Regis Bridge ClubReport to Annual General Meeting 23rd April

2013

State of the Club2013 2012

Average weekly tables: 12.7Individuals attending: 109Casual partnerships: 106No of partnerships: 119Members playing with 4 or

more partners : 15Members attending over 20

times: 64Members attending 12 – 19

times: 7Table potential sizes: 17

Average weekly tables: 13.5Individuals attending: 109Casual partnerships: 67 No of partnerships: 122Members playing with 4 or

more partners: 22Members attending over 20

times: 67Members attending 12 – 19

times: 16Table potential sizes: 19

Frequency of tables in useNo of Tables 2013 2012

11 4 1

12 9 5

13 10 8

14 16 14

15 6 11

16 1 5

17 0 3

In MemoriamLong standing member Jean Balderson

passed away 4th January 2013 after a long illness.Thanks due to those members who visited Jean

in the months before her passing and played Bridge with her.

Committee decided to re-name plate trophy as “Jean Balderson salver”. Presented by family at Annual Dinner and Prizegiving

Social events: Annual dinner Annual dinner and prize-giving held 26 Feb

2013. 60 diners attendedJean Balderson Salver presented by sons to

winners of plate competitionSpeech by Chris Balderson thanking Club

members for supporting Jean through last months of her life

Other trophies presented by chairmanEvening concluded with 90 minutes of social

bridge

Social Events: OthersAnnual Barbeque

23rd July 2012Cooked by Peter

PrattDesserts organised

by Melek DragePost food social

bridge directed by chairman

Very enjoyable event

Xmas Party 18th December 201245 people attendedSocial bridge

throughout eveningEvent managed by

Chairman & Roy Drage

Successful end to year

Regis in Bournemouth 2013First “purpose built” Bridge Club holiday held this

year

36 players attended

5 sessions of Bridge

Ron Goddard and Colin O’Hara win players of the week

John Naylor and Paul Kilduff win Slammer of the Week

Music provided by George Reed and Bryan Power!

Small profit returned to Club balance sheet.

Regis in Bournemouth 2013

It wasn’t all Bridge!

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Website useAn average of 3000 distinct pages viewed

each monthWebsite viewed by around 700 unique visitors

per monthResults are uploaded to website within 10

minutes of completion of eventHand layouts uploaded every week to enable

analysis of results

Championship Pairs 2012Winners: Paul

Kilduff and Peter Scott 63.1%

Runners Up: Melek and Roy Drage 56.7%

3rd : Greg Harrison and Graham Pointer 55.4%

Jean Balderson SalverWinners: Megan

Hardman and Norman Hampton 62.5%

Runners Up: Jacky and Keith Bowditch 59.5%

Trophy presented by Chris and Simon Balderson on behalf of the family of Jean Balderson.

Phil Laycock Handicap PairsWinners: Keith Murphy

and Ray Albone 60.2%

Runners up: Paul

Kilduff and Peter Scott

59.7%

Third: Doug Lavis and

Kevin Faulkner 59.3%

Annual Merit TableWinner: Peter Scott

Runner up: Paul

Kilduff

3rd=: Brian Abbott

3rd=: John Naylor

5th : Colin O’Hara

Chairman’s closing commentsThanks to all committee members for their

work during 2012.Welcome to Paul Kilduff whose membership

of the committee brings welcome link with our landlords

Thanks to all who have supported the club during the current year. Whilst numbers are down overall, we still attract 14 tables on more occasions than any other during the year.