Dimmie Fleming Award winner, 2014
Jim was a founder member of the CCBA committee when the Devon & Cornwall Bridge Association separated into two bodies in 1984. He became Vice Chairman in 1987, and began his first three-year term as Chairman in 1990. He was continuously either Vice Chairman or Chairman (three times in total) until he stood down from the county committee in 2006.
Jim became a county director in the 1990s and today he still directs about 50% of county events, as well as jointly running the annual three day Cornwall Congress and the one-day Green-Pointed Swiss Teams.
Jim continues to chair the CCBA Law & Ethics sub-committee, now renamed the Conduct Committee. Jim is a full member of EBUTA, and as recently as June this year, ran an EBU Club Teacher Training course in Cornwall.
Following 22 years at the very heart of the CCBA, even when he retired from committee to let others take over, Jim continues to play a significant role in the running of county bridge through his directing, teaching and general advice.
Away from county bridge, Jim is still secretary and club director at St. Ives BC, a club he joined in 1976 when it was still in its infancy. He also runs a beginners’ class every Monday afternoon.
This is a man who has dedicated much of his spare time in the last 30 years to the game he loves so much.