Congratulations to Ann Riley and David Ellis who won the Relaxed Pairs competition at this year's congress.

The cup was presented by our chair, Sue Davy.

Welcome to Horning Bridge Club

The Club meets twice a week for Face-to-Face Duplicate Bridge at the following times and locations:-

Monday evenings at 6.30pm for 6.45pm start

at Horning Village Hall

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Thursday afternoons at 12.45pm for 1.00pm start

at Hoveton Youth and Community Centre

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Visitors Welcome

Partner required on Monday evenings

Partner provided on Thursday afternoons

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Refreshments Provided

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Affiliations

Norfolk Contract Bridge Association (NCBA)

English Bridge Union (EBU)

The club held its annual Winter Away Day at The Old Rectory, Crostwick.

We were greeted with coffee/tea and biscuits before settling down to playing bridge.  We had 14 full tables - a very pleasing turnout. We played 7 rounds of 2 boards before lunch and 5 rounds after lunch.

Lunch was a two-course meal - a main and a dessert. The staff managed to produce some very tasty dishes which were served very efficiently.  We gave the staff a substantial tip and a round of applause!

After the final session, Jenny Pearce was presented with an orchid to mark her many years of service as a committee member.  Jenny stood down at the last AGM.

The gift was presented by deputy chair, Maggie Neal.

Then came the prizes for the day's competition:   North/South winners were Mike Williams and Matt Jackson.

East/West winners were Lynne Bruce and Nigel Bates.

Maggie thanked all of those who had organised and run the day.

We had our "Monday" Christmas party at Horning Village Hall on December 16th 2024.

We had six-and-a-half tables and we played a pivot movement so that we each played with as many partners as possible during the evening.

Christmas nibbles were provided by the members and wine/soft drinks were served.

As expected, the frequent change of partners led to some interesting bidding and play, with a highlight of the evening being 4Sxx +1 for 1080!

As is traditional, there was a special competition for winning a trick with a 2, which involved wearing reindeer antlers. The prize for wearing them at the end of the evening went to Reg Pfrang.

Other prizes were given for getting the best individual scores for those starting as North, South, East, and West.

North: Teresa Hales; South: Matt Jackson; East: Dot Kirby; West: Philip Hearsum.

Presentations were also made to Sue Howes and Jenny Hemmings, who were stepping down as committee members after many years service, and to Jim Fletcher who was stepping down as chair but remaining as a committee member.

All prizes were presented by the new chair, Sue Davy.

Our "Thursday" party took place at Hoveton Community centre on 19th December.

Winners (l - r) North: Diana Price: South: David Melville; East; Annie Wallis; West: Vic Ellis; Trick with a 2: Sue Maisey.

The club's AGM was held on October 14th 2024 at Horning Village Hall

Sue Davy took over as chair and her first tasks were to present the club trophies for the year 2023-24.

Lynne Bruce (Right) won the Bill Broughton Trophy, which is awarded to the player who has had the most success during the season with at least 3 different partners.

Brian Cunningham won the Bill Whipp Memorial Trophy, which is presented to the player who has had the greatest improvement in results over the season.

Matt Jackson (Left) and Mike Williams won the Founders' Trophy, which is presented to the pair who have the best performance in the Founders' Cup rounds during the season.

Congratulations to all of the trophy winners!