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SAVE THE Scottish 2025 CaféBridge DATES!

Prestwick Tuesday 3rd June

Strathaven Wednesday 4th June

Elgin Thursday 28th August

Perth Saturday 30th August 

Dunkeld Tuesday 21st October

Plockton Thursday 23rd October 

 

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This page has information and news of interest to the members. For a full list of forthcoming events, see "Calendar" on the menu and for a list of results see "Results".

Last updated : 16th Apr 2025 07:39 BST
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Last updated : 16th Apr 2025 07:37 BST
An invitation from Perth Bridge Club


Perth Bridge Club invite all local Bronze players to play for the above, new, pairs trophy.

The event will be played at Perth Bridge Club, King Street, Perth commencing at 6.45pm each Monday night.

Running from Monday 5th May, for six Monday evenings until 9th June, the pair with the best four aggregate scores, will win this new trophy. 

Specifically targeted at beginner to intermediate level, we hope to attract players from all local clubs. 

Standard table money of £4.00 per person, per night, will apply.

This is designed to be a good fun but competitive competition.

Please communicate your interest in advance by emailing perthbridgeclub@gmail.com
Emailing in advance makes setting up the event, and scoring, much easier (albeit we will welcome pairs who just turn up on the evening).

There is no compunction to play each week but you need to play for 4 of the 6 weeks to be eligible to win!

If you have any questions, please email perthbridgeclub@gmail.com

Jim Mathieson 
PBC Board

Last updated : 16th Apr 2025 07:15 BST
WELL DONE CAROL! 2024 The Bob Ross Individual Competition

The  ‘24 Spoons Individual Competition. 
Carol Bisset has won the Bob Ross Cup 2024, a stunning silver cup,  presented  for the first time by Bob’s partner Mary Little, in his memory.  



P.S see ‘Show Your Hand’ for the interesting interview with Carol 
 

Last updated : 3rd Feb 2025 14:06 GMT
The Thea Teale Best Novice Pair

Congratulations to Spoons player Jill Hobhouse and her partner Rachel Bell who were  the best novice pair at a National competition for bronze players.
Seven heats were held throughout Scotland. Jill and Rachel came top overall at their level. Very well done to them! 

 

Last updated : 18th Jan 2025 09:56 GMT
Festival of Bridge 2024

Funds raised by Spoons during the Nationwide Festival of Bridge week totalled £1010. From a collection on Monday 9th September at our normal Wetherspoons session but mainly from The Hairy Coo Swiss Teams Tournament at BirnamArts on Sunday 15th September. 
Thanks to all who  contributed. 
This has now been handed over to Cancer Research UK. The target set by the Scottish Bridge Union was £10,000. This has been surpassed now and is increasing daily. WELL DONE to all the Scottish bridgers who joined in. 

 

https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/festival-of-bridge-scotland

Last updated : 18th Jan 2025 09:56 GMT
£3000 for SCAA!

                            


The big cheque handover, at Scone airfield.  Frances Morgan, Catherine Robertson, Charlie Smith and Mark Lincoln went to present the cheque to SCAA, but the helicopter was called out on a rescue as they were posing! 

Last updated : 18th Jan 2025 09:41 GMT
Email from Shuna Re 2024 fundraising results

Dear All,

Dunkeld CaféBridge Day 2024

A very big thank you to all who participated and helped, including the venues and Cycling without Age, to support our nominated charity, the Scottish Charity Air Ambulance https://www.scaa.org.uk/.  Please do pass this onto your partner as I do not have all the email addresses for partners. 

We raised a fabulous £3000 for SCCA, this includes fundraising at our other 3 events during the year. A great result, thank you to all. 

Congratulations to the prize winners. Results lots of photos are on our website Bridgedays and BriAn bridge websites 

 https://www.bridgewebs.com/bridgedays/.  Results tab 

 https://www.brianbridge.net/prodchooser/.  Past CaféBridge events tab

I know that we have just finished this years event but we have a date for next year.Save the date - next years CaféBridge day will be on Tuesday 21st October 2025. The booking will be on BriAnbridge website  https://www.brianbridge.net/cafe/  and will go live from early May 2025.

Book early to avoid disappointment. 

Thank you again from us all and happy bridging over the next year! 

Best wishes,

Shuna 

  

Shuna Colville 


07791-845707

  
On behalf of the Spoons Team


 

Last updated : 7th Nov 2024 08:30 GMT
The 2024 Hairy Coo Swiss Champions!
The 2024 Hairy Coo Swiss Champions!


The winners! The Cateran Rustlers, Spoons players Karen and Kerr Noble with Liz Grant from PBC captained by Spoons Dinah Scott! Well done! 

The Cowgate Clan from Dundee were runners up with 76 victory points. Earl McGregor, Nicki Traynor, Helen Wood and Steven Funai.


 

Back in Wetherspoons, on Monday, The Rustlers, wearing the forgotten horns, with Joan standing in for Liz! 

 

 

 

Last updated : 28th Oct 2024 15:10 GMT


The early birds have to shuffle and deal. Getting prepped for our Festival of Bridge Monday mental gym session. Snapped by Jill Hobhouse. 

Last updated : 19th Sep 2024 22:17 BST
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Winners at Spoons’ 3rd BridgeDay for SCAA


Winners EW Brenda Leith and Isobel Forrester


Winners NS Deannie and Angus McMaster with TD David McLeod


 

Last updated : 15th Sep 2024 21:36 BST
Spoons Charity for 2024

After a poll amongst all the regular players, it has been decided…..
Our Spoons charity for 2024 will be Scottish Charity Air Ambulance. 
Charitable company registered in Scotland SC384396 OSCR registration number SC041845

Last updated : 21st Jun 2024 08:45 BST
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Top teams!


Our first foray into TEAMS! 

results and boards and analysis all now up on Results, 

Well done everyone. 
 

Last updated : 21st Jun 2024 08:14 BST
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A huge thank you to all involved

Dunkeld CaféBridge Day 

Hosted  by Spoons

Directed and scored by Victor Lesk 

This highly anticipated bridge event successfully delivered for a second time.
Thank you to everyone involved.

Photos HERE

Last updated : 24th Dec 2023 21:44 GMT
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Scottish CaféBridge Days
 

The first ever Fair City of Perth CaféBridge afternoon was on Saturday 19th August. The winners were top Dundee players Helen Wood and Earl McGregor. 112 players played 28 boards! The biggest Scottish CaféBridge yet! 


 
Now fully booked, the fifth Plockton CaféBridge day is on Thursday 26th October. Five venues. Great hospitality from Kyle of Lochalsh Bridge Club. In aid of the Skye social enterprise charity- the amazing Rag Tag and Textile-making things better since 2003. http://www.ragtagskye.org


 

Last updated : 25th Oct 2023 00:28 BST
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A third 2023 Day of Bridge at BirnamArts Monday 18th September

BirnamArts welcomed us back for a third 2023 day of good bridge, food and banter on Monday 18th September.

The day’s profit and the raffle, both in aid of Alzheimer Scotland, made over £300. 
 Results now up. 

 
 

Last updated : 25th Oct 2023 00:18 BST
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The GRAND total raised  for Macmillan Cancer Support from the CaféBridge Day and the raffles at the three days in BirnamArts and at the CaféBridge Day-is £2036. 
 

At the CaféBridge Day, 106 players played 27 games throughout Dunkeld. 

Huge thanks to all who came and played. To the venues for setting aside tables. And particularly big thank you to our visiting 

TD and Scorer Victor Lesk who raced up and down the village and all the results were in by 4.30. WHAT A TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR! Just amazing! 
 

Please add any photos  to the joint Plockton/Dunkeld album https://photos.app.goo.gl/gdARRhdPhWbwrgjj9

 

 


 


 

Last updated : 19th Jan 2023 17:16 GMT
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Christmas Jumper Pairs

The pairs winners were NS Iain Park and Mike Woodcock and EW Fiona Harris and Bob Ross. 
No prizes for the best Christmas jumper but there were some crackers! 




 

Last updated : 19th Jan 2023 16:02 GMT
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2022 Days of Bridge 1,2 and 3 at BirnamArts £££

The first Day of Bridge using BriAnBridge scoring on smart phones on Monday 23rd May had 7 tables playing and made £165  for Macmillan Cancer Support. 
The second one on 11th July had 36 players and made £215 for the charity. 
And the third one, which was postponed, took place on Monday 26th September with 7 full tables again. Making £291 to be banked for Macmillan. 

So a grand total of  £671  made by Carol Bisset and Vivien Phillips by running a raffle with donations. Well done those Macmillan fundraisers! 
In the interests of transparency….

Players paid £16 each for each tournament and the catering was £13 pp. 
The  profit of £176  from the 3 Days paid for the prizes and has bought the scoring credits, flyers, stickers, balloons and other jolly necessities to help get the Dunkeld CaféBridge Day set up. 
We’re sorted now and ready to go on Thursday 27th October. 
Looking forward to seeing you all then! 
Thanks to all who participated. 
Huge thanks to BirnamArts too for great hospitality and catering. 
It was fun! 


 



 

Last updated : 27th Sep 2022 12:36 BST
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