Hitchin BC visit from Students

Members of the Hitchin club go every Thursday lunchtime to teach Year 5 and 6 children at Samuel Lucas JMI School how to play Bridge. Recently the club ran a session where the students came along to observe and play some games with the members. See the Hitchin website for more details.
Marjorie Lukyn Charity for 2023-24 Season
Marjorie Lukyn Charity for 2023-24 Season

The HBA charity for the 2023-24 season is Open Door St Albans. Their aim is to support people who have experienced homelessness or are at risk of sleeping rough.  The Charity funds improvements to the Open Door shelter, as well as covering the costs of outreach services and the volunteer coordinator.
Master Point Promotions

Congratulations to all those recently achieving new master point promotions.   
Click here.. to see the full March list.
HBA Committee Meeting

Key points from the Committee Meeting of April 5th are available here..
Latest from the EBU

For all the latest news articles from the English Bridge Union, click here.. 
Release 2.19r
Marjorie Lukyn - Honours Book
Honours Book - Marjorie Lukyn Charity Cup

The cup was originally presented in the early 50’s for a teams’ event but this competition ceased in 1957. From 1972 the Cup is presented to the winners of a Pairs competition to raise funds for Hertfordshire Charities.

1952 J.G. Hartley & Mrs. Hartley G. Profit & Mrs. Profit
1953 H. Franklin & Mrs. Franklin S. Fox & Mrs. Gilbertson
1954 A.L. Moore & K. de Kretser & R.H. Barbour A.D.J. Ratcliffe & E. Dines & Mrs. Dines
1955 J. Beaumont & A. Perelman & J.E. Alcock R.P.B. Howorth & Mrs. Beaumont
1956 A.E. Ranwell & Mrs. Crawford W.G. Parkyn & Mrs. Parkyn
1957 F.H. Edwards & J. Levison & J.E. Tucker J. Campbell & W. Dawson

 

The Pairs event for Charity started in 1972-73. The format is a qualifying heat in Clubs with the top half competing in a single session County final.

1973 Albert Cook & Richard Shadbolt
1974 Albert Cook & Richard Shadbolt
1975 Ted Cannon & J. Talbot
1976 J. Edwards & D. Smith
1977 Derrick Kime & Hazell Robertson
1978 C. Morse & S.R. Lewis
1979 Ted Cannon & Paddy Dymoke
1980 H. Harlow & Mrs. I. Markman
1981 Brian Holdgate & R. Parker
1982 Ralph Swingler & Tara Rehman
1983 Bill Gordon & Gordon Herring
1984 Ted Cannon & Paddy Dymoke
1985 Robert Bertram & Alan Hanslow
1986 Tony Chalker & D. Seddon
1987 Derek Oram & Celia Oram
1988 N. Granville & John Howes
1989 Bill Thurl & Derrick Kime
1990 K. Bush & J. Chalk
1991 John Gardiner & Nigel Walsh
1992 David Cock & Piers Fuller
1993 Mrs. N. Moss & D. Priest
1994 J. Kitson & J. Connell
1995 David Cock & Francis Eddleston
1996 Bill Blackman & David Armstrong
1997 Bill Thurl & Derrick Kime
1998 Peter Goodsell & Howard Morgan
1999 Paddy Dymoke & Maggie Dawson
2000 Stan Harding & Tara Rehman
2001 June Ball & Paul Jones
2002 Shirley Posner & Vic Reader
2003 Anne Flockhart & Vernon Gaskill
2004 Sheila Evans & Bill Blackman
2005 Hazel Miles & John Howes
2006 Anne Flockhart & Bill Thurl
2007 Anne Short & Cliff Short
2008 David Harris & Jon Williams
2009 Michael Dill & Jackie Watt
2010 Julie Abley & Rick Irwin
2011 Roger Edmonds & David Stimson
2012 Bill Kenney & Peter Leary
2013 Celia & Derek Oram
2014 Malcolm Harris & Sally Bennett
2015 Barbara McKinnon & Howard Morgan
2016 Roy Button & Maria Budd
2017 John Birch & Marion Cook
2018 Celia & Derek Oram
2019 Richard Banbury & Nick Prentice
2020 Bob Turnham & Gerald Freedman
2021 John Morgan & Mark Wadsworth
2022 Vanessa Clarke & Saleem Sachak
2023 Martin Smith & Julia Lewis
2024 Alan Woof & Oliver Tiemann
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