The Scottish Women's Team including our own Liz McGowan had an excellent tournament at the World Bridge Games in Wroclaw Poland.  They reached the semi-final where they lost narrowly to a strong French Team.  They lost the third place play-off to China.   While they will be disappointed losing the semi-final, it was an excellent achievement of the team to get so far. 

We are running a free taster session for anyone interested in trying bridge.  It will at the club starting at 10.30 am on Sunday 4th September.  Click here for a copy of the flyer.  Please pass this on to anyone you know who might be persuaded to try our great game!

We have heard that Moira Murray died on Saturday 30th July, condolences to her friends and family.  Moira will be remembered for the great pleasure she derived from being a member of the Carlton.

Her funeral will take place at Marchmont St Giles Church on Wednesday, 10th August, at 11.30 am.
 

The Directors elected at the recent AGM were:

Michael Baron, Hazel Brown, Catriona Gardiner, Denis Howell, Dougie Kemp, Alison Littleboy, June Morrison, Elizabeth Peckham, Maureen Smith, and Jim Williams.

June Morrison has been elected as Chair.

Congratulations to Dougie Kemp this years winner of the McKenzie Trophy.

This trophy is awarded to the member who wins the most masterpoints at the Wednesday Evening tournament from June to April each year.  See this year's result here.

Beginners' Classes            

Tuesday Evening at 7.00 pm with June Morrison                                     

Wednesday Afternoon at 1.30 pm with Elizabeth Peckham                       

Designed for absolute beginners.  Covers the basic mechanics of the game, bidding and play.

Post Beginners

Thursday Afternoon at 1.30pm with Margo Cursitor                                  

Designed for those who have completed the Beginners' Class, those who are returning to bridge after a long absence or those who have played social bridge, but have missed out on formal lessons. 

Intermediate Class         

Wednesday Evening at 7.00 pm with Clare Gray                                     

Friday Evening at 7.00 pm with Mike Young                                          

Designed for students and club players who wish to improve their standard.       

Congratulations to Catriona Gardiner, Louise Kennedy, Linda Delworth, and Neil Macpherson this year's winners of the Wendy Gray.  

Also congratulations to Susan Gilchrist, Alison Littleboy, Clare Douglas, and Maurice Franceschi winners of the prize for the best placed lower ranked team.

The Carlton Bridge Club beat the New Melville in the end of season friendly match between the two clubs with a score of +6160.

The leading NS and EW scores for each club were as follows.

NS Carlton -  Veronica Guy & Carolyn Peploe +4430

EW Carlton -  Geoff Bailey & Elizabeth Peckham -1250

NS Melville -  John Hamilton & Dave Sharp +5430

EW Melville -  Iain Sime & Fiona McQuaker -2080

Thanks to everybody that took part.

Carlton V Melville Match Wednesday 4th May 2016  

At the Melville 7.00pm

Team for 2016

NB Because of this match the normal Wednesday Evening Tournament  will not run.

We have had complaints from people in the houses at the cemetery end of Warriston Gardens and we have been asked to remind members that parking is not permitted beyond the entrance to the club on the bridge to the cemetery.

Congratultaions to Andrzej Judycki this year's winner of the Dennis Wallace.

The Dennis Wallace trophy is awarded to the member who wins most master points on the first ten Thursdays of each calendar year.

Congratulations to the following members who did well in the club cup.  We have new winners on both cups!

Congratulatons to D Peden, M McCardle, F Greenwood, V Guy, K Youngs who have won the Porteous Cup and to J Wilkinson, C Hamilton, P Braid, H Braid who have won the handicap.

Thea Teale is a much missed Carlton member.  She left a generaous legacy to the SBU.  Click here for more information.

For an eye witness account of the raid on this Bridge Club in Thailand see here.  For a You Tube video of the raid see here.

The total raised by bridge clubs for Children in Need in 2015 was £71,347.32 - a record.   Bridge clubs have raised over £811,000 over the years.

We raised £235.  Thanks to everyone who played and contributed to the raffle.

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THE CHRISTMAS PARTY RAFFLE 2015 RAISED £456!

Many thanks to club members for the generous donation of prizes (we had over 70) and for purchasing tickets.

The proceeds will be going to the charity

Congratulations to Eldrydd Robinson, Billy McGhee, Pat Findlater, Frances Kay, Geraldine Marshall and Val Beamish winners of this year's Harrower Cup.

Club Secretary

A new secretary has now been appointed to the club.  Her name is Carolyn Dempsie and she is an experienced administrator to a large city company.  We welcome Carolyn and look forward to working with her in the future.

Ellen Leggate Chairman

A total of £243.50 was raised for Children in Need.

There were five correct answers to the quiz - the winner was drawn at random.  Congratulations to Maureen Smith whose entry was selected.  

Liz McGowan and David Liggat were winners of the Teams Final

Irene Sime, David Kaye and Michael Baron were winners of the Consolation Teams Final

Picture curtesy of Geraldine Girvan

Congratulation to Bron McWhinney and Duncan Cursiter who have won the 2015 Min Thomas.  The final results are here.

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Congratulations to Pairs Winners: Peter Wright and Jim Herbert

Teams Winners: Elizabeth Peckham, Geoff Bailey, Duncan Macdonald, and Mike Young

Congratulations to Norman O'Neill, Helen Dougall, Eldrydd Robinson and Pat Findlater who have won the first trophy of the new season: the Sutherland Quaich.

Now Germany have withdrawn from the Bermuda Bowl (World Championships) see:http://bridgewinners.com/article/view/germany-to-withdraw-from-bermuda-bowl/

Scandal now extended to world's top pair.  See http://bridgewinners.com/article/view/the-videos-speak-fantoni-nunes/

Recent events have caused consternation in the top level of the bridge world.  Read more at these web sites:

 http://bridgecheaters.com/; http://bridgewinners.com/article/view/breaking-the-code/;https://www.facebook.com/Fisher.Schwartz

Without TD’s there is no bridge.  We would like to increase our pool of TD’s, initially to help out when established TD’s are unavailable.  There will be a half day training programme run by Duncan Cursitor and this will cover the basics:

• The role of TD
• Movements, how they work and how to select them.
• Introduction to the rules of bridge
• Guide to the most common rulings including lead out of turn, revoke, and bid out of turn

No experience of TDing, or rules is required.

All aspirant TD’s will be given the opportunity to run tournaments under the supervision of an established TD prior to taking charge.

The course will take place on SATURDAY 10^TH OCTOBER at 10.00 am at the club.   Tea/Coffee and croissants will be available from 9.30 am.

Please let Sara know if you intend to come along.  Attending the course does not oblige you to become a TD. 

Duncan Cursiter has kindly offered to deliver a short talk on the rules of bridge on Monday 28^th September 2015 at 12.45pm.  

All bridge players, new and experienced alike, can be concerned that they are not fully aware of all of the rules in bridge that can affect them in club tournament play. Whilst he cannot address all of the rules in this one short session, Duncan plans to look briefly at revokes, bid out of turn and insufficient bid.  

This should prove to be a very useful and instructive talk. Questions are encouraged, and all are welcome!

A reminder to all members and visitors to the Club. The Bowling season begins 18 April. From that date carpark spaces 8-13 return to the Bowling Club. Space 14 belongs to the Bowling Club Steward.

Please respect our neighbours and their parking spaces.

The Bridge Club spaces are 16 to 23. Space 15 is reserved for the Tournament Director. 

There is ample on-street parking at £4.00 for 9 hours or free parking on Ferry Road.

Have you ever considered learning to play bridge but were too shy or scared to try?  Come along to our free taster session and we'll introduce you to our club, the game, and give you the chance to play a simplified form of bridge or watch others playing.  It will run from 10.30 to 12.30 on Saturday 29th August.  Refreshments will be provided.  Please phone 0131 552 3122 or email classes@carltonbridge.co.uk to book your place.

To Existing Members:  Please encourage any interested friends you have to come along.  Leaflets are available in the club to distribute.

The following were elected as Board Members for 2015/6 at the AGM:

Peter Wright                        Alison Littleboy
Jim Williams                        Jim Wilkinson
Hazel Brown                        Maureen Smith
Mike Baron                          Julie Choudhury

We are pleased to announce that Ellen-Nora Leggate has agreed to come back on the Board and will continue as Chairman.

Congratulations to Dougie Kemp who as won the Mackenzie Trophy this year.  Full results here.

The Mackenzie Trophy is awarded to the member who wins most master points on Wednesdays from June to April each year.

The Chairman's Report for the AGM is now available.  Click here to see it.  

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Carlton Trophy Winners   -   2014/15

Club Cup:                    Malcolm McCardle & Derrick Peden            

Harry Stein:                 Douglas Macdonald & Jim Wilkinson

Porteous Cup:              L McGowan, D Liggat, P Home, F Marshall & R Bennett   

Porteous Handicap:      C Gardiner, N McPherson, E Peckham & L Delworth

Bill Brown:                   Dougie Kemp & Jim Sharp    

Wendy Gray:                Peter & Heather Braid with Dougie Kemp & Douglas Macdonald

Harrower Cup:              Did not run    

Min Thomas:                Duncan Macdonald & Carolyn Peploe                      

Mackenzie Trophy:       Dougie Kemp

Dennis Wallace:           Louise Kennedy

Russell Cup 2014:        Jake Corry                              

Sutherland Quaich:      Did not run

Carlton Handicap Congress:

     Pairs:                    Jane & Andrew Carnegie

     Swiss Teams:        Ross & Anne Torkington, Norman & Bett Morrison

It is with regret that we note the passing of George, a member for many decades. The funeral will be at Warriston, Cloisters Chapel at 14.30 on Monday 6 July.

To all members the Club AGM will be held on the 8 July at 7pm. Agenda and last year's minutes have been emailed to those members who have submitted email addresses. (Please check you junkmail/spam filter.) If you have not received any communications please contact the Secretary using the 'contact us' facility. Members with out emails may collect their letters from the Club until the weekend when they will be mailed.

To All members. Some of you may have noticed that the accounts were not included in the AGM notice. I have arranged for copies to be available at the Club. If you would like your own copy please email me or leave a note in the Secretary box stating how you would like your copy- electronic form or paper form. Secretary Carlton Bridge Club.

Its time to renew your membership. I have sent out 264 emails. There are 50 letters to be printed and these will be available in the Club from Wednesday. Any letters not collected will be mailed over the weekend.

Issued by the Secretary Tuesday 14 April 2015.

Congratulations to Carlton members for their competition success:

Anne Young on winning the Fairlie Individual

Christine McNaughton and Maurice Francheschi on winning the Kennedy pairs

and a commendation to Dilys Gellatly who was 3rd in the Shenkin Individual

The annual Carlton V Melville Match will be held on Wednesday 6th May 7.00pm

The team is as follows

Set 1       Liz McGowan and David Liggat,    Carolyn Peploe and Veronica Guy,    Malcolm McCardle and Derrick Peden,    Derek Sanders and Roy Bennett

Set 2       Heather and Peter Braid,    June Morrison and Catriona Gardiner,    Irene Sime and David Kaye,   Eileen Carmichael and Tony Gill

Set 3       Elizabeth Peckham and Ian Macaulay,    Peter Wright MBE and Jim Herbert,    Ron McCarron and Jack Edgar,   Jim Wilkinsom and Jim Sharp

Set 4      Gerry Girvan and Maurice Brady,   Hasan Choudhury and Neil McPherson,    Margaret and Ian Ross,    Dilys Gellatly and Norman Cooper

Good Luck to them all.

Congratulations to Carlton Camden who have won the MacLaren Cup beating Phoenix in the final. 

Carlton Camden is made up solely of Carlton members:

The champions were represented in the final by Graeme Williamson, Alison White, Christine Flannery, Moira Robertson, Hasan & Julie Choudhury, Alistair Rae & Maurice Franceschi.

En route they knocked out Ratten, Waverley, Hermitage and Scramblers with appearances by Peter Wright, Jim Herbert, Linda Delworth, Maggie Greer, Willie McGruer, Felicity MacGregor and Jessie Foulner.

There has been a problem with the scoring for Thursday afternoon 16 April. Corrected results will be issued when corrected.

The SBU are encouraging the teaching of mini bridge in primary schools. Many of the skills developed in playing bridge are included in the National Curriculum and other regions have found that schools are delighted to have our input. At present there are very few schools in Edinburgh participating and we would like to encourage more to take part. We need volunteers to go into schools, deliver the course, and support the pupils. At the end of the first course we hope to arrange a mini event for all participating schools. Eventually our schools will participate in the Scottish schools event.

You only need a little bridge experience and lots of enthusiasm. 

Please send an email to June Morrison (junem225@gmail.com) or phone 0131 339 5189 if you are interested in becoming involved. If you have a preferred school then add these details. 

Congratulations to P Braid, H Braid, D Kemp, D Macdonald this year's winnners of the Wendy Gray.

Congratulations to J Unsworth, C Douglas, B Baird, F Davies (pictured below) who won the novice prize.  

Full results and hand records here.

The Freddie Short Trophy will be held at the New Melville Club on Friday 10 at 2pm. This now a one session event. The cost will now be £7.50. This is open to all SBU members over 60. This information is a change from previously advertised notices. Date 8 April 2015.

Congratulations to Louise Kennedy who has won the Dennis Wallace Cup.  The full results are here.

The Dennis Wallace is awarded to the member who wins most master points on the first ten Thursdays of each calendar year.

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New players can be worried about starting to play in club tournaments because they are not aware of the rules and etiquette. 

Duncan Cursiter will lead a discussion on these and any other issues that are raised.  This will take place on Monday 30^th March at 12.50 and will finish in time for the Monday Afternoon tournament.

Duncan is a Carlton member and he regularly acts as a TD in national competitions.

There will be a heat for Kennedy Ranked Pairs on Wednesday 25th March as part of the Intermediate Tournament.  The Kennedy is an annual competition run by the SBU, limited to players who are local masters or below.  Red points are awarded to those who do well.  Those who qualify will be eligible to play in the final which will take place at the Melville Bridge Club, Edinburgh on Sunday 26th April 2015.

Well done to Sara and her team who raised £100 for Red Nose Day Charity.

Congratultions to Elizabeth Peckham, Catriona Gardiner, Ian and Margaret Ross who won the teams at the recent Mull Congress.  

Congratulation to Liz McGowan, David Liggat, Patrick Home, Finlay Marshall, and Roy Bennett this years winners of the Carlton Premier Teams Tournament, the Porteous Cup.

Congratulation to Catriona Gardiner, Neil McPherson, Elizabeth Peckham, and Linda Delworth who won the Handicap prize.

Final results here.  

Congratulations to Malcolm Mccardle and Derrick Peden who have won the Club Cup for the third year running.  2nd were Douglas Macdonald & Jim Wilkinson and 3rd were Ron Mccarron & Les Sinclair.  The full results and prize money are here.

The Harry Stein Cup (for the winners after handicap) was won by Douglas Macdonald & Jim Wilkinson.  The full results and prize money are here.

 The masterpoint awards for the Club Cup are shown here.  They will be issued manually in due course.

Scotland did not have the best of weekends and are standing fourth in the table.  The Camrose is played over two weekends and the Scottish team will want to improve their postion in the second weekend in Northern Ireland in early March.  The full results for the weekend are at the dedicated website here.  

We have had a letter from the Council saying that the nine hour parking in Warriston Gardens has been re-instated and apologising for the problem.  So if you pay for 4 hours in Warriston Gardens you get all day parking.

It is with sadness that I inform you of the death on Tuesday afternoon of Felicity MacGregor.

There will be a funeral service in Warriston Crematorium for family members only.  A service in Davidson's Mains Parish Church  at 1.30pm with tea and coffee to follow.  Friends and family are invited to attend this service.

I will send a card of condolence to Felicity's family on behalf of the club members.

Ellen Leggate

The Club will be hosting a Defibrillator & CPR Training on Monday 12 or 19 January 2015. Please email the Secretary from the contact us page giving contact details and preferred date. The aim is to have sufficient volunteers so that 1 trained person will usually be in attendance at all the usual Carlton events.

The actual date will be decided by the number of volunteers for each proposed date.

The training will start at 9.30, finishing at 12.45 so you won't miss the afternoon tournament.

Thank to all the volunteers for the defibrillator training. We got a really good response and the 20 volunteers will be notifed individually. The date of the training will be Monday 12 January 2015.

Congratulations to Duncan Macdonald and Carolyn Peploe who have won the Min Thomas.  Final Result here.

The Carlton is hosting this event on Sunday 23rd November.  In a "Swiss" competition, there is a random draw in the first round.  For subsequent rounds you play opponents on a similar score to your own. In theory this means that you play pairs of a similar standard, particularly in the later rounds.  This is a red pointed event and you get a quarter of a point (25 local points) for each match won.  To register to play contact the convenor Jake Corry at Jake@sbueast.org.uk or phone  07563 503159.  

In the near future it is the intention of the club to buy a defibrillator.  On Wednesday 19th November at 5.00pm Dougie Hosie will be in the club to give a short introductory demonstration on how to use this device.  Any one who would like to know a little more about it is welcome to come along.  When we have purchased the device a further, fuller course of instruction shall be to given to a number of interested members.

We have just heard that John McWhinney passed away very suddenly in the early hours of this morning (12th November).  He took a seizure and although it was only a small one, he never regained consciousness and stopped breathing half an hour later. The ambulance was very prompt but nothing could be done.

With his sense of humour, unfailing politeness and sharp bridge brain, it was always a good experience either playing with him or against him.  He will be much missed.  I am sure we all want to pass on our condolences to Bron.

John McWhinney's funeral will be at Warriston at 2.00pm on Friday 21st November and afterwards you are invited back to the club.

At the Board meeting of Thursday 2nd October, it was decided to adopt a policy of no E-cigararettes to be smoked in the club.

We have just had the sad news that Richard Dennis died of a heart attack last night.  He has been a member of the Carlton for a long time and played regularly.  He will be remembered as a extremely pleasant and courteous opponent whether winning or losing.   He was also a member of the Pied Pipers team and was playing in a match last night.  I am sure we would all wish to pass on our condolences to his family.  

Pairs winners:  Jane Carnegie & Andrew Carnegie

Teams winnners: Ross Torkington, Anne Torkington, Bett Morrison, Norman Morrison,

Teams Silver Prize – Peter Braid, Heather Braid, Dougie Kemp, Jeff Bond

Teams Bronze 1st – Catherine Hepburn, Neil MacPherson, Norma Robertson, Marjorie Murray

Teams Bronze 2nd –Tom Bagnall, Denise King, David King, Andrew Harborow

Congress Organisers Duncan Cursitor & Margot Cursitor with Club Chair Ellen Nora Leggate

Congratulations to Jake Corry, this year's Russell Cup winner.  

The final results and prize money should be up by the end of next week.

Would you like to learn how to play bridge?  Do you already know how to play but you would like to improve?  If so, the Carlton can help.  We run three levels of bridge classes for beginners, post beginners and intermediates.  Each class costs £5 and you only pay for when you attend.  We also run a weekly tournaments for new and intermediate players.  All the classes restart in September.  Click here for full details and start dates.  

Bob Kinloch passed away, on August 27, 2014, in Western General Hospital.  Bob will be known to many members as a sharp but genial opponent.  Those not aware of the full life he led should consult his Scotsman obituary here.  The funeral will be at Warriston Crematorium, Lorimer Chapel, on Friday, September 5, at 1 pm, to which all friends are welcome. No flowers please, but donations, if desired, may be made in aid of Cancer Research.  

Mike Young's popular advanced lessons continue over the summer.  The lessons  will take the form of an open discussion with some new examples clarifying points raised in the lessons. The lessons are aimed at those who have completed lessons and want to improve their play. 

Friday 09/05/14   Opening leads and how to make good ones.
Friday 16/05/14   Make a Plan. Improve your declarer play.
Friday 23/05/14   Signals why and how.
Friday 06/06/14   Agreeing a trump fit. How to express it.
Friday 13/06/14   Pre-Emptive Bidding.
Friday 20/06/14   Defensive Systems To 1NT & Pre-Empts.
Friday 04/07/14   Transfers. Why you need them.
Friday 11/07/14   Take-Out Doubles.
Friday 18/07/14   Simple Counting in Defence.
Friday 08/08/14   Sacrifice Bidding.
Friday 15/08/14   Safety Plays. 
Friday 22/08/14   Match Point & Team Competition Tactics.

 
 
Time 19:15 - 21:30      Includes a short tea-break.  Cost £5 per head.
 
An indication of numbers attending is desirable please email me at the address to express your interest.
 
michaeljyoung@msn.com                                  Tel. Home 0131 6615441.

Congratulations to Dilys Gellatly and Fiona Greenwood who won the pairs at the Glenrothes Congress on Sunday.

Copies of the papers for the AGM are available here.

Scotland has 3 teams (Women's, Open and Senior) playing in the European Teams Championships in Opatija, Croatia, from 22nd June to 1st July 2014.

There are a number of ways of following the progress of the Scottish Teams:  

The official web site of the competition which will include results is at http://www.eurobridge.org/52nd-ebl-team-championships.aspx

The SBU website will have daily updates at http://sbu.org.uk/index.php/international/internationa-news/357-2014-euro-updates

For a pre-tournament form guide see the June 11th entry on Paul Gipson's excellent blog at http://thebeercard.blogspot.co.uk/..  He will be providing regular comments as the action unfolds.

To get a daily account of goings on follow Harry Smith's blog at http://scottishbridgeinternational.co.uk/

You will be able to watch some of the play on BBO at http://www.bridgebase.com/

Congratulation to Dilys Gellatly and Marjorie Murray who won the handicap pairs at the Melville Congress on Saturday.

photo courtesy of Damien Byron

The Afternoon Play on Radio 4 on Wednesday 2nd April is "The Great British Bridge Scandal" about an allegation of cheating against the British Team in 1965.  Click here for more information.  It is usually available on listen again for about a week.  Thanks to Catherine Ledingham for pointing this out.

The Wendy Gray is the Club Swiss Teams Competition.  It runs over two Thursdays 3rd and 10th April.  We need at least sixteen teams to make a good competition and to achieve this we need a few more to enter.  For those who have never played in one, a Swiss is a fun competition.  After a random draw in the first round, the second round pairs teams with similar scores. The third and subsequent rounds are similar. This means that the teams with the highest score play each other, and teams with the lowest scores play each other.  The competition is open to players who are ranked up to Life Masters.  If you are a pair looking for team mates put your names up on the sign up sheet at the club and we will try and find you team mates.

STOP PRESS - We now have 17 teams but would welcome one more or one team will require to drop out.

Starting time 6.45pm

The winners of this year's Club Teams Competition are D Peden, M McCardle, F Greenwood, V Guy, and K Youngs.

The winners of the Club Teams Handicap are C Gardner,J Harper,E Peckham,R Dennis,J Miller,and L Delworth.

Congratulations to all.

The East district heats of these Individual events will be held in the Carlton Bridge Centre on Tuesday 11 March at 1.30 pm

Individuals are a fun way of meeting other players with the same level of experience, and, as a bonus, you can win National (Red) Points if you are lucky enough to do well.

Entry fees are £3 (plus £3 table money).  Entries and enquiries to:   Liz McGowan.  liz@sbueast.org  Tel 0131 667 2432

Exact numbers are important in an Individual event, so please enter and encourage your friends to do so also.

The Fairlie is for all players who are members of the SBU and appear on the Master Point ranking list, up to the rank of District Master, The Shenkin is for players with the rank of Master, Star Master or Senior Master.  If the entries are large enough we shall hold separate heats: if not the two events will be combined.

The results of Club Cup were:

1st   Malcolm McCardle & Derrick Peden

2nd   Liz McGowan & David Liggat

3rd   Douglas MacDonald & Jim Wilkinson

So last year's winners win again!  Congratulations to them.

The results for the Harry Stein Cup (handicap) were

1st   Douglas MacDonald & Jim Wilkinson

2nd   Neil MacPherson & Catriona Gardiner

3rd   Dougie Kemp & Jim Sharp

Douglas MacDonald & Jim Wilkinson won the handicap and came thrid in the main competition  - an excellent performance.  

Full results in the Results section

Well done to David Kaye and Irene who won the Strathpeffer Cup

Two of our youngest members, Katherine Dempsie and Jacob Moody, were in action this weekend in the annual Peggie Bayer tournament contested between England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland.  The result of the Peggie Bayer for players under 20 was:

England 135.57
Scotland 98.73
Ireland 91.93
Northern Ireland 33.77

In the Junior Camrose for players under 25 the result was:

England 123.51
Scotland 109.23
Ireland 92.46
Northern Ireland 34.80

Congratulations to all the Scottish players for a good performance.

The Children in Need Sims raised  £69,717.44.  

The master points are now in the boxes in the cafe.

Congratulation to Alison Littleboy (Captain), Janet Unsworth, Yuen Man Rowbottom, Helen Mackinnon, Simon Rowbottom, and Barbara Pirie who have won the Harrower Cup.

Thanks go to Jim Herbert who organised the event which introduced lots of up and coming players to the enjoyment of teams bridge.  

The East District semi-final of the National Pairs to be held on Saturday April 5th at 12 noon at the Carlton Bridge Centre.

The following pairs have qualified.  Please contact Anne Perkins on anne_perkins@blueyonder.co.uk to let her know whether you intend to play or not.   This is so the organisers know how many pairs will be playing and can orgainse the event.

Peter Moss & George Plant
Malcolm McCardle & Catriona Gardiner
Bob & Margaret Kinloch
Troy Van D’Lisle & Jake Corry
Syd Kennedy & Irene Mathieson
 Geraldine Girvan & Maurice Brady
 Ron McCarron & Les Sinclair
 Rita Chester & Rita Stockdale
 Bill Brown & Archie McLachlan
 Drew Mathieson & Louise Kennedy
 John & Bron McWhinney
 Rosemary Steers & Alicia Ogilvy
 Janet Unsworth & Alison Littleboy
 John Hamilton & Mike Smith
 Jean-Phillipe Hertzog & Rob Sandham
 Marjorie Clark & Audrey Watt
 Malcolm McCardle & Derrick Peden
 Renee Lees & Ronnie Turnbull
 Ian Macaulay & Clare Gray
 Thea Teale & Jane Stephenson
 Kenneth Hunter & Norman Cooper
 Keith Youngs & Fiona Greenwood
Ian & Anne Thomson
Liz McGowan & David Liggat
Lilian Flett & Jane Richings
Fiona Davies & Moira Murray 
Irene Sime & David Kaye
Margo Cursiter & Elizabeth Henderson
Bob Williams & Sid Zoltie

The following have qualified for the Cowan Cup final.  This will be held on Sunday 23 February 2014, starting at 1.00pm at the New Melville Bridge Club, Edinburgh.  If you do not intend to play in the final, could you inform Sheena (mcphersongala@btinternet.com) or Anne (anne@sbueast.org.uk)

Bob & Margaret Kinloch,                                        Neil MacPherson & Nicky Marr,                                           Bill Cowe & Frank Robertson, 

Norma Robertson & Iain Dingwall,                        Mike Young & Duncan Macdonald,                                       Ron McCarron & Jack Edgar,

Roy Bennett & David Liggat,                                  Alison White & Graeme Williamson,                                    Derrick Peden & Malcolm McCardle, 

Ellen-Nora Leggate & Jean-Philippe Herzog.

The results for the 4th and 5th rounds of the Harrower are now shown in Results.

Money raised for Children in Need is still coming in.  To date we have raised £320.95.  Congratulations to David Kaye who won the Quiz with the only all correct entry.

Congratulations to our members Iain Sime and Derek Sanders who have made the Scotland team for the Camrose match in January.  More info here

Congratulations to  Peter and Heather Braid who have won the Min Thomas, the Carlton Mixed Pairs Competition.  The final results are shown under "results".

The Carlton is lucky in having a great team of Directors, but we could do with a few more volunteers for both afternoon and evening sessions.  We need TD’s to cover for holidays, we also have a new tournament starting on a Tuesday afternoon which will need directors, and we need reserves for when current TD’s need to move on. 

We know that some people are happy to direct tournaments but are concerned about the Bridgemates and the computer.  Others would be happy to deal with the computer issues but do not want to set up tournaments.  There is no reason why the roles cannot be split – we are looking for volunteers for both sides of the job.

We are organising a training session on Saturday 5^thOctober starting at 10.00 am for anyone interested.  The session will be run by Duncan Cursiter and will cover the basics of directing.

Coming to the session does not commit you to becoming a TD.  You are welcome to come along if you are just interested in the rules and how tournaments are run.  If you intend to come along please let us know at general@carltonbridge.co.uk or sign up on the form in the club. 

If you want more information, email general@carltonbridge.co.uk or contact any Director. 

 Carlton Trophy Winners

Porteous Cup             Derek Peden, Malcolm McCardle, Veronica Guy and Laura Middleton, Keith Youngs

Porteous Handicap    Duncan McDonald, Mike Young, Duncan Cursiter, Dougie Kemp

Wendy Gray               Catherine Hepburn, Jim Sharp, Jim Wilkinson, Jim Herbert

Sutherland Quaich     Maurice Brady, Kay Campbell, Susan Gilchrist, Pamela Martis

Harrower Cup              Jim Boyle, Alister Rae, Maurice Franceschi, Christine McNaughton, Sheila Butchart, Rosemary Jamieson

Pairs

Club  Cup  

Derek Peden, Malcolm McCardle    Club Handicap  David Brayford, Gordon Kirk

Min  Thomas     Liz McGowan and David Liggat

Bill Brown         Duncan Cursiter and Dougie Kemp

Individuals

Dennis Wallace     Linda Delworth and Catriona Gardiner

McKenzie Cup       Peter and Heather Braid

Russell Cup           Iain Sime

Club member's successes:-

Ian Sime - was part of Scottish Seniors bronze medal winning team at the European Teams Championships in Dublin.

Liz McGowan played in the Scottish Women's Team in Dublin

The following members have represented Scotland in the Home Internationals:-     

Camrose: Iain Sime

Lady  Milne: Liz McGowan

Senior Camrose:   Iain Sime

Porteous Cup:          Derek Peden, Malcolm McCardle, Dee Harley, Anna  St Clare  

Porteous Handicap:  Ron McCarron, Les Sinclair, Gordon Kirk, David Brayford      

Wendy Gray:           Jim McDowall, Thea Teale,  Rosemary McKinnel,  Rosemary Steers

Sutherland Quaich:   Norma Bain,  Bob Brodie,  Brian Caine,  John Lennon

Harrower Cup:         Sheila Stewart, Ian Thomson,  Brian Hughes, George Inglis,           Ronnie Turnbull            

Club Cup: Liz McGowan and David Liggat

Club Handicap:  Mark Kinloch and Nicola Marr

Min Thomas: David Liggat and Liz McGowan

Bill Brown:  Rosemary McKinnel and Rosemary Steers

Dennis Wallace: Syd and Louise Kennedy

McKenzie Cup: Heather Braid

Russel Cup: Brian Short                                                                    

The East District Summer for No Fears teams is running again this year.

The League is for teams of 4-6 players and is open to anyone who is currently taking classes or other inexperienced players who wish to play teams of a similar standard.  Matches are organised by captains at a time and venue convenient to both teams.  These matches consist of 24 boards, aggregate scoring, with pairs playing each of the opposing pairs for 12 boards, swapping midway through the match.

The cost is £20 per team.  In addition, teams playing their matches in bridge clubs will need to pay table money to the host club.  The winning team will receive a cash prize and all teams will earn Masterpoints for every match won.

Should there be sufficient interest, the competition will consist of two separate divisions with the winners in each division off in a final match.

Entries from interested teams to Jake Corry at jake@sbueast.org.uk

Andrew Robson, a top English player and teacher and the bridge correspondent of the Times, was awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours List.  He commented:

"Dear Fellow Bridge Players, I would like to say how excited I am to receive this award, which I do on behalf of all Bridge players, whether a serious tournament player a beginner or social player. I hope that in its small way, the award will help to further advance the profile of the game we all love. Happy New Year and thank you."

Congratulations to "Two Clubbers" have won the Harrower Cup. 

Captain: Maurice Franceschi

          Sheila Yule

Hello from Australia,

 I have written a bridge book for women...ISBN 978-0-646-59165-0; Free Range Bridge Not For Chickens.

Very few women have written bridge books; a mere handful worldwide ever!

As the name suggests it is a bit different (but so are women).  It’s time women started writing books that are appropriate for them, and sharing some of their ideas.

 I have written it specifically for women at intermediate or advanced level who are interested in becoming more aggressive at the table, and also using their feminine skills of craft and multi-tasking more effectively.

 I also address a clean up of ethics and body language, so that more serious bridge can be considered.

 My book is a frolic; it’s feisty, controversial and a “fun” read, whilst full of juicy tips and useful info.

 I have just printed the 2nd Edition.

 Ebooks and kindles (both $10) can be purchased, along with hard copies, from my website with MC or Visa (go in via Pay Pal...no need to have a PP account).

 Would you mind pinning up my attached flyer at your club. My book makes a perfect Xmas present @ $16 plus $7 postage, but much cheaper if 2+.

 Kind regards

Mary Lynch
Ph. 0430895799
Free Range Bridge Not For Chickens
www.bridgebookforwomen.com.au

A buzzing night.  The raffle was won by Thelma McGuire.  £280 was raised for Children in Need.  Thanks to Ellen-Nora and Irene for all their efforts and all those who dressed up and to everybody for getting into the Halloween spirit.

Margaret Forrester has just published a new story book for children, "Mac's Christmas Star".  It is aimed at 3 to 9 year olds and would make an excellent addition to the Xmas stocking.  The book retails at £5.99 but she is making it available to Carlton members for £5.50. to take advantage of this offer, pick up a flyer at the club or ask at counter.  More info at http://www.florisbooks.co.uk/book/Margaret-Forrester/Mac%27s+Christmas+Star/9780863158421

Carlton members had a very good day at the Dunbar Congress.  Irene Sime and Keith Youngs won the Pairs Event with Maurice Brady and Geraldine Girvan second.  In the Teams event, June Morrison was in the winning team and Jane Stevenson was in the team that came second.