I'm sorry to announce that Cynthia has passed away.  She passed peacefully sat in front of the television.  Though a good age, her passing was unexpected, as she'd been playing bridge on the Thursday night.

This year’s Club pairs competition seems ill-fated. 

Those playing in the qualification round last Monday know there was a problem with the arrow switch movement which, somewhat remarkably, the entire club didn’t notice on the bridge mates at the time. 

Phil and Alan have spent a considerable time amount of time this week trying to unravel things. It is, however, impossible to create a new result which is fair to everyone. By way of explanation, the Bridgemates thought everyone was playing an arrow switch on round seven when, in fact, nobody was. On its own, this might have been retrievable to some degree (it would have still led to complications), but the problem was compounded by the fact that SOME tables apparently still played an arrow switch on round eight whilst other tables did not. This makes it impossible to unravel things and the percentages and placings currently shown on the website are, therefore, ENTIRELY INCORRECT. 

A sub group of the committee has carefully considered matters and concluded there is no alternative other than to CANCEL this qualification session. We will re-schedule the whole competition again in 2025 as soon as the calendar allows, recognising that we have the pivot teams competition coming up. 

The original error was an honest mistake but it illustrates the importance of people checking they have the correct people sitting in the correct direction at the start of each round. 

Last call for the Shrigley Hall Bridge Holiday in MAY 25 before the deposit date ( which guarantees you a room )

Partners can be found for individual players

Name and details to

John Bamford

07905161420

john.bamford46@googlemail.com

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The Harold Westhead competition was won by Richard Horsley and Alan Kenny, Their best 6 scores averaged 61.4%. 2nd were Janet Hobbs and Roger Ely, averaging 60.4%. Congratulations to all

The RBC Christmas Lunch is on Wednesday 18th December, 12.30 for 1pm at the Village Inn, Marehay, Ripley.

2 courses plus coffee and mint - £25 per head to include gratuities Menu options Main course — Turkey or salmon or veggie pie, all with trimmings Pudding — Xmas pudding or Black Forest cheesecake or crème brûlée

Partners invited

Deposit of £10, preferably by end October to get an idea of numbers.

Those interested, please contact Peter Arnott on 07443469553 or arnott@live.co.uk

Congratulations to John & Kathryn Shaw on winning the  Jack Flynn Mixed Pairs Competition on Monday October 21st,  with an excellent score of 62.6%. Jill & Ray Sellars were second with a very good 59.2%.

Ripley Bridge Club are organising a Spring Bridge Break from Tuesday pm 6th MAY to Friday am 9th MAY 2025 at Shrigley Hall, Pott Shrigley, Macclesfield. 3 nights 2 course Dinner, B&B with Bridge each evening. Doubles/Twins £467 and Singles £347. A deposit of £100 per person will be required by 30th NOVEMBER 2024. Names and contact details to

John Bamford
07905161420
(Note this is a correction to the number originally posted)

Things to do:
Outside Hot Tub
Championship Golf Course - on site
4 walks direct from the hotel
Peak District walks
NT Lyme Park
Biddulph Grange Gardens
Silk Museum
Teggs Nose - view point
White Nancy - view point
Quarry Bank Mill
Macclesfield

We held the latest in the series of relaxed joint Ripley and Ringwood Bridge Club events on SUNDAY, 6 OCTOBER at ASHOVER PARISH HALL 

Thanks to Richard for organising the event and to the caterers for providing plenty of excellent food, enjoyed by all.

The handicapped competition was won by Mark Taylor and Sue Lonsdale

The QED trophy was won by John Gould and Glyn Macarthur

 
Mark Taylor and Sue Lonsdale, winners of the handicap competition

Glynn Macarthur (left) and John Gould (right) winners of the QED trophy, with our Chairwoman, Janet Hobson

Winners of the QED Trophy, Dr MacArthur (right) explaining to Mr Gould exactly how to use a tea towel. The picture is being sent to Mrs Gould. 

Break for lunch

The Andrew Parkin Handicap Pairs on August 21st were won by Di & Dove Fletcher, with a score 60. Second were Gary Watson and David Burns with 57.55%.

The photo shows Pat Parkin (centre) presenting the trophy to Di (left) and Dove (right)

Ripley Bridge Club is affiliated to the English Bridge Union and the Derbyshire Contract Bridge Association. We hold 3 sessions of bridge each week, on Monday and Thursday Evenings, and Wednesday mornings.

On Monday evenings we meet at St. Joseph's Church Hall,  94, Butterley Hill,  Ripley DE5 3LW and on the Thursday evening we meet at Pentrich Village Hall, Main Road, Pentrich DE5 3RE

Play starts at 7pm.  Please try and be seated for 6:50 pm.

On Wednesday mornings, we meet at Pentrich Village Hall, Main Road, Pentrich DE5 3RE  from 9:45 to 12:30.  This is a Beginner/Improver session of supervised practice, instruction and play held under the direction of Phil Upton, MEBUTA. The session comprises a short introduction to a topic of interest, followed by duplicate on a 'Draw for Partner' basis so singles are welcome.