PLYMOUTH BRIDGE CLUB
Minutes of the Meeting held on Monday 5th June 2017
Attendance: Steve Lacey (Chair), John Lankshear (Vice-Chair) Charles Greenlees (Treasurer) Committee members, Sue Murkin, Peter Tunnicliffe, Jim Dunn
1. Apologies
Anne Worthington, Richard Ayres, Ailie Henry, Diane McGregor, Jenny Young
2. Minutes of meeting held on Monday 15th May 2016
After a correction relating to the purchase of the latest “Laws of Duplicate Bridge” the minutes were approved as a correct record.
3. Matters arising from the minutes.
It was noted that the next Play Day was to be held on the same date as the Torbay Conference. It was agreed that in future the tournament committee should avoid clashes with Devon Bridge Events.
4. Correspondence
It was noted that a letter of complaint had been received from the Secretary of Plymstock Bridge Club about unspecified comments made at the EGM held in April. The Chair had replied asking for more information.
5. Treasurer’s Report
The committee received and accepted a profit and loss statement from the Treasurer for the position at 31st May 2017. (This is printed at the end of the minutes). The Treasurer explained that Sundry Receipts referred to expenses and payments relating to the Andrew Robson Event and the updating of the Honours Boards. He also noted that attendance at Bridge Sessions was down overall.
6. Process for ensuring members receive receipts for subscriptions paid.
It was noted that there had been some occasions when people had not received receipts when they had paid their annual subscription. It was agreed that there should be a correct process for any officer receiving payments and this should be set out in a Club Handbook. Action Charles and Gloria would draft a section for the Handbook. Steve would co-ordinate the compilation of a Handbook by collating what already exists and commissioning sections that needed to be covered.
7. Courses for Directors and Teachers
It was agreed that it would be beneficial for the club to train more Directors and Bridge Teachers. Action John would investigate the availability of training opportunities and report back to the committee.
8. Future of Bridge Classes
There was some discussion about arrangements for future bridge classes and how to encourage students from existing classes to join in the duplicate session. Action Steve would visit the Thursday evening class to speak to students to find out their views and report back. Evidence from talking to learners seemed to point to the need for an intermediary competition below the current Monday and Thursday afternoon sessions as the standard of play at these sessions had improved considerably in recent years.
It was also noted that increasingly learners were being taught Benji and that this would, in future, need to be reflected in the Monday afternoon session that was currently confined to Basic Acol.
9. Review of Room Hire Fees.
This was deferred to the next meeting along with the already deferred agenda items relating to the Competitions Schedule and the Code of Conduct.
10. Next Meeting
The Next meeting would take place on Monday 10th July 2017 at 5.00pm.