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As the Championship ends, the Charity Challenge begins…

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“There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up”. – John Holmes

We see men and women who have experienced trauma within their early years. Many have grown up within the care system and lost contact with friends & family. Everyday these people are fighting to survive. Helping Homeless Believe provide emergency response to anyone spotted rough sleeping within Bristol & South Gloucestershire. We will offer them a survival pack of basic essentials to keep them alive along with signposting to services that may be of help. Each survival pack costs £55.00. These consist of an army style sleeping bag that keep people warm in minus temperatures, a foil emergency blanket, a set of thermals, gloves, hat, socks and a sixty litre rucksack.

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UKBGF Board elections: results

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The votes have now been counted and we are able to announce the results of the UKBGF Board elections for 2021-2022. There were twelve candidates who put their names forward, and nine places to fill. Our new Board will be made up of, in alphabetical order:

  • Peter Bennet
  • Tim Cross
  • Danny Gallagher
  • Geoff Hall
  • Kevin Jones
  • Sean Jones
  • John McNeill
  • Brenda Rafferty
  • Andrew Selby

These elections don’t affect the composition of the various sub-committees, who will carry on as before. Congratulations to our new Board, and a big thankyou to our outgoing Board for all their hard work over the past years. Thankyou also to everyone who took the time to vote; it’s important to us that the Board reflects what you, the members, want to see happen in the forthcoming two years. From now until the end of the year the new and old Boards will work together to make sure there’s a smooth handover.

If you’re enthusiastic about helping out, you don’t need to wait for the elections in 2022 – all of the Board will be delighted to hear from you and discuss ways in which you can get involved!

 

Conduct in our community

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In common with all varieties of sport, mind sports, and other competitive games there is a great appeal and enjoyment to be had in being a part of a community. Backgammon at its heart is a social game, and our community is vibrant and full of character, bringing together people from all walks of life.

However, whilst our community is without doubt one to be proud of, there have been several instances of improper behaviour brought to the attention of the UKBGF Board in the relatively recent past, ranging from behaviour at tournaments, and unjustified accusations towards other players and/or tournament officials, to an abusive anonymous post on a non-backgammon related website.

I believe we stand together in condemning all such instances of improper behaviour.

We cannot state strongly enough that our community must be free from verbal, emotional, or physical abuse toward anyone – any player, tournament official or spectator – whether at or away from the backgammon board. Furthermore, any conduct likely to injure the reputation of the UKBGF, its events, officials, organisers, participants or sponsors will also be viewed unfavourably.

Whilst the UKBGF Constitution includes a section on Disciplinary Procedure, we have not previously published a Code of Conduct (CoC) regarding the game of backgammon and its players. Such a document has been planned for some considerable time, but early drafts were not completed.  Now, in an effort to formalise our position on acceptable conduct, our new CoC has been drafted and is close to being finalised. The CoC will cover expected standards of conduct applicable to all players and organisers, and especially to UKBGF members, under headings which include Offences, Reporting, Standards of Proof and Evidence, Disciplinary Process and Appeals.

We will publish the CoC on the UKBGF website in due course and give it another blog post of its own to raise awareness and promote uptake of its principles. Let’s keep our community strong, keep it growing, and make sure it’s a place we can all feel welcome, and respected.

John McNeill (on behalf of the UKBGF Board)

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