Joining Form                The English Bridge Union

Completed form can be sent to the EBU at Broadfields, Bicester Road, Aylesbury HP19 3BG

or handed to a local county or club official. For assistance or information, telephone the

Membership Helpline on 01296 317201 or contact your local county representative.

 

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Title

Initials

Surname

Suffix

First Name(s)                                                                  Your preferred first names please

Address

 

                                                                                  Postcode

Date of Birth

EBU No (added by the EBU)

Contact Nos. (provided for EBU use only)

 

Home

Work(optional)

Telephone

 

 

Fax

 

 

Email

 

 

Do you have a computer at home?  Yes / No             Do you have Internet access?  Yes / No

 

My primary County Association is:

My primary Bridge Club(s) is/are:

I wish to join the EBU      

 

Tick one box

I wish to join the EBU as a Junior

 

 

and I agree to abide by the rules of the EBU

 

Signed                                                           Date

The joining subscription applicable is

 £

Please enter the

appropriate amount

Note: The EBU subscription varies according to your County Association

I have completed the Direct Debit mandate

 

Tick one box

I enclose my payment for the above amount

 

 

New members joining for the first time may also pay by credit card – simply telephone 01296 317201

If paying locally in your club or county, please ask the official to complete the following line and advise who the cheque should be made payable to:

Payment received by (name)            Signature                Effective joining date

 

 

The English Bridge Union will not disclose your name, address and other details except to the County Associations of the Union. We may, however, from time to time forward to you information from other selected organisations. If you would prefer not to receive this information, please tick this box.

 

The English Bridge Union           Direct Debit

Instruction to your Bank or Building Society to pay by Direct Debit

Please fill in the whole form using a ball point pen and send to:

 

The English Bridge Union

Broadfields, Bicester Road

Aylesbury

HP19 4BG

 

 

  Originator’s Identification Number

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Name(s) of Account Holder(s)                                          Reference Number

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank/Building Society account number

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Instruction to your Bank or Building Society

 

Please pay the English Bridge union direct Debits from the account detailed in this Instruction subject to the safeguards assured by the Direct Debit Guarantee.

 

Branch Sort Code

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I understand that this Instruction may remain with the English Bridge union and, if so, details will be passed electronically to my Bank/Building Society

 

 

Name and full postal address of your Bank/Building Society

To:The Manager                         Bank/Building Society

 

Signature(s)

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

Address

 

 

                                                        Postcode

 

 

                                                 The Direct Debit Guarantee                                        DIRECT

                                                                                                                                         Debit

This guarantee is offered by all banks and Building Societies that take part in the Direct Debit Scheme.

The efficiency and security of the Scheme is monitored and protected by your own Bank or Building Society.

 

If the amounts to be paid or the payment dates change, the English Bridge Union will notify you 10 working days in advance of your account being debited or as otherwise agreed.

 

If an error is made by the English Bridge Union or your Bank or Building Society, you are guaranteed a full and immediate refund from your branch of the amount paid.

 

You can cancel a Direct Debit at any time by writing to your Bank or Building Society.

Please also send a copy of your letter to us.

 

 

How to Deal Yourself In

 

Complete the attached Joining Form and send it to the EBU at Aylesbury, or hand it to a local club or county official.

 

The easiest and most efficient way to pay is by Direct Debit.

Just fill in the mandate next to the Joining Form and we will do the rest.

 

Or you can pay by cheque, or your local official may accept cash. Cheques should be payable to the English Bridge union unless otherwise directed by the local official.

 

Alternatively, you may choose to pay your first subscription by credit card and join by simply telephoning the Membership Helpline.

 

The start of the membership year is 1st April, but you can join at any time. A new member joining for the first time from November onwards need only pay half the annual subscription for that membership year.

 

The cost of the annual subscription varies from county to county. Find out how much your own subscription (MCBA) is by asking a local official:

Bernard Kaye (3 Haslam Court, 68 Singleton Road, Manchester, M7 4LG

 (Tel: 0161 740 1706)).

If you need any assistance, please ring the Membership Helpline.

The Membership Secretary

English Bridge Union, Broadfields,

Bicester Road,

Aylesbury HP19 3BG

 

Membership Helpline: 01296 317201

 

The EBU is a non-profit making organisation. It exists to look after the interests of the membership and promote organised bridge.

The EBU is made up of 39 County Associations.

When you join, part of you subscription goes to your county of affiliation and part goes to the national administrative headquarters in Aylesbury.

Counties run bridge competitions locally, including one-day events, leagues and team competitions, and will keep you in touch with all that is going on in your area.

 

The benefits for members.

 

Six issues a year of English Bridge, a high quality, colour magazine packed with mebers news and views, articles on bidding and play, county, national and international news, bridge holidays and much more.

 

You can play in county and national events and competitions, both near you home and further afield.

 

You can participate in the Master Point scheme and achieve a career ranking which will improve as you earn more points. Just 200 Local Points gets you on the first rung of the ladder.

 

The ability to make you voice hears, to contribute your ideas and influence the future of the game.

 

This is what we do with your help.

 

The EBU trains bridge teachers who are the main recruiters of new players.

 

The EBU provides training for club directors who are generally the main organisers of club bridge.

 

The EBU invests in the future by promoting the learning of bridge in schools and universities.

 

The EBU Bridge Shop provides a sensible and stable price structure for club stationery and playing accessories such as bidding boxes, boards and playing cards.

 

The EBU publishes a range of magazines from English Bridge to the Club and County Newsletters, as well as having a web site.

 

The EBU and its County Associations organise and stage many tournaments annually, ranging from competitions that you can play in your own home through to prestige internationals.

 

Your County Association is a very important part of the EBU; it represents you views at national level and provides a range of local services and competitions for members.

 

Your national representatives lobby parliament for changes in the law to enable duplicate bridge to be officially recognised as a sport with the ensuing benefits.