Reg, David and Bob at the AGM
At the annual general meeting on September 1st it was announced that 2013/14 had been another successful year for the club. Financially Broadstairs is on a sound footing and two new members joined the club with the prospect of more this season. The Hargreaves Shield was won, the Millar Cup team performed creditably and could boast a genuine (and rare) victory over Folkestone, and there was individual success for Broadstairs members at the Thanet Chess Congress.
The President, David Horton, entering his fiftieth year as a Broadstairs player, was re-elected as were Bob Page as Secretary and Reg Pidduck as Treasurer. David Faldon continues as the Millar Cup captain, Andy Flood takes over as captain of the Hargreaves Shield side and Reg Pidduck will captain the Walker Shield team. Among the awards presented on the night was the Thanet Shield, a new trophy instigated by Broadstairs to go to one of Broadstairs, Ramsgate or Margate clubs based on respective results between the three in the Thanet League. (Contrary to its title, only three of the seven teams in the league come from Thanet!) It was decided that if the other two clubs agree, the competition would be extended this season to include results in the Hargreaves Shield.