S c o t t i s h B r i d g e U n i o n

2007 Laws The SBU will implement the new laws on 1st September 2008. Scottish Cup Final The final between Short (1) and Steel (2) is to be played at Dundee Bridge club on 17 May, starting at 11am. Play in both rooms will be broadcast on BBO, where the start time for each set will be published. SBU Annual General Meeting This will take place on Tuesday 27th May at 7.30pm in Stirling and Union Bridge Club. Map here. Scottish Bridge News Some subscribers to Scottish Bridge News have reported that the envelope containing the latest issue (February 2008) of the magazine has come apart in the post and their magazine has been lost. Such subscribers are invited to contact Charles Outred, 9 Glenalva Court, Kilsyth G65 9DN, 01236 824189, to request a replacement copy. Lady Milne Trophy 11-13 April Swallow Hotel, Kingsway West, Dundee Congratulatons to England on winning the trophy. The Scottish team was - Liz McGowan / Fiona McQuaker Anne Martin / Sheila Adamson Sam Punch / Veronica Guy Eng NI R of I Sco Wal Totals England 42 46 26 40 154 NI 18 34 26 35 113 R of I 14 26 26 35 101 Scotland 34 34 34 46 148 Wales 20 25 25 9 79 Camrose Trophy 7–9 March in Dublin Congratulations to Ireland on winning the Camrose Trophy. The Scottish team was - James McGeorge & Les Steel , John Murdoch & Douglas Piper  Jack Paterson & Brian Short   NPC Liz McGowan Final positions - Team C/F Sco NI Wal Host Eng Irl Total Scotland 62 XX 16 15 25 8 12 138 N Ireland 49 14 XX 8 12  2 8 93 Wales 84 15  22 XX   23 11 13 168 Hosts Ireland 61 5 18  7  XX  21 14 126 England  94 22  25 19   9 XX 7 176 Ireland 90 18 22 17 16 23 XX 186 Senior Trials Senior Camrose team H Smith/F Marshall, D Liggat/R.Bennett, S Malkani/ S Duguid   European team H Smith/F Marshall, D Liggat/R.Bennett, J Matheson/W Coyle Womens Trial Results The European Team is - Liz McGowan / Fiona McQuaker Anne Martin / Sheila Adamson Joyce Benson / Michele Alexander Arthur/Bowman/Fairlie Trophies Note changes of dates in calendar. Scottish Bridge Union Alerting Procedures From 1 September 2007 the Scottish Bridge Union adopted the WBF policy on Alerting. Click here for an explanatory booklet (pdf). Handbook of SBU Directives and Permitted Conventions This is now available for download in the Resources page. Junior Entry Fees Entry fees for Juniors (i.e. under 25) are 50% of the standard rate. Learn Bridge Contact the Education Officer in your District for information on classes in your area. Limitation of Penalties Clubs may make their own rules regarding limitation of penalties in aggregate tournaments however the SBU recommend that the rules laid down in the 1951 edition of Farrington's "Duplicate Bridge Movements" is adopted, including the recommendation that "no score shall be limited to less than the score made by any other pair playing the hand in the same direction whose score is not subject to limitation". SBU National (Red Point) Congresses at Peebles Hotel Hydro 2008 Summer Congress Download the brochure here 11-13 July 2008 Autumn Congress 17-20 October 2008 Gold Cup Congress 12-14 December 2008 For further information contact - Peter Cohen 4 Westbrae Road Newton Mearns Glasgow G77 6EQ 0141-639 1724 e-mail ap.cohen@virgin.net Open Team In the final trial for the Open Team,  Brian Short & Jack Paterson, Les Steel & Bif McGeorge, Douglas Piper & John Murdoch beat John Matheson & Iain Sime, David Liggatt & Roy Bennett, Ian Howie & Mike McGinley by 98 imps. Subsequent to this Piper & Murdoch have had to withdraw for personal reasons. The replacement third pair has been confirmed as David Walker and Malcolm Cuthbertson. Alan Goodman has been appointed NPC and John Murdoch as Coach.   Scottish Schools Teams and Frischmann Trophy The teams will be at Stirling BC on Saturday May 31st at 12noon and the Frischmann on Sunday June 1st at 11am. Entries to Anne Perkins on 0131-539 6634 or anne@sbueast.org.uk For anyone travelling some distance, there may be accommodation available at Stirling Youth Hostel (01786 473 442 or www.syha.org.uk) - bed & breakfast for under 16's approx £16 and over 16's approx £20 and they do dinner for £7. Junior Camrose and Peggy Bayer 16-17 February Chancellors Conference Centre Manchester Congratulations to the Scottish teams - first in the Peggy Bayer and second in the Junior Camrose. The teams were - Junior Camrose (<25) Alex Wilkinson & Andrew Sinclair Myles Ellison & Gyles Ellison Ronald Gaffin & Philip Stevens NPC   Joan Mercer Peggy Bayer (<20) Philip Morrison & Frazer Morgan Yvonne Wiseman & Ralph Wiseman NPC  David McCrossan Pictures here. Results here. Bridgemates There is now a FAQ document in the Resources page for resolving Bridgemate problems. Master Point Rank Changes These are now available under the Administration menu. Competition Results Conveners or directors can use Send Results under the Support menu  to send results for the website. Feedback and Problem Page Send in your bidding, play or any other bridgeproblems for opinion by the experts. What else would you like to see on the website? Convention Card Right click here to select a folder to download a convention card template. Master Point Lists The Master Point lists effective 15 June 2007 sorted by District have been updated. Master Point Certificates An application form for master point books and computer certificates is available for download here.