ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING REPORTS & ACCOUNTS and

COUNTY NEWS LETTER

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For the year 1st May 2012 to 30th April 2013

Minutes of the 66^th Annual General Meeting of the ECBA,

held on Saturday 18^th May 2013 at Little Baddow Memorial Hall.

Present: Mrs M Curtis (Hon President), J Williams (Hon Chairman), Mrs A Hartley (Hon General Secretary), B Hunt (Hon League Secretary), 4 other Officers and 22 other members.

Apologies for absence: E. Cockle, N. Cook, W Godber, D Green, C Megahey, I. Moss, P O’Gara, A Philpott, S Riach, M. & S. Smith, J Sutcliffe, B Telford and M Wright,

1. Hon Chairman’s Opening Remarks

Dr John Williams welcomed those present and outlined the plans for the evening. He congratulated a number of Essex members who had done well during the past year in competitions further afield, in particular the B Team who had won their section of the Metropolitan Cup for the second year in succession. He recorded his thanks to Tony Philpott, who was not present. He reported that Tony was retiring after many years of hard work as Treasurer of the ECBA and also as Chairman of the Selection Committee. He had expressed an interest in remaining on the Committee and it had been agreed that he should be co-opted to the Committee. The Committee members had invited Mrs Linda Fleet to take over as Treasurer and they were delighted that she had accepted nomination. John reminded the members that four years ago he promised to undertake the Chairman’s role for three years and further, if required and if he felt able. He was keen for new blood on the Committee.

He thanked all members of the Committee for their support and hard work over the year.

2. Minutes of the last meeting

These had been previously circulated to all members. They were agreed to be a correct record and acceptance was proposed by Dennis Valtisiaris, seconded by Mrs Linda Barker and signed by the Chairman.

3. Matters arising

There were no matters arising.

4. Hon Secretary’s Report

This is attached in full. Its adoption was proposed by Peter Oake, seconded by Alaric Cundy and agreed by the meeting. The Chairman thanked Mrs Audrey Hartley for her report and hard work over the year.

5. Hon Treasurer’s Report

In Tony Philpott’s absence the Treasurer’s report was presented by John Williams. Copies of the Income and Expenditure Accounts and the Balance Sheet were circulated at the meeting. The Treasurer’s Report is attached in full. It was agreed to leave the election of an Examiner of the Treasurer’s books for the coming year to the ECBA Committee when Mrs Linda Fleet’s preferences were known. Tony wrote that the hand over to Linda was going along smoothly. Its adoption was proposed by Dennis Valtisiaris, seconded by Mrs Linda Barker and agreed by the meeting.

6. Subscriptions 2013/2014

The County part of the P2P subscription for the coming year would be 5p (a reduction of 1p). Direct membership subs remained at £6 and there was no fee for clubs. Acceptance was proposed by Dennis Valtisiaris, seconded by Mrs Linda Barker and agreed by the meeting.

7. Hon Tournament Secretary’s Report

This is attached in full. Its adoption was proposed by Mrs Mary Homer, seconded by Peter Oake and agreed by the meeting. The Chairman thanked Mr Ted Cockle.

8. Hon League Secretary’s Report

This is attached in full. Its adoption was proposed by Alaric Cundy, seconded by Frank Morrison and agreed by the meeting. The Chairman thanked Mr Bernie Hunt.

9. Amendments to the Constitution:

The following amendments to our Constitution were presented by Mrs Audrey Hartley. The first was a recommendation from the Laws and Ethics Committee of the EBU, the second a clarification asked for by Ian Moss and Mrs Audrey Hartley and the third a recommendation from the EBU Chairman. John Williams pointed out that he and Mrs Audrey Hartley had gone through the Constitution very carefully and tidied up a number of items including the numbering of some paragraphs. The acceptance of these amendments was proposed by Frank Morrison, seconded by Alaric Cundy and agreed by the meeting.

a. After 13.6.5: “The County Association will deal with any disciplinary allegations referred to it from its affiliated clubs using the Disciplinary Procedures set out in this constitution. This may involve investigation, a hearing and an appeal, however if a proper hearing has already been held then the County Association should only convene an appeal hearing. Normally no action will be taken in respect of a complaint relating to an alleged offence which occurred three months or more prior to a formal complaint in writing made to the appropriate Officer.”

b. 4.10.1 iii) is an active, bona-fide member of an affiliated bridge club in Essex.

Changed to

4.10.1 iii) is an active, bona-fide member of a bridge club affiliated to Essex.

c. 3.6 an insertion in the 4th line: …..accounts duly examined, for each Annual General Meeting, after which an Independent Examiner for the following year will be elected.

9. Election of officers

All of the current Committee members were willing to stand again with the exception of Tony Philpott. Mrs Linda Fleet had been proposed by Tony Philpott and seconded by Mrs Audrey Hartley for the position of Treasurer. All were elected unopposed.

10. Any Other Business

Simon Moorman said that he would like to see more done for middle ranking players to improve their game. Many players wanted to improve but playing with partners of a similar standard to their own with no mentoring was not making this possible. Dennis Valtisiaris said that he and Mrs Nicole Cook were discussing the possibilities of improvers’ classes. John Williams said that the Chelmsford Club had been giving bridge tuition on Tuesday afternoons which was proving so popular that they had found it necessary to hold a second class on Wednesday afternoons. They were hoping to persuade members of the classes to join the Chelmsford Club as they gained greater confidence. It was agrees to invite Simon to the next ECBA Committee meeting to discuss his ideas more thoroughly.

The trophies and prizes were presented by the President, Mrs Margaret Curtis and she and Mrs Audrey Hartley were thanked and presented with bouquets. There was then a cheese and wine buffet and followed a game of bridge.

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Hon Treasurer’s Report

Income and Expenditure Account for the 2012/2013 Season

	2012/2013		2011/2012
	£	£	£	£
P2P, Club and other EBU Income	4762		6353
Less Life Members	100		96
		4662		6257
COMPETITIONS
Fees	10775		9770
Sponsorship	200		Nil
	10975		9770
Expenses
Accommodation, refreshments and T.D.'s	5397		5194
Cost of Duplimate hands and Bridgemates	672		796
Tournament Directors	1436		498
EBU and other charges	617		740
P2P	277		Nil
Donation to Charity	0		183
Prizes (including Sponsorship prize)	1935		1170
	10334		8581
		641		1189
LEAGUES
Receipts	540		600
Prizes and EBU Fees	132		230
		408		370
Interest Received Gross		97		5
Surplus on joint EBU events		1050		1560
		6858		9381
EXPENSES
County matches	2137		2194
Printing and stationery	208		169
AGM Current Season	400		340
AGM Previous Season	Nil		199
Tournament Director Course	Nil		119
Meetings	Nil		79
Postage and telephone	501		459
Engraving and repairs	178		305
Web Site	80		97
Bridgemate Purchase	3360		Nil
Bidding Box Purchase/Cards	107		168
Sundries	40		57
	7011	7011	4186	4186
Excess of Expenditure over Income (2012 Surplus)		-153		5195
Less transfer to Tollemache Reserve Fund		Nil		Nil
Less transfer to New Equipment Fund		Nil		2500
Less transfer to Youth Development Fund		Nil		1198
		-153		1497
The Sponsorship of £200 was kindly provided by Barbara Cornell in memory of her late husband
Ray Cornell and presented to the club entering the Garden Cities Trophy.

BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31/03/2013
	31/03/2013	31/03/2012
	£	£
ASSETS
Stock of ties,spoons, vouchers	150	306
and stamps

DEBTORS
Entry fees due and payments in advance	185	250


CASH
On current account and in hand	2706	559
On Business Bonus Account	8509	9004
Skipton Building Society 90 Day Account	10000	10000
	21550	20119
LESS CREDITORS
Hire of halls,fees in advance and prizes	2622	1037
	18928	19082

REPRESENTED BY
New Equipment Fund	2500	2500
Youth Development Fund (see Note 1)	2000	2000
Tollemache Reserve Fund ( see Note 2)	1000	1000
Capital account	13581	12085
Excess of Expenditure over Income (2011/2012 Surplus)	-153	1497
	18928	19082

HONORARY TREASURER:A.J.Philpott

I have examined the books and records of the Essex Contract Bridge Association and, in my opinion, these give a true and fair view of the financial position as at 31/03/2013

HONORARY AUDITOR: J.Cordingley

Note 1: The Youth Development Fund represents funds originally donated by the Thurrock Club on their closure with the express wish that they be used to develop youth Bridge. The Fund was subsequently topped up by the ECBA.

Note 2: The Tollemache Reserve Fund is to cover the extra costs involved on occasions when Essex qualify for the final.

Note 3: It is the policy of the committee to write off expenditure on trophies, cards, boards and stationery in the year of purchase.

Hon. General Secretary’s report 2012 - 2013

Good evening Ladies and gentlemen. This is my second report to you as the General Secretary of the Essex Contract Bridge Association. This year has been more tranquil than the last and I am getting a better understanding about what the job entails.

At home

So, what have we achieved during the past year? We have continued as usual with our normal competitions. We had one small hiccup with a last minute change in venue, but only one pair failed to get the message and I offer them my sincere apologies; other than that everything went smoothly. We tried out one new venue – Writtle Village Hall. This proved to be a very airy room, plenty of space, good kitchen facilities with tables and chairs provided. The parking was a little difficult for some but everyone found a space not too far from the hall. There is a car park opposite on the far side of the duck pond and parking is allowed on the streets that criss-cross the Green.

Further afield

Several of our members have taken part in competitions further afield; Green Pointed One Day Events organised by neighbouring counties, EBU congresses and overseas tournaments and cruises. In these, some of our members have been very successful as mentioned by John earlier.

Inter-county Competitions

We have also continued to take part in the Eastern Counties Leagues. Tony Philpott has been Chairman of the Selection Committee for several years but has now resigned and I thank him for his work there. Ian Moss has replaced him as Chairman and Keith Thompson has now joined the three team captains to form this Committee. There are eight counties that take part in the Eastern Counties Leagues though Cambridge University are often not able to field a C Team. This year the Essex A and C teams were 5th and the Essex B team 3rd. We also took part in the Metropolitan Cup, where, for the second year in succession the B team won their section. This year we did not take part in the Pachabo but we did enter a team in the qualifying round of the Tollemache; sadly the team did not qualify for the final.

This year’s new events

When your Chairman was visiting Essex Clubs many members said they wanted more competitions where ordinary club members didn’t have to play against strong players. “Play with an Expert” and “Pro/Am” are aimed at less experienced players giving them an experienced partner to introduce them to a wider range of players. This year we are introducing a new competition aimed at middle ranking club players which we hope will prove popular. On the 9th of June we are holding an invitational event for Essex’s strongest players. Parallel with this will be the new Club Pairs Competition, open to Essex players who are not members of the A, B or C squads. We have asked all clubs to select up to four pairs to represent their club. There will be medals for the first three places and a prize for the club whose top two pairs have the highest combined score. We will also invite the top pairs to form a team of four to represent Essex as the third C team in the Metropolitan Cup should they so wish. Providing events for the enjoyment of ordinary club members is something very dear to John William’s heart and I thank John for all his efforts in that direction over the past year.

The Afternoon Pairs League

After a successful pilot we decided to run two leagues each year. They will be on the fourth Thursday of each month at Barleylands. The Spring League will be in March, April and May, and the Autumn League in September, October and November. At the moment we only have one division. Ideally lots of pairs would enter and form several divisions so that players would play against others of a similar standard to themselves. It is an attractive form of the game in that pairs play matches of approximately eight boards against each other pair in their division. Eight board matches are much more satisfying than the two or three board matches one plays in club duplicate.

The Teams of four Leagues

Following on from the Afternoon Pairs League there is a similar opportunity to play longer matches against players of a similar standard in our team leagues. Because Essex is a large county there are two leagues, one for teams in the South and East of Essex and another for teams in the West of Essex. Matches are played in homes though some teams are starting to use club premises where these are available. The home team provides a modest supper which compensates for the expense of the travel for the away team. Matches are of twenty-four boards playing twelve boards against each of the opposing pairs. Team games are regarded by many as the finest form of the game. I know I am talking to the converted in many cases but I am keen to encourage ordinary club members to join the leagues. Division one is for our top ranking players, the next levels are for middle ranking players and so on down to a beginner’s league which is also open to non affiliated players.

Thanks to our tournament organisers

It is thanks to Ted Cockle, Bernie Hunt, Nicole Cook and one or two other non Committee members who organise and run the Competitions and Leagues that they run so smoothly. They do a great job.

Website

Our website has a huge number of “hits” during the year so we must be doing something right there. Sandy Riach continues to work hard to keep the website and its additions in a logical format and up to date. Sometimes there is too much being required of the home page and Sandy is concentrating on keeping the home page simple while continuing to accommodate everyone’s requests. Thank you Sandy.

Disciplinary Panel

During the year we had a very good response to our appeal for Essex members to sit on a Disciplinary Panel. We now have a Panel of nine members and I extend my gratitude to them for volunteering. I had planned a meeting of this panel but have not yet found a convenient date. The Panel Members have been given a copy of the Constitution and recommended to read the EBU Bye Laws that relate to Conduct and Disciplinary Committees. I am pleased to report that we have not received any written complaints of bad behaviour during the last year and so have not yet needed to call on their services. With respect to disciplinary problems I do recommend to all clubs, whether Member or private, affiliated or non-affiliated that they have a Constitution approved by the EBU. There are example Constitutions on the EBU website and John and I would be happy to help if needed.

Orange Book

The Orange and Tangerine books which list systems, conventions, alerting etc are to cease on July 31st to be replaced by one book to be called the Blue Book which comes into force on August 1st. The change in colour was made because of the confusion between the various editions of the Orange book. The Laws & Ethics Committee promise that the Blue book will be shorter and clearer – I very much hope it will be. They say they do not intend to make many changes but among other things there will be a small extension to the announcements currently in use to include continuations after a strong 2NT and a requirement to alert unusual, high level bids above 3NT during the first round. They also are removing level 3 as most competitions are now played at level 4. If clubs wish to restrict level 4 in any way there will be a list of recommend exclusions.

Blue Points

We ran our first Blue Pointed event in January and we are to hold our second in June. The first was our Swiss Pairs Competition and the second will be the George Curtis Swiss Teams on June 30th. A few clubs have elected to hold their own Blue Pointed events, notably the Woodham Ferrers’s all Swiss Congress in the Winter, Collier Row Swiss Teams in the Spring and Mayflower’s Charity game in the Autumn. If any club is interested in running a Blue Pointed event please consult with me first so that we can fix a good date in the Essex calendar.

EBU and Charity Status

I have to report that Dick Green has resigned as an Essex Shareholder and on your behalf I thank Dick for his contribution towards Essex’s views at the Shareholders’ Meetings. The Committee have appointed Keith Thompson as Essex’s third Shareholder. Margaret Curtis and I are the other Shareholders. Last year, I reported that, at the EBU’s October Shareholders Meeting in the previous year, it had been agreed that the EBU should investigate whether the EBU should apply for charity status or not. Over the past year it became clear that it was not sensible to continue with Charity Status for the whole of the EBU but that for a small part of the EBU’s activities it could work very well. Consequently the EBU are applying for Charity Status for the Educational part with the aims of furthering education in schools and among the youth of today and also to promote bridge through out the population.

Finally

I was on the ECBA Committee from 1994 to 2001 and the only members still on the Committee from those days are Tony Philpott and Margaret Curtis. Both have been of enormous help to me in my role of General Secretary. Tony has been a very easy Treasurer to work with and I am sorry that he has resigned but I am very relieved that he wishes to remain on the Committee. I have known his successor for a long while and I am sure Linda and I will work well together. Again, a great many thanks to Margaret, for being only at the end of a phone line when ever I need to use her experience or to ask for her advice. And of course thanks to all the Committee and many others for their input into our efforts to provide an enjoyable programme of activities and events for all members of our association. Bridge is what we are here for, so without their hard work we would have no bridge outside the club environment. Thank you. Thank to everyone who helps or participates – without you life would be very dull!

J Audrey Hartley 18 May 2013

Hon Tournament Secretary’s report – 2011/12

This year the county moved into the 21^st century by buying 30 Bridgemates and two servers. This means that we don’t have to hire them any more from other clubs, which will lead to a saving for the County.

For some of our competitions we had an increase and some a decrease but generally the total number of competitors is about the same as the previous year.

We introduced two new events this year, the Pro/am and the day time pairs. The Pro/am is similar to the “play with an expert” but the difference is the non-experts find their own Pro partners. The number of entries for the day time pairs has been fairly low but all the competitors have enjoyed the format of the event.

Payment by BACS has been increasing in leaps and bounds during the year. Approximately nearly 40% of all the money received for the entries comes via BACS payments.

My major moan (the only one) for the year is that two out of the three knockout competitions that I am responsible for have not been completed before the AGM. Therefore I have agreed with the members of the ECBA committee a set of rules for arranging matches. As a result of these new rules no match will be allowed to go beyond the date for that particular round. If a match is not played by the specified date one or even both teams will be eliminated from the competition. This is harsh I know (someone described me as being hard) but this seems to me the only that we can complete the competitions before the AGM. I will enforce these rules rigidly!

Nicole Cook has directed most of competitions over the past year but in addition Audrey Hartley and Val Mollison have also directed – and I thank them all for carrying this, sometimes, tricky task!

Ted Cockle May 2013

Hon League Secretary’s report – 2012/13

Quite simply a boring season for the secretary.

No withdrawals, no disputes not much for me to do.

Before going further I wish to thank Bill West for maintaining the League results and tables on the website, they are always updated promptly even when he is on holiday.

There were no surprises in the leagues, most teams performed as expected. In the First Division South East there was a final day escape for one team who avoided relegation.

We had 19 teams in the South East

Division 1 eight teams Division 2 six teams Division 3 five teams

Two teams will be relegated from Division one but only one team will be promoted from Division two

We had 8 teams in the West playing in one Division

Next season: I have had applications from two new teams, one in the West and one in the South East.

I propose next season to give the SE Division One Teams a working date for each fixture. These may be varied if both captains agree. I believe that an early arrangement of dates will prevent any problems later in the season.

I will also adopt the same strategy as the Competition Secretary in the League Cup and also this season’s Premier League where there is a play by date. If this date passes then both teams will be eliminated. This situation should not arise as the fixtures will be published earlier than usual. Closing date for entering the league and league cup is June 30^th, I will assume that all current league teams wish to continue and there is no need for them to apply

Bernie Hunt May 2013

COUNTY NEWS

EASTERN COUNTIES LEAGUE 2012/2013

A Division B Division C Division

1 Hertfordshire 107 1 Hertfordshire 108 1 Hertfordshire 90

2 Suffolk 87 2 Northamptonshire 98 2 Northamptonshire 83

3 Bedfordshire 84 3 Essex 86 3 Bedfordshire 64

4 Norfolk 82 4 Norfolk 74 4 Cambs. & Hunts. 64

5 Essex 70 5 Suffolk 69 5 Essex 48

6 Northamptonshire 60 6 Bedfordshire 62 6 Norfolk 37

7 Cambs. & Hunts. 44 7 Cambs. & Hunts. 54 7 Suffolk 34

8 Cambridge University 26 8 Cambridge University 9

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ESSEX SWITCH CUP

1^st Martin & Sandy Smith, Paul & Val Mollison

2^nd Peter Scotting, Phil Collier, Sandy Riach & Michael Watson

QUALIFYING HEAT OF THE NATIONAL PAIRS

1^stSandy Riach & Jacek Lapszys 2^nd Peter Oake & Rob Elliott

ESSEX NATIONAL PAIRS TROPHY

Sandy Riach & J Lapszys

ESSEX TEAMS OF FOUR CHAMPIONSHIP

Championship

1st Martin Smith, Ted Cockle,

Ian Moss & Mike Graham

2^nd Peter Oake, Robert Elliott,

Bernie Harrison, Dave Duffy & Gad Chadha

WARBOYS TROPHY

1^st David Clark & Sandy Riach 2^nd Yvonne Dias & Alan Greenstein

3^rd Val Mollison & Brian Davies 4^th Graham Foster & Richard Register

ESSEX SENIORS’ CUP

Seniors’ Summer Pairs Seniors’ Autumn Pairs

1^st Simon Moorman & Steve Cade-Bowyer 1^st Graham Foster & Richard Register

2^nd Paul & Val Mollison 2^nd Simon Moorman & Steve Cade-Bowyer

3^rd Ian Moss & Peter Oake 3^rd Ian Moss & Peter Oake

4^th Chris & Sue Taylor 4^th Keith Thompson & Richard Postle

5^th Alan Aylott & Margaret Rastin 5^th Cecil Leighton & Monty Krimgoltz

6^th Roger Bright & Bob Hair

Seniors’ Spring Pairs Final seniors’ Cup

1^st George Vede & Maureen Vede 1^st= Ian Moss

2^nd Ray Clarke & Albert Kithchin 1^st= Peter Oake

3^rd Mary Homer & Linda Fleet 3^rd= Steve Cade-Bowyer

4^th Michael Wren & Richard Perryman 3^rd= Simon Moorman

5^th Cecil Leighton & Monty Krimgoltz 5^th= Graham Foster

6^th Ian Moss & Peter Oake 5^th= Richard Register

SIMULTANEOUS PAIRS

May 2012 Tue 9^thA Kitchin & S Moorman Jan 2013 Mon 5^th P Nettlingham & G Chasmer

Thu 2^nd R Elliott & S Riach 6^th A Kitchin & R Clarke

Jul 2012 Mon 7^th M & S Smith Tue 3^rd D Cooper & J Williams

Sep 2012 Mon 1^stA Coral & D Sherman 4^th A Webster & P Archer

Oct 2012 Tue 1^st P Bennett & D Balch Feb 2013 Wed 6^th A Greenstein & Y Dias

9^th A Segal & D Embleton Mar 2013 Mon 6^th P Mollison & B Hunt

Wed 2^ndC & S Taylor 7^th I McLauchlan & A Hartley

Jan 2013 Mon 1^stP Mollison & B Hunt Wed 7^th P Murray & P Sullivan

ESSEX MIXED TEAMS OF FOUR:

1^st Audrey Hartley, Alison Spencer, John Williams & David Cooper

2^nd Catriona Lovett, Mike Harbour, David Tennet & Theo Todman

3^rd Ian Moss, Nicole Cook, David Sherman & Frank Morrison

THE GEORGE CURTIS TEAMS

1^stRobert Elliott, Peter Oake, Winnie Godber & John Stimson

2^nd Alaric Cundy, Chris Megahey, Jill Tattersfield & Roger Tattersfield

3^rdMargaret Curtis, David Sherman, Ian Moss & Frank Morrison

THE FLETCHER TROPHY

1^stLoughton – Michael Watson, Nigel Bardsley, Patrick O’Gara, Wendy Colman

Marion Cook, John Birch, Sue French & Rod Hudson

2^nd Hutton – Fran Alexander, Dennis Valtisiaris, Theo Todman David Tennet

David Clark, Sandy Riach, Simon Moorman & Peter Oake

ESSEX CLUB TROPHY

1^st Collier Row Robert Elliott, Kit Charlton, Ann Savory & John Rowden

2^nd Lingwood Alan Rodger, Alan Jones, Lional Thacker & J Murray

3^rd Loughton 3 Keith Thompson, Ray Green, Pat Watson & Graham Olliffe

TONY KELVIN TROPHY

1^st Winnie Godber, John Stimson, Sue Taylor & Chris Taylor

2^nd Peter Oake, Robert Elliott, Mike Graham & Ian Moss

MIXED PAIRS

1^stLaurie Burtt & Stephanie Burtt 4^th Catriona Lovett & Mike Harbour

2^nd Sandy Riach & Pat Watson 5^th Bernie Hunt and Judith Moorman

3^rdPat Johnson & Peter Scotting 6^th Chris Taylor & Sue Taylor

ESSEX SWISS PAIRS

1^stJohn Leake & Sheila Evans 5^th= Ray Clarke & Bernie Hunt

2^nd Stuart Dunstan & Tony Verran 5^th= Ashley Nicklin & Graham Foster

3^rdPeter Oake & Simon Moorman 7^th Winnie Godber & John Stimson

4^th Chris Taylor & Sue Taylor 8^th Richard Perryman & Mike Wren

PLAY WITH AN EXPERT

1^stJanet Starkey & Mike Harbour 3^rdMarcia Levan-Harris & Graham Foster

2^nd Tanya Genthe & Nicole Cook 4^th Jeff Jones & Bernie Hunt

HELLIAR TROPHY (to be renamed as the Ray Cornell Trophy)

1^stThorpe Bay BRoger Bright, Bob Hair, Paddy Murray & Jill Hair

2^nd Mountnessing A Roger Tattersfield, Jill Tattersfield, Chris Megahey & Alaric Cundy

3^rdMountnessing B Margaret Curtis, Frank Morrison, Alan Eames & John Sutcliffe

4^th Thorpe Bay A Graham Foster, Richard Register, Allan Greenstein & Yvonne Dias

5^th Hutton A Peter Oake, Simon Moorman, Sandy Riach & David Clark

Thorpe Bay won the Ray Cornell prize and the right to represent Essex in the Garden Cities Trophy

ESSEX PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP The first four qualify to represent Essex in the Corwen.

Final Consolation

1^st John Sutcliffe & Chris Megahey 1st Ted Cockle & John Williams

2^nd Margaret Curtis & David Sherman 2^nd Peter Oake & Simon Moorman

3^rd Ian Moss & Mike Graham 3^rd Jacek Lapszys & Manny Marks

4^th Graham Foster & Paul Ewers 4^th Sandy Riach & Robery Elliott

5^th = Audrey Hartley & Albert Kitchin 5^th Richard Perryman & Mike Wren

5^th = Ray Clarke & Bernie Hunt 6^th Tony Philpott & Nigel Bardsley

HEAT – Spoon winners

1^st David Piper & Frank Morrison 2^nd John Sutcliffe & Chris Megahey

GWEN HERGA TROPHIES

Ladies: Gentlemen:

1^stWendy Colman & Pat Watson 1^st= Chris Megahey & Alaric Cundy*

2^nd Winnie Godber & Sue Taylor 1^st= John Williams & Ted Cockle

3^rdJill Hair & Yvonne Dias 1^st= Frank Morrison & Ian Moss

4^th Jacek Lapszys & Sandy Riach

* won the trophy by the split tie procedure

EVE GOBLETS

Ladies Gentlemen

1 Sue Taylor 35 1 Peter Oake 46

2 Winnie Godber 34 2 Robert Elliott 42

3 Margaret Curtis 26 3= Sandy Riach 37

4 Audrey Hartley 19.5 3= Ian Moss 37

5 Val Mollison 19 5 Bernie Hunt 33

6 Catriona Lovett 15 6 Martin Smith 30

7 Pat Watson 12 7= Peter Scotting 28

8= Sandy Smith 10 7= John Stimson 28

8= Alison Spencer 10 7= Mike Graham 28

EBU MASTER POINT RANKING LISTS 2012

(Premier Grand Master, Grand (Life Master, Premier National (Star Premier Regional

Master & Premier Life Master) Master & National Master) down to Regional Master)

1 Mr C Taylor 13010 1 Mr S Moorman 10339 1 Mr M Harbour 7421

2 Mrs S Taylor 12951 2 Mr R Perryman 9317 2 Mrs M Rastin 7379

3 Mr M Wren 12932 3 Mr E Marks 8784 3 Mr A Mundy 6482

4 Mrs M Curtis 7861 4 Mr R Register 7978 4 Mr D Tennet 4675

(Star Premier Master down (Star Master, Advanced Master, (District Masters, Area Master,

to Tournament Master) Master & County Master) Club Masters & Local Master)

1 Mr D Clark 5648 1 Mrs P Johnson 5500 1 Mr M Tempest 2172

2 Mrs P Clark 5413 2 Mr A Aylott 4977 2 Mr I Wilson 2140

3 Mr F Morrison 5325 3 Miss C Wood 4481 3 Mr P Meyer 1394

4 Mr S Margutti 4436 4 Mr B Davies 4137 4 Mr M Wildig 1348

Ranks shown are as at 01/01/2013. Total points column includes net points.

WEST ESSEX LEAGUE CHAMPIONS AND RUNNERS-UP 2012/2013

Division 1
1. Loughton Collier: Phil Collier,Michael Watson, Peter Scotting & Sandy Riach
2. Redbridge: Margaret Curtis, Richard Green, Tony Phillpott & Nigel Bardsley

SOUTH EAST ESSEX LEAGUE CHAMPIONS AND RUNNERS-UP 2012/2013

Division 1

1. Barleylands: Peter Oake, Rob Elliott, Dave Duffy & Bernie Harrison.

2. May & Baker: Jill & Roger Tattersfield, Alaric Cundy, Chris Megahey, Ted Cockle & Martin Smith.

Division 2

1. Academics: Ray Clarke, Albert Kitchin, Paul Mollison, Gary Howchen & Bernie Hunt.

2. Unit 4+2: Linda Fleet, Mary Homer, Tim Connett, Steve Ensor & Theo Todman

Division 3

1. Leigh Thorpe: Sally Brown, June Atkins, Alan Goss & Pat Nicklin
2. Weakenders: Coral Fallon, Jon Ward, Margaret Rastin & Alan Aylott

CONGRATULATIONS TO:

May Corwen Trophy: 6th P Oake & S Moormen

10th M Curtis & D Sherman

Kent GP: Swiss Teams: 8th R Elliott, A Kitchin, T Todman & D Tennet

June Riviera Congress: Swiss Pairs: 1st S Riach & D Clark

Berks & Bucks GP: Swiss Pairs: 8th R Perriman & M Wren

EBU Spring Congress: A Pairs Final: 6th G Chadha

Swiss Teams: 6th W Godber, J Stimson, M Campbell & B Hackenbroch

July Herts/Essex GP: Swiss Pairs: 3rd J Stimson & B Hackenbroch

5th M Curtis & D Sherman

Swiss Teams: 7th S Taylor, C Taylor, J Tattersfield & R Tattersfield

EBU Summer Seniors: A Pairs Final: 4th S Burtt & L Burtt

B Pairs Final: 1st A Cohen & R Register

5th= M Curtis & D Sherman

Sept Surrey GP Swiss Pairs: 2nd J Williams & D Cooper

Hertford GP Swiss Pairs: 2nd P Johnson, P Scotting, T Verran & R Tatur

Metropolitan Cup: 1st Essex B Team

Oct Marmaris Congress: Swiss Pairs: 1st P Oake & SMoorman

Open Pairs: 1st P Oake & S Moorman

Mixed Pairs: 1st M Homer & A Kitchin

Mens’ Pairs: 4th P Oake & S Moorman

Swiss Teams: 1st P Oake, S Moorman, M Homer & A Kitchin

Felixstowe Congress: Swiss pairs: 1st M Smith & S Smith

5th P Oake & S Moorman

Swiss Teams: 1st P Mollison, V Mollison, B Hunt & B Davies

3rd P Oake, S Moorman, R Elliott & S Riach

Nov Middlesex GP: Swiss Pairs: 2nd A Mayo,

7th S Riach & J Lapszys

Swiss Teams: 1st P Johnson, P Scotting, B Gladman & T Verran

EBU Seniors’ Congress:Pairs A Final: 4th M Curtis & D Sherman

Feb Fuereventura Congress:Pre-Congress Pairs: 6th L Burtt & S Burtt

Swiss Pairs: 7th L Burtt & S Burtt

Open Pairs: 6th L Burtt & S Burtt

Mar National Pairs Final: 1st G Chadha

Easter Festival: Swiss teams: 8th P Oake, S Moorman, I Green & A Green

Swiss Pairs B flight: 1st T Verran & G Wootton

Portland Pairs: Welwyn Heat: 2nd M Curtis & D Sherman – 46th overall.

Essex Contract Bridge Association

President:	Mrs M Curtis
Vice President:	R Green
Hon. Chairman:	J C Williams
Hon. General Secretary:	Mrs A Hartley
Hon. Treasurer:	Mrs L Fleet
Hon. Tournament Secretary:	E Cockle
Hon. Membership Secretary:	N Bardsley
Hon League Secretary:	B Hunt
Hon Schools & Youth Liaison:	G Foster
Hon. Teachers’ Liaison Officer:	A Cundy
Hon. Webmaster::	S Riach
Members of the committee:	D Valtisiaris, Ms N Cook, Keith Thompson
Co-opted to the Committee:	T Philpott

Delegates to the EBU:	Mrs M Curtis, Mrs A Hartley, K Thompson
Senior Tournament Director:	Ms N Cook
Regional Representative for Clubs:	D Valtisiaris
Hon. Auditor:	J Cordingley

County Representation:
Chairman of Selection Committee:	I Moss
A Team Captain:	P Oake
B Team Captain:	B Hunt
C Team Captain:	Mrs M Vede
Committee Member:	K Thompson

Hon. Chairman Dr J. C. Williams Beightons Bassetts Lane Little Baddow Chelmsford CM3 4DA	Hon. General Secretary Mrs J. A. Hartley 168 Broomfield Road Chelmsford CH1 4HF Tel: 01245 355830 Email: ja.hartley@btinternet.com