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Deal of the Week League Update (20th Apr)
The league season is
reaching its end. Some promotion and relegation issues have been
decided, others depend on the final few matches.
In division one Mouldy Mutton Tours (Adrian Kenworthy) now need 1 VP from their final match to win the league. Isolated Menaces (Rhona Goldenfield) beat St Titus (Michael Byrne) 20-10 in their final match to finish 1 VP ahead of St Titus. In division two Cheshire Cheeses (Paul Roberts) and Tempo (Steve Mattinson) will be promoted, along with Rejuvenated (John Fitzgerald) unless DASH (Ian Kane) manage a big win in their final match. Graham Burns' Take the Money and Run have overtaken Roger Hopton's New Connections in division three. In division four Altrincham Z (Joan Lewis) are champions with City Aces (Ivor Rosenberg) also promoted. Trafford Tigers (Jean Santo) have won division five with Double Diamonds (Nigel Catterall) also promoted. Jems (Peter Elton) have won division six with The Biddables (Duncan Watson) also promoted. Finally in division seven there is one match to play. Bridge Under Troubled Waters (David Rigby) and 4 Bridgemates (Margaret Harris) seem likely to be promoted. Congratulations to all teams that have won their division or been promoted. Annual General Meeting The AGM of the MCBA
will take place on Wednesday 23rd May at 19.30 at Altrincham Bridge
Club, St. Peter's Church Hall, Cecil Road Hale WA15 9NU.
All members of MCBA are welcome. Motions for the AGM need to be sent to the Hon. Secretary a minimum of 3 weeks before the AGM. That is to alan.mould@phonecoop.coop by Wednesday 2nd May at the latest. Agenda and papers for the AGM will be circulated two weeks in advance, that is, on Wednesday 9th May. Intermediate Swiss Pairs The Intermediate
Swiss pairs at Manchester Bridge Club on 8th April attracted a field
of 21 pairs. Winners by a good margin were Scott Middleton
and Roy Saleh with Graham Winn and Susan Triggs tying with Adrienne
Stone and Mark Gomme for second place.
Thanks to Joan Lewis for directing and to Susan Triggs and Ann Thornton for organising.
More detailed reults are on the Manchester and Altrincham Bridge club web sites. Llangollen At the North Wales
Swiss congress on 7-8th April leading Manchester pair on the Saturday
were Joy and Irving Blakey in third place. In the Swiss Teams
Kath and Alan Nelson with Raymond Semp and John Hassett were second,
Bernard & Rhona Goldenfield, Joy and Irving Blakey were
third. Results
are here.
Northern Easter Festival At Leeds on 30-31st
March Alan Mould and John Holland won the Swiss Pairs with Bernard and
Rhona Goldenfield third. In the mixed pairs on Thursday John
Holland and Jackie Pye were second. Full results are on the EBU
web site.
Minutes The minutes of the
council meeting held on March 27th are now posted.
Mary Costagliola We are sorry to
report the death of Mary Costagliola on March 26th after several years
of ill health. Mary was a keen and skilled player at clubs in
South Manchester, especially Cheadle Hulme where she features
innumerable times on the club honours boards. She also competed
successfully at county level, where she won the Higson Cup and Plate,
the mixed and ladies pairs and the Gazette cup. At national level
her sole win was in the NICKO plate in 2006. A fuller obituary is
on the Cheadle
Hulme Bridge Club web site.
 Portland Pairs The EBU's mixed pairs
event was held at multiple centres on Sunday 25th March. Many
local pairs played at Brierfield where the most successful nationally
were Eve Lighthill and Raymond Semp who, having lead overall after the
first session, finished 18th. John Holland and Jackie Pye were
just behind them. Full results are on the EBU web site.
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