IRIS SHOTTER INDIVIDUAL EVENT 2026

Thank you to  all who took part.

This years Bowl Holder is

IAN UPTON with 94 points

It was a close run event with

LESLIE HENRY on 88

and two points behind

PAT MALPASS and PETER MULLIN with 86

Congratulations  for making 13 tricks

Peter Mullin

Etiquette reminders for us all 

1.  Please don’t forget to turn off your mobile phone.

2. Please try and arrive by 6.15pm so that the Director can set the correct movement for a 6.30pm start.

3. What is a bridge post-mortem, and when should you skip it?

Copied from: Unwritten Rules of the Bridge Club | Etiquette Guide Published 14 July 2026 · updated 15 August 2026

A post-mortem is the after-the-hand chat about what went right or wrong: who could have bid what, where a trick slipped away, what the winning line was. Done kindly, it is one of the nicest parts of the game and a genuine way to improve. Done at the wrong moment, it is one of the fastest ways to spoil an evening.

The main thing to know is that you should not pick a hand apart at the table, mid-session, in front of everyone. There are three good reasons. It slows play down and holds up the room. It can rattle your partner just before the next board. And in duplicate bridge where other tables are still to play the very same cards, talking loudly about a hand can hand them information they should not have. Save the detailed inquest for the tea break or the drive home.

MAGNOLIA BRIDGE CLUB DIARY DATES

2026

Thu 19 Nov Committee Meeting

Wed 9 Dec Christmas Social Evening

2027

Thu  25 Feb Committee Meeting

Fri 12 Mar Spring Lunch

Wed  7 April Annual General Meeting

The 2026 AGM Minutes can be viewed in the MEMBER ONLY area

MAGNOLIA BRIDGE CLUB COMMITTEE
 

Liz Runnalls - Chair

Sue Moseley - Treasurer

Colin Broady - Secretary

Pat Malpass - Director Scorer

Rosemary Ormerod - Membership Secretary

Mary Upton - Social Secretary

Magnolia Bridge Club Exmouth Constitution

1. The club is known as the Magnolia Bridge Club, and it’s venue is Alexandra Hall, 59 Imperial Road, Exmouth. Founding Members have voting rights without subscription.

2. The club shall be managed by the Committee consisting of SIX members elected annually at the AGM; the six to include the Chair (with a casting vote only), the Hon. Secretary and the Hon Treasurer. The Committee shall have the power to co-opt additional temporary members for any specific purpose.

3.The International Rules of Contract Bridge will govern any dispute or irregularity and the Committee will adjudicate accordingly. Similarly the International Code on Laws of the Duplicate Contract Bridge will apply, as updated annually in the Year Book of the Laws and Ethics Committee of the EBU.

4. The Committee shall have the power to warn, suspend or expel any person who consistently behaves in such a manner as to impair the enjoyment of the other members.

5. The financial year will run from 1st February to 31st January. The Annual General Meeting shall normally be held in April, all members receiving a copy of the Agenda and Accounts two weeks in advance. Any member who has not paid his or her subscription by 1st June will cease to be a member.

6. The club shall operate a bank account and withdrawals shall be made on the signature of the Hon. Treasurer and any one of the other officers. Proper records of financial transactions shall be maintained by the Hon. Treasurer, who shall present a duly audited statement of the accounts each year to the Annual General Meeting. The Auditor to be appointed by the Committee.

7. The Committee shall call a Special General Meeting of the members at such a time as they deem necessary, on any occasion when more than ten members shall request it in writing, the Secretary shall call such a meeting for the discussion of a specific topic.

8. Applicants for membership shall be proposed by one member and seconded by another, both of whom must be members of two years standing. He or she must “play in” over three weeks, must demonstrate a working knowledge of Bridge and must recognise the obligation placed on each and every member to maintain the friendly nature of the Club. Any member of the club is entitled to voice reservations about the application to a member of the committee.

9. Any member may introduce a guest on payment of the standard table rate.

As amended at the 2023 AGM

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