Beauchief Bridge Club Happenings
2023 Festive Evening
Members enjoyed a super evening with Bridge plus food, drink, prizes, award presentations, quiz and ... Bridge.
Many thanks from all of us to Stan and Jackie for organising this excellent finale as well as another very successful year at the Beauchief Bridge Club.
Below are details of the prize winners, and a few snapshots of the evening:
Bridge - Ken & Janice - 1st.
Spot Prizes - Graham L & Molly - 3rd: Graham W & Phil - 7th: Julie G & Maire and Elaine & Colin - 15th=: Sylvia & Sue B and Nick & Michael 21st=
Bingo - Margaret & Nigel joint winners. Quiz-team-of-4 Richard, Peter C, Jerry & Nigel
 
  
  
   
Mince Pie Night
A smal but enjoyable Mince Pie Night was held on 20th December 2021.
Kevin, from the Norton House Country Club, kindly supplied delicious refreshements.
History of Norton House
1623 Built by Morewood of Oaks Parks.
1626 Occupied by Leonard Sill who owned a Lead Mill at Totley and Shot Tower at Greenhill.
1674 Occupied by Samual Hallowes (Sheriff}.
1700 Occupied by Alex Radcliffe of Lancashire.
1712 Occupied by John Branhall who sold the house to John Wingfield of Hazelburgh Hall.
1732 Occupied by Robert Newton who raised a troop of horse to defend George II against the Stuarts.
He died in 1803 after introducing a process of refining precious metals in Sheffield.
1803 Owned by J Reed who was a friend of Francis Chantry.
1831 Owned by Thos. Beard Holy Leader of Methodism.
1863 Chas Cammell who bought the old house for £10,000 and pulled it down and erected the existing structure.
1874 Owned by Edward Welby the Stipendiary Magistrate in Sheffield.
1941 Occupied by the Home Guard during the Second World War.
1945 Norton house Country Club formed.
1964 Extension made to the house, making the lounge and dance floor twice as large.
2020 Coupland Trophy Event
Congratulations to the 2020 outright winners
Peter and Janet Hempson and Ann and Billy Furie won the Coupland Handicapped Teams event on Thursday 12 March 2020 and they didn't need their handicap! With a score of +53IMPs they were top of the tree before and after handicapping. Seriously well done all four!
Results before handicapping here
Results with handicapping here
2020 Exchange Club Trophy Event
Well done Frank, Jackie, Mollie and Terry - winners of the 2020 Exchange Club with 50 IMPs.
Full results here
2019 Festive Evening
Super evening with Bridge plus food, drink, prizes, award presentations, quiz and of course Bridge.
Many thanks from all of us to Stan and Jackie for organising a super finale to another very successful year at Beauchief Bridge Club.
For full details of annual award winners, please check out the Honours Book ....
.... and here are the winners on the night itself ...
Well done all - onwards and upwards to a successful 2020
2019 Mixed Pairs Event
Congratulations to Janet Thomson and Graham Jepson on winning the 2019 Mixed Pairs event with a splendid score of 69.68%
2019 Jepson Trophy Event
A superb time was had by all on a glorious autumn day. Members enjoyed good bridge and excellent food with lovely views over the golf course at Sickleholme Golf Club in Bamford. Special big thank you to Stan and Jackie for organising such a splendid day out.
Congratulations to the winners of the Jepson Trophy
Jackie Marah and Frank Littlewood
and to the runners-up, Bruno Brugger and Martyn James.
Handicap prizes were awarded to Denise Glossop and Sue Burkinshaw, and Darren Carter and Margaret Savage.
Well done all.
2019 Pot Luck Teams Winners
Well done Richard, Brian Judith and John on winning the 2019 Pot Luck Teams Trophy.
2019 Pivot Teams Winners
Congratulations to Margaret, Baz, Stuart and Lesley
Full Results here
2019 McCloskey Cup - Lunch at Hassop Hall
Congratulations to the winners
Graham Wood, Philip Anwar, Richard Bertram and John Little came top in a strong 15 table field with 67 IMPs. Well done all.
Runners-up (above) were Martin Taylor, Harry Peck, Jerry Peel and Peter Camm with 32 IMPs and
Best All Beauchief Team were Graham Jepson, Peter Brown, Joan Wragg and Ruth Gibb.
2019 Individual Trophy
Well done to Jackie Starsmore - the clear winner with 64%
2019 Coupland Trophy - Thursday 16 March
Handicapped Teams of 4
Congratulations to The Winners !!
**Rachel*Gunning**Vari*Ainsworth**Sylvia*Thompson**Sue Lambert**
Full results here
YCBA SIM PAIRS - February 2019
Very well done to Ron Muse and Wendy Pye-Smith who scored a magnificent 68.20% and were placed second out of 218 pairs across Yorkshire.
Ron and Wendy receive their prizes
Three other Beauchief pairs were in the top 20:-
12th Graham Jepson and Frank Littlewood with 63.59%
15th Martin Brailsford and Terry Marah with 62.58%
20th Roman Gembicki and Sandy Davies with 61.44%
Full results on the EBU website here .
The local results with hand records and Play it Again facility are on our website here as usual
2019 Exchange Club Trophy
Well done Jackie, Stan, Janet and Frank on winning the 2019 Exchange Club Trophy competition with a spectacular score of 111 IMPs.
Full results here
2018 Festive Evening
Great time had by all with Bridge plus food, drink, prizes, award presentations, quiz and of course Bridge.
Many thanks from all of us to Stan and Jackie for organising a super finale to a very successful year at Beauchief Bridge Club.
For full details of award winners, please check out the Honours Book.
As a taster, here's Frank in Festive Mode, receiving the Rosebowl Trophy.
Here are the brainboxes who won the Quiz prize with Steph who set the seriously difficult questions.
and finally the evening's Bridge winners ...
Well done all and here's to a successful 2019
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