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| Children in Need Sim Pairs 2012 |
 Well done to Summertown Bridge Club for raising a fantastic £1116 towards Children in Need at our Sim Pairs event on Monday 12 November!! Special thanks go to Sara Alden and her team of helpers who helped to make this event such a success. Thanks are also due to Maison Française and the EBU who waived their usual fees for the evening. Donations and pledges made to Children in Need are listed on the ECats website here.
From the bridge point of view, it is hearty congratulations to Ian and Trevor on a very fine win in the club with 66.54%. Jean and Maggie came second with an excellent 64.69% and Paul and Roger were third on 61.93%. Nationally Ian and Trevor are currently lying 23rd, but this will probably change as more results come in.
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| 20th Anniversary Party |
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Summertown Bridge Club's 20th Anniversary Party was a wonderful evening of magic, music and friendship. Please click anywhere on this box to go to a page with plenty of photos from the celebrations. Best to click on the first photo and then click on 'play slideshow'. If anyone has any more pictures they would like to share, please email them to Krys.
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| For Kati di Gleria's party photos click here |
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| For David Bygott's party photos click here. |
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| For Rosemary Morton Jack's party photos click here. |
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| Our Fabulous Three |
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Rosemary, Robert and Holly - our terrific triumvirate responsible for planning and organising the SBC 20th Anniversary Party.
Many thanks to them and all the others who helped make the event such a success.
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| David's Exhibition |
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Many thanks to former SBC Chairman David Bygott for painstakingly putting together an interesting exhibition with mementoes from the Club's history. It will be put on display on the next few club nights for all members to enjoy.
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| Colin and John |
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Special thanks to Colin and John, long-suffering non-bridge playing partners of Holly and Bridget, who so willingly helped on the night, so that the rest of us could relax and enjoy ourselves during the evening.
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| Bridget's Bridges |
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Another special vote of thanks to Bridget for putting together the quiz. Here is a crowd poring over Bridget's Bridges.
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| John Simpson |
We were very sorry to hear of the sad death this weekend of John Simpson. He was a longstanding member of Oxford Bridge Club,having played there and won various events with his wife in the late 60s. He used to give bridge lessons and in retirement played bridge at every opportunity and with great enthusiasm, despite health problems in recent years. He had become a regular at Summertown and will be greatly missed.
Wendy Claye, a member of Oxford BC has written an obituary of John. Click anywhere in this box to view it.
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| John Chavasse |
We were sad to hear of the death of John Chavasse, a longtime member of Summertown and Oxford Bridge Clubs and once a crossword compiler for the Oxford Times. The thanksgiving service took place at St Peter’s Church, Wolvercote on 22nd June.
People will have many memories of John, an eternally smiling and charming gentleman. His first visit to Summertown BC was dramatic. He fell down the stairs when leaving, bumped his head badly and ended up in A & E. Subsequently he used to do the scoring – by hand in those days! We had to wait till the following week to see how well or badly we had done.
Click anywhere on this box to go to the Oxford Times Obituary.
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| Oxfordshire Bridge Association Simultaneous Pairs |
The Summertown heat of the Oxfordshire Bridge Association Simultaneous Pairs was held on Monday 30 April. Overall county rankings are now available on the OBA website, with all the club results now uploaded. Congratulations to Erica & Christopher who came 1st in our own heat, and 4th overall with a very respectable score of 64%.
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| NICKO competition |
Unfortunately the Summertown B team lost its 3rd round NICKO match against a Berks & Bucks team captained by Carol Mueller by 15 imps, in a match played on Friday 3 February. Summertown has another team still in the competition, so we wish them luck in their next match.
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| National Pairs Heat January 2012 |
Results for the National Pairs heat played on Monday 30 January have been re-scored, with scores for those not taking part separated out. Click on this box to see the final results. Congratulations to Peggy Manuell & Trevor Dawn who came top with an excellent score of 63.73%. Stephanie & Steven Bliss and David and Jeremy Bygott, who came 2nd and 3rd respectively, also did well, scoring over 60%. Well done to all those who have qualified, and good luck in the regional finals.
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| Margot Johnson RIP |
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We have just heard the sad news of the sudden and unexpected death of Margot Johnson on Saturday 17 December. She had become a regular at Summertown Bridge Club,and will be remembered for her quiet and friendly manner at the bridgetable. Our condolences go to her family.
Summertown member Moira Pavelin has written a tribute to Margot. To view it, click anywhere within this box.
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| OBA County Pairs 2012 - semifinals |
The line-ups for the semifinals of the 2012 County Pairs are now complete and can be found by clicking on this box - a new window will open. The two semifinals will be played on February 12th and 26th. The final is scheduled for 1st April.
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