NEWS

05/08/08The Summer Knock Out Cup and Plate results updated

24/07/08The Three Counties after the first evening

24/07/08Results of our first County match + tables

24/07/08Next Green Point events at Spondon are September 27th and 28th

28/06/08Copies of the new Laws of Bridge are available

28/06/08Details of the Three Counties Arrangements

12/06/08Our AGM: Prizewinners in Pictures

11/06/08TD training courses available in Leicester

09/06/08The LCBA Calendar: updated to December 2009

05/06/08P2P: The present position

05/06/08Report from the LCBA AGM

 

 

 

NEW LAWS SEMINAR

We have arranged an evening seminar (7.15 start) on the new laws in time for the beginning of the new season. This will be run on two occasions - first at the County Club on Wednesday August 20th and then repeated on Wednesday September 3rd at the Loughborough Bridge Club. The particular focus will be to offer help and advice to Captains of League teams and their deputies – players who sometimes find themselves having to give a ruling. We will run through all aspects of the law changes and suggest the best way to manage the revised Law 27 which may be awkward for a playing TD. Subject to space, we will also welcome all those who volunteer their services as playing TDs in their clubs. Further details are being circulated to affiliated clubs by Robert Northage.

P2P: WHERE WE STAND

As expected, the two Leicestershire shareholders voted in favour of the EBU Strategy and P2P on June 4th. The P2P proposal was carried and now the EBU must begin the process of (a) getting P2P systems up and running and (b) persuading those who voted against that they should change their minds.

The EBU will be under great pressure and close scrutiny throughout the next 15 months, at the end of which period in October 2009 a three-quarters majority of shareholder votes will be required to approve the changes to the EBU bye laws and articles of association necessary for the scheme to come into operation on April 1st 2010.

Your Committee is going to work hard to support and help all our clubs deal with the impact of P2P. We hope to minimise the number that feel they must disaffiliate and we will strive to maintain a league full of teams at all levels.

(Please click here if you would like to read more about the LCBA and P2P)