A Message to all LCBA affiliated club Chairs

Hello, The lengthy lockdown caused by Covid 19 has caused a significant drop in numbers attending club bridge across the country, but I hope that bridge has been flourishing (or at least continuing) at your club. The County Association has run a variety of events this year, both face-to face and on-line, and attendance in general has been strong. Face-to-face events usually offer something different from a standard club pairs, and include variations on pairs events, as well as teams events, all played at Dunholme Village Hall. We have also run a Winter League, with two divisions: this is for teams of four, with all matches played on-line. The Knockout Cup(s) will also run on-line. County sim pairs events can be played through your local club, which may be on-line or face-to-face. All details are on the LCBA website at http://www.lincsbridge.org.uk/

The LCBA committee would welcome any suggestions with regard to what we offer to players across the county. With this in mind I have included below a short survey/questionnaire, and wonder if you might share this with your members? You can either forward this whole email, or just the survey. Replies to m.s.wardell@btinternet.com. 
Wishing you all a very merry Christmas, and a successful 2023!

Survey

1. What are your views on the bridge events that are currently offered?

2. Are there events that you would like to see introduced? These might include Charity events, or restricted events (9-high for example)

3. We currently play our face-to-face at Dunholme Village Hall. Is this a good choice, or should we aim to play at other venues, either instead of or as well as

4. Our face-to-face events are currently held on Sundays, from 1200 to about 1630. Would other days / times be better?

5. We currently have a short break for sandwiches about half way through. Would it be better if events were more sociable, with longer break and food provided?

6. Our players currently have the opportunity to represent Lincolnshire in the Northern Bridge League, and also national competitions such as the Corwen, the Pachabo and the Tollemache. Would you welcome more opportunities to represent your county?

7. Is the balance between face-to-face and on-line about right? Or should we implement some changes?

8. Anything else you think we should provide?

Thanks in advance for your replies, Mark Wardell (on behalf of the Lincolnshire Contract Bridge Association)

A Message to all LCBA affiliated club Chairs

Hello, The lengthy lockdown caused by Covid 19 has caused a significant drop in numbers attending club bridge across the country, but I hope that bridge has been flourishing (or at least continuing) at your club. The County Association has run a variety of events this year, both face-to face and on-line, and attendance in general has been strong. Face-to-face events usually offer something different from a standard club pairs, and include variations on pairs events, as well as teams events, all played at Dunholme Village Hall. ..........

Our second event of the season was the Ghost Pairs played at Dunholme on Sunday 16th October. It attracted a reasonably healthy attendance with eight tables. Sadly, one pair failed to inform that they would default, giving the organisers something of a headache. Hearty thanks to Cathy and her partner, Gary, for stepping into the breach to make up our full table complement.  Winners N/S were Mark Wardell & Jacqueline Pfister and E/W were Colin Ryan & David Minnis. Well done both pairs. Our next event is the Random Seeded Pairs on October 30th. The event today was played in a very friendly spirit and we would encourage as many members as possible to play in all our events. There is nothing to fear.

The last Saturday of the Northern Bridge League took place on the 8^th of October. The Lincolnshire team taking part were:

“A” team 1 Rodney Mitchell & Edward Harris, Ron Wall & Brian Smith
“A” team 2 Mark Wardell & Jackie Pfister, Kiat Huang & Aaron Hutton
“B” team 1 Roy Brixton & Megan Williams, Cos Corry & Chris Barnard
“B” team 2 Paul Yarwood & Rose Davey, Patricia Donaldson & Louise Lewis

The “A” team had a reasonable day with 2 wins and a draw, but 2 heavy losses. We were placed 4^th out of the 6 teams on the day. The “B” team had a rough day and lost all their matches. The NBL finished with Manchester and Yorkshire in 1^st and 2^nd places in both the “A” and “B” divisions. Lincs were 4^th equal with Mersey/Cheshire in the “A” division and at the bottom of the “B” division. Next year, our 2^nd team will almost certainly be in the “C” division playing against less testing opposition. Thanks to all who took part. I hope you all enjoyed the experience and developed your bridge playing against some high-quality opponents.

“A” division results:  https://www.bridgewebs.com/cgi-bin/bwoq/bw.cgi?pid=display_rank&event=20221008_2&club=adamwiseberg
“B” division results: https://www.bridgewebs.com/cgi-bin/bwoq/bw.cgi?pid=display_rank&event=20221008_3&club=adamwiseberg
Final tables: http://www.manchesterbridge.org.uk/NBL/r2022.html

Rodney

The last Saturday of the Northern Bridge League took place on the 8^th of October. The Lincolnshire team taking part were:

“A” team 1 Rodney Mitchell & Edward Harris, Ron Wall & Brian Smith
“A” team 2 Mark Wardell & Jackie Pfister, Kiat Huang & Aaron Hutton
“B” team 1 Roy Brixton & Megan Williams, Cos Corry & Chris Barnard
“B” team 2 Paul Yarwood & Rose Davey, Patricia Donaldson & Louise Lewis

The “A” team had a reasonable day with 2 wins and a draw, but 2 heavy losses. We were placed 4^th out of the 6 teams on the day. ..........