January 2009
Happy New Year!
New Year, New Table Talk
In his editorial for last Autumn's Table Talk, Norman Less announced he was stepping down as editor and Richard Evans was taking over.
Richard was born in Martlesham and went to school in Ipswich but now lives in Stansfield, between Clare and Bury St Edmunds. He began a career in journalism on the East Anglian Daily Times, before working for The Times for twenty years and Daily Telegraph for ten, covering politics then sport. He is a member of Clare bridge club and currently teaches bridge to more than fifty people locally.
With the advent of the EBU's Universal Membership now a year away, Richard has plans to change Table Talk, he says,
"First issue of the 'new' Table Talk is due out in early spring. It will be A4 size instead of A5 and a very different design. It will contain photographs, several new writers and columnists - plus advertisements.
"Apart from increasing the news content and number of different writers, there will be a section devoted to what is happening in clubs in the county, so please email me any news/photographs from your club events at . And if you would like to advertise, email or telephone (01284 789546)."
Bridge in the Cupboard
The philosophers too, are fond of a bridge hand. Aristotle, the jack of spades brings the first quarter to an end.
Forthcoming Events
Mid Anglia Pairs 2009
Sunday 11th January 2009, 2:00pm at Stoke by Nayland. A two session pairs event scored along teams lines (IMPs) with a break for tea, included in the £10.00 per player cost. Entries and inquiries to tournament secretary .
Suffolk Pairs Open Heat
Thursday 15th January 2009, 7:00pm at Ipswich and Kesgrave Bridge Club. This heat is open to anyone who has yet to make an attempt to qualify for the 2008-9 Suffolk Pairs Championship.
For those who qualify and those who already have from club heats, the semi-final will be on Friday 13th February at the Ipswich and Kesgrave Bridge Club venue in Kesgrave. The final is on Sunday 19 April at Stoke by Nayland.
National Pairs Qualifying Heat
Thursday 29th January 2009, 7:00pm at Ipswich and Kesgrave Bridge Club. This is a qualifying heat for a regional then a national final. If you are intending to play, please contact (01473 463569) who is coordinating the heat. If there are insufficient entries the heat may be cancelled so notification is essential.
Bury St. Edmunds Swiss Teams Congress
Sunday 8th February 2009, 2:00pm at Risbygate Club. The competition secretary is Patsi Barnes, Tel. 01284 724165, or email ; she will deal with any enquiries and will be pleased to accept entries.
You can view (and print) an entry form [PDF].
Results
Suffolk Championship Teams and Plate 2008
| Qualifiers for the Jim Petit Cup | ||
| 1. | Lang (Julian Lang / David Morran, Claude Stokes / Din Gudka) | +46 |
| 2. | Sutcliffe (Peter & Debby Sutcliffe, Jim Gobert / Peter Gemmell) | +36 |
| 3. | Beeton (Graham Beeton / Jeff Orton, Robert Green / Colin Bamberger) | +12 |
| 4. | Malinowska (Basia Malinowska / Joan Mayhew, Anne Wilmer / Mark Honess) | -8 |
As winners of the qualifier, Lang had choice of opponent and selected Malinowska, the other semi-final is therefore Sutcliffe v Beeton | ||
Plate | ||
| 1. | Hanley (Rick Hanley / Bill Tweddell, Mike Malin / Eric Newman) | +83 |
| 2. | Garbutt (John & Maureen Garbutt, Jan Wynne / Audrey Tillett) | +18 |
Suffolk v Bedfordshire
Suffolk had the worst of it against Bedfordshire: the 'A' team lost 4-16 VPs (-46 IMPs), the 'B' team also 4-16 (-43) but the 'C' team won 14-6 (+25). Team details and butlers are on the Suffolk website as are the standings in each ECL Division.
If you are interested in playing for the county side, Suffolk has a policy of granting all those interested an outing for the 'C' team: contact the captain .