Nottinghamshire

Contract Bridge

Association

(Founded 1937)

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Calendar

2011-2012

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The Nottinghamshire Contract Bridge Association was founded in 1937. Its aims are to promote and further bridge in Notts and to organise competitions in Notts and matches with other counties.

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NCBA competitions are open to all players who are members of the Association. All members of Bridge clubs affiliated to NCBA are automatically members of NCBA. Others who are members of the EBU may become Associate Members of the NCBA for £3 per annum (from April to March).

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NCBA competitions are held at Nottingham Bridge Club, 401 Mansfield Road, Sherwood, Tel: 0115 9607992. Drives are held on Wednesdays at 19.00. Results of competitions are published on the website

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Each of the affiliated clubs may send a representative to the County Committee Meetings. Dates of these may be obtained from the Secretary.

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WEDNESDAY DRIVES

The programme consists (apart from the Individual Championship and 3 sessions of teams) of pairs events. Any member may participate in any session of these events.

WINTER: The PRESIDENTS CUP events are pairs events with the usual pairs (match-point) scoring. The CUP is awarded to the player with the best 6 scores out of the 10 sessions.

Holder: D BURGESS & G FULLERTON.

This is succeeded, after Christmas, by the SPRING EVENT, consisting of 8 match-pointed pairs sessions with the prize awarded to the player with the best 5 scores.

Holder: D BURGESS & G FULLERTON.

The INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP is held on a single session. It is scored like a pairs event, but each player plays with many different partners

Holder: G FULLERTON.

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SPRING: The PRIDAY CUP events are match-pointed pairs events. The CUP is awarded to the player with the best 5 scores (obtained with at least two different partners) out of the 8 sessions.

Holder: J AULD.

MULTIPLE TEAMS A 3-session event of multiple teams on the last Wednesdays of April, May and June. See the NEW EVENT PAGE.

SUMMER: the BLACK CUP and FARR CUP are mixed pairs and similar pairs competitions held on alternate Wednesdays. Other pairs may play, but do not qualify for the trophies. In each the pair with the best 5 scores out of the 9 sessions is awarded the CUP.

Holders:

Black Cup J & Mrs I AULD.

Farr Cup W CROOK & D CROOK.

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NOTTS CBA Wednesday Drives

Sept28Pres 1

Oct5Pres 2

12BGB Sim

19Pres 3

26Pres 4

Nov2Pres 5

9Pres 6

16Pres 7

23Pres 8

30Nat Prs Heat

Dec7Pres 9

14Party

21Pres 10

28Indiv Champ

Jan4Spring 1

11BGB Sim

18Spring 2

25Spring 3

Feb1Spring 4

8Spring 5

15Spring 6

22Spring 7

29Spring 8

Mar7Prid 1

14Prid 2

21Prid 3

28Prid 4

Apr4Prid 5

11BGB Sim

18Prid 6

25Teams 1

(See p 7)

May2Prid 7

9Prid 8

16Black 1

23Farr 1

30Teams 2

Jun6Black 2

13Farr 2

20Black 3

27Teams 3

Jul4Farr 3

11Black 4

18Farr 4

25Black 5

Aug1Farr 5

8Black 6

15Farr 6

22Black 7

29Farr 7

Sept5Black 8

12Farr 8

19Black 9

26Farr 9

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Sunday events during 2010-11 that are open to NCBA members.

All events will be held in Nottingham Bridge Club. Entry Fees include tea.

Enquiries and Entries to: Mr G Brindley, 57 Repton Rd. West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 7EP. Telephone: 0115 9232186.

30th October @ 14.00. Anniversary Teams [NCBA Invitation Event

A one-day teams event to which other Midlands counties are invited to send teams to compete with NCBA teams.

[Holders: G BRINDLEY, R KOWALSKI, Mrs E OVERTON & K RODGERS.]

Entry £32 per team. Entries by 26th October.

8th January @ 14.00 Mixed Pairs Championship

A one-day pairs competition for mixed pairs. The leading pairs whose principal county is Notts are offered entry to the Midlands Mixed Competition.

[Holders: Mrs C FISHER & M MELLOR]

Entry £14 per pair. Entries by 4th January.

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29th January @ 14.00. Teams of 4 Knock-Out Championship Heat

The premier teams championship of the NCBA. It consists of a one-day multiple teams event from which the leading teams progress to a Knock-Out competition. The winners of this Knock-Out, if their principal county is Notts, represent the NCBA in the Pachabo Cup.

[Holders: D BURGESS, G FULLERTON, F BALL & D HODGE]

Entry £28 per team. Entries by 25th January

1st April @ 13.00 The Journal Cup

The premier pairs event of the NCBA, which is a one-day event. The leading pairs, if their principal county is Notts, represent the NCBA in the Corwen Trophy.

[Holders: W CROOK & S FULTON]

Entry £14 per pair. Entries by 29th March.

29th April @ 14.00. Inter-Club Pairs Final

This event commences with heats in all the principal Notts Bridge clubs. The leading pairs in each heat are invited to play in this one-session final.

[Holders: Mrs M MACKIE & T LYNEX]

20th May NCBA AGM

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

This new Wednesday event has been introduced In response to the discussion at the AGM.

It is a MULTIPLE TEAMS EVENT consisting of 3 evenings of team of 4 multiple teams. It is hoped that teams playing in the Team-of-8 League will enter and send a team of 4 of their players (not necessarily the same 4 on each occasion) to represent them in the competition. Individual players cannot play for more than one team in the competition.

In the Notts/EBU Green-point weekend, both the Swiss Pairs and Swiss Teams are sponsored by HF Holidays:

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County and National Events 2011-12

Sept24&25Derby/EBU Green-pnt

Oct1&2GN Swiss Pairs

9v Glos (H)

21-23Autumn

Congress

30Anniversary Teams

Nov4-6Seniors

Congress

13v Oxford (A)

26&27Tolle Q

Dec11v Warks (H)

Jan8Mixed Prs

15vWorcs (A)

21-22Swiss Teams Congress

29Team of 4 KO Heat

Feb5v Staffs (A)

11&12Tolle F

17-19Harrogate

Congress

Mar3-4Ranked Masters

10&11Leics/EBU Green-pnt

18Nat Prs SF

25Lincs (H)

Apr1Journal Cup

6-9Easter

Congress

14-15Nat Prs F

29Inter-ClubPairs F

May19Garden Cities SF

20AGM

26-27Corwen

Jun9-10Pachabo

16Garden Cities F

Jul21&22Notts /EBU Green-pnt SP & ST

(See p7)

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Teams of Four League

Winter months. Contact Team of 4 Secretary.

Holders: Div 1 Four DJAT, Div 2 Acolites.

Why not try it next year? Any group of 4-6 can form a team and enter. You play a 24-board match against each other team in your division. Play in your home or at your club. Ring the Team of 4 Secretary next Summer.

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Teams of Eight League

Winter months. Contact Team of 8 Secretary.

Holders: Div 1 Retford, Div 2 Woodborough A, 3 Wollaton Park, Div 4 East Bridgford.

ALDERCLARKE G Brindley 0115 9232186

BOOTS G Burgess 01332 391189

COSMOS WHITE Mrs S Harding 0115 9231180

EAST BRIDGFORD D Short01949 20693

GAMBIT R Bonnello 0115 9621048

KEYWORTH A Mrs J Burgess 0115 9372947

KEYWORTH B Mrs M Fox 0115 9215456

MANSFIELD A Mrs M Savage 01623 404889

MANSFIELD SOUTH Mrs V Hill 01623 481811

NEWARK CAVALIERS M Craven01636 673293

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NOTTINGHAM A Mrs D Mairs 0115 9606297

NOTTINGHAM B M Shepherd 0115 9609737

PHOENIX REDP Beardsley 0115 9251409

PHOENIX GREEN Mrs K Grochowska 0115 9744721

RETFORD A,B,C M Coggles 01777 703610

WEST BRIDGFORD A,B,CMrs S Dawson 0115 9233421

WOLLATON W Irving 0115 9135597

WOODBOROUGH A P Dale 01949 836802

WOODBOROUGH X Mrs J Furlonger 0115 9234668

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AFFILIATED BRIDGE CLUBS

BINGHAM Thursday 19.15

W.I. Hall, Station St, Bingham

Contact:Mrs Margaret McCorkell

0115 9333142

EAST BRIDGFORD Wednesday 19.00

W.I.Hut, East Bridgford

Contact:John Chater 01949 20882

KEYWORTH

W.I. Hall, Plumtree, Monday 13.30

Village Hall, Keyworth Tuesday, Thursday19.15 Contact: Martin Mellor 01949 851399

MANSFIELD MECHANICS

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 19.00

Mansfield Mech Inst, Stuart Ave, Forest Town

Contact:Mrs Margaret Savage

01623 404889

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NEWARK Monday 19.10

Town & District Club, Barnby Rd, Newark

Contact:Norman Rossiter 01636 679632

NOTTINGHAM

Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday 19.00

Nottingham BC, 401 Mansfield Rd, Sherwood

Contact:Catherine Turski 0115 9527916

PHOENIX Monday,Wednesday 19.00

St Peter's Rooms, Ruddington

Contact:Mrs Marian Griew 01159234552

RETFORD Tuesday, Thursday 18.45

Hallcroft Community Centre, Randall Way, Retford DN22 7GR

Contact:Alan Jillott 01909 591706

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SUNDAY TIGERS Sunday 19.00

The Park Tennis Club Pavilion, Tattersall Drive, The Park, Nottingham

Contact: Mrs Janet Jacques0115 9172178

WEST BRIDGFORD Monday, Wednesday 19.00 The Arena, Rugby Rd, W Bridgford

Contact:David Hazeldine 0115 9814480

WOODBOROUGH Thursday 19.15 Woodborough Village Hall, Lingwood Lane, Woodborough

Contact:Mrs Jane Hall 0115 9652595

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Notts CBA Officials 2011-2012

PRESIDENT

G H Fullerton Tel 0115 9212035

CHAIRMAN

D K Rodgers Tel 01773 530764

44 Lower Beauvale, Newthorpe, Notts NG16 3PU

SECRETARY & APPEALS CHAIRMAN

D A Burgess Tel 0115 9372947

81 Melton Rd, Tollerton, Nottingham NG12 4EN

TREASURER & MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY

Mrs I Auld Tel 01623 882425

The Cottage, Mansfield Rd, Farnsfield

NG22 8HF

CHIEF TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR

Mrs A P Fullerton Tel 0115 9212035

18 Sandhurst Drive, Ruddington, NG11 6HY

CAPTAIN

L Eagling Tel 01636 812983

52 Kirklington Road, Southwell NG25 0AX

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TEAMS OF 8 SECRETARY

C B Clark Tel 0115 9274939

23 Cedarland Cres, Nuthall,Nottm NG16 1AG

TEAMS OF 4 SECRETARY

Mrs J Burgess Tel 0115 9372947

81 Melton Rd, Tollerton, Nottingham NG12 4EN

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EVENTS SECRETARY

G Brindley Tel 0115 9232186

57 Repton Rd, West Bridgford, Nottingham NG2 7EP

WEB MASTER

J S Auld Tel 01623 882425

The Cottage, Mansfield Rd, Farnsfield NG22 8HF

CLUB REPRESENTATIVE

Mrs M-C Adderley Tel 0115 9295243

OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBER

C Close Tel 0115 9372032