2021 News Archive

A short newsletter has been published with information regarding deadlines for submission of motions for the 2021 AGM, minutes of the last AGM and committee meeting, plus the ABSP 2020 accounts and obituary notices for Laura Finley and Sue Bowman.

Since official COVID-19 restrictions ended in July, we have been allowing small indoor rated events of up to 6 players, or potentially more on a case by case basis. As life is slowly returning to normal, this restriction will no longer apply, with the first larger indoor invitational events likely to take place in the coming weeks.

It is with great sadness that I have to tell you that Laura Finley, our long-standing and well-loved secretary has passed away today.

As official guidance has recently changed, the ABSP is now permitting invitational events to be rated. This means indoor events will be sanctioned with a maximum of 6 people, and outdoor events up to 30 people, though obviously weather may be a factor for those. Any interested parties must take responsibility for ensuring their compliance with any appropriate regional or national restrictions.

Happy New Year! Despite a strange and difficult year, with few tournaments taking place before everything had to be shut down, some players achieved a lot in a little time. Wayne Kelly rounds up the award winners for 2020 and a few other statistics too.