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Next season's HIWCBA bridge programme is available now in this website's calendar. Click more info in calendar or in page entries below to enter the HIWCBA competitions as entry forms become available,

Congratulations to Jane Stevens & Andy Bartlett, playing in the realbridge heat, on winning the Jack High Pairs on 18th October, and also to Andrew Bingley & Lynda Grundy (2nd), playing at Lymington,  and Josephine Morrow & Frank Price, also playing EW in the Lymington heat, (3rd). The event was held in three simultaeneous heats with 35 pairs participating in total. Jane Weight & Mike Fithyan (5th overall), were the highest place pair playing at Colden Common after all scores were combined, overtaking Ken Haines & Basker  who where top in that heat when scored locally. Special mention also to Pat Maycock-Elliot & Sue Clarke (1st NS at Lymington - 4th overall). Pat not only played but Directed the Lymington heat.Combined (overall) results here. The results of scoring the heats individually is also available under results. We hope everyone enjoyed themselves and intend to enter and bring their similarly ranked friends with them next year.

The HIWCBA Tollemache squad has been selected. The following will play in the Tollemache qualifier on Realbridge on 7th-8th November :Lottie Bedford, James Bond, James Clark, Peter Crouch, Andrew Doye, Gabriel Hearst, Fred Hotchen, Colin Jones, Steve Lee, Owen Leigh, Bob McRobert, Lucy Norman, Geoff Oldfield & Steve Preston Good luck.

Congratulations  to Nigel Dent & Paul Cockayne (pictured above) on winning the first event of the HIWCBA season - the Blue pointed Candover Swiss Pairs. Nigel & Paul started the last round 14 vps ahead of Bob McRobert & Dick Hyde, whom they had beaten in an earlier riound - and they played them again in the last round. Bob & Dick won 13-7 - enough for Bob & Dick to stay second but not for them to win. Meanwhile Tim Smith & Lilias Lamont won the last round 20-0 to rise to third place. The catering at Basingstoke bridge club was excellent - especially the cake. Tthe event was well directed by Mike Kinsey and enjoyed by all,. Full results here.

24 HIWCBA players took to realbridge on 5th September to represent HIWCBA in the Metropolitan Cup. Unfortunately this year none of the teams finished in the top half of their division. Lets hope for better luck next year. Click names to see results as follows: A division (Steve Preston & James Clark, James Bond & Gabriel Hearst, Mike Kinsey & Lilias Lamont, Nigel Dent & Chun Yin Kam),  B division (John Fairhurst & Keith Bennett, Stuart Strachan & Eleanor Rice, Andrew Bennett & Guy Lawrenson, Stephen Scott & Simon Taylor), C Divivion (Phil Brown & Andy Fry, Michael Yeo & Lynda Grundy, Andrew & Mary Ferguson, Rick Assad & John Clayton)