Bridge Blog
Bridge Christmas Party – 4th December
Final reminder the closing date for bookings is this Friday 26th November. Book your place online via the Members’ website or with the team at Reception in person or on 020 8480 4200
Thursday Social Duplicate – Christmas Supper – 16th December
Christmas Eve, 11am – Chicago Bridge with mulled wine and mince pies
Please make a note in your diary, further information will be coming soon.
Chicago Bridge – Thursday afternoons
By popular request, from Thursday 25th November this session will move to the earlier start time of 1pm.
Match Reports
Roehampton Club was one of ten teams of eight representing London Clubs competing for the RAC Centenary Cup. The event was held in the magnificent Mountbatten Room in the RAC Club, Pall Mall. The home team won the event with another RAC team in second place. The Roehampton Club team of Peter Bonnor-Moris, Ralph Evers, Malcolm Bricknell, Gordon Fox, Ron Wood, Philip Howard and Sally and Danny Gesua was not far behind coming a very creditable third place.
It was good to resume our regular match fixture vs Carlton Club since 2019, which was played at the Carlton Club in St James’. A good win for Roehampton Club of plus 47 imps. The team was Julie Bacon, Rita Gallinari-Jones, Sue Norgate, Felicity Irlam, Malcolm and Diane Bricknell, Simon Lucas and John Fooks.
The following week our away match at Royal Wimbledon produced a similar imp score of 44 imps but this was a loss for our Roehampton team- Kate Blake, Sue Norgate, Maria Wiehe, Julie Bacon, Jeanette Reid, Ron Wood, Marion Kreling and Simon Lucas,
These are very friendly matches and although a loss is disappointing it is good to meet up with other clubs and enjoy a convivial dinner together.
Match fixtures will resume in the New Year so do look out for the information which will be circulated via e-mail/this newsletter or notices on the bridge noticeboard in Reception.
Congratulations to Peter Hardyment and Malcolm Bricknell who played in the winning Surrey team in their division of the Metropolitan Cup. (An inter-county competition for South-eastern counties)
Beginners’ Bridge
Tim Chanter’s new beginners’ course resumes 1st February 2022. There are posters up around the Club with full details. If you know of anyone who wishes to start learning bridge (complete beginners) please do direct them to that information. Tim Chanter’s telephone number is given on the poster for any queries.
Loulou’s Supervised classes – Tuesday afternoons
It is not possible for someone to check vaccination status at the time of these session. Therefore, please could I remind everyone of the policy which is you must either have been double vaccinated or supply evidence of a lateral flow test the morning of the session. If you are intending to play in these sessions, please send a photograph of vaccination app/cards to me, you only need to do this once. Negative lateral flow test results should be sent the morning of the session – julie@juliebacon.plus.com
A reminder of the Thanksgiving Service for Tony Dundas
Monday 29th November, 2pm at St Mary’s Church, Barnes. The service will be followed by a reception at the Wetland Centre. To help with numbers Sue Dundas would be grateful if you would confirm your attendance by e-mail to-Susandundas@googlemail.com.