! ! SUSSEX COUNTY CONTRACT BRIDGE ASSOCIATION! ! 2016-17 YEARBOOK! ! ! ! ! Your slam is assured if the Heart Finesse works - ! but can you increase your! odds of success?! ! see back cover for answer.! ! !Dear All! Another year passes and with it unfortunately, one of our Sussex greats… Alan Jeffrey passed away earlier this year aged 101. He will be greatly missed, especially by his !friends at Worthing where he was President. ! It was very good to see the Loughborough Junior teach in organised by Dave & Jill Armstrong once again attended by more Sussex Juniors than any other county. English Bridge Education have decided they cannot run it this year, but I am delighted to be able to announce that Sussex will be offering an alternative event in conjunction with Surrey !and Kent. Keep an eye on the website for more details.! Since last year we have held two very successful festivals for Juniors resulting in the formation of a Junior Section at the Avenue and a trip to the Palace of Westminster to !play the Lords at MiniBridge! I’d like to offer my congratulations to Ollie Powell and was pleased to award him ! !Sussex Best Junior last year for his help in coaching these youngsters every week.! I’d like to be able to offer festivals at other clubs around the County as I really think they work and I would love to get involved with any club that would wish to set up a Junior !Section.! Also on the youngsters - ! Congratulations also to Stephen Kennedy and his partner Michael Alishaw who topped !the National Pairs qualifiers.! ! At this point I would like to thank all my back room colleagues who work tirelessly in keeping the County going and keep you all playing bridge - Martin Pool our president, Mervyn Wotton our webmaster, Hazel Beveridge our membership secretary, Dick Wheeler our secretary and Gerry Stanford. ! But in particular to David Galpin our Treasurer, who is hanging up his abacus after 14 !years diligent service. ! His role will be taken up by John Hardy and I’d like to welcome him and our other new recruit, Ros Wolfarth who has recently taken on the role of Tournament Manager and will !now become my vice chairman.! In conclusion, I’d like you all to remember that a lot of work is put in to enable you to play the great game of bridge….Let’s all try and enjoy it, have a good time and respect our !opponents and even our partner!! Andy Ryder! ! ! ! ! ! President ! MARTIN POOL Vice-Presidents RON BUDDERY and MAY LANGMAID ANDY RYDER! Chairman Flat 6, 1 Adelaide Mansions, Hove, BN3 2FD! (01273 746138) ! [email protected] ROS WOLFARTH! Vice-Chairman 63, Welbeck Avenue, Hove, BN3 4JQ (01273 203807)! (07889 408175) ! [email protected] DICK WHEELER! Honorary Secretary 27 Bodmin Rd, Worthing BN13 3HE (01903 691566)! [email protected] JOHN HARDY! Honorary Treasurer 2 Lotts Lane, Lancing BN15 9TX (01903 753662)! [email protected] HAZEL BEVERIDGE! Membership Secretary Sedges, Box's Lane, Danehill RH17 7JG (01825 740960)! [email protected] Tournament Manager ROS WOLFARTH PETER BATES, HAZEL BEVERIDGE, ! Committee ANDREA GALPIN, DAVID GALPIN, ! MERVYN WOTTON, MALCOLM WRIGHT County Website www.sccba.co.uk Webmaster MERVYN WOTTON! (01293 531525) [email protected] Press Officer GEOFFREY WOLFARTH Year Book Editors ANDY RYDER, GERRY STANFORD Master Point Secretary MERVYN WOTTON Selection Committee JULIAN MITCHELL(Chair) , CHRIS JEPSON, ! IAN LANCASTER, ROGER POULTER Conduct Committee JILL ARMSTRONG(Chair) , HAROLD LINFIELD, ! MICK CARRINGTON, RICHARD BURNETT DICK WHEELER(Chair), JOHN HARDY, ANDREA Tournament Committee GALPIN, MARTIN POOL, ROS WOLFARTH, MERVYN WOTTON Education Group ANDY RYDER, GERRY STANFORD,! WILLIAM BOURNE, IAN WRIGHT Equipment & Trophy Coordinator MALCOLM WRIGHT [email protected] ! ! ! ! JUNE 2016 4th/5th Corwen Trophy Birmingham 5th Sussex Candles Blue-Pointed! Henfield 13.00 Swiss Teams 11th/12th Pachabo Cup Birmingham 12th Open Swiss Pairs for Margaret King Eastbourne 13.00 Salver 17th SCCBA Invitation Pairs Round 4 Thakeham 19.30 22nd Avenue Teams League Avenue 19.30 26th SCCBA Venture Pairs Worthing 13.00 JULY 2016 8th-10th EBU Summer Seniors Congress Eastbourne 19th SCCBA Invitation Pairs Round 5 Avenue 19.30 24th SCCBA Green Point Swiss Teams Crowborough 13.00 AUGUST 2016 12th-14th Southern Counties Junior Bridge Camp Ardingly College 19th-28th EBU Summer Meeting Eastbourne SEPTEMBER 2016 9th SCCBA Invitation Pairs Round 6 West Sussex 19.30 11th Open Swiss Teams - Blue Pointed St Leonards 13.00 12th Mixed Pairs Heat St Leonards 19.00 13th SCCBA Cafe Bridge Hove 11.00 14th Avenue Non-Swiss Pairs Avenue 19.30 15th David Pavey Heat Horsham 19.00 24th-25th Surrey Green Pointed Weekend Guildford 25th Open Swiss Teams for Lynn Armstrong Eastbourne 13.00 Trophy 28th Avenue League Avenue 19.30 OCTOBER 2016 5th Mixed Pairs Heat Eastbourne 19.30 5th Sussex Pairs Heat Avenue 19.30 6th David Pavey Heat Worthing 19.15 6th David Pavey Heat West Sussex 19.30 7th Sussex Individual Heat Crawley 19.15 7th SCCBA Invitation Pairs Round 7 Worthing 19.30 9th Kremer Dersch Trophy Eastbourne 13.00 12th SCCBA Midweek Swiss Pairs Henfield 11.00 12th Avenue Non-Swiss Pairs Avenue 19.30 12th Sussex Pairs Heat Eastbourne 19.30 13th SCCBA Golf/Bridge Worthing 9.15 16th SCCBA Ladies Pairs Patcham 13.00 17th Sussex Pairs Heat St Leonards 19.00 17th Sussex Pairs Heat Bognor 18.50 20th Sussex Pairs Heat Patcham 19.15 21st Sussex Pairs Heat Crowborough 19.30 26th David Pavey Heat Patcham 19.15 26th Avenue League Avenue 19.30 28th Sussex Pairs Heat Horsham 19.30 29th-30th SCCBA Autumn Congress Patcham 31st Mixed Pairs Heat Bognor 18.50 NOVEMBER 2016 1st SCCBA Invitation Pairs Round 8 Avenue 19.30 2nd David Pavey Heat Avenue 19.30 4th Sussex Individual Heat Patcham 13.30 9th Avenue Non-Swiss Pairs Avenue 19.30 10th Sussex Individual Heat Eastbourne 19.30 11th Mixed Pairs Heat Horsham 19.30 12th SCCBA Basic Bridge Pairs The Ark Turners Hill 11.00 14th David Pavey Heat Crowborough 19.30 17th Sussex Individual Heat West Sussex 19.30 19th-20th Tollemache Qualifier Birmingham 21st Mixed Pairs Heat Patcham 13.30 23rd Avenue Teams League Avenue 19.30 23rd David Pavey Heat Crawley 19.15 25th Sussex Individual Heat Horsham 19.30 27th Hills Trophy Angmering 12.30 28th Sussex Pairs Heat West Sussex 19.30 DECEMBER 2016 6th David Pavey Heat Eastbourne 13.30 7th Mixed Pairs Heat Avenue 19.30 11th Open Swiss Teams St Leonards 13.00 11th SCCBA Basic Bridge Pairs Bognor 11.00 13th Mixed Pairs Heat West Sussex 19.30 JANUARY 2017 8th SCCBA New Year Swiss Teams Henfield 13.00 9th-13th SCCBA Charity Sim Pairs Clubs 11th Avenue Non-Swiss Pairs Avenue 19.30 15th SCCBA Sussex Pairs Final Patcham 13.00 22nd Open Swiss Pairs Eastbourne 13.00 25th Avenue Teams League Avenue 19.30 29th David Pavey Final Worthing 13.00 FEBRUARY 2017 5th SCCBA Mixed Pairs Final West Sussex 13.00 8th Avenue Non-Swiss Pairs Avenue 19.30 12th West Sussex Challenge West Sussex 13.00 15th SCCBA Open Simultaneous Pairs Clubs 19th SCCBA Individual Final Patcham 13.00 22nd Avenue Teams League Avenue 19.30 26th La Locanda Open Swiss Teams Eastbourne 13.00 MARCH 2017 8th Avenue Non-Swiss Pairs Avenue 19.30 12th National Pairs Regional Heat Patcham 13.00 19th EBU Portland Pairs Various 22nd Avenue Teams League Avenue 19.30 26th Elisabeth North Teams of 8 Horsham 13.00 APRIL 2017 2nd SCCBA Club Teams of 8 Eastbourne 13.00 8th-9th National Pairs Final TBA 12th Avenue Non-Swiss Pairs Avenue 19.30 21st-23rd SCCBA Spring Congress Uckfield 23rd SCCBA AGM Uckfield TBA 26th Avenue Teams League 19.30 MAY 2017 6th SCCBA Basic Bridge Pairs St Leonards 11.00 10th Avenue Non-Swiss Pairs Avenue 19.30 20th SCCBA Green Point Swiss Pairs Uckfield 11.00 21st Kent Green Pointed Swiss Teams Maidstone 24th Avenue Teams League Avenue 19.30 ! SCCBA HEATS SUMMARY Sussex Pairs October 5th Avenue 19.30 October 20th Patcham 19.15 October 12th Eastbourne 19.30 October 21st Crowborough 19.30 October 17th Bognor 18.50 October 28th Horsham 19.30 October 17th St Leonards 19.00 November 28th West Sussex 19.30 Mixed Pairs Heats September 12th St Leonards 19.00 November 21st Patcham 13.30 October 5th Eastbourne 19.30 December 7th Avenue 19.30 October 31st Bognor 18.50 December 13th West Sussex 19.30 November 11th Horsham 19.30 Sussex Individual Heats October 7th Crawley 19.15 November 17th West Sussex 19.30 November 4th Patcham 13.30 November 25th Horsham 19.30 November 10th Eastbourne 19.30 David Pavey Heats September 15th Horsham 19.00 November 2nd Avenue 19.30 October 6th West Sussex 19.30 November 14th Crowborough 19.30 October 6th Worthing 19.15 November 23rd Crawley 19.15 October 26th Patcham 19.15 December 6th Eastbourne 13.30 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! " # Sussex County Contract Bridge Association! www.sccba.co.uk! ! Competitions Entry Forms# 2016/2017! ! All SCCBA forms can also be found on the SCCBA Website www.sccba.co.uk# ! SCCBA competitions may be entered online # with payment by bank transfer# ! FEES# Teams, Sussex League & Championship Teams £16.00 per team. ! Club heats of other SCCBA events £2.50 per player. Club fees extra. ! Clubs may introduce additional viable heats only in exceptional circumstances with consent of the organiser and the County Tournament Manager.! Entries for all County Competitions should be entered on the Club notice boards at least seven days before the date of the event.! All fees, results & charts should be forwarded to the organiser without delay.! ! TABLE MONEY AT ALL SEMI-FINALS & FINALS WILL NORMALLY NOT EXCEED £6 FOR A SINGLE SESSION OR £8.00 FOR MULTI-SESSIONS.! ! ! ! ! ! Sussex County Contract Bridge Association! Qualifying Events! All entrants must be SCCBA members! ! SUSSEX PAIRS# Holders: Michael Keeping & David Benjamin! Heats to be held at clubs as listed in the County Calendar, not later than 31st December 2016.! Qualifiers play in the final at Patcham on the 15th Jan 2017.! Level 4# Organiser: Gerry Stanford, 45 Shepherds Way, Horsham , W.