The Club is saddened to announce the passing of Glynn Elwick. Our kind thoughts go out to his friends, family and especially Gloria, who has been by his side for many years.
Glynn was a founder member of Scunthorpe Bridge Club on its formation in 1977, serving on the Committee for nearly all that time until poor health in recent years forced him to stand down. He was Club Secretary for many years in the early days, and was Club President from 2001 to 2009. He was also one of the Club’s Trustees.
Glynn also served on the Lincolnshire CBA Committee for many years, originally as Club Representative for Scunthorpe until 1994, then as Secretary from 2004 to 2006. He went on to serve as Vice-Chairman from 2007 to 2010 and Chairman from 2011 to 2014. Since 2014, Glynn had been Competition Secretary until a few years ago.
Stuart Knox (former president) has many fond memories; "I first met Glynn when I returned to Scunthorpe in the late 1970s. In those days the Club played duplicate at Cottingham’s Rooms, by Britannia Corner, before we were fortunate enough to move to our own premises in West Street. With the addition of a licensed bar, Friday evenings of rubber bridge soon became something of a tradition.
Glynn was always great fun to play with—though perhaps rather less fun to play against, as his uncanny ability to relieve you of your money tended to win out more often than not. Those Friday sessions are remembered with great fondness."
Mike Llewellyn remembers, "Glynn preferred natural bidding with very few conventions. With his sound bidding judgement and card play technique, combined with a strong competitive spirit, Glynn had much success at club and county level, leading to him being one of the highest ranked players in Lincolnshire."
Glynn directed at the Club on a weekly basis for many years and also directed many County events over the years. He represented Lincolnshire on numerous occasions at the Tollemache and in inter-county leagues.
He gave an enormous amount of time and energy to the game. In 2018 he was awarded the Dimmie Fleming Award by the EBU, being only the fourth Lincolnshire player to date to receive this prestigious award. The Dimmie Fleming Award recognises those who, without holding official EBU office, have devoted many years to supporting and developing bridge at county level. In Glynn’s case, that meant over 40 years of dedicated service.
Glynn’s contribution to bridge, both at club and county level, was immense, but those of us who knew him will remember just as clearly his humour, his opinions, and the lively company he brought to every table. He will be greatly missed.
Funeral information to follow.
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