It is with great sadness that we announce the death on 2^nd September of Peter Dunne. Peter was a long-standing member of the club but had been unable to play with us recently because of declining health.  Peter was an outstanding player and loyal supporter of the club who will be missed.

Peter started a partnership with Cliff Vince at the IBM retirees club and then joined the Chichester club. He subsequently introduced Peter Burns, his son-in-law and regular bridge partner for over 40 years, to the club. He won the Ladder a number of times with Cliff and subsequently with David Telfer. He also played with a range of other partners who enjoyed his game.

During his partnership with Cliff he played at the EBU Brighton congresses, usually obtaining a respectable position in the final of the Open Pairs. He also played for the Cambridge Alumni bridge team, annually against Oxford, but also against the House of Lords, the AA and the RAC.

He played the cards well as both Declarer and Defender, and was particularly keen on Precision, which he played with both Peter and Cliff. He was a good partner and was rarely critical of his partner’s play. He was keen on developing new agreements to improve partnership bidding and defence.

Peter’s funeral will take place at the Oaks, Havant, at 14:30 on Wednesday 25th September, and then after at the Aroma coffee bar, Drayton. Dress casual. All welcome, though we would appreciate an idea of likely numbers, so please let Peter Burns (peterburns444@gmail.com) know in advance if you plan to attend.

Chichester Bridge Club have raised a total of £580 for charity as part of Bridge Its A Big Deal! (an EBU-organised charity event for Cancer Research. UK).  Thank-you to all those who donated and took part; especially to Thea Sydenham for organising the Charity Bridge afternoon on 21 August.

It is often good to see what our players are achieving outside the club:

The Metropolitan Cup happens in mid September and Chichester club has TWO pairs selected to represent Sussex.    Andrew Morris/Chris Phillips and David Telfer/Peter Burns are both selected.

The Avenue has a combined online session on Wednesday evenings (members of one of the three competing clubs only).   It is invariably a high quality field featuring several past and present division 1 players.  Chichester club usually has a very respectable NGS rating of above 50% but the combined Avenue (Hove)/Lewes (Lewes)/West Sussex (Cuckfield) is usually close to 55%.   A Chichester based pair, Cliff Vince and David Telfer, have won four of the last five sessions, and the most recent by over 10%......Here's hoping publication of this doesn't ruin their run!

A new feature has been added to the 'Find A Partner' screen to allow you to optionally send an email to members who may be interested in partnering with you.  This is in addition to the existing feature where you can post your request in the calendar on the Bridge Club web site.  Full details can be found by clicking on the heading above.

If you are interested in receiving members' email partner requests (as explained in the link) then please send a message to me ( Jon_brooks2@hotmail.com) and I will add you to the email group,

If you have any questions please contact

Jon Brooks

07932733870

We run regular club tournaments.

• On-line Monday evenings, 7.00pm start, please register by 6:50pm. select 'Competitive' then 'All Tournaments' and search for 'CBC' when you log on to BBO.
• Face-to-face Tuesday afternoons, 3.30pm start. Please don't arrive in the school car park before 3:15.
• Face-to-face Thursday evenings, 7.00pm start.
• Alternate Friday afternoons, Face-to-face Gentle Bridge or Supervised Play,  3:30pm start. Please don't arrive in the school car park before 3:15. Check the Calendar for details.

For tournaments from Monday through to Thursday we plan to play 21 to 27 boards but the actual number will depend on turnout and the movement.  Occasionally it may be necessary to play more or less than this range; the Director will advise on the exact number and format before the Tournament commences.