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The Christmas Party  was one of the best yet!

The Christmas Party at the Fairhaven Golf Club was one of the best yet!

The food at the Fairhaven Golf Club was "absolutely beautiful" according to one of the 80 members who sat down to lunch at the Annual Christmas Party. The service was first class and a good game of Bridge was enjoyed by all.  Yvonne Green won the President's Prize in the free raffle while Dagmar Fazackerley and John Duxbury won the North/South pairings in the Bridge with Audrey Rigby and Christine Welch winning the East/West.

Many thanks to all those involved in making it such a memorable occasion!

The Christmas Party at Fairhaven GC

 
 
The Collins Trophy, January 10th...Barbara and David win their first Tournament!
 Barbara Bailey and David Abbott played out of their skin to fend off a strong challenge from  Rhona and Keith Bates and win their first ever Tournament at Clifton Bridge Club by the narrowest of margins. Kath Woods and Thelma Rees also played one of their best Tournaments to finish in the 3rd spot just ahead of Olive Somerville and Richard Moore!  On the original scores, before the Handicaps are applied, Keith and Rhona led the field with and excellent 64.29%, ahead of Olive and Richard and The Murphia!

It was a credit to the enthusiasm of the Club members that no less than 16 pairs braved the elements to take part in the event.  Congratulations to Andy Cove on brilliant event organisation once again, to Keith Bates for some excellent biscuits(!) and to The President Sylvia Horner who was as masterful as ever at presenting the prizes!

Result:       Original Percentages

1 Barbara and David 60.24% 1 Keith and Rhona 64.29%
2 Keith and Rhona 59.78% 2 Olive and Richard 61.11%
3 Kath Woods & Thelma Rees 58.29% 3 Pat and Tony Murphy 60.85%
4 Olive and Richard  57.81% 4 Yvonne & Wally Green 55.03%

 
The Meir and Jackson Trophies, Sunday, November 8th
It was honours even as 8 pairs turned out for the Mens' Pairs Championship and 8 pairs also turned  out for the Ladies Championship, the final competitions of the year, on Sunday, November 8th.

Founder member Elizabeth Cowley and her partner Mary Irving fought off a spirited challenge from Dagmar Fazackerley and Mary Irving to win theThe Jackson Trophy which is presented to the winners of the Ladies Pairs.  Elizabeth and Mary registered the really good score of 61.31% but were less than 1% ahead of Dagmar and Pat. Olive Somerville and Mary Oakes finished a very creditable 3rd with 55.95%.

In the Meir Trophy, the Mens' Pairs Competition, Wally Green and Brian Buckle romped to victory, recording 61.90% a full 4% ahead of their nearest rivals Keith Bates and George Winstanley, with Chris Davies and Stuart Burns finishing in 3rd place.