This event is two competitions in one. 

• The initial competition is a simple multi-teams of four event with the Ray Cornell Trophy going to the winners. 
• The second is a club competition to win the right to represent Essex in the Garden Cities Competition.  To be eligible a club must enter two teams designated A and B.  If a club enters more than two teams the A and B teams must be named before the start of the competition.  The winning club is the club whose A and B teams’ positions when added together has the lowest value; and the club will receive the prize of £200 to help defray the costs of representing Essex in the Garden Cities Competition.  

Approximately 25 x 2-board matches will be played. Winners will be decided by total IMPs. Scoring will be done using bridgemates. Half the matches will be completed by the break. A Teams will not meet their Club B counterparts and vice versa. 

Thanks to the kind generosity of Mrs Barbara Cornell, the Ray Cornell Prize will be presented to the club whose teams are going forward to represent Essex in the Garden Cities and is to help offset expenses involved for the eight team members involved. Any remainder would be used by the club to assist their club players in entering ECBA events.

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Tea, coffee, biscuits etc available throughout. A plated tea will also be provided at the break between sessions

Date: Sunday 18th February 2018, starting at 14:00 ( - 21:00); Venue: Anglo European School, Willow Green, Ingatestone, CM4 0DJ; Refreshments: Impulse Catering.

Holders

Ray Cornell Trophy: Thorpe Bay B: Chris Chorley & Paddy Murray; Mike Wren & Richard Perryman

Ray Cornell Prize: Thorpe Bay

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