Please note the following alterations to the 2011/12 Members Diary & Handbook.
Changes to the 2011/12 dairy
Event |
Pages* |
Notes |
Crockfords Cup |
24 |
The forward details relate to 2012/13, not 2011/12. |
Silver Plate |
26 |
As from 2012 this will be run by the English Bridge Union; other details are correct as published. |
Hubert Phillips Bowl |
27 |
A Plate competition will be added to this event as from 2012 in order to ensure that all non-seeded teams play at least two matches. No change to the entry fee. |
Bridge Overseas Marbella Congress. |
34 |
The venue is now the Hotel El Fuerte, Marbella – a well known hotel, ideally situated on the seafront very close to the lively bars and restaurants of Marbella old town. Please note amendments to the times on the last day Sunday 12th; the start and finish time is now 11:00am - 4:30pm (not 2:00pm - 8:30pm as published). |
Masters Pairs. |
36 |
The date is Sunday, March 4th 2012 (not the 3rd as published); the start time is 11.30 am (not 1.00 pm as published). Five venues have currently been arranged:-
Bradford Bridge Club; Daventry Hotel (same venue as the main Ranked Masters pairs event); Richmond Bridge Club; Tunbridge Wells Bridge Club; Welwyn Garden City Bridge Club. |
Portland Pairs. |
38 |
Revised starting time of 12.00 noon BST (n.b. this is the first day of British Summer Time) [not 1.00 pm BST as originally published). Also, there are four additional venues to those already published: Christchurch Bridge Club (Bournemouth); Deva Bridge Club (Cheshire). Risbygate Bridge Club (Bury St. Edmonds); Sheffield Bridge Club (Sheffield). |
Baker Tilly Easter Festival of Bridge, London. |
39 |
As per page 32 above, replacing Flighted Swiss teams with Stratified Swiss teams. |
Jersey (Lambourne) Festival of Bridge. |
41 |
The venue is the Westhill Country Hotel, Jersey. |
Garden Cities Trophy. |
43 |
Change of date for the National Final: now Saturday June 23RD (instead of 16th). Other details unchanged. Corresponding changes to pages 16 and main diary. |
Spring Bank Holiday Congress. |
44 |
As per pages 32 & 39 above, replacing Flighted Swiss teams with Stratified Swiss teams. |
Cheltenham Midweek Congress. |
45 |
Reduced entry fees – with prizes also to be reduced by the corresponding proportion. Now Full Congress £62; Championship Pairs £40; Swiss Teams £27. Modest prizes only to stratification winners. The teams and pairs events will be stratified into three divisions. Please see page 32 above for details of the teams event. For the pairs event: A] at least one member of the partnership is a Life Master or above, B] at least one member of the partnership is a Regional/National Master (including Premier Regional/Premier National), and neither is a life Master or above, C] neither member of the partnership is a Regional Master or above. |
Pachabo Cup. |
46 |
Change of both date and venue. Now June 16TH -17TH (instead of 9th-10th), and at the Hinckley Island Hotel (instead of Daventry). |
Brighton Summer Meeting |
49 |
Please note the following time changes on Monday, Tuesday & Thursday, the new evening start time is 7:45pm with an alternative start time of 7;00pm, not 8.00pm as previously indicated. |
Summer Meeting Seniors congress |
50 |
Changes to times on Monday & Tuesday, new evening start time is 7.45pm not 8.00pm. |
BGB Simultanoues Pairs. |
52 |
These will be discontinued as from April 2012, and replaced by British Simultaneous Pairs during the same weeks, but the event will be held on 5-days each week (Monday-Friday). So, April 10th-13th + April 16th** 2012 and July 30th-August 3rd 2012. Entries to the English Bridge Union (as from April 2012). The current EBU simultaneous Pairs events (page 51) will also be converted to 5 – days each week as from April 2012. So: ** May 8th – 11th plus May 14th 2012 and September 10th -14th 2012. The entry fee for all these events is reduced to £2.50 which includes provision of an on-line commentary. For clubs who prefer printed commentary’s there will be an additional charge of £8 per pack of 20. **all days are not in the same week so as to avoid a clash with Bank Holiday Monday. |
Stratford-upon-Avon Holiday Inn. |
60 |
Change of phone number to 0871-942-9270. |
Junior Teach in |
Main diary 2012 Aug/Sept |
Moved to the bank holiday weekend Aug 24 to 26. |
* Pages listed are those of the main event information. Date changes also need to be applied to the events calendar on pages 13-17 and in the diary itself.
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