| Present: | J. Steen, S. Pirmohamed, M. Greensill, E. Adamson, P. Muir, M. Anderson, D. Kearney, K. Macdonald, R. Harkness, J. Yarham, N. Thomson (chair) and M. Pumphrey. |
| Apologies: | G. Henderson and M. Burn. The President opened the meeting by thanking the Committee for their work and support throughout his presidency. Eva responded to this, on behalf of the Committee, by thanking him also for his hard work. |
| Adoption of Minutes | Proposed by and seconded by M. Greensill and M. Anderson. |
| Matters Arising | Neil had spoken to the suppliers of the brass sign outside the club and he was told that nothing more could be done, so it was decided to put up with it just now and to buy from a different supplier at a later date. |
| Correspondence | Notice of a charity night being held by Annan Bridge Club. Notice to be put on the notice board. Guidelines, were received, regarding No Smoking Laws. There is to be no smoking in the porch. |
| New Members | Two new members were accepted into the club: Roy Shearn and Catherine Forbes. |
| Treasurer | Ken produced draft accounts, which were discussed by the committee. Main points: Members approx. 113. Table money up by £600 mainly due to the Tuesday afternoon bridge. Sponsorship and classes £416. Insurance up as the building is now insured for a quarter of a million. Heating and lighting up but a rebate is due. Ken's cash flow forecast suggests a cash increase of approx. £5,000 over 2006 Ken then gave notice to the committee that he intended this to be his last year as treasurer. |
| House | Margaret Greensill reported that Kate (cleaner) was off this week with a sore back. Margaret had also reported to the Council and the roads department about the problem of dog fouling outside the club which was then being walked into the club. The "dog warden" had been round and on this visit had found no fouling. Margaret also advised that a rubber backed carpet was needed in the kitchen. |
| Tournaments | It was agreed to have a Presidents "no fear" charity bridge night with a raffle on Thursday 4th May costing £2.00. The Presidents chosen charity is the "Shamian Arif Appeal". The President is intending to take part in the "Superbike Tour of Scotland for Shamian" taking place from Thursday 18th May to Sunday 21st May covering 1,140 miles around the coast of Scotland. Ken is to put an advert in the Standard and the secretary is to let as many clubs as possible know of this event. Neil is to make a club poster and Rosie is to organise the food. The summer open bridge nights are to be tried again this year although it was noted that attendance was down considerably last year. It was decided to change the night to a Thursday night starting on Thursday 11th May. This will be advertised alongside the charity event. There was a letter from Michael Anderson regarding the score cards used by the Wednesday night players. They wished to return to the score sheets that they had used previously as they were easier to add up at the end. This matter was discussed and costed and it was agreed to agree to their request with the suggestion that some method be devised to keep the clipboards tidy as this had been a complaint in the past. The Appleton competitions were nearing the end of their years trial, so after some discussion as to cost implications it was agreed to put it to the vote at the AGM. Handicapping is a continual source of aggravation so it was agreed to convene a small committee of three to look at possible answers to the best way to arrive at these handicaps. The committee is to be : J. Steen, M. Burn and Neil Thomson. Temporary membership and invited guests were discussed and it was agreed to charge invited guests £3 a night and to allow unlimited nights attendance and temporary membership would be as before as stated per the constitution. Guests and temporary members cannot win Club Trophies. |
| Press | Nothing to report. |
| Newsletter | Rosie agreed to write an article reporting the Swiss Teams Event to be held in the club on Sunday 9th April. Eva is to write an article on "No Fear" bridge. |
| Refreshments | It was suggested that stock levels needed to be kept an eye on. M. Anderson is to take on responsibility for the supply of milk in the club. |
| Social | Rosie to arrange raffle prizes and food for the charity night. |
| Match Points | Nothing to report. |
| SBU | A meeting has to be held next week. Pauline Muir asked that Gerry Dolans phone number be used in the book in future for arranging teams of eight. |
| AGM | The question of the club having a telephone on the premises was now discussed as this matter has to be discussed at the AGM. A sheet was prepared showing various options and costings. After the discussion it was agreed to have the vote of the committee members and the result was against (10 against, 2 for) having a telephone permanently on the premises. It was now decided to put the vote to the AGM after they were made aware of the costs and implications. The AGM documentation including the President's remarks are to be ready for distribution by the 7th May or in the post by the 11th May. The AGM is to be held on Thursday 25th May. Five new members are needed for the Committee. |
| Classes | Eva gave an update. The classes were a great success and at a recent competition (Hugh Kelsey) the class members had achieved some very good scores. It seems that they are keen to attend the summer bridge. |
| AOCB | A letter had been received from Duncan Adamson in which he offered to be the Records Officer for the club. This offer was gratefully accepted and at the same time Pauline Muir offered to remain as Match Points Secretary. This was gratefully accepted too. The constitution says that the Secretary can delegate these functions to other suitable people. It was agreed that both Duncan and Pauline are very suitable people. The matter of "Josie" was raised and the committee was informed that the matter had been settled out of court, however at this time the club had no specific details The Committee's notice was drawn to the fact that a cabinet in the smaller bridge room had been moved because of damp. George Wyllie is attending to this. |
| Date of Next Meeting | Prior to the AGM 25th May at 6.30pm. |