The George Pilcher Trophy is kindly being donated by George's family and will be played for annually. The committee thought it appropriate to make this a trophy to be awarded to the leading lady for the calendar year but with the handicap of her partner[s] being taken in to account. A minimum of 15 sessions will need to be played over the 12 months to qualify. All sessions played at the club will count with the exception of the Summer Luncheon or sessions below 7 tables. Full rules for both our annual competitions are here Deal Duplicate Bridge Club Annual trophy rules.docx

From mid July the scorer will publish a table of the standings [ by then quite a few will have played the minimum requirement of 15 sessions] and will update on the website each week subsequently. 

To help players who know that they will need a partner for any week we are operating a ' Find a Partner' service. If you know you will need a partner call Mark or Christine Symons on 01304 375675. They will be keeping a list for all upcoming sessions and when playing they will also bring the list to the club so you can check who is looking for a partner or add your name for any week if no one is available.

Slight amends have been made to the rules for this years Championship and are shown on the Competition page for the Championship.

In brief we have reduced the minimum qualifying rounds to 10 and all rounds in the calendar year, with the exception of the Summer Luncheon, will count.