Tuesday 4th October saw the competition for the President's Trophy for the first time at Walton Golf Club. An event much publicised and anticipated within the club.

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Iris Teather is the first President of the Club. It is also her 90th Birthday this week. In celebration we held the inaugural President's Trophy Competition at Chesterfield Golf Club, Walton on 4th October. Iris, who has been in great pain, rallied to the cause, played in the event and presented the prizes. The raffle raised £100 for the President's nominated charity, the RNLI, and there were also donations by individuals. The Lunch was very good and Jenny Stevens made a beautiful cake. Unfortunately the cake combusted under the incendiary effects of 90 candles but the fragments salvaged tasted delicious. And the Bridge? Oh Yes! The results are on the webpage. The highlights were Ian and Barbara winning the trophy and Clive and Lesley winning the handicap. Annice and Howard Morton kindly donated the prizes. Many thanks to all participants!

Teams

The Derbyshire Teams of 8 season starts in October. Duplicate sessions will only be held when there is no match. Matches are usually fortnightly with no matches in December but please check the calendar

We are keen to recruit more members to the squad. Even if you are only available for occasional home matches we would like to add you to our list.

.No Fear friendly duplicate Sessions

No Fear sessions  now take place  every Tuesday evening. Sessions are open to members and none members alike ,so if you know of anyone who who plays socially and would like to try duplicate in a friendly atmosphere get them to come along. A partner is always available. Just turn up. Also an ideal opportunity to test out ideas from lessons, changes to bidding systems and other ways of playing contracts.

Ringwood Bridge Club is an EBU affiliated club operating in Grassmoor, Chesterfield. We are complemented by Chesterfield Bridge Club and the U3A. Together we seek to provide and promote bridge in Chesterfield. Details of our regular meetings are below

Members are requested to be in their places AT LEAST 10 minutes before the scheduled start of play.

Mondays :    10.00 to 12.00 : Bridge Tuition : All welcome.

and        :   13.30 to 16.30 : Usually 24 boards at Grassmoor Community Centre, New Street Grassmoor S42 5EE.

Tuesdays : 19.00 to 22.15 : Usually 27 boards at Grassmoor Community Centre New Street, Grassmoor S42 5EE

Tuesdays : 19:00 to 22:15: Usually 24 Boards at Chesterfield Football AFC, 1866 Sheffield Road S41 8NZ

Wednesdays : 19.00 to 22.15 : Usually 27 boards at Grassmoor Community Centre, New Street, Grassmoor S42 5EE

Thursdays : U3A : 09.45 start : Friends Meeting House, 27 Ashgate Road, Chesterfield S40 4AG

Fridays : 19.00 to 22.15 : Usually 24 boards at Chesterfield Football AFC, 1866 Sheffield Road S41 8NZ

Ringwood membership is £5 per year. Table Money is £3.50 for Members and £4.50 for Visitors.

Members attending the AGM receive a free game on that day.

October 24th we will continue to look at competitive bidding. on Nov 1st the topic will be strong hands. Nov 8th Pre empts. This will conclude the sessions for basic Acol but I will use thr following two weeks to recap and ensure that all course members fully grasp the basics.. Lessons for improvers will continue as normal and we will run another basic course in February. All club members might enjoy trying the new website nofearbridge.co.uk. 15 mintues per day will improve your game no end..

We have changed the Host system. If you know your Regular Partner is unavailable; please call or email Chris Challinor who will arrange a partner for you. A Host will be allocated to every Monday and Wednesday session by prior booking. Please do not turn up "on spec" as the Host may not be available. Contact Chris 01623 230752 or rosieandchris@tiscali.co.uk. Chris will also try to find you a Regular Partner if you are currently unattached.

♥ We will be taking part in the Children in Need Simultaneous Pairs again this year, this time on  Monday November 14th. A worthy cause and usually a popular event.

♦ Our Christmas/New Year Event will take place at the ProAct stadium on January 3rd.

♠ We will also be holding an event in the early part of the year to celebrate 35 years of Ringwood Bridge Club. keep a look out for further details in the coming weeks

At the most recent committee meeting we decided that beginners would still be entitled to a free lesson but this would now be only for the No Fear session on a Tuesday evening. Dave will introduce certificates for those who have succesfully completed the beginners course and are able to move to the improvers group and play in club duplicate sessions.

The charge for the improvers group will remain at £3.50 but participants will no longer be entitled to a free game. We feel that this approach is fairer for all club members, some of whom have indicated that they would like to attend the improvers group.

Clive

THE inaugural competition for the Marjorie Mound Trophy was played on Tuesday 3rd May at Walton Golf Club. This competition, both greatly anticipated and attended, saw 15 1/5 tables competing throughout the day in a friendly and enjoyable atmosphere. The eventual winners were Lyndon & Susan Davies who were presented with the trophy together with a pair of cut glass wine glasses. A reward which Marjorie would heartily have approved of.

Ringwood is a friendly bridge club and welcomes visitors. We operate a policy of Best Behaviour at Bridge as advocated by the EBU and we have a zero tolerance for bad behaviour. This is backed up by EBU trained Tournament Directors. We encourage all players to report any breach of Conduct and Etiquette Law (Law 74) to ensure all players enjoy Bridge at Ringwood.