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February 2016 English Bridge

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EBU Awards

BERNARD

EDDLESTON

(Herts)

Dimmie Fleming

Award

Bernard joined the Executive

Committee of Hertfordshire in

2002 as Treasurer and EBU

shareholder. In 2008 he was

elected President (Chair) of the

County Association and ensured

the smooth transition to

Universal Membership. He has

pushed for greater accountability

through the publication of

committee decisions, clear

selection criteria for County

representation and the

introduction of a newsletter. He

established meetings with

affiliated clubs and made a point

of visiting them all.

Since 2014 Bernard has been a

trustee of English Bridge

Education and Development

(EBED), helping develop bridge

teaching in schools.

Bernard decided to retire as

President in May 2015 but has

been the driving force making

the County association more

efficient and relevant to its

members and affiliated clubs.

GEOFF SMITH

(Kent)

Dimmie Fleming

Award

Geoff joined the

KCBA Committee in 1990 and

has completed 25 years. He was

Treasurer for 19 years until

becoming Deputy Chairman in

2010, and Chairman in 2011. He

was directly involved in the move

to P2P. The number of Kent

members has significantly

increased under his leadership.

He has tirelessly recruited more

Tournament Directors and

bridge teachers in the county's

clubs. Numbers at Kent events

have increased. Since 2012 Geoff

has also been the county's Chief

Tournament Director.

Geoff also drove the

appointment of an Archivist,

resulting in an excellent addition

to the KCBA website.

BARRY

BRELSFORD

(Lancashire)

Dimmie Fleming

Award

Barry has been Lancashire's

anchor of bridge administration,

holding various posts at the

LCBA for over 20 years.

In 1996 he was elected ViceChairman

of the LCBA and

became Chairman in 1999 but

stood down in 2001 to become

Secretary, a position he still

holds. In 1997 he was elected as a

Lancashire delegate to the EBU

Council and became a

Lancashire Shareholder. He has

been on the LCBA Selection

Committee since 2006. When the

EBU introduced universal

membership, he rewrote the

LCBA Constitution to conform

to the new circumstances. Barry

puts a lot of time and effort into

promoting bridge ensuring

'things ran smoothly at county

level for many years'.

CHARLOTTE VINE

(Middlesex)

Dimmie Fleming

Award

Charlotte has served on the

MCBA Committee for 15 years,

the last 11 as President until her

retirement earlier this year. She

was also a county and club

Tournament Director for many

years until retiring from such

duties in 2011.

Charlotte attended many

county committee meetings. She

organised and attended county

events and generally promoted

the county. She was a steady

influence on those around her

and always on hand for advice.

MORE

WELLDESERVED

AWARDS

OVERLEAF

ELENA

JERONIMIDIS

Honorary Life

Membership

Elena was at the helm of English

Bridge for eight years, and

responsible for the change to a

smaller format which has

ensured the publication's future.

As editor she always showed

great integrity and judgement

whilst maintaining a good sense

of humour. She is hugely

respected by authors, players and

readers alike.