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All News Items gladly appreciated and should be sent to June Fitness, Club Secretary - so get scribbling and let's see those Press Releases rolling in !!
ACHIEVEMENTS IN COUNTY EVENTS:
Hearty Congratulations to the following members:
24.02.08 |
COUNTY CLUB TEAMS OF 8 |
4th |
Ken Keast & Joe Bryant Valerie Pitman & David L. Stone Janet Heath & Peter Coad Geoff Warren & June Fitness |
10.02.08 |
PENVENTON SWISS PAIRS |
1st= | Barrie Benfield & Jenny Cant |
| 7th | Jenny Vaughan & Neil Harris | ||
03.02.08 |
COUNTY TEAMS OF FOUR |
1st | Janice & Ken Keast with Margaret Warner & Janet Heath |
| 3rd | Wally Heaton & Joe Bryant with Mick robson & David W.J. Stone |
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27.01.08 |
HILDA HIGMAN - Mens Pairs |
1st | Jo Bryant & Wally Heaton |
| 2nd | David L. Stone & John Deal | ||
| 3rd | Ken Keast + partner | ||
27.01.08 |
RYLEY KING - Ladies Pairs |
1st | Valerie Pitman & Pauline Deal |
| 3rd | Janice Keast + partner | ||
| 4th= | Bobby Harbisher & Liz Perry | ||
| 20.01.08 | STAR MASTERS PAIRS |
1st |
Geoff Warren and Robert Mabley |
3rd |
Janice and Ken Keast | ||
5th |
Margaret Warner and Janet Heath | ||
9th |
Barrie Benfield and partner | ||
10th |
David L. Stone and Valerie Pitman | ||
TREDOVA CUP |
2nd |
Jenny Vaughan and Neil Harris | |
4th |
Grenville Phillips and Anna Sivam | ||
| 12.01.08 | FALMOUTH SALVER |
1st | Peter Coad & Bill Thomson |
2nd |
Valerie Pitman & David L. Stone | ||
3rd |
Jenny Vaughan & Bill Adams | ||
5th |
Janice & Ken Keast | ||
6th |
Liz Perry & Sheila Norman | ||
8th |
Jenny Cant & Barrie Benfield | ||
| 09.12.07 | CHARLES GERRY TROPHY |
1st | Ken Keast & Mick Robson with Wally Heaton & Jo Bryant |
| 02.12.07 | CORNWALL NEWCOMERS PAIRS |
1st | Kelly Blenheim-Hassett & Pauline Whitham |
25.11.07 |
BODMIN SWISS PAIRS |
2nd |
Janice & Ken Keast |
3rd |
Lawrence Haynes & Bill Thomson | ||
| 7th = | Robert Mabley & Geoff Warren George Norman & PeterCoad |
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9th |
June Fitness & Brian Edwards | ||
04.11.07 |
BEE CLARKE - Pivot Teams |
1st |
Janice & Ken Keast with Wally Heaton & Jo Bryant |
3rd |
Heather Upton & partner with Neil Harris & Jenny Vaughan |
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4th |
Margaret Warner & Janet Heath with Pauline & John Deal |
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14.10.07 |
MARIE-GREGSON BROWN |
3rd |
Janice & Ken Keast |
5th |
Rod Bell & partner | ||
07.10.07 |
CLARKE WINMILL - Mixed Pairs |
2nd |
Janice & Ken Keast |
4th |
Barrie Benfield & Jenny Cant | ||
5th |
Harold Payne & June Fitness | ||
6th |
Bill Thomson & partner | ||
7th |
Bobby Harbisher & Brian Edwards | ||
22.09.07 |
FALMOUTH SWISS PAIRS |
1st |
Janice and Ken Keast |
09.09.07 |
NORMAN WOODHOUSE TROPHY |
1st |
Geoff Warren |
| 3rd | Pat Jones | ||
| 4th | Janice Keast | ||
7th |
Evelyn Knight | ||
8th= |
Margaret Warner Barrie Benfield |
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10th |
Ken Keast | ||
| 11th | Rod Bell | ||
01.04.07 |
JOHN PERKS FINAL |
1st |
Janice & Ken Keast |
2nd |
Chris & Sandra Bickerdike | ||
3rd |
Mick Robson & David J.W. Stone | ||
4th |
Harold Payne & June Fitness | ||
5th |
Geoff Warren & Lawrence Haynes | ||
CORNWALL CONGRESS @ NEWQUAY |
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24.03.07 |
Saturday Pairs Championship |
1st |
Wally Heaton & Wendy Thornton |
Saturday Pairs Championship |
6th |
Evelyn Knight & Isabel Pascoe | |
23.03.07 |
Friday Evening Pairs |
10th |
Wally Heaton & Wendy Thornton |
12th |
Janice & Ken Keast | ||
23.03.07 |
Friday Afternoon Pairs |
4th |
Valerie Pitman & David L. Stone |
8th |
Janice & Ken Keast | ||
25.02.07 |
CLUB TEAMS OF 8 |
1st |
TRURO TEAM: Geoff Warren & Lawrence Haynes Janice & Ken Keast David L. Stone & Valerie Pitman Margaret Warner & Harold Payne |
04.02.07 |
COUNTY TEAMS OF FOUR |
1st |
Mick Robson & D.W.J. Stone with Wally Heaton & Wendy Thornton |
2nd |
Janice & Ken Keast with Lawrence Haynes & Geoff Warren |
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28.01.07 |
HILDA HIGMAN - Mens' Pairs |
1st |
Jo Bryant & Wally Heaton |
21.01.07 |
STAR MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP |
1st |
Audrey Barker & Bill Adams |
2nd |
Wally Heaton & Wendy Thornton | ||
3rd |
Lawrence Haynes & Geoff Warren | ||
4th |
Janet Heath & Margaret Warner | ||
21.01.07 |
TREDOVA CUP |
2nd |
Val Wodehouse & Evelyn Knight |
4th |
Valerie Green and Grenville Phillips | ||
13.01.07 |
FALMOUTH SALVER |
4th |
Janice & Ken Keast |
10.12.06 |
MEN'S & WOMEN'S TEAMS |
2nd |
Lawrence Haynes & Geoff Warren + 2 others |
3rd |
Wally Heaton & Ken Keast with Mick robson & David W.J. Stone |
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5th |
David L. Stone & Brian Edwards with Nick Grenfell & Bill Adams |
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02.12.06 |
FALMOUTH SWISS PAIRS |
1st |
Janice & Ken Keast |
7th= |
Valerie Pitman & David L. Stone | ||
| 26.11.06 | BODMIN SWISS PAIRS | 7th = |
Pauline & John Deal |
7th = |
Janice & Ken Keast | ||
05.11.06 |
BEE CLARKE - PIVOT TEAMS | 2nd |
Janice & Ken Keast with Jo Bryant & Mick Robson |
3rd |
Margaret Warner & Janet Heath with Pauline & John Deal |
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29.10.06 |
COUNTY SWISS TEAMS @ Penzance | 2nd |
Rod Bell & Ian Macfarlane with Janice & Ken Keast |
4th |
David L. Stone & Valerie Pitman with Bill Adams & Nick Grenfell |
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15.10.06 |
MARIE GREGSON BROWN - Pairs | 3rd | Eileen Wilkinson & Bill Collings |
5th |
Rod Bell & partner | ||
7th |
Janice & Ken Keast | ||
08.10.06 |
CLARKE WINMILL - Mixed Pairs | 1st |
Sandra & Chris Bickerdike |
| 2nd | Janice & Ken Keast | ||
9th |
Brian Edwards & Eileen Wilkinson | ||
| 10th | David L. Stone & Valerie Pitman | ||
01.10.06 |
ONE DAY GREEN POINT SWISS TEAMS | 1st |
Lawrence Haynes & Geoff Warren Rod Bell & partner |
ACHIEVEMENTS IN NATIONAL TOURNAMENTS:
VERY WELL DONE !!! - these members have distinguished themselves in a major event:
| 16.03.08 | NATIONAL PAIRS Regional Finals |
6th | Wally Heaton & Jo Bryant |
| 10/12.11.06 | TORQUAY BRIDGE CLUB CONGRESS - Consolation Prs | 8th | Liz Perry & Audrey Barker out of 40 pairs |
| Swiss Teams - 66 Teams | 2nd | Valerie Pitman & David L. Stone with an out of county pair |
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04.11.06 |
SENIORS CONGRESS, Daventry Swiss Pairs |
10th | Lawrence Haynes & partner out of 107 prs |
05.11.06 |
Swiss Teams | 9th | Lawrence Haynes & Team out of 90 Teams |
| 12.10.06 | Sim. Pairs held at Truro | CONGRATULATIONS Brian Edwards
& Neil Harris who currently rank 36th Nationally !! Well Done Guys !! |
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| 23.09.06 | PLYMOUTH CONGRESS Consolation Pairs |
4th 6th |
Mr. & Mrs. K.J. Keast Mr. & Mrs. J. Deal |
11.05.06 |
Sim. Pairs held at Truro | CONGRATULATIONS TO Mrs. M. Warner & Mrs. J. Heath who currently rank 34th Nationally !!! Well Done Ladies !! |
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| 16/17.10.04 | AUTUMN CONGRESS |
L. Haynes & G. Warren qualified from 115 pairs and were placed 6th in the Semi-Final. Sadly fortunate did not smile on them in the final which found them 23rd out of 28, but well done for getting thus far. | |
| 5th/6th June 2004 | CORWEN TROPHY - 109 pairs competed in this final, including 2 pairs from Truro Club. | 26th 51st |
G.E.W. Heaton & J. Bryant Dr. l. Haynes & G. Warren |
| 28.11.02 | Welsh Bridge Union Sim. Pairs | 6th |
M.G. Robson & D.W.J. Stone |
16th |
B. Edwards & Mrs. J. Stone | ||
20th |
G.E.W. Heaton & K.J. Keast | ||
| 1-3.11.02 | SENIORS CONGRESS, |
Mr. & Mr. K.J. Keast played in a 9 match Swiss Pairs over 2 days, leading the field of 160 pairs up to Match 7 by 12pts. At the end of Match 8 their lead was reduced to 2pts. Unfortunately during Match 9 their fortunes changed and they were finally placed 9th. Nonetheless a proud effort - Congratulations !! | |
| 04.07.02 | Kidney Research Foundation |
K.J. Keast & H. Payne 15th overall position Dr. R. Bhonsle & Mrs. M. Warner 21st Congratulations to both pairs |
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