John Bax - Funeral Arrangements

John's funeral will be at Westerleigh on Friday 29th May at 12.30 then afterwards at The Kendleshire.  Barbara has said club members are welcome to go along.

Results
Malcolm Hayward Fixed Teams
BBO Duplicate.
Gentle Bridge - Gentle Bridge - Dave Watson Handicapped Simple Systems Competiion
Face to face
Bridge quotes from the good and the great.

"Bridge is too important to take seriously!"

Mae West

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"So you're saying you're absolutely sure you can't get to the bridge club tonight?"
Greatest ever bridge put downs

"Let's improve the speed and accuracy of your decision making as declarer.  Heads or tails?"

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If that’s how she treats her partner …
If that’s how she treats her partner …
Did you hear about the woman who shot and killed her husband because ..

. . . he played bridge badly!  She was found not guilty too!  Click here to read all about it

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"Sorry, she can't come to the phone right now. She's getting ready to play bridge!!"
The Eric Morecambe approach to bridge

"I'm playing all the right cards, but not necessarily in the right order!"

A direct quote from a Tudor member playing on BBO 

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If ever you feel inadequate at the bridge table, be grateful you're not this guy!
If ever you feel inadequate at the bridge table, be grateful you're not this guy!
Malcolm Hayward Competition 2026
  • Andrew
  • Gareth
  • Malcolm Hayward Cup
  • Mike
  • Sue

The Malcolm Hayward 2026, fixed teams, competition was held on Thursday 14th May.  Congratulations from across the club go to Andrew Urbanski, Sue Brown, Gareth Evans and Mike Short who won the overall competition - by just 1 IMP with Kate Cox, Derek Trubody, Diane Connors and Allison Pearce giving good chase.  Well done all.  There was a technical glitch on the evening so we weren't able to take a pic of the winners with this impressive trophy.  So our boffins have tried to crop some previous shots we have of each member of the team - apologies for the quality.

Malcolm Hayward Fixed Teams Event - Thanks

The Malcolm Hayward fixed teams competition is a fabulous event for the club.  A huge amount of work is done in advance and behind the scenes to make sure it goes smoothly.  Our whole hearted thanks go to the team who worked hard to make it all happen.  The whole event begins with Paul Gunning who works tirelessly, on everyone’s behalf, to create partnerships and teams.  Across the entire year this is his biggest job as he tries to maintain the number of teams right up to the last minute - thanks Paul.  Then the catering team of Kate and Sue who did such a fabulous job again this year -  and got the catering just right.  Well done both, and thank you.  The directors and scoring team of Carlton, Lesley D, Karen, and Christine - thank you.  And to the wonderful membership who support the club, every time - thank you. And a special thank you to Doug and Jacky who stepped in at the last moment to protect the numbers when our need was greatest - thank you. 

Dave Watson Handicapped Simple Systems 2026 - Results
  • Dave Watson cup
  • Dave Watson Cup top 4 pairs 2026
  • Dave Watson Cup winners 2026

Congratulations from across the whole club to so many of the newer members who took part in the 2026 Dave Watson Simple Systems competition.  For most of the field this represented their first ever competition and it does them all great credit that the leader board was dominated by so many new names throughout the afternoon.  The competition, as always, honoured the great man by levelling the field to make sure all participants played the same system.  Further than that, to make it fairer for the newer players, a handicapping system was used.  But most extraordinarily of all, the winners, Sue and Jane Fitzhugh, won the whole event thoroughly.  Whichever you look at the scores!  Because they came top both BEFORE and AFTER the handicaps were applied!  Amazing.  Well done ladies.  A fabulous result for you. 

And a great result for so many of our newer members with the top 4 places (post handicapping) taken by newer members.  So further congratulations also go to Margaret and Krys, Joyce and Kathy, Alison and Sally.  Well done all. 

And our thanks also go to those who made the whole thing happen.  To our director Karen, scorer Lesley, handicapping supremo Nigel and queen of the catering department Kate.

 

Position & Pair

Score

Hcap

Final

1 Sue Fitzhugh & Jane Fitzhugh

64.56   

  10

74.56 

2 Margaret Riley & Krys Zaki

61.05   

  10

71.05 

3 Joyce Porter & Kathy Hooper 

52.00   

  12

64.00

4 Alison Jewell & Sally Burstal 

52.82   

  10

62.82

5 John Hole & Elizabeth Arney

51.60       

   8

59.60

6 Lesley Donnithorne & Roger Dalby

57.56       

   2

59.56

7 Barry Shephard & Carlton Jones 

62.86   

  -7

55.86 

8 Glyn Hudson-Allez & Andy Bowden

42.76   

  12

54.76 

9 Karen Monaghan & Christine May

53.52     

   1    

54.52 

10 Kate Cox & Mary Pratt

43.56     

   9

52.56 

11 David La Touche & Rob Mackinlay

43.29     

   6

49.29 

12 Kate Williams & Mark Whitwam

35.78   

  12

47.78 

13 Judith & John Blagg

27.40   

  12

39.40 

Well done all.  Hopefully we will see some of you at more of our events across the year.

Ted Cornelius - Funeral Arrangements

Ted's funeral will take place on Monday 1st June at 2 pm at Westerleigh Crematorium Woodland Chapel with refreshments afterwards.  Club members are welcome to attend.

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Calendar
Tue 19th May 2026
BBO Duplicate.
Please Register by 18.45. Play Starts at 19.00
Scorer: Kate
Thu 21st May 2026
Face to face
Please arrive by 18.45. Play Starts at 19.00
Director: Kate
Scorer: Karen
Timer: Christine
Tablets: Christine
Tue 26th May 2026
BBO Duplicate.
Please Register by 18.45. Play Starts at 19.00
Scorer: Nigel
Thu 28th May 2026
Face to face
Please arrive by 18.45. Play Starts at 19.00
Director: Kate
Scorer: Scott
Timer: David
Tablets: Scott
Mon 1st Jun 2026
Gentle Bridge
Please arrive by 13.45. Play starts at 14.00
Director: Kate
Scorer: Lesley
Timer: David
Tablets: Scott
Tue 2nd Jun 2026
BBO Duplicate.
Please Register by 18.45. Play Starts at 19.00
Scorer: Nigel
Thu 4th Jun 2026
Face to face
Please arrive by 18.45. Play Starts at 19.00
Director: Carlton
Scorer: Scott
Timer: David
Tablets: Karen
Tue 9th Jun 2026
BBO Duplicate.
Please Register by 18.45. Play Starts at 19.00
Scorer: Karen