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Classes:

New Beginner's class - Thursdays 2-4pm Ardrossan Library.

Chris Gurney is running the class, his number is 07501 153 020


Contact Maureen Rennie for details of September classes

class in Troon on Tuesday evenings now full. email Maureen if you would like your name added to the waiting list.

or try:

Kilwinning Tuesdays 13h45-16h00 More Details

See Education / Classes for more information and Kilwinning, Kilmarnock details.

 

Club & District

Congratulations:

With a great run-in, on the last round, David & Sandra Wiseman pipped Stoian Kableshkov, who had led the Winter Competition from Round 1 to Round 21. Ian Burn 4th.

With Sandra joint 1st in the overall rankings, Jackie McCrindle becomes the top Silver player, Margaret Little Bronze 4, Agnes Lamont Bronze 3, Anne Murdoch Bronze 2, with Ann Hamilton Bronze 1 winner in the Stratified or Ranked Competition. Prizes will be awarded at the ABU AGM on Wednesday 25th April.

Thank-you to all who have supported the Winter Competition. Don't forget to get your handicap for the summer competition running on Wednesdays from May to August.

Troon South Beach and Prestwick: Teams of 8 League 1 & 2 Winners

In a thrilling match, in which none of the spectators left before the end, David & Sandra Wiseman, Gordon Smith & Eddie McGeough won the Ayrshire Cup by 1 IMP from Frances Murphy, Rita Stuart, Ann Fraser & Angela Knox.

 

Anne, Agnes, Hazel & Margaret with Director Thomson

Hazel Rutherford & Anne Murdoch, Agnes Lamont & Margaret Little: Ronnie Alexander Teams

 

Gordon Cunningham & Fiona Braid, Valerie Wood & Fred Dean: Tourney Cup

Kate & Sam Malkani: Ann Galt

Gordon Smith & David Wiseman: Ayrshire Pairs

(Silver:  Alan Lochrie and Joe Woods; Bronze: Fiona Braid and Gordon Cunningham)

2018 Individual Winner Hazel Rutherford with Director Thomson Kerr

Hazel Rutherford: Ayrshire Individual

David & Ira Clement: 300 Club Pairs

Alex Forsyth & Rod Jenkins: District Swiss Pairs

Silver=: Nicol Taylor & Farhad Noorbakhsh, Alison Carmichael & John Salter

Bronze: Sue Fraser & Caryl O'Donoghue

Semi-Finals complete: Ayrshire Pairs Finalists

Congratulations:

Agnes Lamont & Margaret Little: Ronnie Alexander Pairs

Stephanie Peaker & Madhavi Kothari, (Greenan champions): Adamson Cup

Jim & Alison Tudor, Stoian Kableshkov & Andy Raeburn; for the 3rd year running: Viking Teams

Sharon Lindsay & Maureen Rennie: Viking Pairs

Stuart McCreadie & Stewart Pinkerton: Pollok Williamson Winners 

Gordon Cunningham: Pollok Williamson Handicap Winners

Overall Handicap Running

 

 

 

 

National

Stewart Duguid & Stewart Pinkerton best placed Ayrshire Pair in Wednesday's Celtic Spring Sims

David Ripley & Margaret MacCallum well placed in the Thu/Fri Sim

Fiona Abbott & Pauline Phillips, Angela Knox & Frances Murphy 3rd= in Women's Teams where Maureen Rennie & Sharon Lindsay, Sue Fraser & Caryl O'Donoghue finished in the top half and won the Bronze Team Award

Fiona Abbott & Pauline Phillips 7th in Women's Pairs

Ian Robertson & Stewart Martindale, with Rani Sinnak & Morag Ridley best from Ayrshire in National Bronze Teams.

Len Freeman & Campbell Stuart, and Donnie & Ann Graham follow up their 1-2 in the Pairs Consolation final by winning the Mull Congress Teams. Tom & Margaret Bonnes best in the Pairs Final.

Sandra & David Wiseman, Val Marshall & Mike McGinley(West) 2nd in Mixed Swiss Teams

Angela Knox & Eddie McGeough 7th= in Mixed Swiss Pairs.

Jim & Alison Tudor 9th/163 from ABU heat of Bobby Allan Mixed Sims.

Kath Horn and Roland Bradbury (Greenan) doing well in British Winter Sims.


 December Celtic Sims:

Thu/Fri: David Wiseman & Eddie McGeough (Riggs)

 

Wed: Margaret MacCallum & Maureen Rennie (ABU)

Mon: Anne & Donnie Graham (Troon)


Fiona Braid & Gordon Cunningham best Ayrshire pair in Jesner / Johnston Sim

Stewart Duguid & Ian Burn doing well in Tuesday's SBU Sim, but not as well as Hilary Robertson & Nan Tait in Wednesday's heat

Hazel Rutherford & David Sands 3rd/89 in the Thea Teale Bronze National Pairs

Alex O'Hara & Stephen Cole 7th/80 overall in  Diamond

Angela Knox & Eddie McGeough, did well in ABU heat of  BGB Autumn Sims; but Shirley Moore & Steve Gray did even better at Greenan


Change of Date

Women's Pairs and Teams Sat/Sun 17/18 March 2018 Newtonmore.


To facilitate the above, the West District Congress will now take place on 24th/25th March 2018 at Hamilton B.C.


 

General

WOW. Ceiling replaced in the annex; Ramsay ladder for access to loft for storage. Repaint of the centre, LED lighting in the annex, and new notice boards. A bright, fresh, new look to the centre. Many thanks to the members for your patience during the works.

Artic Ceiling comes off

Artex Ceiling Comes off

New plasterboard ceiling goes up

New plasterboards go up

Ceiling all taped up; old chairs from loft to skip.

New ceiling lightly skimmed, lighting in place.

Caption Competition: send your entries to Jim or Tom.

 

No more trying to work out which night is for which club; they're left to right, Monday to Friday, and each club has at least as much area on the new notice boards as they had previously. (Click the picture to zoom).


A NEW BRIDGE MAGAZINE

is a new completely FREE magazine; click above for more info. If you register, you'll get a notification ever time the new magazine is posted.


New Law Book

Maureen Rennie has copies of the revised Laws of Bridge for purchase at £5. Affiliated clubs received a free copy.

Changes Overview (link to EBU)


Centre Reservations. contact Alison to arrange bookings.


44 took part in the Festive Friday Funday

raising £311 for Mary's Meals

meals for 44* children for a school year.

* see web site.

 

 

 

 

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 Sun - Mon 00:00 - 00:00

National Pairs Final

 Wed 19:30 - 22:00

ABU AGM & Prize Giving

 Sun - Mon 00:00 - 00:00

10th SBU Overseas Congress

 Wed 19:00 - 22:30

Pollok Williamson Summer & Handicap Competition

 Mon 19:00 - 19:05

Hospice Pairs

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 SUMMER  & HANDICAP COMPETITION

Wednesdays May to August 7 pm

£3 pp  Best 12 / 18 Scores

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