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 EBU Masterpoint Promotions for our Club Members |
 The EBU is pleased to encourage and reward members who have been performing well with Masterpoints which, after acquiring a certain number, lead to a promotion in rank.
Congratulations to all your members listed below who have attained a promotion in February!
Rufus Ulyet Premier Tournament Master
Steven Clifton 3 Star Regional Master
Mick Blakeman Master
Elaine Bell County Master
(Click for an explanation of the EBU ranks)
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| Simultaneous Pairs |
A reminder to club members that our duplicate sessions on Monday 11 March, Wednesday 13 March and Thursday 14 March will comprise Simultaneous Pairs (SIMS) events. The sessions will be held on RealBridge and just follow the usual links to play. SIMS are sessions where identical boards are played in all the various bridge clubs that have entered the event - usually at least 20 clubs nationally and internationally. They therefore represent a great opportunity to play competitive bridge in the relaxed setting for which Bewdley is renowned. The SIMS are managed by E-Cats Bridge, with whom the club has an established long term relationship.
The SIMS sessions are charitable and look to raise funds for very worthwhile causes. Funds raised from the SIMS will be donated equally to MIND and Macmillan Cancer Support.
Participation in the event is included in your club subscription and there is no additional payment required to Bewdley Bridge Club.
You are requested to make a charitable donation and the details appear below. E-Cats suggest a donation of £3.00 per player per session, although clearly you could make a larger donation if you wished.
Payments should be made using online or mobile banking. Please make payments to M Newton and A Gudge. If you are given a choice between a payment to a personal or business account, you need to select personal account. PLEASE NOTE THAT E-CATS BRIDGE HAS CHANGED ITS BANK ACCOUNT WITHIN THE LAST 18 MONTHS SO PLEASE TAKE CARE. Note that the payment is to M Newton and A Gudge and not E-Cats Bridge for this event.
The sort code is 82-66-02 and the account number is 60036019.
Please put BEWDLEY as the reference so that E-Cats can allocate the transaction to the right club.
I would encourage every member to participate in these sessions which represent one of the highlights of the club year. These are not elite competitions - far rather they are aimed at maximising participation by club bridge players and raising funds for good causes. You are welcome to play in as many of the SIMS sessions as you would like, regardless of the club subscription which you hold and regardless of the sessions in which you usually play.
I wish everyone playing in the SIMS the very best of luck and look forward to seeing some excellent scores by Bewdley players.
Kindest Regards,
David Halford
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A reminder to club members that our duplicate sessions on Monday 11 March, Wednesday 13 March and Thursday 14 March will comprise Simultaneous Pairs (SIMS) events. The sessions will be held on RealBridge and just follow the usual links to play. SIMS are sessions where identical boards are played in all the various bridge clubs that have entered the event - usually at least 20 clubs nationally and internationally. ..........
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| Myra Hunter Cup 2024 |
 Many congratulations to Bill Rosie and Stuart Smith, winners of the Myra Hunter Cup for 2024.
Congratulations too to Paul Greaves and Terry Collins who finished second.
Both pairs averaged over 60% for the competition staged over the last two weeks.
Here is the full list of results.
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| Winners of the 9-High Competition!! |
Huge congratulations to Nicola Downes and Ann Sutherland for winning the Midlands Inter-County 9-High Swiss Pairs competition held last Saturday. A brilliant achievement!
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| Myra Hunter Cup 2023/24 |
The Myra Hunter Cup is awarded annually in memory of a much-missed member of our club.
The competition takes place over two evenings - the cup is awarded to the pair with the highest average score over those two sessions.
The dates for the 2023/24 competition are Wednesday 28th February and Wednesday 6th March.
Good luck everyone!
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| Swiss Teams - Enjoyable Evening! |
It was an enjoyable evening at our Swiss Teams event on 21st February. Eleven teams took part.
The winning team was Richard Greenwood, Jonathan Price, John Hellens and Chris Gait.
Second were Steven Clifton, David Clarke, Margaret Harper and Linda Symonds.
In third place were Wendy and Eric Silverstone with Tony and Linda Tidmarsh.
Congratulations to all the winners! Thanks to Val Ridding and Chris Greatbatch who gave up their evening to act as our host pair.
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| Club Handicap Final Round Thurs 15th Feb |
The winner of the Club Handicap Trophy is decided after four rounds - the winning partnership must have competed together in at least three of the four rounds.
Here are the results of Round 1, Round 2 and Round 3 .
Good luck to all parterships still in with a chance of winning the trophy!
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| Swiss Pairs Event |
Congratulations to Paul and Terry who won the Swiss Pairs event.
Also, special congratulations to Sylvia and Lawrence who finished 4th out of the 24 pairs.
Many thanks also to Duncan and Sue, who were the first pair to finish each of the first four rounds.
12 tables was an excellent turnout many thanks.
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| Swiss Teams - Enjoyable Evening! |
Our enjoyable Swiss Teams event on Wednesday 10th January was won by Clare Maiden, Linda Symonds, John O'Driscoll and Sue Deakin.
Special congratulations to Louise Massey and Martin Pollard who came fourth in their first such event.
Many thanks to David for organising and to Michaela and Belinda for giving up their evening to be our host pair.
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| Worcestershire CBA Competitions |
Please see details below for some forthcoming events which will be suitable for the more experienced club players. In both cases, members will be representing our club so Bewdley Bridge Club will co-ordinate and fund entries. Please liaise with David if interested. Full details appear on the WCBA website.
Inter Club Competition
This event is for Teams of Four, played Face To Face over the winter months. It is played over four heats, the first of which happened on 24 November. It does remain possible for a team to enter and play in the three remaining heats. These are being held on Fridays 25 January, 16 February and 22 March at Ombersley Memorial Hall. Substitute players can play if a team member cannot make a particular date.
Club Representative Pairs
This event will be staged Face To Face and is being held on Sunday 4 February 2024 with an 11:00am start at Ombersley Memorial Hall. Bewdley can enter up to three pairs for this event. It will be staged over 40 boards with a break for lunch so expect a finish time around 5:00pm.
The entry fee will be paid by Bewdley Bridge Club. A buffet lunch costing £7 per head is available. If members wish to take advantage of this buffet lunch please let David know. He will pre-book the lunch but would ask players to reimburse the club for the costs
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Please see details below for some forthcoming events which will be suitable for the more experienced club players. ..........
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| Swiss Teams, Wednesday 10 January 2024 |
We will play a Swiss movement with 5 x 4 Board Rounds.
The event is open to all club members, regardless of the subscription paid and regardless of the sessions in the week in which an individual member normally plays.
Teams is a superb form of bridge and we look forward to you playing in the event. For the avoidance of all doubt, players of all experience levels are welcome to play.
Please form your team by joining your partner at the lowest available table and you will form a team at that table. Please try to avoid forming "super teams" as we want everyone to have a good chance of winning the event.
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| Bridge over the Christmas Period |
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Please note there will be no bridge on Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year's Day.
Bridge is cancelled at 2pm on Monday 25th December, Tuesday morning 26th December and Monday 1st January.
All other games will take place as normal depending on numbers.
On Wednesday morning 27th we will play Teams if there are enough players or just pairs if not. There will be the usual Friday Fun on the 29th December.
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| EBU Masterpoint Promotions for our Club Members |
The EBU is pleased to encourage and reward members who have been performing well with Masterpoints which, after acquiring a certain number, lead to a promotion in rank.
Congratulations to all our members listed below who have attained a promotion in November!
Sally Kelly County Master
Linda Tidmarsh Master
Rosalind Turner County Master
Rachel Ward Advanced Master
Michaela Vallance Master
John Fletcher Area Master
Nicola Downes District Master
Click for an explanation of the EBU ranks
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| Brilliant 9 High results - a message from Eileen |
Thought I would share this email with you all that I received from Mike Willoughby.
Morning Eileen
Well done Worcestershire :) (well, Bewdley BC actually). Results are as per the player link but the county affiliations are:-
- Middx
- Notts
- Worcs
- Worcs
- Notts
- Worcs
- Warks
- Worcs
Worcs, therefore, have 13 points for their first three pairs and are the winning county.
Kind regards and thanks for getting so many to play.
Mike
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| Club Handicap Round 3 Adjusted Scores |
Click on the list below to see the adjusted scores of Round 3 of the Club Handicap Challenge.
Congratulations to the winners: Linda and Tony Tidmarsh.
Runners up were Sue Deakin and Val Ridding
In third place were Jonathan Price and Richard Greenwood.
Here is the full list of Round 3 results.
The winners of the Club Handicap Trophy are decided after four rounds - the winning partnership must have competed together in at least three of the four rounds.
Here, for interest, are the results of Round 1 and Round 2.
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