Last updated 10 March 2010

Atholl Cup update

The Atholl Cup final will be contested by Iain Sime and Fiona McQuaker.

Allan Flitch Trophy

Andy & Jan Phillip were the winners. Reg & Diana Drysdale runners-up. Full Allan Flitch Rankings.

England win the Camrose Trophy

England have won the Camrose in Belfast. Final positions were:

England 196, Ireland 182, Wales 167, Scotland 150, Northern Ireland 114, NIBU 83.

Scotland beat Wales 20-10 and NIBU 22-8, drawn with Northern Ireland 15-15 and lost to England 14-16, and to Republic of Ireland 7-23. The team this time round was Murdoch & Spears, Sime & Matheson and Short & Walker - see www.nibu.co.uk (results are here).

MacLaren Cup update

The knockout cup has now reached the Semi Final phase, where Waverley will meet Ratten, and Craigleith play Gullane.

Seniors' Trial

Final Results from the Seniors' Trial. First by clear water were Brian Short, Jack Paterson, John Matheson and Willie Coyle. Second were Derek Diamond, Irving Gordon, David Gerrard and Ken Rae.

No Fear & Next Step Pairs

Congratulations to all the winners in the No Fear and Next Step tournaments held at the Carlton Bridge Centre on Saturday 27th February.

Winners (No Fear) were Donald & Alex Sutherland on 65.42%, with Kirsty Beaton & Lucy Hunter runners up despite a good score of 62.92%. Full No Fear results.

Winners (Next Step) were Irene & Graeme Scott (NS 58.10%) and tying for the EW honours were Catherine Jordan & Ian Somerville and Alan Lafferty & Patricia Gray (59.26%). Full Next Step results.

Complete stats for the No Fear and Next Step are available on the Carlton's website for anyone wanting fuller facts.

National Pairs

Please note that both Semi Finals start at 12:00 NOON on Saturday 13th March. Allocation is as follows:

Stirling: D Harley & A Goodman, M Ash & M Dragic, S Gillam & G Wood.

Dundee: D Peden & M McCardle, G Kirk & D Brayford, P Home & I Sime, J Louch & F Lawson

The Farquharson Trophy

First run in 1992, this Pairs event is open exclusively to players who subscribe to our magazine, the Scottish Bridge News. This makes it unique, with players of all levels of skill and experience meeting and competing for a wide selection of prizes donated by Cameron Farquharson himself. Not to mention a few Red Points.

This year’s event will be held in the Carlton Bridge Centre, Edinburgh. It was traditionally run in May, but this year it has moved to Saturday 20th March to avoid a clash with the SBU Overseas Congress.

So it is time for you to organise a partner. You can play with another subscriber, or anyone who lives at the same address. The entry fee is £12.50 per head, and approximately 42 boards will be played.

The Convener is Liz McGowan, and you can enter by post (23 Blackford Road, Edinburgh EH9 2DT); telephone (0131 667 2432) or Email ().

Older News

Details of older news and tournaments which have already taken place this season.

Decorative map showing district boundaries

Latest League Results

Submit your results online

10/03 Berwick A 3-0 Raiders
10/03 Waverley 1-2 Dunfermline A
09/03 West Calder 3-0 Ratten
08/03 Merchiston 3-0 Grosvenor Aces
05/03 Borderers 0-3 Dunbar
04/03 Gosford 3-0 Royal Scots A
03/03 Berwick A 3-0 Waverley
03/03 Dunfermline B 1-2 Raiders

All the league scores in detail.

League Leaders

Div 1: 49ers
Div 2: Dunfermline A
Div 3: Athenians
Div 4: Kelso
Div 5: Acolytes

Updated 11 March 2010

All the League Tables


The famous penguinMacLaren Cup latest

The Knockout Cup progress sheet PDF is online.

Ratten beat Borderers
Waverley beat Marmion A
Gullane beat Livingston
Craigleith beat Pied Pipers

MacLaren Cup page with news and details of handicap allocation.

Atholl Cup latest

The Atholl Cup progress sheet PDF is online.

Fiona McQuaker has beaten Tim McKay in the Semi Final, while Iain Sime beat Dave Walker.


Next Committee Meeting

The next meeting of the East District Committee is on Thursday 18 February 2010.

Guidelines for Tournament Organisers

The East District's guidelines for running events is online, see the Tournaments summary page for details.

East District Club News

Tryst Bridge Club are now playing at 7pm on Mondays and Tuesdays at Camelon INDOOR Bowling Club, Glasgow Road, Camelon, Falkirk FK1 4HJ.


Adobe Reader

All the downloadable entry forms, minutes etc are presented in the Acrobat PDF standard format. If your browser does not directly support this, you can get the Acrobat Reader completely free from the Adobe website.

Should you need them you can also get free readers for Microsoft Word 2003 Reader and Microsoft Excel 2003 Reader.


Maintained for Scottish Bridge Union (East District) by Alan Officer.

Coming Next

Tue 16 March

Harrison/ Shenkin/ Fairlie Individual Tournaments - Red Pointed Qualifiers, Carlton. Entries to Donald Denoon ( ) by 14th!

Sat 20 March

Farquharson Trophy, Carlton Bridge Centre. This Pairs event is open exclusively to players who subscribe to our magazine, the Scottish Bridge News, with players of all levels of skill and experience meeting and competing for a wide selection of prizes donated by Cameron Farquharson himself. Not to mention a few Red Points.

Entries to Liz McGowan (liz@sbueast.org.uk).

Sun 21 March

Men's & Women's Pairs Heats

22 - 28 March

Hugh Kelsey Cup: for people just learning bridge and in the early stages of classes. Hugh Kelsey Cup information.

Sun 28 March

Jesner/ Kennedy/ Johnson Sim Pairs

These events take place at the Carlton Bridge Centre on Sunday 28th March - they are for players up to Senior Master level only, so a great tournament to take part in if you're eligible! Entries please to Jane Miller ( ), Kennedy for up to Local Masters, Johnston for District Masters and Jesner for Masters/ Senior Masters.

Sun 11 April

Hunter Cup, Swiss Teams event at the Carlton. Entries to Fiona Greenwood ().

Wed 21 April

Men's and Women's Teams start

Berwick Congress

The Berwick annual congress is this year on Sunday 2nd May at the Berwick Rugby Club in Scremerston. 1:30pm start - full details and Berwick entry form.

Kelso Congress

The Kelso annual congress is this year on Sunday 13th June at the Kelso Racecourse. 1:40pm for a 2pm start - full details and Kelso entry form


Beyond the East


Discussion Forum

Forum link

The EAST Forum is available to let you air your views or queries, and generally feel a part of District Life..

Junior & Mini Bridge

We have Minibridge packs available for anyone who might want to consider starting up a group at a local Primary School. If you're interested please contact Norma Bain 0131 6614345 or Laura Middleton 0131 6671849.

Master Points

The SBU Master Point Secretary is Janet Rixon.

Her address is Janet Rixon, Strathside, Midmill, Kintore, Inverurie AB51 0XA.

The Official History of the Scottish Bridge Union

176 pages of fascinating information and photographs for just £10. The Book will be on sale at all major SBU events. Or contact Liz McGowan or Anne Perkins to arrange collection.

The Laws of Bridge

The SBU implemented the new laws on 1st September 2008. Copies of the Laws are available from Anne Perkins at a cost of £3


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