The Peel Cup - LADIES’ PAIRS |
This trophy was donated to the club by Joan Peel.
John and Joan were founder members of the club, who moved to Cheltenham some years ago, but until recently had remained country members. Ironically this was the only competition that Joan failed to win!
This competition is held annually, around Easter time.
It is open to all lady members, and numbers permitting, is held over two sessions, with a seven table Howell as the final. |
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Jim Ratcliffe Cup – MEN’S PAIRS |
This cup was named after the late Jim Ratcliffe.
Jim was one of our main directors and a math’s teacher at the Holy Cross Convent School in New Malden.
His mother, Jackie, also played at the club, until moving to Devon shortly after he died.
Always happy and cheerful, he would accommodate any number of people, late or not. He worked tirelessly for the club and was a pleasure to have around. He died very young of a brain tumor, and is sadly missed, but warmly remembered by the club even now.
This competition is held annually, shortly before the Ladies Pairs.
There do not seem to be as many male entrants as there do lady entrants, so the competition is played as a Howell over one session.
It is open to any rank of player. |
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The Bartlett Bowl - MIXED PAIRS |
This trophy was presented to the club by Jean and Chris Bartlett. Both are founder members of the club. Jean is a former Chairman, and session Director.
This is an annual competition open to players of all ranks. Obviously, though, the partnership has to consist of one lady and one gentleman. |
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the Geraldine Helsey Salver -THE CHARITY PAIRS HANDICAP SALVER |
This competition was set up to raise money for local charities, close to the hearts of our members. Dee Miles and Geraldine Helsey won the competition in its first year and donated the salver to the club. Geraldine died of cancer soon after.
Many people will remember Geraldine and her surgeon coming to the club to give a demonstration of how she was being fed her drugs through a pipe. Dee Miles played at the club up until a couple of years ago, when she went into a home, near to where her daughter lived. She died last year.
This competition is held every year, on a Sunday in November. It is a light hearted event open to all members and their visitors. There are raffle prizes, an auction and a delicious home made afternoon tea. Come along, enjoy the fun and raise some money for charity.
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The Felix Karlsen Cup and Bochsler Cup |
These two cups were donated to the club for our annual teams championships.
Felix Karlsen was introduced to the club by our founder John Gullick. He taught bridge here for many years. He died about 10 years ago, but is still warmly remembered by all that knew him.
Jim Bochsler has worked tirelessly for the club over the years, as a Director, as Treasurer, as Chairman and as a Committee Member. He donated the cup to the club and has been the proud winner of it several times.
This competition is run over two Wednesdays in February. It is a team of four event open to all members whatever their rank.
After the first Wednesday, the top half [approx] of the field enters the Bochsler Cup, and the bottom half the Karlsen Cup. The Karlsen and Bochsler cups are presented to the respective winners. |
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The Hetty Van Os Trophy - THE INDIVIDUAL CUP |
Hetty, one of our original members, worked hard for the club, and directed many of our afternoon sessions. She was a firm believer of the Individual event and could always be found playing in that session on a Monday evening.
When the Individual became an annual competition she donated this cup to the club.
An annual competition, which will be held on Bank holiday next year over one session. Any rank of player, even those who have never played competition bridge before, will enjoy this light hearted event.
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