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Club Championship and AGM
The minutes of the AGM are available on the members only pages under the heading "notices"

Club Champions for 2010 are Adelaide and Carol, and a picture and full results can be found by using the competition link above and selecting Club Championship.

Preparing for play
Preparing for playCould we politely remind members that, where possible, it is a great help if they can arrive by about 6.45 on Mondays so that play can start promptly at 7.00.  This means that boards can be dealt and gives the director time to organise the movement and prepare the tables.  It is fully appreciated that work, buses, unforseen circumstances etc can make people late, and this is no problem at all, but if you can, then an early arrival helps.  Many thanks.

We are also grateful to SBU Highland for grant aid received


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24th May 2010
Grantown on Spey Bridge Club Web Site
Grantown on Spey Bridge Club Web Site

Grantown on Spey Bridge Club is a small, friendly and welcoming club in the beautiful location of the Cairngorms National Park.


If you wish to join us for a game of bridge in Grantown, check out the details of where and when we meet by using the Information link on the left.

Grantown Player Wins National Trophy!
5 Grantown members travelled to Edinburgh on Sunday 24th May to compete in the finals of the Shenkin and Fairlie Trophies for Individuals.  On a day when the sun shone brightly outside, it also shone particularly on the Grantown contingent who all returned excellent results.

Undoubtedly the best performance was that of Paula Wilson, who beat her nearest rival by almost 5% with 63.96% to lift the Fairlie Trophy for players of the rank of up to District Master.  John Wilson came 4th with 55.21%, Alan Woodier 9th with 51.46%, and Silvia Woodier not far behind.

In the Shenkin Trophy, for players ranked Master and Senior Master,  Adelaide MacPherson came a very creditable 12th with just over 50%.

All players felt shell-shocked after over 6 hours  and 50 boards on the hottest day of the year so far, but the results were fantastic, and all went their various ways in Edinburgh to recuperate as best they could.

Summer Break
The Club doesn't meet again until late Sept/early Oct , so the website will probably appear uncared-for and out of date until just before that.  However anyone contacting us using the link below will receive an answer!
Director's Course and Kelsey Cup Results
Easter weekend saw Paula and John attend the Club Director's course in Elgin, run by John Wilson of the SBU.  They found it very instructive and (hopefully!) useful, but certainly quite demanding!  Gin and tonic/beer were very welcome on their return to Grantown each night!  However, both passed all parts of the various assessments, and look forward to putting their new skills into practice.

Colin & Elaine Hill of the bridge class came 19th in Scotland (out of about 250 pairs) in the Kelsey Cup simultaneous competition which was held on the last Wednesday of the bridge class.  6 tables in Grantown competed, and the event was enjoyed by the class and the tutors were gratified to see how well the class members took to playing relatively serious duplicate.  
End of Season Tournament - Elgin
Seonaid & Mary, Quentin & Jean and John & Paula went to Elgin Bridge Centre on Friday March 26th to play in the above event held at the end of the Moray league season.  None of them did particularly well, but all enjoyed good bridge, excellent company and a great supper.  During the short speech at the end of the event and before the league cups were awarded, mention was made that Grantown planned to join the leagues next year, and this announcement was warmly received by the company.

This was a really excellent evening, and can be thoroughly recommended for next year!
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Last Night of the Season
Our final club night of the 2009-2010 season saw 8 tables competing (after a glass of wine) to win valuable Easter eggs.  Unusual hands and good company made for a very enjoyable evening.  Visitors Colin & Elaine Hill, who started to learn bridge two years ago with the U3A class, threw down a challenge to members by winning the East/West prize.  We look forward to welcoming them back and proving we are up to that challenge!
Jesner and Kennedy/Johnston Trophies
3 pairs from Grantown and Cairngorm Clubs went to Inverness on Sunday to play in the ranked masters tournaments.

Rod Brown (from Cairngorm) and Adelaide did very well, taking first equal place in the Jesner for pairs over the rank of District Master,  and Ian Hogarth and Jean McIntosh also did well, coming 2nd= E/W in the trophy for players up to District Master.
Members only pages
To find list of members with contact details, minutes of meetings etc, use the "members only" link above
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29th March 2010
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