I have now installed Scorebridge on the club scoring computer and it seems to work OK.

I therefore propose that from September 1st we will switch over and use Scorebridge for normal scoring of club events. I will have by Tuesday a User's "How To" document (for Tim who is to be the guinea pig) though in general it is fairly easy to use. I am planning on playing in the first 2 Thursday sessions on Sept 3rd and 10th as well as on most Tuesdays as usual in case there are any difficulties which crop up.

From then also Master Points will be directly credited to the EBU so you may all like to collect all your outstanding MP slips from the boxes on the mantlepiece and make a final submission of these to ensure your record is accurate and up to date. If anyone has joined the EBU in the last few months and fears that I do not have their EBU number then please email it to me at

tone.parkinson@virgin.net

http://www.bridgewebs.com/reading

The "New" web site address may change in the near future to something similar to the current name but you will be advised of that when it happens.

The up to date positions for the Brown and Boucher Cups will be available on the Bridgewebs website and will be automatically updated with the results from each qualifying session. From December 1st the same will be true for the Presidents and Francis Cups. I have not yet been able to provide a method to automatically update the handicap competitions for the Laycock and Bilbey Cups.

Tony Parkinson

June Meek is the organiser for this regular event. Anybody interested please contact her on 0118 945 4512.

All calibre of players are welcome from advanced beginner to intermediate and advanced players. One hour of structured teaching will be followed by supervised play. The emphasis will be on card play and bidding judgement. Different topics will be covered each week according to the preferences and needs of the class. Handouts/resources will be provided.  The focus will be on improvement and enjoyment. Contact the teacher Gunsel Akyol (gunselakyol@btinternet.com) or club secretary John Greenhalgh (Johnhgreenhalgh@aol.com) for more information.

The classes will commence at 7.15.  The table money will be £3 and £1 for juniors.

Recently we received a call from Peter Robson at the Register Office.  He had two concerns.  The first was that members who park in front of the building, outside the designated bays, interfere with their recently installed security lighting system.  The second was that there has been parking in the entrance to the Register Office, although this may not be by members.

 In view of the above   Please park ONLY in the designated bays, if possible, in those in the front of the building and ,if not possible, in those at the back of the building.  The importance of maintaining good relations with the Register Office can not be overemphasised.

John Greenhalgh, Club Secretary

Bridge Curiosity

Peter Hawkes has written up this strange hand