Simon started playing aged 10, together with his family (Brothers Jack and Zebedee make their living exclusively from teaching bridge), and was soon playing at club, county then national level. Simon represented England as part of the Under 25 squad, partnered with both brothers in turn. On completing a degree in Classics from Trinity College, Oxford, Simon began teaching bridge at the London School of Bridge, and then at The Acol Bridge Club with Andrew Robson. In 1995, Simon started the Andrew Robson Bridge Club in partnership with Andrew, establishing it (with help from brother Zebedee) as the world’s most successful bridge club. Simon left in summer 2000, pending the arrival of his son Max, and now teaches in London, the Cotswolds, and the Caribbean. In 2004 Simon played bridge on top of Kilimanjaro at a height of 19,335 feet.
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Monday, April 07, 2008
Bridge Quiz Results
Many of you may remember our bridge day in Winterbourne Basset, where thanks to Mr and Mrs Knight, admirably aided by Gillian Fallon and her able team, we managed to raise a good deal of money for the Mark Cross Bone Cancer Fund and also play some fun bridge. I hope some of you still have your bridge booklets, from which you all completed a 'bridge quiz'. I have recently gone through your quiz answer sheets and marked them. Below is a list of the top scores:
Score
151 Nemmy Elliott
142 Mandy Weldon
139 Brian Twigger
130 Anthony Surteees
126 Annie Stone
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116 Diana Waterlow
115 George Weldon
107 Meg Davidson
107 Jane Laing
106 David de Saye
102 Susan Selby
102 Marina Penna
102 Patricia Coates
101 Rosemary Stockton
101 Jane Twines
100 Carol Donnelly
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99 Peter Hill
96 Mrs. E. Salmond
96 Virginia Ashton
95 Tessa Begg
95 Sir Padraic Fallon
93 Janette Roch
92 Belinda Barrow
92 Fayleen Billington
92 Clarissa Roe
90 Alison Clvin-Wright
90 Berit Swahn
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89 Jean Hart
89 Linda Weldon
88 Penny Rankin
87 Judy Burdett
87 Susanna Parsons
87 Penelope Burgess
86 Gillie Southcott
86 Prue Shepheard
85 Susie Crofton-Atkins
85 Susan Dinilildein
83 Andrea Kerr
82 Caroline Scott
82 Fiona Soames
82 Dolly Beresford-Jones
82 Susan Holland
80 John Evans
80 Gilly Doel
80 Sarah Buchanan
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Do not forget that there are 100 scores below the 80 mark - 80 is still a pretty good score (see below). While the maximum possible was in theory 200, the last six questions (worth 45 points) were a little bit random and even tougher than the rest of the quiz. The top three scores are truly excellent - particularly Nemmy.
140+ You should be teaching bridge - perhaps you already are?
120-139 I would be happy to have you sitting opposite me.
100-119 Excellent scores - you have a fine understanding of the game.
80-99 You would score beta+ in your bridge exam - one or two holes to plug.
>80 Bridge lessons anyone?
As promised way back in 2006 there are some prizes for the best scores. As well as coming from a family of bridge teachers, we are also well known as jigsaw puzzle makers, since my granny cut her first puzzle in 1915. Prizes are either in the form of jigsaws or bridge lessons - you have the choice. The jigsaws can be specially commissioned - simply choose a picture and specify any names you'd like to be included. I teach bridge lessons regularly in The Cotswolds (Little Barrington) and am increasingly running 'bridge days' - and mornings, afternoons and evenings - privately around the country, Devon to Shropshire to Yorkshire to London and everywhere in between.
1st Prize: Free bridge course or free jigsaw (up to a value of £130)
2nd Prize: 2-for-1 bridge course or free jigsaw (up to a value of £65)
3rd Prize: Free bridge day or half-price jigsaw (up to value of £130)
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4th Prize: 2-for-1 bridge day or half-price jigsaw (up to value of £65)
5th Prize: 2-for-1 bridge day or half-price jigsaw (up to value of £65)
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6th Prize: Free bridge lesson or child's jigsaw (up to value of £25)
7th Prize: Free bridge lesson or child's jigsaw (up to value of £25)
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8th Prize: 2-for-1 bridge lesson or 2-for-1 child's jigsaw
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14th Prize: 2-for-1 bridge lesson or 2-for-1 child's jigsaw
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If you have finished with a score of 100 or more, you have won a prize. If it is bridge lessons you would like, you can come to my classes in the Cotswolds (£130 for a course of 8 weeks), or come to one of my bridge days or organise one yourself. If it is a jigsaw you require, choose a picture or request a brochure:
Children's jigsaws start at £25 and are suitable for 3 years upwards. They are hand-cut and wooden, and will contain the child's name cut into individual letters, as well as various animal silhouettes - the perfect present for grandchildren.
My regular jigsaws are difficult and can be made fiendish for the connoisseur. Typically a 10 x 8 photo can be made into a 200-250 piece puzzle at a cost of £65 and a 10 x 15 costs £130. Pictures are not provided on the puzzle box.....
Please claim any prize by Christmas 2008.
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