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SYLVIA
ROSE TEAMS,
Draw for Finals and Plate Reserves
& Fixtures
Twenty teams have signed up for this
years Sylvia Rose competition and the draw for the Finals and
Plate are now available.
Carried forward scores for finalists
are 100% of scores against other finalists, plus 50% of scores
against teams now in the plate; carried forward scores for plate
teams are 100% of all matches.
Congratulations to Varda Derwig and team, who are the only undefeated
team over the first 9 rounds, and who are deservedly top at this
stage, but there are several other outstanding teams snapping
at their heels, so the final stages will be exciting.
The following members are happy to
be contacted if a substitute is required. Nick Halliday, Gillian
Watts, Susan Boyle, Tony Bacchus,Gerald Searle,Jane
Morton,David Lofts,Peter Peterson, Sheila Brent and Queenie Barnes.
Click
here for Sylvia Rose
Draw for Plate and Finals
CHRISTMAS PARTY 2011

Enjoyed
by all. Thanks John!!

Meg and Phil Thomas winners
of the "SHE" Competition with Jenny Garner
Looking
for a Bridge Partner
Existing and new members should contact
Mac Derwig in an email. State the dates you would like to play
and include your phone number in the email.
Macs email is jan317@btinternet.com
Members who do not use the internet
can phone Mac(01483 811878).
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Andrew Robson Seminar
FRIDAY 16th MARCH 2012
at the Memorial Hall, West St. Farnham
Afternoon:
4.00 pm Trump Promotion (Defence)
Andrew shows you how to turn those lowly 7s and
8s of trumps into tricks almost by magic. Your
defence will rise to a new level.
Evening:
7.15 pm Card Placement (Declarer)
Who has the missing queen? Andrew shows you
the sleuthing process that enables you to play like
those experts who always seem to know which
cards each defender holds.
Sandwiches and hot drinks will be
available between the sessions and there will be the opportunity
to buy a selection of Andrew’s books.
Click
here for application form
Benzimra Cup/Phil Garner Championship
Pairs
The Benzimra
Cup is Farnham Bridge Club's most prestigious pairs event and
the winners qualify to represent the club at the Surrey Mary
Edwards competition in May.
To make the qualification for the Benzimra more rigorous, a
new Phil Garner Championship Pairs competition is to be introduced.
This will not be handicapped and will only be open to club members.
It will be scored cumulatively over the first Friday evenings
in the month plus two extra Fridays from September 2011 through
to March 2012:
Dates:
02.09.11, 23.09.11, 07.10.11, 04.11.11, 02.12.11, 06.01.12,
03.02.12, 02.03.12, 23.03.12
The best
five scores with the same partner
will count and the overall winner will receive a trophy. The
top fourteen (available) Championship pairs will qualify to
compete for the Benzimra Cup to be held on 30th March 2012.
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BRILLIANT PERFORMANCE BY FARNHAM
A TEAM, WINNING SURREY
TEAMS OF 8
Huge congratulations to our Farnham
Bridge Club A team, who won the Surrey Affiliated clubs teams
of 8 on Sunday 15th January, against exceptionally strong opposition.
In the closest possible finish, Farnham A just triumphed over
Wimbledon A, followed by Mayford A, whose teams contained Gold
Cup winners, several internationals and seasoned Surrey players.
Our team of Graham Davison, Gabriel
Hearst, Tim Rees, Simon Foale, Jane & Tim Green, Varda Derwig
& Jack Goody are now Surrey teams champions ! They will
now be invited to represent Surrey in the EBU inter-counties
Garden City trophy.
Thank you also to the Farnham B team, for representing our club
with credit.
Finally ,congratulations and best wishes to the team of Tim
Green, Ken Watkins, Graham Davison and Russell Allan, who have
reached the quarter finals of the Gerard Faulkner Salver (commonly
known as the Seniors); another fantastic result. Their next
match is away in Yorkshire!

Match Secretary Mike O'Donnell
announces Outside Club Successes
Useful
Links to
English Bridge Union website
Club Focus:
The aim of Club Focus is to provide an interesting, informative
and entertaining read for all players in the EBU.
http://www.ebu.co.uk/cf/default.htm
Tournament
Focus: Welcome to the Tournament Focus, the EBU e-newsletter,
written especially for you, the tournament player.
http://www.ebu.co.uk/tf/default.htm
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