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DEVON BRIDGE ASSOCIATION NORTHERN SECTION

PROGRAMME 2019 – 2020

Chairman: Elizabeth Nunn - 01271 831561 Secretary: Beryl Lloyd - 01271 812121 Treasurer: Neil Marsden - 01271 860302 Committee: Penny Gowland, Steve Munns Stephen Rafferty, Richard Watkins

NORTH BRIDGE

Results of Section Events may be found at www.bridgewebs.com/northdevon

September 21st County match v East Wales – Exeter

October 19th County match v Avon - away

October 27th Filleigh Charity matched Swiss Teams Sunday 11.00 a.m. - Filleigh Village Hall 6 x7 boards Buffet lunch and afternoon tea contact: Neil Marsden or Beryl Lloyd

November 23rd County match teams of 8 organized by County

February 1st County match v Dorset - Torquay

February 9th Dartington Crystal Charity Swiss Teams Sunday 11.00 a.m. - Filleigh Village Hall 6 x 7 boards Buffet lunch and afternoon tea Contact: Neil Marsden or Beryl Lloyd

February 28th Congress: to 1st March Swiss Pairs Friday and Saturday Swiss Teams Sunday (Blue-pointed) Venue: Hotel, Road, Barnstaple Contact: Carolyn Page

March 21st County match vs Hereford - Woolavington

March 28th County match teams of 8 organized by County

May 10th County match v Wiltshire – Woolavington

May 11th at 6.15pm Annual General Meeting Taw Vale Club – Roundswell Community Centre

Contacts: Neil Marsden - 01271 860302 Beryl Lloyd - 01271 812121 Carolyn Page - 01271 343703

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Swiss Pairs Events 2019/20

To be held over four evenings. Each evening will be hosted by one of the four affiliated EBU clubs. These pairs events will each comprise 5 x 5 boards.

There will be first and second prizes for each event together with non-expert prize presented on the evening. An overall first and second prizes for the average of the best three results, will be presented at the A.G.M. In addition, an individual prize will be given at the discretion of the N.D.S.; the winners of the overall pairs prize will not be eligible for the individual prize.

The programme is as follows:

Thursday November 28th - Barnstaple Bridge Club

Wednesday February 12th - Braunton Bridge Club

Monday March 16th - Taw Vale Bridge Club

Tuesday April 14th - Caen Bridge Club

The cost for these events will be £3.50 for EBU members.

You should arrive by 6.45 and be ready to play by 6.50 pm

PAIRS MAY ENTER THROUGH CLUB CHAIRMEN

Places must be booked in advance as an even number of pairs is essential.

You must notify your chairman if having booked you become unavailable.

Barnstaple: Carol Ritzen - 01271 343394 Braunton: Brenda Martin - 01271 862013 Caen: David Hurrell - 01271 344066 Taw Vale: Richard Watkins - 01769 572819

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TAW VALE BRIDGE CLUB

www.bridgewebs.com/tawvale

ROUNDSWELL COMMUNITY CENTRE Gratton Way, EX31 3NL (near Sainsburys)

Monday 6:50 for 7:00 p.m.

Please be seated by 6.55, notify expected late arrival especially if both members of a pair are involved. Late arrivals MAY not be able to play if no prior contact is made. Users of the host system MUST arrive by 6.50 and will NOT be able to play if the host would thus miss out on an evening’s bridge.

Chairman: Richard Watkins 01769 572819 07397 380071 or: 01271 341794 (at present, days Mon- Wed) Secretary: Carole Reid 01837 811145 07927 443310 Treasurer: Penny Gowland 01805 624295 07778 342048 Members: Roger Gowland 01805 624295 07968 740305 Marjorie Higgins 01237 475394 07707 785705 Brent Wormald 01271 883152 07717 747086

NOTES:

Table Money £2.50 (£3.00 guests, £1.00 for Juniors) to include tea or coffee and biscuits.

1. Lovell Trophy: To be played with the same partner over four evenings, with the best three scores to count. 2. Singles: To be played over four nights with different partners, with the best three results to count. 3. There is an Overall Pairs Trophy for the pair who score most positional points in events in the programme that are designated solely “Open Pairs Φ”. 4. The “Open Pairs Φ” evenings and the Charity evening (May 18th ) are expected to use shuffled boards. All other events are shown in Bold and are expected to use pre-dealt boards where possible. 5. Championship Pairs & Swiss Teams are the competitions we have chosen to attract enhanced Masterpoints

Results are to be found on our website together with the full rules of each competition.

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TAW VALE BRIDGE CLUB PROGRAMME 2019/20

September 2 Open Pairs Φ 9 Open Pairs Φ 16 Devon Air Ambulance Charity Pairs 23 League Teams 1 30 Lovell 1 / Open Pairs

October 7 Open Pairs Φ 14 Open Pairs Φ

21 Lovell 2 /Open Pairs 28 League Teams 2

November 4 Open Pairs Φ 11 Children in Need Charity Pairs E-Cats Sims 18 Butler Pairs 1

25 League Teams 3

December 2 Lovell 3/ Open Pairs 9 Christmas Party & Prize Giving (18.45 at Barnstaple Hotel) 16 Lovell 4/ Open Pairs 23 Open Pairs Φ 30 Open Pairs Φ

January 6 League Teams 4 13 Open Pairs Φ

20 Devon Pairs (Julia Chadwick) Qualifier 27 Butler Pairs 2

February 3 League Teams 5 10 Singles 1/Open Pairs

17 Open Pairs Φ 24 Singles 2/Open Pairs

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TAW VALE BRIDGE CLUB PROGRAMME 2019/20 (CONT)

March 2 Open Pairs Φ 9 League Teams 6/ Open Pairs Φ 16 Section Swiss Pairs (Please be seated by 6.50) 23 Open Pairs Φ 30 Swiss Teams 1

April 6 Swiss Teams 2 13 Closed for Easter

20 Butler Pairs 3

27 League Teams 7/ Open Pairs Φ

May 4 Mixed Pairs 11 Northern Section AGM/Open Pairs Φ

18 Charity Evening (Clarity – Barnstaple based Mental Health Charity)

25 Closed for Bank Holiday

June 1 Ladies Pairs/Gents Pairs (Please be seated by 6.50)

8 Singles 3/Open Pairs 15 Open Pairs Φ 22 Championship Pairs 1 29 Championship Pairs 2

July 6 Open Pairs Φ 13 Singles 4/Open Pairs

20 AGM (18:30 for prompt 18:35 start) (shuffled boards) Φ 27 Open Pairs Φ

August 3 Multiple Teams 10 Open Pairs Φ 17 Open Pairs Φ

24 Open Pairs Φ 31 Closed for Bank Holiday

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Taw Vale League Teams 2019/20

Division 1 1 Richard Carter, Patrick Keeley, Neil Marsden, Carol Ritzen 2 Sam Mckibbin, Jane Koldewey, Richard Mclaughlin, Richard Watkins 3 John Boxall, Paul Hide, Roger Luckham, Stephen Rafferty 4 Penny Gowland, Mike Dixon, Les Ellis, Julie Rotchell 5 Roger Gowland, Mary Emmings-Francis, Steve Emmings-Francis, Chris Nichols 6 Michael Grimshire, Brenda Martin, Chris Rogers, Gill Rogers 7 Jan Ward, Marjorie Higgins, Linda Rafferty, Carole Reid

Division 2 1 Jane Keatley, Alan Cooke, Liz Martin, Sandra Robertshaw 2 Alan White, Susan Mace, Colin Ralphs, A.N Other 3 Fay Dockings, Roe Bissett, Margaret Shapcott, Mary Snell 4 Barbara Payne, Chris Hatt, Catherine Davey, Denis Davey 5 Barbara Rennie, Betty Bradford, Margaret Riddoch, Kate Ross 6 David Clarke, Steven Clifton, Dena Sells, John Short

Division 1 Resting Division 2 Sep 23 2v3 4v5 6v7 1 1v6 2v3 4v5 Oct 28 1v7 3v5 6v4 2 1v5 2v4 3v6 Nov 25 1v6 2v5 4v7 3 1v4 2v6 3v5 Jan 6 1v5 2v6 3v7 4 1v3 2v5 4v6 Feb 3 1v4 3v6 2v7 5 1v2 3v4 5v6 Mar 9 1v3 5v7 2v4 6 April 27 1v2 3v4 5v6 7

League Teams Rules: 1. Only Club members may take part in teams. 2. No more than three substitutes are allowed in a team on any one occasion, unless the the opposing Captain agrees to it. 3. A member registered in a Division 1 team cannot substitute in a Second Division match.

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CAEN BRIDGE CLUB

www.bridgewebs.com/caen

Christchurch Rooms, Chaloners Road, Braunton, EX33 (near The ‘Aggi’)

Tuesdays 7:00 p.m.

In the event of an emergency when you are due to play and will be unable to arrive by 7p.m, please ring Elizabeth on her mobile number 07496 664776

Chairperson: David Hurrell 01271 344066 Secretary : Beryl Lloyd 01271 812121 Treasurer : Ursula Carter 01271 345910

Committee Members Denis Davey 01271 813000 Pat Bunch 01271 850215

Contact for partners: Beryl Lloyd

SINGLES EVENT Best 3 results from 3 or 4 rounds of this event (played with different partners) will determine the overall result of this competition. Only the first result by any pair will count.

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CAEN BRIDGE CLUB PROGRAMME 2019/20

September 3 Pairs Championship 1 10 Open Pairs 17 Pairs Championship 2 24 Teams 1

October 1 Open Pairs 8 Open Pairs 15 Pairs Championship 3 22 Open Pairs 29 Devon Sims Pairs - Devon Air Ambulance

November 5 Open Pairs 12 Children in Need Charity Simultaneous Pairs 19 Pairs Championship 4 26 Teams 2

December 3 Christmas Party 10 Open Pairs 17 Open Pairs 24 Closed for Holidays 31 Closed for holidays

January 7 Open Pairs 14 Singles 1 / Open Pairs 21 Open Pairs 28 Open Pairs

February 4 Teams 3 11 Open Pairs 18 Singles 2 / Open Pairs 25 Teams 4

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CAEN BRIDGE CLUB PROGRAMME 2019/20 (CONT)

March 3 Open Pairs 10 Open Pairs 17 Singles 3 / Open Pairs 24 Open Pairs 31 Teams 5

April 7 Singles 4 / Open Pairs 14 Northern Section Swiss Pairs (Please be seated by 6.50p.m.) 21 Open Pairs 28 Open Pairs

May 5 Caen AGM / Open Pairs 12 Open Pairs 19 Open Pairs 26 Open Pairs

June 2 Open Pairs 9 Open Pairs 16 Summer Party 23 Open Pairs 30 Open Pairs

July 7 Open Pairs 14 Charity Night 21 Open Pairs 28 Open Pairs

August 4 Open Pairs 11 Open Pairs 18 Open Pairs 25 Open Pairs

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CAEN BRIDGE CLUB LEAGUE TEAMS 2019/20

DIVISION 1

1. Jen Grimshire, Michael Grimshire, Nicky Sandom, Richard Carter 2. Peter Cresswell, Tracey Fowler, Dawn Hodgkinson, Julie Rotchell 3. Elizabeth Nunn, Ian Nunn, Catherine Davey, Denis Davey, 4. Roger Gowland, Penny Gowland, Mary Emmings-Francis, Steve Emmings- Francis 5. Chris Smith, Anne Marten, David Bunyan, David Hurrell 6. Beryl Lloyd, Pearl Corner, Shirley Jobbins, Lee Styles

PROGRAMME September 24 1 v 2 3 v 4 5 v 6 November 26 1 v 3 4 v 6 5 v 2 February 4 1 v 4 2 v 6 5 v 3 February 25 1 v 5 3 v 6 2 v 4 March 31 1 v 6 3 v 2 4 v 5

DIVISION 2

1. David Meek, Ian Hamilton, Sandra Robertshaw, Geoff Langley 2. Alina Forde, Steph Long, Merilyn Raffell, James Constantine 3. Jan Ward, Keith Morgan, Alan Coulstock, Diane Coulstock 4. Pat Bunch, Heather Nott, Sue Smith, Hazel Kingdon 5. Dick Amery, Richard Smith, Jackie Birch, Jackie Watson

PROGRAMME September 24 1 v 2 3 v 4 Sit Out Team 5 November 26 1 v 3 5 v 2 Sit Out Team 4 February 4 1 v 4 5 v 3 Sit Out Team 2 February 25 1 v 5 2 v 4 Sit Out Team 3 March 31 2 v 3 4 v 5 Sit Out Team 1

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BRAUNTON BRIDGE CLUB Website www.bridgewebs.com/braunton Email Address: [email protected]

Christchurch Rooms, Chaloners Road, Braunton, EX33 (near The ‘Aggi’)

Wednesdays 6.50 p.m. for a prompt 7 p.m. start

COMMITTEE

Chairman: Brenda Martin 01271 862013 Secretary: Jacqui Munns 07734 219859 Treasurer: Julie Rotchell 07962 030658 Members: Diane Coulstock 01271 882434 Steve Munns 07812 858904 Nicky Sandom 01271 817803

Contact for Partners: Brenda Martin 01271 862013 Website Admin: Jacqui Munns 07734 219859

Notes: Table money is £2 per person (£3 for visitors) and includes refreshments. Visitors are very welcome except on team nights. We do not have a host system so if you need a partner please contact Brenda Martin. We regret that visitors are ineligible to win Club trophies.

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BRAUNTON BRIDGE CLUB PROGRAMME 2019/20

2019 September 4 Pairs Championship 1 11 Open Pairs 18 Teams 1 25 Open Pairs

October 2 Pairs Championship 2 9 Open Pairs 16 Teams 2 23 Open Pairs 30 Pairs Championship 3

November 6 Open Pairs 13 Children in Need Simultaneous Pairs 20 Teams 3 27 Pairs Championship 4

December 4 Open Pairs 11 Open Pairs (Saturday) 14 Christmas Party - Lunch, followed by Fun Bridge and Trophies 18 Open Pairs with mulled wine and mince pies 25 Closed

2020 January 1 Closed 8 Open Pairs 15 Devon Air Ambulance Simultaneous Pairs 22 Singles 1 29 Teams 4

February 5 Section Swiss Pairs (Please be seated by 6.50 p.m) 12 Open Pairs 19 Open Pairs 26 Singles 2

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BRAUNTON BRIDGE CLUB PROGRAMME 2019/20 (CONT)

March 4 Charity Evening – Open Pairs 11 Open Pairs 18 Teams 5 25 Open Pairs

April 1 30th Birthday Celebrations - TBA 8 Open Pairs 15 Open Pairs 22 Singles 3 29 Open Pairs

May 6 AGM & Open Pairs 13 Singles 4 20 Open Pairs 27 Open Pairs

June 3 Open Pairs 10 Open Pairs 17 Ladies’ Pairs and Gentlemen’s Pairs 24 Open Pairs

July 1 Swiss Teams 1 8 Swiss Teams 2 15 Open Pairs 22 Open Pairs 29 Open Pairs

August 5 Brenda Martin Handicap Trophy 12 Open Pairs 19 Open Pairs 26 Multiple Teams

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BRAUNTON BRIDGE CLUB LEAGUE TEAMS 2019/20

PROGRAMME

Division 1

1 Brent Wormald, Paul Hide, Mary & Steve Emmings-Francis 2 David Meek, Sandra Robertshaw, Peter Cresswell, David Purdy 3 Carol Ritzen, Richard Watkins, Roger Luckham, John Boxall 4 Elizabeth Nunn, Ian Nunn, Penny Gowland, Roger Gowland 5 Jan Ward, Jane Keatley, Freda Lane, Alan White 6 Brenda Martin, Gill Rogers, Steph & Nic Long

Division 2 1. Catherine Davey, Dennis Davey, Liz Martin, John Wintle 2. Jacqui Munns, Steve Munns, John Skinner, Pearl Corner 3. Kate Ross, Barbara Rennie, Dena Sells, Chris Taylor 4. Julie Rotchell, Dawn Hodgkinson, Catherine Crocker, Mike Dixon 5. Diane Coulstock, Alan Coulstock, Carolyn Page, Margaret Riddoch 6. Janet Redrup, Clive Redrup, Chris Smith, Anne Marten

ORDER OF PLAY

Round 1 Sep 18 1 v 2 3 v 4 5 v 6 Round 2 Oct 16 1 v 3 2 v 5 4 v 6 Round 3 Nov 20 2 v 3 4 v 5 1 v 6 Round 4 Jan 29 2 v 4 1 v 5 3 v 6 Round 5 Mar 18 1 v 4 3 v 5 2 v 6

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BARNSTAPLE BRIDGE CLUB

www.bridgewebs.com/barnstaple

ROUNDSWELL COMMUNITY CENTRE Gratton Way, EX31 3NL (near Sainsburys)

Thursday 7:00 p.m.

Please be seated by 6.55 so that we may start promptly and please call Carol on her mobile (see below) if you are likely to arrive late.

Further Information and results on the club website.

Committee Chairman: Carol Ritzen 01237 420661 Mobile 07870 897447 ` Secretary: Linda Rafferty 01237 452191 Treas & Sect rep Neil Marsden 01271 860302 Web Master Richard Carter 01271 345910 Member Stephen Rafferty 01237 452191 Richard Watkins 01769 572819

Events and Notes 1 Hosts The club have a host available on most pairs evenings (pls check the website) 2 Non-Members are welcome at ALL pairs evenings including Prize Nights and competitions. 3 Prize Night Played as Open Pairs with prizes for handicap and overall winners. 4 Singles Played over 4 evenings with different partners. (Best 3 results to count) 5 Swiss Teams. A major Club championship. Teams should not be the same as a league team. 6 Multiple Teams. This will be a handicap event 7 Championship Pairs. A major Club championship. 8 Table money. £2.50 members, £3.50 guests (Includes coffee or tea and biscuits)

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BARNSTAPLE BRIDGE CLUB PROGRAMME 2019/20

September 5 Open Pairs 12 Open Pairs 19 Open Pairs (Daphne Thorburn Trophy ) 26 Open Pairs

October 3 Teams 1 10 Open Pairs (Prize Night) 17 Open Pairs (Singles 1) 24 Open Pairs 31 Teams 2

November 7 Open Pairs 14 SIM Pairs Children in Need 21 Open Pairs (Singles 2) 28 Section Swiss Pairs

December 5 Teams 3 12 Open Pairs 19 Christmas Bridge (7.0 Mulled wine and fun bridge) 26 No Bridge

January 2 Open Pairs 9 Teams 4 16 Mixed Pairs 23 Open Pairs (Julia Chadwick Qualifier) 30 Open Pairs

February 6 Teams 5 13 Open Pairs (Singles 3) 20 Open Pairs 27 Sim Pairs Devon Air Ambulance

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BARNSTAPLE BRIDGE CLUB PROGRAMME 2019/20(CONT)

March 5 Teams 6 12 Open Pairs 19 Open Pairs (Singles 4) 26 Open Pairs

April 2 Teams 7 9 Open Pairs 16 Open Pairs Prize Night 23 Multiple Teams 30 Open Pairs

May 7 Ladies and Gents Pairs 14 Swiss teams 21 Swiss teams 28 Open Pairs

June 4 Open Pairs (Championship Pairs I) 11 Open Pairs (Championship Pairs II) 18 Open Pairs 25 Open Pairs

July 2 Open Pairs 9 A.G.M 6.00pm / Prize Giving, Dinner, Bridge 16 Open Pairs 23 Open Pairs 30 Open Pairs

August 6 Open Pairs Prize Night 13 Open Pairs 20 Open Pairs 27 Open Pairs

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BARNSTAPLE CLUB LEAGUE TEAMS 2019/20

DIVISION ONE

1. Penny Gowland, Brent Wormald, Peter Cresswell, Mike Dixon, 2. Richard Watkins Richard McLaughlin, Nicky Sandom, Chris Bray. 3. John Boxall , Roger Luckham , Roger Gowland, Stephen Rafferty. 4. Richard Carter, Carol Ritzen, Jane Koldewey, Steve Clifton. 5. Sam McKibbin, Patrick Keeley, Venetia Anoyrkatis, Harry Anoyrkatis. 6. Alan White, Malcolm Percival, Marjorie Higgins, Carole Reid, 7. Neil Marsden, Linda Rafferty, Les Ellis, Paul Hide.

Division 1 Sit Out Oct 3 2v3 4v5 6v7 1 Oct 31 1v7 3v5 6v4 2 Dec 5 1v6 2v5 4v7 3 Jan 9 1v5 2v6 3v7 4 Feb 6 1v4 3v6 2v7 5 Mar 5 1v3 5v7 2v4 6 April 2 1v2 3v4 5v6 7

DIVISION TWO 1. Barbara Rennie, Margaret Riddoch, Jacqui Munns, Steve Munns. 2. Fay Dockings, John Davey, Fran Heyda, Susan Mace. 3. Anne Macallister, Dena Sells, Diane Coulstock, Alan Coulstock. 4. Chris Hatt, Barbara Payne, Cathy Doel, Charlie Sullivan. 5. Jan Ward, Keith Morgan, Jane Keatley, Linda Ashworth. 6. Steve Emmings-Francis, Mary Emmings-Francis, Debbie Sainsbury, Ann Berger. 7. Serena Kirkman, Julia Holtom, Hannele Morgan, Alex Elson, Janie Kimberley 8. Karen Rogers, Eammon Rogers, Cliff Dean, Chris Arber

Division 2

Oct 3 2v3 4v5 6v7 1v8 Oct 31 1v7 3v5 6v4 2v8 Dec 5 1v6 2v5 4v7 3v8 Jan 9 1v5 2v6 3v7 4v8 Feb 6 1v4 3v6 2v7 5v8 Mar 5 1v3 5v7 2v4 6v8 April 2 1v2 3v4 5v6 7v8

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EBU Affiliated Clubs in North Devon

Monday 7.00 p.m. TAW VALE BRIDGE CLUB Duplicate Bridge Roundswell Community Centre, Barnstaple Chairman: Richard Watkins 01769 572819

Tuesday 7.00 p.m. CAEN BRIDGE CLUB Duplicate Bridge Christchurch Rooms, Braunton Secretary: Beryl Lloyd 01271 812121

Wednesday 7.00 p.m. BRAUNTON BRIDGE CLUB Duplicate Bridge Christchurch Rooms, Braunton Chairman: Brenda Martin 01271 862013

Thursday 7.00 p.m. BARNSTAPLE BRIDGE CLUB Duplicate Bridge Roundswell Community Centre, Barnstaple Secretary: Linda Rafferty 01237 452191

Non-Affilated North Devon Bridge Clubs:

Wednesday 7.00 p.m. TAWTON BRIDGE CLUB (at GROSVENOR) Beginners / Improvers Duplicate Bridge Grosvenor Church, Station Road Barnstaple Secretary: Julie Blackmore 01271 342320

Thursday 7.00 p.m. BRIDGE CLUB Duplicate Bridge Old Assembly Room (Free parking available in Pannier Market Gates open 6.30-6.55p.m) Contact: Jen Grimshire 01271 377272

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