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Minutes of the Club Committee meeting held on Monday 7th August 2017
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Attendance
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Steve Lacey - Chair&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; John Lankshear &ndash; Vice Chair
Charles Greenlees &ndash; Treasurer
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Diane McGregor - Secretary&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
Richard Ayres, Jim Dunn, Sue Murkin, Pete Tunnicliffe, Anne Worthington
Ailie Henry - Trustee
Jenny Young - Trustee&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
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1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Minutes of meeting held on Monday 10th July 2017
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The Minutes were approved as a correct record.
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2.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Matters Arising 
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Plymstock Bridge Club &ndash; A Letter of apology had been sent to Margaret Flanagan and Ruth Edmondson.
Courses for Teachers &ndash; A weekend course for Bridge Teachers will be held on the 18th/19th November.&nbsp; The EBU will be advertising the course nationally.
Course for Directors &ndash; Robin Barker or Tom Hill will be contacted and asked to run this course at a later date.&nbsp; A seminar for Directors will be held on 14th September, probably to explain the new EBU rules.&nbsp; Pete Tunnicliffe will obtain a copy of the new rules to display at the Club.
Future of Bridge Classes = Provided there are at least 10 new learners Gloria will teach both the beginners and intermediate classes which will start in mid-September. Ruth Edmondson and Brigid McElroy would be continuing lessons on Thursday evenings beginning on September 28th.
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3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Correspondence.&nbsp; None
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4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Treasurer&rsquo;s Report
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The Committee received and accepted a profit and loss statement from the Treasurer as at 31st July 2017.&nbsp; The item Sundry under General Admin Costs relates to the Andrew Robson visit.&nbsp; Charles was thanked for presenting the accounts.
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5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Competitions Committee Report
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The Tudor Summer Cup will now be judged on the best six out of eight results played over the months of June, July and August.&nbsp; There will be two competitions in September which John will Direct.&nbsp; Pete reported that a member had expressed the view that there were too few tables to successfully run the EBU Sims Pairs competition.&nbsp; Generally members preferred to support the Devon Air Ambulance Charity Pairs.&nbsp; After discussion it was decided to keep to the Competitions Schedule as published.
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6.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Code of Conduct
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It was agreed that points 6 and 7 be modified and circulated to members for final ratification at the next meeting.
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7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Review of Room Hire Fees
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Steve, Ann and Charles will meet with representatives of the Chess Club and U3A to explain the proposed changes to room hire fees and what facilities the fees include.
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8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Proposed Mentoring Programme
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It was agreed to implement this programme with new members to the Club.
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9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Building Maintenance and Improvements
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It was agreed to set up a sub-committee of Ailie, Charles and Steve to obtain plans and prices for the proposed works.&nbsp; John resigned as House Manager.
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10.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Plymouth Bridge Club Handbook
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The Handbook is in the process of being updated.&nbsp; It was suggested that a description of the Role of the Treasurer, Secretary and Trustee be included.
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11.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; New Member
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An application form from Alison Heathcote had been received and accepted by the Committee.&nbsp; In future subscription fees should not be accepted until the application to join had been approved by the Committee.&nbsp; A new list will be available to Committee members shortly.
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12.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Any Other Business
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Stratification &ndash; Richard explained the concept of stratification and the advantages and disadvantages of using the system.&nbsp; It was agreed to reintroduce stratification on Monday afternoons and perhaps modify the parameters at a later date.
Table Money &ndash; Ann asked whether the table money could be reduced and the membership subscription increased.&nbsp; This was discussed but no conclusion reached.
Host Rota &ndash; It was suggested that all members be included on the Rota for the afternoon sessions.&nbsp; Working on the average number of players attending this would mean a member would host once every 14 weeks.&nbsp; It was agreed to return to this at a future meeting when the full implications had been thought through.
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13.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Date of Next Meeting
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The next meeting will be held on Monday 11th September 2017. at 5.00 p.m.

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