Lankshear
and Gloria Lankshear
Spring TrophyGeoff Langdon
Summer CupJohn Beard
Winter CupMargaret Flanagan
Ladies PairsSue Gregory
and Val Manicom
Northcott CupIvor Moore
and Geoff Langdon