Result of the Special General Meeting
The Special General Meeting of the Welsh Bridge Union on Sunday 5th September 2010 was very well attended. By an overwhelming majority members approved the proposed changes to the Constitution and Management of the WBU, which had previously been agreed by Council.
Summary of the proposals
More detailed explanation of the proposed changes
Marked-up version of the Constitution, showing the detailed changes
The revised Constitution
The Annual General Meeting
At the AGM held in Llandrindod Wells on 16th May 2010, Alan Screen handed over the baton of President to Adrian Thomas.
In his address, Adrian expressed his determination that next year should be one of Development for the WBU.
The top table at the AGM
Membership Information
The WBU membership fees and how to pay them are explained on this information sheet.
Our membership secretary maintains a list of current members. Follow the Membership link on this page here, to check that you have paid this year's subscription!
Publications including the current WBU Constitution can be found via the Publications page.
Master Points
The WBU operates a masterpoint award scheme for lifetime achievement, with promotion through the various ranks towards becoming a Grand Master. In addition every April we publish the Gold Point Ranking list, which is an indication of current form. Details of all the ranks and points required can be found here.
Noelle Bond, our Master Point Secretary, publishes comprehensive up-to-date
information on her web site here.
In particular you can find there:
the latest Master Point promotion list
the leaders in the competition for the John Hockey trophy, for the most masterpoints registered in the year
the status of members' submissions to Noelle
as well as lots of useful FAQs (answers to Frequently Asked Questions) for members and for areas and clubs.
Support for Clubs
The Welsh Bridge Union is pleased that a special insurance deal has been arranged for affiliated clubs. Details here.
WBU Playing Cards: The WBU has organised a bulk purchase of high-quality playing cards for our affiliated clubs. They can be used in Duplimate machines. Each affiliated club has been given some free packs, according to how many WBU members they have. Further packs can be bought by affiliated clubs for £1 each. Contact Neville for details.
Putting Bridge Teachers on the Map
The map of Welsh bridge clubs which can be reached via welshbridgeunion.info/club-locations now shows sources of bridge teaching with information about them and pins to show where they are. If you are, or know of, an active teacher of bridge, please inform Neville and he will add to the map.