The Inter County Teams of Eight competition for the Metropolitan Cup will be held on Saturday 28th September at Windsor.    Berks & Bucks will be entering a team in the A and B Flights.   A Team: Dee & Peter Lindon, Mike Perkins & Peter Jackson, Dick Davey & Nigel Wolfendale, Ed Scerri & Gary Jones.   B team: Pat Dowdeswell & David Owen, Jim Chapman & Peter Hawkes, Paul Dolphin and Steve Lynch, Mike O'neill & Roger Donato.   We wish them an enjoyable and successful day.  

Congratulations to Michael Green, Tony Parkinson, James Bond & Graham Davison - winners of the Richard Palmer Trophy in the Green Ponted Swiss Teams event.    The runners-up were Ed Scerri, Gary Jones, Barry Myers & Steve Eginton and in 3rd place were Robert Procter, Michael Robinson, Christopher Whitehouse & Matthew Covill - well done to both of those teams also.  34 teams took part.

Congratulations to Jette & Alan Bailey on winning the Anders Wallen Trophy in the Swiss Pairs event.    And to the runners-up (only 1 VP behind) Ed Scerri & Barry Myers.   In 3rd place were James Bond & Graham Davison, and in 4th equal places were Eddie Lucioni & John Dakin and Peter Clarke & Andrew Doye.   Well done.   103 pairs played.

We are saddened to learn that Brian Best died on 18 June, aged 85.  Brian was the leading light at Slough Bridge club for many years and played at several other clubs in the area until quite recently. He was also active in the affairs of the county association, serving as chairman from 1994 to 1998. He was a real gentleman at the bridge table and will be sadly missed.
The funeral will take place at the Milton Chapel, Chilterns Crematorium near Amersham on Thursday 27 June at 4pm. His widow Barbara invites those wishing to attend to do so - the dress code is bright colours or black. Family flowers only.

This EBU event, featuring the teams-of-four champions from each county, took place at the weekend. Berks & Bucks were represented by the winners of the knock-out teams competition, Dick Davey, Richard Bowdery, Ed Scerri, Gary Jones, Sally Brock and Barry Myers. Congratulations on finishing 7th out of the 29 teams.

The 5 top pairs from our County Pairs Championship represented Berks & Bucks in the Corwen trophy at the weekend, with 94 pairs competing. Ed Scerri and Dick Davey were second, Paul Dolphin and Steve Lynch 21st, Peter Hawkes and Roger Donato 32nd, Matthew and Heather Tan 39th and John Coleman and Marilyn Murtagh 75th. Congratulations to all.

Congratulations to ‘Mary’s Berries’, Alan & Elena McBride, Sally Tilleray, Anita Wallace & captain Gary Jennison (L-to-R in photograph) on winning the Graduate League over a series of 4 matches against Mike Etkind’s Finesse team. Mary’s Berries were taught by Mary Sharp, and are eligible to play in the Graduate League again next year, it will be interesting to see if they can retain their trophy against the newcomers from the Student League!

Congratulations to ‘Ruff & Ready’, Elaine Rushforth (captain), Peter Rushforth, Carl Dorsett, Clare Marshall, Jenny Wooding & Nicola Wilsdon on winning the Student League, 4 VPs ahead of Julie King’s ‘6 Queens.’ The winning team were taught by Rob Wilkinson and the runners-up by Clive Lewis.  The photograph shows Nigel Thompson presenting the SBBC Trophy to Elaine & Peter.