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Happy new year to all my readers and I hope that 2016 is kind to you, both at and away from the bridge table. Please accept my apologies for the missing column this week but I have changed computer systems during my current travel and it has all bee...

The week has somewhat slipped away from me and rather than rush through a column I thought I’d take the opportunity to talk a little bit about bridge in general and then close with the customary good wishes. So, a few random thoughts. You can’t impro...

December is typically a long month for the bridge addicts — no tournaments, some cancelled games due to the Christmas break and the annoying distraction of a major holiday all combine for a frustrating time. The Club is doing a little something to c...

I didn’t get to the Bridge Club Christmas party last Saturday but everyone I spoke to who did attend said it was a great success. What I do know from looking at the photos on the Bridge Club website is that alcohol was served, and lots of it! So muc...

Really sad news just before the holidays with the passing away of Sally Sykes, after a long and brave battle against illness. Sally and her biggest supporter, husband David, were a regular pair at the Club for many years and have won multiple trophi...

Nothing much is happening at the Bridge Club — the only thing I have to remind you of is that the Christmas Party is on December 5. It’s always a fun event, so make sure you book your space. This week’s hand is one I’ve covered before, and I dug it ...

The Novice Pairs (0-20) Championship took place at the Club last Tuesday and the winners with a stunning 80.56 per cent game were Betty Ann Sudbury and David Pickering who finished ahead of Nick Jones and Jean Wolosiuk who had an equally stunning 74....

The Ernie Owen Individual took place last night and full details will be in the column next week. I wrote about Ernie in last week’s column and the picture of him when he was at his hirsute best was fun to see! Ernie played with both the presence an...

A bit of a lull now on the tournament scene but Friday November 6 sees the next staging of the Ernie Owen Individual, an event that evokes difficult memories for me. Ernie was my partner for many years until his untimely death in a road accident aft...

Recent results from the Bermuda Bridge Club: North-South Monday, October 19 1 Bea williams-Ivy Rosser 2 Gill Butterfield-Marg Way 3 Diana Diel-Judy Bussell East -West 1 Geof & Kath Bell 2 Sue & John Hodge 3 Elizabeth McKee-George Correia Eveni...