GOOD NEWS

ALLESTREE RED TEAM HAS WON DIVISION 3 OF THE DCBA TEAMS OF 8 AND WILL BE PROMOTED TO DIVISION 2

ALLETREE BLUE TEAM WAS SECOND IN DIVISION 4 OF THE DCBA TEAMS OF 8 AND WILL BE PROMOTED TO DIVISION 3

ALLESTREE GREEN TEAM HAS WON DIVISION 6 OF THE DCBA TEAMS OF 8 AND WILL BE PROMOTED TO DIVISION 5

WELL DONE ALL THREE TEAMS

WINNERS OF THE CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 2011

DEREK POVAH and CLIVE WARBRICK

2nd DOUG WALTON and LAURENCE HUDSON

3rd GRAHAM SUTTON and MIKE BALL

WINNERS OF THE CLUB FRIDAY PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP 2011

 JEAN WILSON and ELIZABETH BISHOP

2nd DOREEN ROGERS and JUNE THOMPSON

3rd COLIN BAND and CLIVE WARBRICK

THE ANNUAL ALLESTREE QUIZ NIGHT WAS HELD AT THE JOINER'S ARMS ON SATURDAY NIGHT 1ST OCTOBER AT 7 30 PM.

WINNERS      NAGGING DOUBTS (ROSEMARY)

SECOND        BRIDGE TOO FAR (ALISON)

THIRD           WIPPERSNAPPERS (HOWARD) 

                  ANNUAL CLUB DINNER

                  AT LITTLEOVER LODGE

THIS YEAR'S DINNER WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED - SOME 39 MEMBERS - AND SEEMED TO BE WELL APPRECIATED BY ALL MEMBERS.

OUR THANKS GO TO ALISON AND TIM FOR ORGANISING THE EVENT

DEREK POVAH

Allestree Bridge Club is proud to announce that John Derek Povah has been awarded the Dimmie Fleming award for 2011 and will be presented with his certificate on the 6th September at Spondon at approximately 10.00 am. at the end of the Summer Swiss Team competition.

These awards are made yearly by the EBU for services to bridge and are as a result of Derek's activity in the field of bridge over many years without thought of personal reward and in particular establishing our Allestree Bridge Club

It is with great regret that members are informed of the death of Mr Ken Hawkin. Ken was one of the clubs longest serving members and he will be greatly missed.

Funeral will be on 14th October. Service 11.15 am. at St. Edmunds Church followe by the committal at the Round Chapel at Markeaton Crematorium.

Family flowers only - donations in lieu may be made to the Nightingale Macmillan Unit No. 14001 and sent c/o G Wathall & Son Ltd. 101 Macklin Street Derby DE1 1LG.

Unfortunately a board in the championship had been switch at some stage of the Teams of 4 Championship. This has resulted in having to withdraw board 3 from the results.

Fortunately this did not affect the first three places and so the championship can be finalised.

The club is pleased to inform club members that a team of 4 from Allestree won the Non Expert Team of 4 Green Point event at Milton Keynes last weekend.

WELL DONE

Alison Craig, Ian Roxbough, Ray Jolland, and Tim Hallam

Latest up date from Paddy

Paddy has now reached a total of £6000 for Help for Heroes.

A big thank you from Paddy to everyone at Allestree Bridge Club for their continuing support.

Well Done Paddy from all the club members.

Wildlife Volunteer has tea with PM

Did any of you catch the Derby Evening Telegraph on the 17th August. I missed it but one of members saw it and mentioned it to me.

Sue Jones is the volunteer in question and of course Sue Jones is our Thursday Afternoon Bridge TD and organiser.

She had the pleasure of representing Derbyshire Wildlife Trust in Derbyshire in view of the work she done in helping to raise some £10,000 for the trust.

Well done Sue.

If we have more bad weather so the following will apply.

The web site will be updated before or by 12.00 on Thursday and Sunday and 10.00 on Friday if play is cancelled.

Will anyone reading the web site news please take it on themselves to inform their partners or any other pair they know do not have access to the web or do not consult the Allestree Web site on a regular basis.

If you are in doubt and have no access to the web site please ring Colin Band or a colleague you are aware does consult their web site to check the situation if the weather is bad. 

CHANGE OF ARRANGEMENTS

PLEASE NOTE WE PAY FOR PERMISSION TO PARK AT THE REAR OF THE EVERGREEN CENTRE FOR THURSDAY EVENINGS.

THE INTRODUCTION OF A JUNIOR DANCING/GYMNASTICS  CLASS WHICH FINISHES AT 6.30 PM MEANS THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF CARS IN OUR AREA PICKING UP CHILDREN JUST WHEN WE WANT TO PARK. A PROBLEM COULD ARRISE IF YOU PARK BEHIND THESE CARS BECAUSE AFTER THEY HAVE PICKED UP THEIR CHILDREN THEY DRIVE OFF AND THE DANCING CLASS WHICH STARTS AT 7.00 PM PARK IN THE SPACES THEY HAVE LEFT AND BLOCK YOUR CAR IN. MAKE SURE YOU ARE EITHER BEHIND ONE OF OUR MEMBER'S CARS OR ON THE FRONT ROW OF THE CARS EVEN IF THIS MEANS WAITING A FEW MINUTES UNTIL THE CARS PICKING UP CHILDREN DRIVE OFF

CONTRARY TO MY PREVIOUS NOTE IT APPEARS WE HAVE GENERAL PERMISSION TO PARK THERE ON FRIDAY AFTERNOONS PROVIDE WITH DO IT WITH DISCRETION AT THE REAR OF THE HALL

ALTHOUGH WE HAVE NO COMPLAINTS IN THE PAST ON FRIDAY AFTERNOONS THE RECENT INTRODUCTION OF TWO ART CLASSES AT THE EVERGREEN OVER THE LUNCH TIME AND EARLY AFTERNOON PERIOD MEAN THAT PARKING IS CONJESTED AND WE RECOMMEND THAT OUR MEMBERS ONLY PARK THERE IF THEY ARE SURE THEY DO NOT BLOCK ART CLASS ATTENDEES CARS IN. 

DO NOT PARK IN THE RED COW CAR PARK. THE LANDLORD IS THREATENING TO CLAMP YOUR CAR. WE HAVE NO RIGHT TO PARK IN THE RED COW CAR PARK.

SUNDAY NIGHT BRIDGE

SOME OF OUR MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO PLAY OCCASIONALLY ON A SUNDAY NIGHT BUT ARE NOT IN A REGULAR PARTNERSHIP. WE COULD HAVE A LIST OF SUCH MEMBERS ON THE WEB WITH DATES THEY WOULD LIKE TO PLAY - IS ANYONE INTERESTED IN GOING ON SUCH A LIST.

To see winners of various club championships go to News and Items of Interest