| TWBC Success at Kent Tournaments |
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Fleming Femina
Congratulations to Frances Connell & Jennie Cain who have won the ladies pairs beating Diane Rogers & Ann Hunt into second place. |
Hunter Homines
Congratulations to Gary Rogerson & Jeremy Blanford who have won the men's pairs beating John Plumpton & Jon Wittmann into second place. Well done to both pairs. |
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| Parking at the club |
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The club will be implementing the new Parking Charge Notice system starting on 1st Jan 2026, you have probably already see the new signs. Details about the scheme have been sent out to members, but if you have any questions please drop an email to parking@twellsbridge.club
Part of this initiative is to encourage members to make better use of the carpark, so in the menu on the left is a new plan asking members to fill up the carpark in a more efficient and considerate manner.
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Here are the colours of the temporary parking permits for visitors coming to the club car park. Please note that If there is a club duplicate session running at the same time as a lesson then pupils are asked to kindly park elsewhere (as before):
Monday: Red
Tuesday: Purple
Wednesday: Pink
Thursday: Blue
Friday: Green
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| Events at our club in January |
EVENTS AT OUR CLUB IN JANUARY
Sunday 4th - DupliCAKE 2pm.
Sunday 4th to Friday 9th - All duplicate sessions treated as heats for the KCBA Larsky Cup. Anyone scoring over 50% qualifies for the semi-finals in February.
Wednesday 7th - NEW weekly morning session at 9.30am to play 18 boards.
Sunday 11th - KCBA Ladies/Men's Pairs (Fleming Femina/Hunter Hominees) 11.00am. Details on how to enter on www.bridgewebs.com/kent
Tuesday 13th - British Winter SIM pairs (in memory of Peter Jordan of the EBU) 1.30pm.
Thursday 15th (F2F evening session of the new 1st & 3rd Thursdays) at 7.15pm. The online BBO sessions continue each Thursday.
Sunday 18th - DupliCAKE 2pm.
Saturday 24th - KCBA Club Championships: Mitchell Salver and Buck Cup (we have 1 team playing) at 11.00am.
Sunday 25th - KCBA Club Championships: Corbett Cup and Plate (we have 3 teams playing) at 11.00am.
Wednesday 28th is the usual 4th Wednesday afternoon Non-NGS session at 1.30pm.
The calendar on our website has been updated for events up to 31st March 2026. Of particular interest will be Andrew Robson's visit on Wednesday 11th March. Details of how to enter the morning and/or afternoon class to follow soon.
Bridge Sub-Committee
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| Changes to Ladder Competitions 2026 |
Now that we are once again running regular duplicates on Thursday evenings, we shall reintroduce the Robinson Cup. The winner will be determined by calculating, for each individual, the average of his or her best 10 percentage scores in those sessions. (Thus a minimum 40% attendance is needed to qualify.)
Whereas the Friday Afternoon Ladder (run on the second Friday of each month) was introduced to encourage members to play with several different partners, more members nowadays are preferring to play in a regular partnership. Henceforth, therefore, there will be both an individual winner (best results with 6 different partners – as now) and a winning pair (best 6 results with the same partner).
The Cadet Cup is a ladder competition open only to members who have attended a beginners’ or intermediate bridge course on the club premises within the last 3 years. When it was introduced, the obvious measure was performance on Tuesday and Friday afternoons. Now, we run multiple well-attended ‘gentle’ sessions which are ideal for bridge students making the transition to competitive bridge, so from 2026 it will be based upon performance on Monday afternoons, Thursday afternoons and Friday evenings.
As with the majority of our ladder competitions, all three of the above competitions are subject to the proviso that no member (or pair) may win the trophy two years in succession.
To monitor your progress in any ladder competition, select “Competitions 2026” from the LH menu. (The 2025 tables will stay up for about 3 weeks, when they will be superseded by 2026 tables.)
Year 2025 winners have now been added to “Members’ club successes” which is a box lower in this column. To view all the leading players, select “Ladder tables 2019 – 2025” (LH menu).
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| CT Room Ventilation |
The ventilation system in the CT Room has now been replaced with new fans placed on the roof. These are more powerful than the old fans that failed during COVID. In addition the air-con has been refurbished. We hope members will feel more comfortable!
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| EBU Promotions for our Members |
Congratulations go to the following members who have obtained EBU promotions listed here during December 2025
Luke Kerr Premier National Master
Barbara Thomas Master |
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Julia Lippiatt Advanced Master
Sue Chapman County Master |
Anne Stobo County Master
Naseer Dashti Premier Regional Master
Leslie Hill-Smith District Master |
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Bronwyn Morgan-Giles District Master
Isabel Loeffler Local Master |
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| Members' Contact Details |
Members' telephone numbers and email addresses are held within Pianola and not now in the Members only area of this website. In the left column of this screen you will see a link to Pianola, click on the blue tab underneath called "Login to Pianola" . Once you are logged in click on "Members". At the top type in the members name that you are seeking and the screen will show you any contact detail that has been permitted by that member
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| Members' county and national bridge successes |
Congratulations to:
| Gary Rogerson & Jeremy Blanford |
Hunter Homines |
Won
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| Jon Plumpton & Jon Wittmann |
Hunter Hominees |
2nd
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| Frances Connell & Jennie Cain |
Fleming Femina |
Won
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| Diane Rogers & Ann Hunt |
Fleming Femina |
2nd
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Jeremy Willans, Colin Wilson, Gerald Soper,
Matthew Brown & Luke Kerr |
Represented Kent in Tollemache (inter-county)
and qualified for the final |
3rd
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| Maresa Crook & partner |
Sandra Landy Cup for 9-highs at Tudor & Guildford |
1st
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James lee & Ravi Athwal
Ian Draper & partner |
Kent & Sussex Congress, Swiss Pairs |
2nd
4th
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Ian Draper & Gwyneth Davies
John Gibbons & Jennie Cain |
Dyer-Smith Cup (Kent Mixed Pairs) |
2nd
3rd
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Colin Wilson & Gerald Soper
Norman Selway, Tom Gardner |
Metropolitan Cup (Home counties teams) Div A
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Won
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Colin Wilson &Gerald Soper
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Metropolitan Cup (Home counties teams) Div A |
top
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Gwyneth Davies & Angela Treen
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Sussex green-pointed Swiss Pairs
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Won
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William Bourne & Richard Penticost
Jonathan Wittmann & John Plumpton
Mark Mortimer & partner
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Phillimore Cup (Kent Summer Pairs)
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Won
3rd
4th
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Jeremy Willans & teammates
(best performing British team of four)
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European Transnational Teams
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Last 32
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| Members' club successes |
Congratulations to:
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Ladder competition winners:
Gary Rogerson
David Keith & Mike Bryant
Fiona Leathers
John Plumpton
Colin Wilson
Mark Mortimer
Richard Pain
David Greene
David Greene
Sandra Richards
Brian Ping
Jeanne Leadbetter
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Monday Cup (M eve)
Handley Trophy (M eve)
Daphne Gilbert Cup F (Tu aft)
Daphne Gilbert Cup M (Tu aft)
Tuesday trophy (Tu eve)
Dapple Salver (W aft)
Wednesday Cup (W eve)
Mitchell Cup (F aft overall)
Pantiles Cup (F aft ladder)
Tatlow & Lewis Bowl (Gentle)
Chalybeate Cup (Online)
Cadet Cup (ex-Students)
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Jill Skinner & Jean Paxton
Gavin Mackay & Luke Kerr
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Autumn Championship Pairs
(Winter Cup)
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Mark Mortimer & Libby Mortimer
Graham Lygoe & Lydia Morgan
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Garton-Lee Cup (handicap)
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Won |
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Yvonne Bowman & Frances Connell
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Maud Corbett Cup
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Won |
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Mike Bryant & Gerald Soper
Jerry Staffurth & Diana Bowden
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Tatlow & White Salver
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Won |
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Kenny & Jacqui Thew
Bernadette Graham & Sally Ann Parker
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KingsleyCup (Restricted Pairs)
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Won |
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Angela Tompson & Adrian Lis
Janet Rumsey & George Phillips
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Centenary Cup (Mixed Pairs)
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Won |
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Helen Erichsen & Jill Skinner
Graham Lygoe & Chris Sandford
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2009 Centenary Cup
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Jan Moore & Caroline Cooper
David Harris & David Greene
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Brian Forty Trophy
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Won |
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Jeremy Willans & Jill Skinner
Nick Osler & Peter Bibb
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Tatlow and White Rose Bowl
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Monika Aitken & Mark Mortimer
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Rex Corbett Cup
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Won |
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Peter & Rose Edkins
Mark Mortimer & John Stobo
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Dymant Cup
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Won |
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| New Committee Email addresses |
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