A warm welcome to the Ayrshire District website.
Ayrshire has 17 affiliated clubs and over 500 members. 3 afternoon clubs, a Junior club, & 4 evening clubs are based at the Centre. There are also clubs in Largs, West Kilbride, Kilwinning, Troon, Kilmarnock, Ayr and Newton Stewart.
A Monday morning practice group, a Wednesday evening Summer competition, a Friday afternoon Winter competition, league matches, a monthly Improvers Class, Winter beginners and Monday morning improvers classes are held at the Centre. Leaving time for the weekend events!
Revised Laws of Bridge effective 1-Sep-2017. Clubs receive a free copy.
Ayrshire Pairs & Tourney Cup
Silver & Bronze Prizes will be awarded this season.
The Winter Ranked Competition: Endeavours made to match players without a partner; but try 'Find a Partner'..
* If paying by BACS, Table Money collected at venue.
Classes:
Contact Maureen Rennie for details of September classes
class in Troon on Tuesday evenings now full. email Maureen if you would like your name added to the waiting list.
or try:
Kilwinning Tuesdays 13h45-16h00 More Details
See Education / Classes for more information and Kilwinning, Kilmarnock details.
Club & District
Congratulations:
Stephanie Peaker & Madhavi Kothari, (Greenan champions): Adamson Cup
Jim & Alison Tudor, Stoian Kableshkov & Andy Raeburn; for the 3rd year running: Viking Teams
Sharon Lindsay & Maureen Rennie: Viking Pairs
Stuart McCreadie & Stewart Pinkerton: Pollok Williamson Winners
Gordon Cunningham: Pollok Williamson Handicap Winners
Fiona Braid and Gordon Cunningham: Munro Cup
(After head-to-head tie-break with Anne Murdoch & Kate Bain).
Jack Cree and Gerry McGee, Kilmarnock: Kenny Mackay Trophy (Hospice Pairs)
National
N.B.: the
Women's Pairs and Teams at
Newtonmore will now take place on the weekend of
Sat/Sun 17/18 March 2018; NOT the 24th/25th as published in the SBU Diary.
To facilitate the above, the West District Congress at Hamilton will now take place on 24th/25th March 2018
Congratulations: Jim Tudor & John Bryson WIN National Pairs, with Kate & Sam Malkani 4th, Fiona Abbott & Eddie McGeough 6th, Margaret Brown & Sandy Martin with 50%; in the other room, in the Kennedy, Peggy Lawson & Lisa MacDonald 2nd, Ian Short & Anne Murdoch 3rd. Great day at the office for your Ayrshire representatives.
General
New Law Book
Maureen Rennie has copies of the revised Laws of Bridge available for purchase at £5. Affiliated clubs will receive a free copy.
Changes Overview (link to EBU)
Last year’s Ann Galt charity, Hansel, have asked the ABU if they’d be willing to support a charity Bridge afternoon on Sunday 1st October. This they agreed to do.
The event is in Hansel’s Lindy’s tearoom.
Tickets are £10 which includes soup, sandwiches, tea and cake. Arrival 12 noon, lunch at 12.30pm and Bridge kicks off at 1.30pm
Contact Debbie Campbell for more information. (click image above).
Centre Reservations. contact Alison to arrange bookings.
