Club & District

 Congratulations

Rodger Brown & Stewart Martindale, Stewart & Douglas Denham: Ronnie Alexander Teams

Thomson Kerr & Chris Gurney, Stuart McCreadie & Pat Smith: Ayrshire Cup

Janice Thomson & Ian Adamson. Chris Gurney & Thomson Kerr: Tourney Cup

300 Club Pairs.The annual 300 club event was held on Saturday 16th February with a great turnout of 14 1/2 tables made up with a great mix of all levels of players, played in a friendly atmosphere.

Well done to Henry Crone & Sheila Templeton.

Full Results: Here

 This year's Ann Galt competition is in aid of Cycling Without Age which aims to buy a Tri-shaw for volunteers to use on Prestwick Promenade. Congratulations to Frances Murphy & Angela Knox, Kilwinning.

Full results: Click Here

 

Congratulations: Ian Short: Ayrshire Individual

Congratulations: Maureen Rennie & Matthew Pumphrey: Ayrshire Pairs

Ayrshire Swiss Pairs 2018:

Sunday 20181202 14 tables relaxed and friendly afternoon played in the spirit of the game.

Ian Taylor & Andrew Symons: Ayrshire Swiss Winners.

Silver : David Ripley & Margaret MacCallum ("The Talented Mr. Ripley" Vanished!)

Bronze : Morag Ridley & Ranni Sannak

Congratulations:

Ronnie Alexander:  Agnes Lamont & Margaret Little

 

Munro Cup:   David Wilbraham & Linda Little

 

Pollok Williamson Summer Competition: Gordon Smith

 Pollok Williamson Summer Handicap: Fiona Braid

Final Standings: Overall Handicap

Hospice Pairs: Rita Stuart & Frances Murphy

Ian Stewart Trophy: David Wiseman

Adamson Cup: David Wiseman & Eddie McGeough:

Viking Teams: Ian Burn & Stewart Duguid, Sam Malkani & Russell Frame:

 Viking Pairs: Andy Raeburn & Stoian Kableshkov 

Riggs B.C. 40th anniversary

On Thursday 30th August the Riggs B.C. celebrated their 40th Anniversary .

Original founders in attendance included the 1st president.

Members past and present enjoyed cake and fizz followed by a few hands of bridge.

 

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National

Easter Sims:

Mon: Anne McCall & John Haslehurst

Wed: Alison & Jim Tudor

Thu/Fri: David Wiseman & Eddie McGeough

National Bronze Teams:

Douglas & Stewart Denham, Ann Hamilton and Rodger Brown, qualify with David Wilbraham & Linda Little, Irene Davidson & Esma Orr for the final in Stirling on Sun 7th April. David Sands & Anne Phillips, Valerie Wood & Fred Dean are the reserve team if one of the above pulls out. Note: a team may have up to 2 substitutes, provided the substitute didn't play in the qualifer.Click here for qualifiers

 

David Wiseman 2nd in Men's Pairs; Eddie McGeough 4th in Men's Teams.

Congratulations: John Dick (Arran) with Kevin Strathern (West), David Wiseman & Eddie McGeough won the 2017-18 Marion Hill Gold Cup Plate which got them in to the Silver Plate 1/4 Final, Semi-Final & won the Final. in Cardiff.

Stoian Kableshkov & Andy Raeburn 4th in Valentine Pairs

Jim & Alison Tudor 5th in the Mixed Pairs at Hutchesons; in the Mixed Teams David & Sandra Wiseman, Val Marshall best from Ayrshire with Margaret MacCallum, David Ripley in the Bronze prize team. 

Click HERE for December Celtic Sims Results.

Rani Sinnak & Morag Ridley 3rd/85 in the Thea Teale Bronze Pairs

Angela Knox & Eddie McGeough win the Bowman..

The Abbott Salver:

A trophy awarded to the best team from the multiple schools at the SBU schools Championship.

Won by Ayrshire's Ross Duffy and Josh Duffy ( not Related).

Well done Boys.

 

E.B.E.D. Research

You can see details of some of the reasons people choose to play bridge here: 

NEW: A Podcast interview of Sam Punch, Stirling University, by New Zealand Bridge - interest is being shown world-wide in the research that the SBU is helping to fund. Listen here (Starts about 2' in)

 

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General

Congratulations to Anne Murdoch & Doreen Hollywood who won the West District Congress Bronze Pairs on Saturday 16th March and the next day won the Bronze Teams with a pair from West.

 Dealt Boards

The committee is aware that there are people who are not happy with the spread of hands in the random dealt boards.

Having spoken to other clubs that use dealer 4 and the manufacturer, it has been decided to deal racks A and B in sets of 24 boards for use in clubs (most clubs only play 24 boards) if more boards are required on the day, boards 25 to 28 can be handmade.

Racks C and D will still be dealt in sets of 28 boards.

It will take a few weeks for all trays to be redealt.

The redealt boards will have a sticker “24 board set” on the left hand side

This is for a trial period of 3 months, after which Committee will review the situation.

300 Club

The winners of the February2019 monthly draw held at the 300 club pairs event were:

£50.00 M MacCallum (195)

£25.00 J. Cossar

£25.00 D Sands (78)

Entry forms for the club are available at the Bridge centre or by contacting 300 club convener David Sands.

 

 Click here for Friday Improvers' Presentaions

 

Well Done to Pauline Phillps and Fiona Abbott who finished 2nd in the Congress Pairs at the Peebles Autumn Congress. David Wiseman and his partner were also very well placed at 4th. There were 8 players from Ayrshire at the congress and the full results can be seen at the SBU website sbu.org.uk

Wall Photos from AGMs.

View: Cup Winners  League Winners

31 Cup & 193 League Winners without names - shown as ? + Typo 

 

 

 2017 Laws of Bridge

Maureen Rennie has copies for purchase at £5. Changes Overview (link to EBU) New: Click here for Offical Commentary on the laws.

Centre Reservations.

check the Calendar "Bridge Centre Usage" before contacting the Council Secreary to arrange booking