Green-pointed Swiss Pairs - Change of Date!

Please note that, owing to a number of issues, we have had to move the date of the Green-pointed Swiss Pairs from July to Sunday September 7th.  Apologies for the inconvenience and thank-you for your patience.

Events for less-experienced players

There are 2 such SCCBA events during the summer :-

the inaugural Eastbourne Welcome Pairs
at Eastbourne BC on Sunday June 29th at 11am
for those who have learned to play in the last 5 years and have an NGS of 7 or less

and
the Venture Pairs
at Worthing BC on Sunday 20th July at 1pm
where one player must have an NGS of 6 or less

See how to enter either event online or print off an entry form for postal/email submission

2024/25 Gladys Hakki Trophy Winner - Irene Gannon

The Gladys Hakki Trophy is awarded annually to a Sussex member who has given outstanding service to county and/or club over a number of years.  Congratulations to Irene Gannon who has been awarded the trophy for 2024/2025.  Irene has been a tower of strength in Lewes Bridge Club for many years by attracting new players at local societies fairs, teaching them the basics, providing further training/mentoring to improve their performance and encouraging and partnering them to gain confidence in duplicate sessions.

Recognising the importance of attracting younger players, Irene has also been active in teaching Minibridge in local primary and secondary schools.  She now plans to introduce the secondary students to face-to-face matches against other schools.

She has also contributed much to club management including directing sessions, training scorers and dealers, providing advice on technical issue arising from the use of scoring software and developing/managing the club website.  All of this often requires enthusiasm and commitment well beyond the call of duty but she approaches every task with good humour and modesty.  The multiplicity of contributions to the smooth running of the club are greatly appreciated by all concerned.

2025 Spring Congress - Swiss Pairs

The Sussex Spring Congress was condensed to a single Swiss Pairs this year but we all had a good time at Patcham BC on Saturday April 5th. 

A particularly fine time was had by the winners (Will Adler and Mike Keeping) and ....

..... second-placed Millie Fawssett and Andy Briggs.

In third place were Liz Hoskins and Peter Clinch.

The Jack-high trophy was won (following some investigations) by Bruce Carrison and Sally Clark, though Rose and Graham Walker ran them close.  In the bidding competition, Matt Read posted the best score. 

Congratulations to all the winners and many thanks to Stephen Kennedy for directing, Charlotte Setahul for catering, Martin Pool for dealing the boards, and John Hardy and Mervyn Wotton for managing the entries.

Peter Clinch (Organiser)

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