Notice is given that The Bridge Club's AGM is planned for Sunday 21 November at 2pm however should lock-down prevent this the AGM will be rescheduled to 28th November. Should this happen the AGM on 28th will be "face to face" or by Zoom dependent on the state of lock-down

The Quorum for the AGM is 30 financial members

The Committee - the Club needs more members for the next committee. If you feel you have something to give to the Club then can you please contact our President Nigel re the next steps
 
Whether this AGM takes place is outside the control of the Club due to Covid 19 and is a lock-down in effect

If No Covid lock-downs in place on AGM day -
▶ 2pm AGM
▶ Selected Premium Trophies will be presented ( majority of the prizes are presented at the session "party nights" )
▶ At conclusion of the prizes ( AGM ) "fun bridge" commences till approx 5.30pm
▶ After bridge Christmas Dinner concludes the event

Covid Lock-down on AGM day
Should there be a lock-down in effect during the week prior to the AGM then the AGM will be re-scheduled to the 28th November
Should it not be possible to hold the AGM on the 28th the meeting will be held using a Zoom session on the same day. The agenda for this meeting will be confirmed when the Zoom held event becomes necessary otherwise the meeting day will run as per that planned for the 21st

◉ Members have the chance to raise any Club issue at the AGM. These must be raised by writing or emailing to the Club via the Club Secretary

◉ Election of officers for the Club takes place at the AGM. Nominations for these need to be submitted on the forms found attached to this web page or on the Clubs website ( Info on the top menu )

Submitting Notices or Nominations -

The Club notes that the presence of a Lock-down in the 2 weeks prior to the AGM date will potentially influence the ability to deliver notices or nominations to the Club. It is also appreciated that it may not be possible then to hand deliver notices to the Club or have paper copies on the appropriate Club forms either.

The Club is flexible here and will accept a form deposited in the Club mailbox or those scanned , printed or photographed and then emailed to the Secretary. Where it is not possible to print the form a handwritten copy of the form provided it contains all the required information will be acceptable

All forms received ( notices & nominations ) will be displayed on receipt on the Club website in lieu of display on the Club notice board if a Lock-down is in effect. Signatures or Identifying Names will removed for reasons of privacy but a copy of any document will be available to members on request from the Club Secretary.

Important dates -

▶ Month of November - the AGM is required by the constitution to be held in this month

▶ Sunday 21st November - Current planned day for AGM    

▶ Reserve day for the AGM is 28th November

▶ Receipt of any request from members for an issue to be raised / discussed at the AGM - 14days prior on 7th November

▶ Election of officers - nominations close 7 days prior to AGM on 14th November

Zoom AGM -
If the AGM is to be undertaken using Zoom all members of the Club will be emailed the standard set of documents to be presented at the AGM. This will take place not less than 72hrs before the date of the AGM

Trophies -
Should you be the current holder of a Club trophy then please discuss the return of the trophy with the Club Secretary

Downloads -
Nomination for Club Office form

Hamilton Bridge Constitution 2017
 

Nigel Gresson
President
1 November 2021

Waikato Bays / Hamilton Teams - This event took place over the Sunday and Monday of Labour weekend and was the first on-line event the Hamilton Club has ever run. 54 teams from all over New Zealand plus 3 Australian players took part in what turned out to be a very popular event amongst the participants
 
The first list shows the overall top eight teams in the event while the Hamilton 500 lists the first 3 teams where the players have between 200 and 500 rating points. Similarly the Hamilton 200 is limited to players whose rating points are between 0 and 200. The event proved popular even amongst those not taking part with up to 70 Kibitzing the event at times

NZ bridge has advised that Bridge clubs can reopen for play at Lock-down Level 2 if they choose, with certain safety standards. Several clubs in our region and many in other parts of the country have partially reopened or are preparing to reopen shortly

Your committee has met and the decision was made to reopen the club starting the coming Tuesday of next week - 28 September, with sessions on Tuesday afternoon, Tuesday evening, Thursday evening and Friday morning ( Friday numbers are capped at 100 due to the Lock-down rules )

Obviously, it is an individual decision whether you wish to play in Level 2 and the committee understands that

At the current Level 2 our safety precautions are the following:
•    If you come to bridge you must be well and have no symptoms of any illness
•   The use of face masks is mandatory. The club has a limited number of disposable ones available but please bring your own
•   The kitchen will be closed
•   Members of the Hamilton Club only - NO VISITORS
•   You bring your own pen that travels with you
•   Only South will handle the BridgeMate. East will verbally agree to the score
•   Hand sanitiser to be used will be provided at the entrance to the playing rooms and selected locations in both rooms
•   Contact details will be recorded as per the government Covid requirements
•   Friday Day Bridge - dependent on numbers as to room allocation. TBC on the day but in one room if possible

Should we find that insufficient numbers decide to play at Lock-down Level 2, we will again stop bridge until Lock-down Level 1 is achieved

There will be a further update on the club website after the next Government announcement should change be required

Nigel - President

Tuesday 7th September -

All bridge remains currently remains suspended at the Hamilton Club

The change in the rules applying to the current level of Lock-down announced by the government yesterday likely allows for the playing of bridge at this lock-down level. However it certainly doesn't make it easy ( see the government rules here ) for the Club to apply all

The latest update from NZ Bridge helps with the levels / rules that need to be met / apply but some further confirmation is required first. The Clubs Committee will meet Thursday and will provide an indication to the membership as to when bridge will resume.

Take care and keep you and your bubbles safe

Nigel
Nigel Gresson, President

The NZ Bridge advisory can be opened by clicking this link
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To all club members:

With the extension of the Level 4 Lock-down by the government on 23 August ALL bridge is suspended at the Hamilton Club for the foreseeable future

The Club will review this suspension and update members when the Waikato Region leaves Lock-down Level 4

Until that change takes place we hope and trust members stay well and safe, and very much look forward to seeing you all at the bridge table soon. Please keep in contact with our elderly members and offer any assistance they may need if things drag on or get worse

Any queries or concerns can be emailed to the club’s email address (secretary@hamiltonbridge.co.nz)

Nigel