Club & District

Ayrshire Swiss Pairs 2018:

Sunday 20181202 14 tables relaxed and friendly afternoon played in the spirit of the game.

Winners: Ian Taylor & Andrew Symons

Silver : David Ripley & Margaret MacCallum ("The Talented Mr. Ripley" Vanished!)

Bronze : Morag Ridley & Ranni Sannak

Congratulations:

Ronnie Alexander:  Agnes Lamont & Margaret Little

 

Munro Cup:   David Wilbraham & Linda Little

 

Pollok Williamson Summer Competition: Gordon Smith

 Pollok Williamson Summer Handicap: Fiona Braid

Final Standings: Overall Handicap

Hospice Pairs: Rita Stuart & Frances Murphy

Ian Stewart Trophy: David Wiseman

Adamson Cup: David Wiseman & Eddie McGeough:

Viking Teams: Ian Burn & Stewart Duguid, Sam Malkani & Russell Frame:

 Viking Pairs: Andy Raeburn & Stoian Kableshkov 

Riggs B.C. 40th anniversary

On Thursday 30th August the Riggs B.C. celebrated their 40th Anniversary .

Original founders in attendance included the 1st president.

Members past and present enjoyed cake and fizz followed by a few hands of bridge.

 

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National

Click HERE for December Celtic Sims Results.

Rani Sinnak & Morag Ridley 3rd/85 in the Thea Teale Bronze Pairs

Angela Knox & Eddie McGeough win the Bowman..

The Abbott Salver:

A trophy awarded to the best team from the multiple schools at the SBU schools Championship.

Won by Ayrshire's Ross Duffy and Josh Duffy ( not Related).

Well done Boys.

Ian Dick (Arran) with Kevin Strathearn (West), David Wiseman & Eddie McGeough won the Marion Hill Gold Cup Plate which gets them in to the Silver Plate 1/4 Final & now Semi-Final.

E.B.E.D. Research

You can see details of some of the reasons people choose to play bridge here: 

NEW: A Podcast interview of Sam Punch, Stirling University, by New Zealand Bridge - interest is being shown world-wide in the research that the SBU is helping to fund. Listen here (Starts about 2' in)

 

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General

Hurry, hurry. Any old paper Master Point Certificates, being accepted for a limited time, regardless of date. Look them out and send them with a claim form.

 

Friday 28th October Presentation "Doubles" Click Here

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Congratulations to Pauline Phillps and Fiona Abbott who finished 2nd in the Congress Pairs at the Peebles Autumn Congress. David Wiseman and his partner were also very well placed at 4th. There were 8 players from Ayrshire at the congress and the full results can be seen at the SBU website sbu.org.uk

David Sands has scanned in the Wall Photos from AGMs.

View: Cup Winners  League Winners

Competition: Prize to the person who supplies the most missing names.

Thomson Kerr: 64

I Dovaston 10

31 Cup & 193 League Winners without names - shown as ? + Typos...

300 Club

The winners of the November monthly draw held at the Monday Learn Group 3rd December  were:

£50.00 Greenan Bridge Club (18)

£25.00 A. Hendry (121)

£25.00 J. Sydee (166)

Entry forms for the club are available at the Bridge centre or by contacting 300 club convener David Sands.

Be in it to win it !

WOW!!!! What a result from an Ayrshire Girl.

Congratulations to Yvonne Wiseman, who has won a silver medal in the Women's 
Teams at the World Bridge Series in Orlando, Florida. Her partner, Nicola Smith 
MBE of England is a multiple world champion. Their team included Paula Leslie 
from Scotland, 2 ladies from Sweden and one from Norway.

 

 

 

Maureen Rennie has copies of the revised 2017 Laws of Bridge for purchase at £5. Changes Overview (link to EBU)

Centre Reservations. check the Calendar "Bridge Centre Usage" before contacting the Council Secreary to arrange booking