Water Rates

The EBU has learnt that bridge clubs will face increased costs due to new water rate rules from next year.

Clubs are literally watching their money go down the drain as water companies start to bring through surface area-based charging. The Water Industry Act 1991 classes only two categories of customer – domestic and non-domestic. From 2010, all non-domestic customers will be charged according to the surface area of the site rather than through the rateable value of the property; this means that many of our clubs and other voluntary organisations will end up paying more than ten times their original rate.

CCPR has launched a petition to urge the Prime Minister to instruct utilities companies to charge community clubs affordable rates for services. Please support this by signing up on link below.

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Bingo Lotto

The English Bridge Union is delighted to announce it will be amongst the beneficiaries of BingoLotto - a new TV game, set up by the CCPR. The game will raise money for sport and recreation and will help towards the EBU’s commitment in promoting the game of duplicate bridge.

BingoLotto will be a weekly game broadcast on digital TV channels Virgin1 and Challenge every Friday night, starting on 29 February. Tickets are on sale from outlets around the country and will allow viewers to take part in the BingoLotto game from the comfort of their own home. The game will be hosted by popular entertainers, Joe Pasquale and Suzanne Shaw.