Waltham Forest Bridge Club

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IMPROVERS' TROPHY 2020 - 31st January Update

The Improvers' Trophy competition is underway and Shirley Hanna has raced into an early lead with an NGS increase of 2.58%, closely followed by Moya Moffat (+2.05%) with Alan Custerson third (+0.92%) All three have moved up a grade. All the details are to be found under the Competitions tab above. Please check and let Paul know if you think you should be included and haven't been (or vice versa) or if you think your NGS percentage is wrong.

ECBA Autumn Daytime Competition 2019

Congratulations to Peter Rogers and Peter Richardson for winning this County competition with an excellent 61.58% result

FLETCHER TROPHY 2019

FLETCHER TROPHY

The Fletcher Trophy, the premier Club competition in Essex, was held on 27th October in Ingatestone, 48 boards over two sessions. For WFBC it was in time honoured fashion a game of two halves. In the second half our team came a clear first, with Tony and Martin a long way ahead in first place in the X-imps and Anne and Winnie fifth. Unfortunately our performance in the first half was not so good and overall we finished 5th out of the 9 teams. Curiously last year we had an almost identical bad start but came second in the second session to finish 5th out of 11 teams. Looking forward to a good start next year!

Full results are on the Essex County website.

ESSEX COMPETITIONS

See Essex Competitions Programme for 2019-20 - click for link, but please check ECBA website for any updates

Essex Competition Programme 2019-20.pdf

We also now have a link to the calendar for London Competitions on the London Metropolitan Bridge Association website - see the "Useful Links" tab above

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Welcome to Waltham Forest Bridge Club

We play duplicate bridge at the Waltham Forest Community Hub on Mondays and Thursdays from 19.15 to 22.30 and all are most welcome

Location and other details can be found under the Information tab on the left

There is always a host on Mondays (see below), and if you'd like to play on a Thursday but don't have a partner please contact us - it may well be possible to arrange one.

Contact Numbers:

Cathy Macnaughton - 07919 401409

Colin Elliott - 07946 902022

Monday 27th January 2020

Congratulations to Anne Catchpole and Brian Sharkey on their very impressive 76.25% score on Monday!

Setting Up

If anyone is able to get to the Hub a bit early on Mondays and Thursdays to help with setting up tables and getting everything ready for a prompt start it would be much appreciated. Many thanks.

"EBU BEST BEHAVIOUR AT BRIDGE"

DO greet others in a friendly way before starting play
DO be a good 'host' or 'guest' at the table
DO try to make bridge enjoyable for yourself, your partner and your opponents
DO give credit when partner or opponents make a good bid or play
DO take care of your personal grooming
DO ensure that your mobile phone is turned off
DO enjoy the company as well as the game
DO be polite at the table and don't gloat over good results
DON'T criticise your partner or opponents at the table

Monday Host

We have a host available every Monday so that you can come and play without a partner. The hosting list is:

1st Monday of the month - Colin Elliott

2nd Monday - Peter Rogers

3rd Monday - Peter Richardson

4th Monday - John Francis

5th Monday - Winnie Godber

If you need a partner on a Thursday, don't hesitate to contact Cathy Macnaughton or Colin Elliot on the numbers at the top of this page, and they will do their best to see what can be arranged

Committee and draft 2019 AGM minutes

Committee and draft 2019 AGM Minutes are on the website under the "Membership" tab. If you haven't already done so, you'll need to register to access the pages in this Section, which is quite straightforword - just go to any of the Members pages and follow the Instructions. Any problems just ask!

LEDERER TROPHY 2020

The 2020 Lederer Trophy will be contested by teams of international quality at the Royal Automobile Club on Saturday/Sunday 22nd/23rd February. The holders are Andrew Robson, Tom Paske, Alexander Allfrey and Ed Jones. If you don't mind complying with the smart casual dress code of the RAC (ring to check if in doubt) you are able to watch bridge of real quality (even better than at the Hub!) at the tables or in the VuGraph Room with expert commentary. Play starts at 12.00 noon on Saturday and 11.00 am on Sunday. Enquiries to Lederertrophy@gmail.com. Well worth giving it a try if you're free!

BRIDGE LESSONS - ENROL NOW!

We are pleased to say that we will be starting an EBU Beginners' Course on Sunday 23rd February 2020.- click on "Beginners' Course" in the left hand menu to see more or email secretarywfbc@gmail.com.

IMPROVERS' TROPHY 2019

Congratulations to this year's winner of the Improvers' Trophy Competition, Garry Hall, seen here being presented with the Trophy by Cathy Macnaughton.

For full results click on the "Competitions" tab above

The 2020 competition began on 1st January

FREE HOLIDAY!

If you have given the Club your email address and didn't receive a recent email from us about Bridge Lessons please check your Spam folder and label emails from the Club (secretarywfbc@gmail.com) as "Not Spam"!

Otherwise you may miss out on great offers like a free holiday or car..........

If you still find that you haven't had the email please let the Secretary know.

JERSEY BRIDGE

If you fancy some bridge and a holiday in Jersey click to see the leaflet for the Jersey Festival of Bridge at the end of April - just don't miss any Club nights!

John Stimson - A Tribute from Winnie Godber

Please click here for a tribute to John from Winnie, who partnered him at the bridge table for over 30 years with huge success