## **Wearside Bridge Club AGM** ## Tuesday 22[nd] JUNE 2021 to start at 10.00 am. at 17 Park Place West ## Agenda 1. Apologies for absence 2. Matters arising from the minutes of the AGM held on - 14[th] July 2020 3. Officer’s Reports 4. Approval of Accounts 5. Appointment of Auditor. 6. Membership Fees for 2021-22 7. Election of Officers 8. Any Other Business. Chairn)an's Report 2021 It can truly be said that this was a year without precedentfor Wearside Bridge Club. Despite a full year without face to face bridge the club has continued to adaptand thrive. Withoutlockdown l am sure fewof uswould have discovered online bridge. Through our online bridgesessions we have attracted a number of new members. There is now no geographic restrictions to membership and we have players from as far apartas Airdrie and the Isle of Wightl While it has many advantages nothing can replace the social 2spert ofplaying with friends in a real club and I hope it will not be too longbefore we can share thatexperience again. My thanks go to my predecessor, TonyWatson,for his tireless efforts representing and promotingthe club. Graham Cox deserves special mention for organising the Lockdown League which has been a godsend for many of us.And of course this would not have happened without theWhatsApp group setup by George Farnan. Chris Patrick has notonlyprovided us with information and entertainrnent through the quarterlynewsletter, but has organised a number of online team matches which have attracted popular support. I would be in trouble if I don'tmention the hardworkofour treasurer Rosemary Wallace, Rosemaryand Chris were also the driving forces behind the successful Thursday evening virtual club nighL And of course special thanks to our secretary, Allan Davies. As well as the numerous and time consumingduties involved in the dayto dayrunning of the club he continues to provide weekly online teaching sessions. Although the opportunities to excel in competiton have been unavoidably curtsiled, there have nevertheless been some outstaT]dingsuccesses for the club. There was a superb resultfor Beverley Basquil and Colin Porch who won the EBU championship pairs (Guardian Trophy) earlierthis year. In the online NEBA team matches Wearside Blue came a close second In the top division, tAking the notsble scalp of the even￿21 winners, Brunton Blue in their match. Wearside Red also performed creditably and contributed to a Wearside double bybeating Brunton Red in their match. The team of Anne Urwin, Chris Patrick ]une Ainslie and Michael Wainwright came second in Session 2 of the Blue-pointed Progressive Congress Swiss Teams Uack High) at the EBU Annual Congress played online in AugusL I lookforward to meeting you all again soon. Alan Wallace **Secretary’s Report 2021** - The membership stands at 139 members but there are a few subscriptions still outstanding. - 7 to 10 trustees/committee members are needed. This includes three officers (see attached sheet). - A massive thank you is to be extended to Alan Wallace for his efforts in directing the online Thursday bridge sesssions and Graham Cox for organising the online league. - Thanks are also due to Rosemary Wallace for her efforts in balancing the club’s accounts. - Teaching lessons continue on Tuesday and Friday mornings and I would encourage all members to advertise these as much as possible. Lessons bring in new members and are important for the continuing existence of the club. - Thanks to Richard Spargo for his unceasing help with many repairs and in tending the garden. His continues to be an important and vital contribution. - Christopher Patrick has helped enormously with many aspects of the club (eg. newsletter). - I must not forget our long-serving committee member, Eleanor Foley, who still helps with various jobs around the club. - Most competitions have been cancelled due to the closure of the club during the coronavirus pandemic. However the Bergson trophy was played online. - The club has had a new boiler installed and hopefully will be in use once the club reopens. - The club will be opened as soon as it is safe to do so and government guidelines must be followed. Members will be informed in advance via e-mail or letter about possible opening dates. Allan Davies. ## **Treasurer’s Report 2021** copy of the audited accounts has been obtained. The audited accounts are shown below. Rosemary Wallace WEARSIDE BRIDGE CLUB INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT 31 MARCH 2021 2QX Sub$cripliDns 555 2676 Table Money Teaching (Nettl Charity Events, Entry Fees, Class Fees Bar (Nettl BankJBuilding Society Interest Transfer from Cambridge & Counties Other- Weekly Money 19013 1881 2078 220 997 923 10000 191 547 475 1000 Council Grant Virtual Club 16479 25525 Repairs & Renewals- Propety Repairs & Renewals Electricity & Gas Water,Ground Rent, COU￿11 Tax Inett} Cleaning, Gardening Telephone Inettl Insurance Printing, Stationery. Adverbsing Audit Fees Legal Fees Compeblions EBUINEBA SubscriptKJn$ Charitable Donations Playing Cards & Boxgs Li¢ences Sundries 17845 1203 1125 1278 712 1113 297 110 55 128 736 142 409 70 4671 1643 571 4154 894 ', 057 62 110 2705 3626 967 70 WEARSIDE BRIDGE CLUB BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2021 Flxlures & Fixtures & Property 1142 As At 1 st April 1995 Additions 1142 7952 7952 1142 7952 1142 7952 Depreciation Written Down Value Z9.42 Fixed Assets 1142 1142 Prepayments Debtors 57 589S3 10 Cash & Bank Balan￿S 59020 680C9 Creditors Accruals Sundry Creditors 652 AS AT 1slAPRIL Readuslmenl lo Account Add Surplus I (Deficit) 68559 77984 I have audited the books of the Wearside Bridge Club for the year ended 31 st March 2021 and in rny opinion, the above Balance Sheet and the Income and Expenditure Account give 8 true and fair view of the slate of the affairs of the Club al that date. Proposal on behalf of the committee: The membership subscription due in April for the years 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 shall be a total of £25 for full members and £12.50 for Associate members. From April 2022 the membership fee should be paid annually at the same rate. Proposed by Alan Wallace Seconded by Allan Davies. ## **NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND NOMINATIONS FOR THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS** ## **TUESDAY 22[nd] JUNE 2021 at 10.00 am.** The officers of the club are: Chairperson, Secretary and Treasurer. The club Chairperson must retire after three years in office whilst other club officers retire annually but are available for re-election. ## **Club Officers 2021-2022** Chairman Alan Wallace Secretary Allan Davies Treasurer Rosemary Wallace ## **Other trustees (also known as the Committee).** These need to be re-elected: Graham Cox-club captain Tony Watson Anne Forster Eleanor Foley Chris Patrick George Farnan Nominations for any posts must be proposed and seconded in writing by members. The nominee must have agreed to the proposal. All nominations must be received by the Secretary at least fourteen days before the AGM (the closing date will be 8[th] June). Any motions or resolutions must be received by the Secretary at least fourteen days before the AGM (the closing date will be 8[th] June). ## **The Club Trustees are:** Tony Watson Graham Cox George Farnan Allan Davies Christopher Patrick Rosemary Wallace Anne Forster