East District News
Event Calendar for new season
Details of all East District events for season 2008-2009.
Master Points
The SBU Master Point Secretary is now Janet
Rixon.
Her address is Janet Rixon, Strathside, Midmill, Kintore, Inverurie
AB51 0XA. Janet is aiming to assemble an email address database for the SBU so if you wish to add your details email your name, masterpoint number and chosen email address to
. See the Email Database letter for full details.
Trials
For season 2008/09 the procedure for the selection of SBU Open Teams will be as detailed in the Trials Brochure. Trial Dates are as follows:
Pre trial – September 27-28
Camrose trial (1) – November 1-2
Camrose trial (2) – November 29-30
All 3 trials to be held at Stirling & Union BC
MacLaren Cup
The knockout cup was retained by Merchiston, beating Longniddry Bees in the final earlier this month.
SBU in Turkey
The SBU is pleased to announce its 1st Overseas National (Red-pointed) Congress in association with Bridge Overseas Ltd at the 5* Mares Hotel, Marmaris, Turkey between 1st-8th May 2009. Early booking strongly recommended to secure the flight availabilty from local airports. Flights and half board only £585 plus bridge fee of £99. For further information and brochure phone Peter Cohen 0141 639 1724 () or Bridge Overseas Ltd Freephone 0800 0346246 ()
Carlton Bridge Club has moved
The Carlton Bridge Club has now moved to its new address:
Carlton Bridge Club, 36B Warriston Gardens, Edinburgh EH3
5NE.
Tel: 0131 552 3122. Website: http://www.carltonbridgecentre.co.uk/
Club Nights (these are changed - please note!):
Mon : Open Match-Pointed Pairs 1.30 p.m. and 7.00 p.m.
Tue: Reserved for competitions (no regular tournament)
Wed: Aggregate Pairs - 7.00 p.m.
Thu: Open Match-Pointed Pairs - 1.30 p.m.
Thu: Aggregate Pairs - 7.00 p.m.
Fri : Open Match-Pointed Pairs - 7.00 p.m.
Cowan Cup
This pairs event organised by East District has had a reduced entry in recent years, despite being an interesting and prestigious event. As convener Mike Ash is anxious to increase participation at club level. We have introduced some innovations to make the event attractive to players at all levels and I hope that your club will consider holding a heat this autumn - see Mike's note, and find the relevant form here in PDF format (and here in Microsoft Word format should you require it).
League Questionnaire
The questionnaire regarding possible changes to the leagues indicated that Div 2-5 were happy with the existing format and therefore no changes will take place. Players in Div 1 teams indicated they would prefer changes and the committee decided to consult those players again to get a consensus. Thank you for your participation in the survey.
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