PROGRAMME
Date
Tuesdays
Wednesday
Thursdays
What’s on
Duplicate 1.00 pm
Teaching 7.15 – 10.15 pm
Teams League 7.30 pm
Duplicate 1.00 pm
Learners and Improvers
DIRECTOR
Helen / Chris Kinloch
Chris Kinloch
Chris Kinloch
Jane Rutherford
George Collins
Spare Player
Nearly always available
(check website)
Tel. Viv for partners
Always available
December
2
5
6
9
12
14
16
19
23
30
Duplicate
Teams of Four
Teams League
Chidwick Cup (County charity
Fri simultaneous pairs)
Duplicate Six Partners
Mon
Christmas Party
Wed
Duplicate
Fri
Duplicate
Mon
Duplicate
Fri
Duplicate
Fri
Fri
Mon
Tues
Jean Babb
George Collins
Chris Kinloch
Steve Howell
David Rawden
None
Steve Howell
Richard Ray
Keith Bennett
Arthur Whittaker
Stan Babb
David Lewis
May Lawn
None
Chris Charvil
Jim Elverson
Volunteer??
Volunteer??
January
2
3
6
9
13
16
20
23
27
30
Mon
Tues
Fri
Mon
Fri
Mon
Fri
Mon
Fri
Mon
Duplicate
Teams League
Teams of Four
Duplicate
Duplicate Six Partners
Duplicate
Duplicate
Duplicate
Pottage Qualifying Round
Duplicate
George Collins
Chris Kinloch
Jean Babb
Steve Howell
Keith Williams
Steve Howell
Keith Bennett
Chris Kinloch
Keith Williams
Stan Babb
John Glasscock
None
Tracey Adams
Ken Jones
Chris Comer
David Lewis
Arthur Whittaker
None
Mary Ferguson
If you can’t attend on a day for which you are nominated, please swap with someone as soon as possible.
New directors and spare players are always welcome.
CLUB AND COMMITTEE TELEPHONE NUMBERS
Club:
Maydene, Sherborne Road,
(01256) 541988 [email protected]
Basingstoke RG21 5TG
Chairman:
Helen Kinloch
(01264) 333175 [email protected]
Vice-Chairman:
Richard Ray
(02380) 253239 [email protected]
Treasurer:
Jane Rutherford
(01252) 615690 [email protected]
Secretary:
John Glasscock
(01256) 781834 [email protected]
Committee:
Tracey Adams
(01256) 312314
Andrew Ferguson
(01189) 700603 [email protected]
Sam Golding
(01252) 811228 [email protected]
Viv Morris
(01256) 889946 [email protected]
Anne Todd
(01256) 850537 [email protected]
Web site: www.basingstokebridgeclub.org.uk
County Events – Entries on www.bridgewebs.com/hiwcba or phone Steve on 02380 702934
Chidwick Cup Charity Simultaneous
Basingstoke
7.30 pm
9th Dec
th
Yuletide Swiss Teams
Romsey
2.00 pm
11 Dec
BASINGSTOKE BRIDGE CLUB NEWSLETTER
Issue 275 December 2016
Club success
Congratulations to Steve Tearle and Tracey Adams who are the 2016 Partnership of the Year.
Many congratulations also to Steve for winning Player of the Year. This is an impressive double
achievement! Richard Ray has won the Six Partners for the third year in succession. Very well
done! Look at the “Competitions” page on our website to see the runners up in these three events
which run throughout the year.
HICKO
This stands for Hampshire Inter-Club Knock-Out. It is a handicapped knock out competition for
teams of four. Basingstoke have 3 teams in it, and I am pleased to report that 2 of these (Andy
Fry’s team and Andrew Ferguson’s team) are already through to the semi-final, and my team is in
the quarter final, still to be arranged against a Newbury team.
Simple Systems simultaneous
Six Hampshire clubs took part in this event. Steve & Gill Woodward were the highest scoring
Basingstoke pair, coming 9th over all with 59.25%. Neil Featonby & Helen Dye were 10th with
58.48%. Well done!
Simmons Cup
A team of 16 mixed/married Basingstoke pairs played for the annual Simmons Cup v Newbury on
26th November. As usual it was a most pleasant afternoon with a delicious tea, but unfortunately we
didn’t manage to retain the trophy this time. Congratulations to the Newbury team.
December events
Teams of four will be on Monday 5th December. Please let me know if you are looking for team
mates and I will do my best to help.
The next round of the Tuesday League is the following day: 6th December.
The Chidwick Cup, Hampshire’s annual charity simultaneous in aid of the Hampshire Air
Ambulance will be played in our club on Friday 9th. Table money will be £4.00 for members and
£5.00 for visitors. Of that, £2.00 per player will go to the charity. Please note that all members are
most welcome to participate. We raised £60 for Children in Need in November and hope to be able
to donate a good sum to the Air Ambulance, another very worthy cause.
The first round of the new Six Partners takes place on Monday 12th. As we have some new members I
should explain the rules again for the benefit of anyone who has not taken part in this before. There is one
round every month on alternate Mondays and Fridays from December 2016 to November 2017. If, by the
end of the competition, you have played with at least six different partners on these evenings, you will be
eligible to win. You will score the average of your percentages on these six occasions. If you play with more
than six different partners, your best six scores will count, and if you play with the same partner more than
once, your best score with that partner will count. So, nothing to lose! It’s always interesting and
challenging to play with a variety of partners and you only have to do this six times in the year! (Of course
you can play with them as many times as you wish.) I hope no-one will misunderstand and think they have
to play with six different partners on the same night. No, just one partner, and it is just a normal duplicate
pairs evening, so Six Partners may be a bit of a misnomer. Please note that even if you do not wish to
participate in this competition, you can still play in every round with your regular partner or anyone else and
win or lose as usual on the night.
Christmas Party
I’m sure everyone knows by now that this year’s Christmas party for all members will be on Wednesday
14th December in the Chute Recreation Ground, Vyne Road, Sherborne St John. RG24 9 HY.
Do sign up as soon as possible (individually or as a partnership) on the club notice board as numbers will be
limited to 80. The very popular John Glasscock Jazz Group will be playing light hearted festive music as we
arrive and during the meal. There will be free drinks and laid back, entertaining bridge with lots of prizes.
Please e-mail Sam Golding ([email protected]) or telephone 01252 811228 to let her know
what you will be bringing in the way of food or if you intend to bring a raffle prize. The communal
party two years ago was a great success which we hope to repeat this time. Please tick the entry form on the
notice board if you would be willing to bring a folding card table. There are plenty of chairs in the hall but
we will have to supply our own tables.
AGM
The AGM was well attended this year with a good mix of members.
Sandra Ruffell who has been on the committee for many years, both as Treasurer and Secretary,
has decided to step down. She was thanked for all her hard work and support and presented with a
gift and a bouquet of flowers. Her place as secretary will be taken by John Glasscock.
Stan Babb who has also served for many years on the committee now finds he has less time
available due to moving house and is also stepping down. Stan was also thanked for his invaluable
contribution to the club, especially overseeing all the recent construction work and carrying out
many of the jobs himself. He was also presented with a gift from the members.
I am delighted to report that Andrew Ferguson and Tracey Adams have agreed to join the
committee.
Annual subscriptions will go up to £20.00 as from October 2017.
The minutes of the meeting will be published in the Members Area of our website. You can see
photographs of all the prize winners by clicking AGM photos on the left hand menu of the home
page.
I’m attaching our Christmas quiz, produced as usual by Jan Yates. Please send your answers to
[email protected] or give them to Jan at the club before 12th December. She tells me the
answers are all connected with Shakespeare, but are not necessarily from the plays, and some
contain only two words. The winner will be announced at the Christmas party, and there will be a
prize, but you will need to look at the website afterwards to see the answers.
I wish all our members a very happy Christmas.
Helen
Christmas Quiz
1.
? 3(demain)
2
? Disappointing alliteration
3
? Basic economics
4
? A fact about true love
5
? And is no cake most meek (anag)
6
? Would Doc Martin be happy
7
? Stormy weather in a TV sit-com
8
? Exit,evil dog
9
? Short and sharp
10 ? Did Agatha Christy steal this quotation
11
? To fail in this endeavour, may cause regret
forever.
12 ? Making a mountain out of a molehill
13
? Could Kenny Everett or Dame Edna be Tarot
card characters? That would be telling…
14 ? Bloom mighty lintel (anag)
15 ? Surely not a generic term for women
16 ? 2b≠2b
17
? Harry Potter,Mother Teresa,King George VI Great!
18 ? Tommy Cooper
19 ? Decorative deadline
20 ? Well,well! The End !!