Jean Pelham Charity Day Pairs.

What a wonderful turnout for our annual charity day.
The soups were delicious.
The bread rolls were crisp.
The cakes and biscuits were superb.
Thank you to our fantabulous chefs.
The raffle table was laden with lots of great prizes
Thirty eight players graced the starting line ready for action.
With so many the field was divided into North/ South and East/ West.
Everything was going marvellously until one pair skipped the sit-out table and began playing with the wrong pair.
Fortunately Director Christine was right on the ball and a disaster was averted.

Our prestigious winners were:-
    Result    %         Pair Name                     Red pts
1    280.4   58.41%    David Bowerman - Dasha Brandt        0.50
2    269.8   56.20%    Felicity Fane - Heather Brown             0.35
3    255.8   53.28%    Marcelle Goslin - Ron Meaney            0.25
4    251.4   52.37%    Bernard Davidson - Laurie Powell       0.17
5    249.4   51.95%    Alison Mackey - Helen White
6    245.4   51.12%    Noel Crockett - Shirley Crockett    
7    229.6   47.83%    Kerry-Anne Durrant - Carolyn Girdwood    
8    191.9   39.97%    Ann Snow - Edith Marshall    
9    188.1    39.19%    Graham Woof - Carolyn Harper
    
East-West
    Result    %         Pair Name                     Red pts
1    267.6    61.94%    Karen Ody - Jim Routledge               0.50
2    264.6    61.26%    Jaan Oitmaa - Sylvia Foster              0.35
3    257.3    59.55%    Christine Hadaway - Chris Hannan    0.25
4    228.3    52.84%    Walt Alma Van Der - Kathryn Ivits      0.17
5    222.1    51.42%    Joan Walsh - Jenny Buckley              0.13
6    219.9    50.90%    Hope Tomlinson - Barry Foster    
7    202.6    46.90%    Jurate Laisve - Trish Byrnes
8    187.0    43.29%    Jan Davis - Lorraine Lindsay    
9    163.6    37.88%    Jan Kukura - Helen Cashman
10    148.6  34.40%    Robin Vaughan - Maria Rose
Congratulations to all the winners and all the players.

Six teams competed in this round robin event over two Wednesdays, with five ten-board matches played.

Congratulations to Team Nicol (Warren Nicol, Edith Marshall, Carolynne Mucharsky, Graham Woof) who blitzed the field with 5 wins. See full results here

How would you have bid and played this hand ... one pair bid and made 6NT while two in 3NT made 13 tricks.

The Annual ANZAC Day Pairs, a Red Point Event, was well attended and saw some top bridge being played.
The two fields had an equal representation of Grand Masters and budding hopefuls.
The outright results were determined on the last board in the East/West field.
Our special thanks to the member who provided the Anzac Day biscuits. Delicious.
Director Peter Hume had a busy day being called to a number of challenging situations.

The North/ South Winners were:-
1    208.0    61.90%    Christine Hadaway - Chris Hannan    0.40
2    201.0    59.82%    Jorgen Boettiger - Julie Teague       0.28
3    182.0    54.17%    Sue Eastman - Helen White             0.20
4    176.0    52.38%    Judy Wulff - Kerry Dwyer                 0.13
5    161.0    47.92%    Peter Hume - Laurie Powell
6    157.0    46.73%    Peter Wheatley - Edith Marshall    
7    152.0    45.24%    Jim Routledge - Chris Hasemore    
8    107.0    31.85%    Kerry-Anne Durrant - Coral Erikson

The East/ West winners were:-
1    207.0    61.61%    Barry Foster - Sylvia Foster              0.40
2    202.0    60.12%    Dasha Brandt - David Bowerman      0.28
3    182.0    54.17%    Susan McCall - Pamela Joseph       0.20
4    170.0    50.60%    Marilyn Jarrett - Jenny Buckley        0.13
5    158.0    47.02%    Janice Donohoe - Meryl Duke
6    152.0    45.24%    Meg McGregor - Hilary Owen
7    138.0    41.07%    Graham Woof - Carolyn Harper    
8    135.0    40.18%    Elaine Hume - Heather Brown

The 2023 Mixed Pairs Championship attracted a field of expert players and some just wanting experience in a very competitive atmosphere.
The competition was played over two sessions on Friday 21st April 2023.
All pairs played each other in both sessions.
The lunchtime leaders were:-

Morning Session
1    140.0    64.81%    Dasha Brandt - David Bowerman (9)    0.75
2    139.0    64.35%    Christine Hadaway - Chris Hannan (8)    0.53
3    117.0    54.17%    Rohan Creasey - Maria Rose (3)    0.38
4    114.0    52.78%    Jaan Oitmaa - Sylvia Foster (1)    0.25
5    110.0    50.93%    Peter Hume - Elaine Hume (6)    0.19

With only the slimmest of leads (0.46%) Dasha and David could not afford to relax.
The lead fluctuate several times during the afternoon with the eventual winners only being decided on the last boards.
The afternoon winners were:-

Afternoon Session
1    137.0    63.43%    Christine Hadaway - Chris Hannan (8)    0.75
2    134.0    62.04%    Jaan Oitmaa - Sylvia Foster (1)    0.53
3    124.0    57.41%    Karen Ody - Jim Routledge (7)    0.38
4    118.0    54.63%    David Howells - Sue Eastman (4)    0.25
5    106.0    49.07%    Dasha Brandt - David Bowerman (9)    0.19

The final results were:-

Final Scores.
1    276.0    63.89%    Christine Hadaway - Chris Hannan (103)    
2    248.0    57.41%    Jaan Oitmaa - Sylvia Foster (110)    
3    246.0    56.94%    Dasha Brandt - David Bowerman (102)    
4    230.0    53.24%    Karen Ody - Jim Routledge (108)    
5    213.0    49.31%    Rohan Creasey - Maria Rose (107)    
6    212.0    49.07%    David Howells - Sue Eastman (104)    
7    192.0    44.44%    Peter Hume - Elaine Hume (106)    
8    191.0    44.21%    Louis Koolen - Barbara Grant (105)    
9    178.0    41.20%    Kerry-Anne Durrant - Carolyn Harper (101)    
10    174.0    40.28%    Graham Woof - Carolynne Mucharsky (109)

Congratulation to the winners and all the participants.

Heather and Warwick at our Christmas Party 2009.

Heather was a member of our club for many years. She played most of her bridge career with good friend Bobbie Lyons and sometimes with her husband Warwick. I particularly remember Heather as part of the Charity Team trio with Bobbie Lyons and Lucy Van Veen. Over a number of years they raised a great deal of money for the Ladies Refuge located near our bridge club. Their efforts brought immense credit to our membership. Heather was a quiet, kind person and will be missed by all who knew her.