EBU Winter Sims Pairs
Congratulations to John Portwood and Denise Barham-Hall who have finished in 1st place in the EBU Winter SIM's Pairs out of 174 pairs from 12 clubs. Well done John and Denise and also to Peter Lisle and Roger Carpenter who finished 7th overall.
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| Club President |
Following the sad passing of John Little earlier this year, long standing member Brian Myers was asked to become Club President.
His appointment was announced at the Annual Prize Giving, where as winner of four of the five trophies he was presented with them by the Chair Allan Blackett.
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| Prize Giving 2025 |
 Brian Myers and Audrey Bainbridge - winners of: The Latner Trophy, The Anniversary Trophy and the Carpenter Cup. Brian also won the Master Points Trophy
Other Prize winners were John Portwood & Alison Young: Walker Rose Bowl and David Blackett; Godfrey Award.
Other pictures can be viewed at 2025 Prize Giving via the menu.
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| Committee |
David Blackett has been co-opted onto the committee bringing the total up to seven.
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| Master Points Promotions |
Master Points Promotions in 2025:
John Dobson: Life Master
Keith Richardson: District Master
Denise Barham Hall: Premier National Master
David Blackett: District Master
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| Dave Thompson |
We are all saddened to hear of the death of Dave Thompson who passed away peacefully in hospital on Thursday 3rd October 2025. Dave was a keen bridge player who was always a pleasure to partner and play against. He will be sadly missed.
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| EBU Sims Pairs |
Congratulations to David Blackett and Keith Richardson who finished second nationally from 209 pairs who were entered into the EBU Autumn Spring Pairs - their Club score of 61.1% rising to 66.9% nationally.
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CLUB PRESIDENT - JOHN LITTLE
Club President John Little passed away on Friday morning, 23rd May 2025 after a short illness. John was a lovely man who enjoyed his Bridge and who served the club in many roles over many years, including auditing the accounts until a year ago. He was always polite and a pleasure to play with and against. He will be sadly missed.
Memories of John
In memory of a dear friend and partner.
I was deeply saddened by the news that John Little has passed away. He was my bridge partner for many years at a number of bridge clubs and he was a pleasure to play both with and against. He was always kind and considerate at the bridge table and put up with my often erratic bidding and play without a word of criticism! Praise was frequently forthcoming both to his partners and the opposition – he was a perfect gentleman.
Of course there was the occasional absence from bridge when John’s great passion intervened – I’m not sure the salmon would agree!
He was a loyal servant to Bishop Auckland Bridge Club and met with considerable success at the bridge table winning both the Walker Trophy and the Carpenter Cup. He also achieved a remarkable result nationally when he was first in a National Simultaneous Pairs event with a total of 67.53%. Notoriety was achieved when a photograph of the winning pair appeared in the E.B.U. English Bridge magazine!
He played for the Club in the Inter-Club League for a number of years and served as Chairman for two periods where he handled the running of the bridge club with his usual efficiency and diplomacy. It was a well deserved honour when he was made President of our Bridge Club. John could always be relied upon to give his full backing to the Bridge Club.
Above all else he was a dear friend and we will all miss him.
Brian Myers
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