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Classes:
New Beginner's class - Thursdays 2-4pm Ardrossan Library.
Chris Gurney is running the class, his number is 07501 153 020
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:
With a great run-in, on the last round, David & Sandra Wiseman pipped Stoian Kableshkov, who had led the Winter Competition from Round 1 to Round 21. Ian Burn 4th.
With Sandra joint 1st in the overall rankings, Jackie McCrindle becomes the top Silver player, Margaret Little Bronze 4, Agnes Lamont Bronze 3, Anne Murdoch Bronze 2, with Ann Hamilton Bronze 1 winner in the Stratified or Ranked Competition. Prizes will be awarded at the ABU AGM on Wednesday 25th April.
Thank-you to all who have supported the Winter Competition. Don't forget to get your handicap for the summer competition running on Wednesdays from May to August.
Troon South Beach and Prestwick: Teams of 8 League 1 & 2 Winners
In a thrilling match, in which none of the spectators left before the end, David & Sandra Wiseman, Gordon Smith & Eddie McGeough won the Ayrshire Cup by 1 IMP from Frances Murphy, Rita Stuart, Ann Fraser & Angela Knox.
Hazel Rutherford & Anne Murdoch, Agnes Lamont & Margaret Little: Ronnie Alexander Teams
Gordon Cunningham & Fiona Braid, Valerie Wood & Fred Dean: Tourney Cup
Kate & Sam Malkani: Ann Galt
Gordon Smith & David Wiseman: Ayrshire Pairs
(Silver: Alan Lochrie and Joe Woods; Bronze: Fiona Braid and Gordon Cunningham)
Hazel Rutherford: Ayrshire Individual
David & Ira Clement: 300 Club Pairs
Alex Forsyth & Rod Jenkins: District Swiss Pairs
Silver=: Nicol Taylor & Farhad Noorbakhsh, Alison Carmichael & John Salter
Bronze: Sue Fraser & Caryl O'Donoghue
Semi-Finals complete: Ayrshire Pairs Finalists
Congratulations:
Agnes Lamont & Margaret Little: Ronnie Alexander Pairs
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
National
Sam & Kate Malkani a trick short of making the National Pairs 2 in a row for Ayrshire.
Stewart Duguid & Stewart Pinkerton best placed Ayrshire Pair in Wednesday's Celtic Spring Sims
David Ripley & Margaret MacCallum well placed in the Thu/Fri Sim
Fiona Abbott & Pauline Phillips, Angela Knox & Frances Murphy 3rd= in Women's Teams where Maureen Rennie & Sharon Lindsay, Sue Fraser & Caryl O'Donoghue finished in the top half and won the Bronze Team Award
Fiona Abbott & Pauline Phillips 7th in Women's Pairs
Ian Robertson & Stewart Martindale, with Rani Sinnak & Morag Ridley best from Ayrshire in National Bronze Teams.
Len Freeman & Campbell Stuart, and Donnie & Ann Graham follow up their 1-2 in the Pairs Consolation final by winning the Mull Congress Teams. Tom & Margaret Bonnes best in the Pairs Final.
Sandra & David Wiseman, Val Marshall & Mike McGinley(West) 2nd in Mixed Swiss Teams
Angela Knox & Eddie McGeough 7th= in Mixed Swiss Pairs.
Jim & Alison Tudor 9th/163 from ABU heat of Bobby Allan Mixed Sims.
Kath Horn and Roland Bradbury (Greenan) doing well in British Winter Sims.
December Celtic Sims:
Thu/Fri: David Wiseman & Eddie McGeough (Riggs)
Wed: Margaret MacCallum & Maureen Rennie (ABU)
Mon: Anne & Donnie Graham (Troon)
Fiona Braid & Gordon Cunningham best Ayrshire pair in Jesner / Johnston Sim
Stewart Duguid & Ian Burn doing well in Tuesday's SBU Sim, but not as well as Hilary Robertson & Nan Tait in Wednesday's heat
Hazel Rutherford & David Sands 3rd/89 in the Thea Teale Bronze National Pairs
Alex O'Hara & Stephen Cole 7th/80 overall in Diamond
Angela Knox & Eddie McGeough, did well in ABU heat of BGB Autumn Sims; but Shirley Moore & Steve Gray did even better at Greenan
Change of Date
Women's Pairs and Teams Sat/Sun 17/18 March 2018 Newtonmore.
To facilitate the above, the West District Congress will now take place on 24th/25th March 2018 at Hamilton B.C.
General
WOW. Ceiling replaced in the annex; Ramsay ladder for access to loft for storage. Repaint of the centre, LED lighting in the annex, and new notice boards. A bright, fresh, new look to the centre. Many thanks to the members for your patience during the works.
Artex Ceiling Comes off
New plasterboards go up
Ceiling all taped up; old chairs from loft to skip.
New ceiling lightly skimmed, lighting in place.
Caption Competition: send your entries to Jim or Tom.
No more trying to work out which night is for which club; they're left to right, Monday to Friday, and each club has at least as much area on the new notice boards as they had previously. (Click the picture to zoom).
is a new completely FREE magazine; click above for more info. If you register, you'll get a notification ever time the new magazine is posted.
New Law Book
Maureen Rennie has copies of the revised Laws of Bridge for purchase at £5. Affiliated clubs received a free copy.
Changes Overview (link to EBU)
Centre Reservations. contact Alison to arrange bookings.
44 took part in the Festive Friday Funday
raising £311 for Mary's Meals
meals for 44* children for a school year.
* see web site.
