| Friendly Bridge Club in Ilkley |
 Welcome to OLICANA Bridge Club in the delightful West Yorkshire town of Ilkley. We are located at 12 Wells Promenade in the town centre. We are just a few minutes walk from Ilkley Train Station - regular services from Leeds and Bradford and a few minutes walk from the bus station (which is adjacent to the Train Station).
We have duplicate sessions scored using Bridgemates on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings. Please try to be seated no later than 7.05pm so that we can make a prompt start. We offer a warm welcome to any visiting pairs. There are teams of four evenings and beginners/improvers sessions too - please see the weekly calendar for precise details of all of our events. We have a host system on Wednesday evenings which allows players without a regular partner to come along and to be guaranteed a game.
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| Open Pairs - Monck-Mason Cup |
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The Club Open Pairs competition was held on Tuesday 15th May and in a well attended competition the clear winners were Geoff Kenyon and Carole Kelly with a magnificent score of 75.17%. In second place were Jerry Town and Tom Foster with 61.81% and third were Alan Pearson and John Godden with 58.81%.
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| Congratulations |
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Congratulations to Chris Gray and Janet Leach who finished 5th in the recent Yorkshire Mixed Pairs, closely followed by John and Ann McKenzie in 6th. Well done.
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| Teams Qualifier for Waddington Cup ADVANCE NOTICE |
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The Tuesday teams event on Tuesday 22nd May will be a qualifier for the Waddington Cup which will be held at the York Bridge Centre on Sunday 8th July. Normal table money at our qualifier and the winning team will qualify to represent Olicana Bridge Club at the YCBA Waddington Cup. Entry fee for the winning team will be paid for by the club.
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| New Competitions for 2012 |
The current status of the new IMPS ladder is that with one third of the year gone, Geoff Sutcliffe has regained the lead in the IMPs Ladder having 147 points, Pat Warnett is second on 123 points and Les Jones third with 118. To date 137 club members have participated in Ladder events.
In the Swiss Pairs for the McKenzie Trophy the first event on a Sunday afternoon was an enjoyable event and the second event (of four) will be held on Thursday 31st May.
There are two helpful documents under Training entitled "Scoring Methods and tactics for Duplicate and Swiss Pairs" and "Climbing the IMPS ladder" which members may find helpful.
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| Congratulations |
To Sylvia Baty and Mollie Bell who won the Isobel Laughton Rose Bowl for Ladies Pairs at the Scarborough Congress on 20th April. Well done indeed.
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| Keen to Learn |
Bridge Lessons
There are now a range of bridge lessons underway for both beginners and improvers. Courses take place on Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and occasional Saturdays. If you would like to find out more please contact Peter Speller on 01943 604547.
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