Retford Bridge Club Committee is delighted to announce and congratulate the following winners and runners-up of the competitions and trophies awarded for the 2023 season.

Scratch Cup

John Rolph & Sandy Fulton      62.93

Irene Auld & John Auld             60.33

Hopkinson Cup (handicapped pairs)

Ann Allen & Dawn Ingham          54.80

Norma & Graham Bonson          50.46

Judy Shinner Trophy (master points)

Sandy Fulton                               1739

John Rolph                                  1577

AlnSal Trophy (best 20, less than 52% overall in 2022)

David Garside                             62.45

Roger Stock                                59.39

Hallcroft Cup

Peter Hunt                                    488

Tessa Rolph                                 359

Haslam Trophy (sessions in 2023 by a member of < 3 years standing)

Richard Orme                                79

Dawn Ingham                                70

Joyce Irving Rose Bowl (charity evening April 23)

Sandy Fulton & John Rolph          67.86%

Tessa Rolph & Jim Burnett           60.42%

Hedley Hewitt Shield     (no Christmas competition in 2023)

Les Harris Trophy (largest improvement from 2022 to 2023, less than 48% in 2022)

Sylivia Thompson                           6.05% (38.43% to 44.98%)

Improvers Cup (runner up for the Les Harris Trophy)

Helen Jones                                   3.77% (45.88% to 49.52%)

Over the past few months, Retford Bridge Club has been delighted to welcome many new or rejoining members:

George Beck, Jenny Bywater, Wendy Chandler, Lloyd Eagling, Stan Zygaldo, Tim Fell, Mary Forristal, Richard Howard, Hilary Leigh, Lois McCrum, Valerie Ovington, Ashok Parikh, Christine Snowball, Barbara Sayer, John Spiers, Janet Styles, David Wood

Thank you all for joining, and we hope that you have a very pleasant time playing our favourite game either online with RealBridge or face-to-face at Retford Bridge Club.

We are pleased to announce that the following members of Retford Bridge Club have recently received Masterpoint Promotions from the EBU:

District Master: Desmond O'Sullivan

Members attending the Club Annual General Meeting. After the meeting, there was a short session of bridge, together with an afternoon tea - both of which were well-enjoyed.

Trophy winners John Rolph and David Garside seated together with Alan Jillott

32 pairs competed in the Midlands++9-HIGH Swiss Pairs held on Saturday 2 December. Peter Hunt and Keith Abel finished second equal with a score of 58.8% Well done to them.

There was a strong field of 88 pairs for the latest EBU Swiss Pairs event held on Saturday 25 November. Sandy Fulton and John Rolph finished third and were the only pair, apart from the winners, to win all of their matches. Congratulations Sandy & John