EVENTS
Saturday 29 August - GREEN POINT SWISS PAIRS: 48 boards (six matches), VP scoring, with a break for lunch. £60 per pair
Sunday 30 August - GREEN POINT SWISS TEAMS: 48 boards (six matches), VP scoring, with a break for lunch. £120 per team
Sunday 30 August - 9 HIGH PAIRS: 32 Boards, with a break for lunch. £32 per pair. All pairs with a combined average NGS rank of 9 or below at the time of application are welcome. CBC members can check their NGS rank by logging into the "Members Only Area" and clicking on the "NGS List" tab.
Prices include free coffee and tea available throughout the day from the refreshments desk opposite the main hall.
Registration for all events is from 10:15 both days and play starts promptly at 11:00.
Entries for all events will close on Thursday 27 August at 18:00. DON'T DELAY - BOOK TODAY!
LUNCH
Please bring a packed lunch which can be consumed in the comfort of the Dean Close cafeteria or, weather depending, at the adjacent outdoor picnic tables. This is a short walk (about 100 metres) from the Centenary Hall on a flat surface.
Free coffee and tea will be available on tap throughout the day but please note that no food or other beverages are available at the venue. The lunch break will last about 45 minutes which is not enough time to go in search of a restaurant or shop.
Please note that Dean Close ask that you do not bring food or drinks inside the Hall.
DIRECTIONS, PARKING, BLUE BADGE HOLDERS
Dean Close is a warm and friendly school alongside the A40 close to the centre of Cheltenham. All events will be held in the Centenary Hall, an attractive and spacious modern building with excellent facilities.
The main car park is behind Turner House, 65 Lansdowne Rd, Cheltenham, GL51 6QH a four minute walk from Centenary Hall. Parking is free. When booking, blue badge holders can request more accessible parking directly outside the main building at 63 Lansdowne Road. Access is from Lansdown Road (the A40), about ten minutes from the M5 (exit 11) to the west. Coming from the east through Cheltenham, the school is on the left, just past the Police Station. Cheltenham Spa train station is about a ten minute walk away.
PRIZES
There will be cash prizes for the Green Point Swiss Pairs and Swiss Teams events and bottles of wine for the 9-High winners.
Players from Gloucestershire and Herefordshire will also have the opportunity to represent their home clubs for the splendid "Judy Ballinger Cup", this cup was kindly sponsored by David Ballinger in memory of his late wife. Players from these two counties are invited to specify their home club on the entry form. The winning club will be decided by the average score of their top three performing pairs – so any club can win, no matter how small.
For all queries, please email congress@cheltenhambridgeclub.com If you find you are running late on the day please call the organisrs on 07901 173432
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