LAST week’s results at Monmouth Bridge Club: 7th September: The Sims Pairs Wales Air Ambulance Handicap 

1st Churchill al Temimi and Richard Williams 59.90%; 2nd Val Bridges and Tony Morgan 59.38%; 3rd Colin Clarke and Peter Davies 57.29%.

9th September: North/South:1st John and Heather James 65.28%; 2nd Mary Britton and Julie Davies 51.85%; 3rd Alan and Val Bridges 51.39%. East/West: 1st Celia and Norman Skitt 56.94%; 2nd Barbara Wain and Gloria Rumford 54.17%; 3rd Sally and Gwyn Jones 48.48%.

10th September: 1st Sarah and Bob Squire 65.28%; 2nd Mary Britton and Peter Davies 57.64%; 3rd Churchill al Temimi and Val Bridges 55.56%.

Monmouth Bridge Club’s new Wednesday afternoon sessions of duplicate bridge, held weekly at Mitchel Troy Village Hall (2pm-4pm), have got off to an excellent start. Open to non-club members, it was pleasing to have 12 non-club members join in.

Thursday afternoon sessions, each consisting of a short bridge lesson followed by structured play at Bridges community centre (2pm-4pm) on the first and third Thursday of the month, have restarted. All bridge players will be very welcome. Contact numbers:- Linda Blunt 01600 714847 (Thursdays) and Julie Davies 07977 517818 (Wednesdays).