Wednesday 7 October 2009

AGM Results

As members may know, the Annual General Meeting of the English Bridge Union is taking place today (Wednesday October 7th) in London.

The election results were announced at 3.30 p.m. and they were as follows:-


Directors ElectedNumber of votes received
1.Sally Bugden71
2.Andrew Petrie69
3.Michael Hill65
4.Graham Jepson64
5.Jeremy Dhondy59
6.Martin Pool58
7.=Jeff Morris55
7.=Malcolm Oliver55
9.Alan Nelson54
10.John Carter53



Peter Stocken and Suzanne Gill were nominated but just missed out on being elected with 46 and 40 votes respectively.

There being no other candidates for the roles, the following remained in their positions:

Chairman - Sally Bugden

Vice Chairman - Andrew Petrie

Treasurer - Michael Hill


Voting took place and the following members were elected:-


Laws & Ethics Committee

Two nominations were received, for two places, so no election required.

Mike Amos and Jeremy Dhondy were therefore re-elected for a further three-year term of office expiring in 2012.



Selection Committee

Four nominations have been received for the two vacancies. The top two persons duly elected will serve for a three year term of office expiring in 2012.


Number of votes received
Sally Brock57
Peter Baxter39
David Muller25
Heather Bakhshi24


Baxter beat Muller after a tie and a run-off vote.



Tournament Committee

Two nominations were received, for two places, so no election required.

Alan Nelson and Addis Page were therefore re-elected for a further three-year term of office expiring in 2012.

Dimmie Fleming Award, 2009

Bob Blackmore, who last August won the first John Armstrong Memorial Award, is now the recipient of the Dimmie Fleming Award for services to bridge.

Bob is a player of the highest standard who has won almost every competition in Devon and has represented that County in national events on numerous occasions.

He was a founder member of the Exeter Bridge Club, and has been its unpaid financial director since 1994. He has used that position to promote the interests of bridge both for the club and the Devon Bridge Association.

Bob largely gave up competitive bridge to take on the role of encouraging young players and those new to the game. For as long as most people can remember, nobody has worked harder for bridge in Devon than Bob Blackmore.