Bude Bridge Club monthly report

WHILST on holiday in Tenerife in March, Neil and Sarah Trenaman from Bude Bridge Club attended Los Cristianos Bridge Club. Playing against a large field of bridge players of several different nationalities, the duo came out victorious.

Closer to home, congratulations are in order to Bob Bennett on his promotion by the English Bridge Union to County Master.

At county level, well done to Alan Biggs and Rob Mably who were part of the Cornwall A team that comprehensively beat East Wales 18-2 and Chris Nichols and Steve Clifton who were part of the ‘C’ team that won 17-3.

In what was a busy month for competitions, the March heat of the North Coast Wine Handicap Pairs was won by Micheline and Stephen Smith, the club championship by Alan Biggs and Steve Clifton and club plate by Mike and Jean Brookes.

Evening bridge multiple winners were Steve Clifton who won with Chris Nichols and Linda Ashworth, Chris who won with Jane Koldeway and Maureen Fallows who won with Noreen Heslop and Sylvia Rogers.

Other winning pairs during the month were Neil and Sarah Trenaman, Brian Rogers and Fiona Hargreaves and Stephen Smith and Gillian Jolley. The winning team on Friday, March 31 were Mary Hicks, James Sim, Maureen Fallows and Veronica Chouffot.

Multiple Wednesday afternoon winners were Alan Merchant-White and Ian Curtis and Hilary Dorren who won with Gill Lowe and Maureen Fallows.

Other winning pairs were Alan and Jean Pearce, Chris Skipp and Beryl Morden, Deb Delvalle and Geoff Scutt and Gillian Jolley and Ann Dawson.

Weekly results

Tuesday, March 28

1. B Rogers & F Hargreaves — 65.63%; 2. J Sim & M Hicks — 63.54%

Wednesday, March 29

1. G Lowe & H Dorren — 65.56%; 2. D Delvalle & G Scutt — 61.67%; 3. A Merchant-White & I Curtis — 60.56%; 4. A & J Pearce — 57.78%

Friday, March 31

THE winning team were Mary Hicks, James Sim, Maureen Fallows and Veronica Chouffot.