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February 2016 English Bridge
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.