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Latest News and Upcoming Events
Deal of the WeekManchester Green Point Swiss TeamsThis event will take place on Sunday 28th July at Altrincham. Click here for details, early entry recommended as there is a limited number of places. Seniors TrialsThe second weekend of the Seniors Trials was on 6-7th April. David Mossop/Gunnar Hallberg, John Holland/Alan Mould played a match against Trevor Ward/Rob Cliffe, Patrick Shields/Richard Chamberlain to determine who will represent England in Denmark in June. The Mossop team won by 33 imps, so congratulations to John and Alan who are selected. Results are on the EBU web site. Congratulations to John Holland and Alan Mould who finished a close second in the first weekend of the European Trials at West Midland Bridge Club from 8th-10th March. MCBA AGMAdvance notice that the agm will be on Thursday 30th May at Bramhall and Cheadle Hulme Bridge Club. There will be the usual AGM business as well as food and wine at a suitable break and a prize giving ceremony for league division winners and others. Irene Davies is standing down as Chair after many years of service, Michael Byrne is standing down as tournament secretary, so there are a number of vacancies on the executive committee. Volunteers welcome! Hoping that you can attend (quorum is 25 members). Easter FestivalsCongratulations to Roger Hopton and Irene Davies who finished third in the Swiss Pairs at Harrogate on Saturday 30th March. Results are on the EBU web site. Higson Cup and Plate FinalsThese events will be at Bramhall Village Club, Lumb Lane Bramhall on Sunday 21st April starting at 11.00. There will be tea and coffee available, but competitors should bring their own lunch to eat during a short break at around 14.00. At the time of posting all the plate finalists are known as well as five of the six cup finalists. National PairsCongratulations to Janet Tolan and Peter Grauer and George & Sally Leigh who finished in the top 50 nationally in the regional heats of the national pairs on Sunday 24th March. They qualify to play in the national final in April to be held online. Results are on the EBU web site. League, Higson Cup and Goldstone Update April 6thThere has been little change at the top of division one of the league. Michael Byrne's St Titus team lead having played four, winning three by a good margin and losing narrowly to last year's winners Inverted Minors. The Griffins (Catherine Draper) are second having won four out of four. In division two Mike Hart's North Star lead with Eddie Thornton-Chan's Petersfield now second. In division three Four Dummies (Barbara Eastabrook) are well clear of second with six wins out of six, Howard Rosemarine's Help are second. In division four The Transfers have leapt into first place by beating the previous leaders Overtrick Lunatics by a good margin. Manchester Misfits are now second. In the Higson Cup round two four of the six finalists are now known. In the Higson Plate, five of the six finalists are known. In the Goldstone semi-finals, Phil Taylor's team play Catherine Draper's Griffins, Michael Byrne's St Titus play Mike Hart's The North Star. The Griffins and St Titus won their semi-finals to set up the usual final.
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