Webshop re-launch
Why not buy Birthday presents, Christmas presents and provisions through the club webshop to raise valuable funds for the club?
£10 was raised last week, if we can average that over the next year that would be an excellent start. Visit the webshop today at www.spendandraise.com/threebridgescc/ and spend, spend, spend
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Alderman Crowned Poker Champion
While the rest of Sussex was off enjoying the miserable weather, Three Bridges CC was packed to the rafters on Saturday night for the 4th annual poker tournament, hosted by Home Poker Den (http://www.homepokerden.com).
Bridges had assembled a wide range of participants in the 21 players, including budding young umpires, Mark Newell and Steve Hill; the housewife's favourite, Jigar Parekh; defending champion, Ross Legg as well as Richard Webber and Danny Alderman, both of whom had recovered sufficiently from injury to take part. Paul Golding was an interested on-looker, no-doubt weighing up the tactics needed for next year's tournament (and basking in the glory of the news that Brighton would not be signing as a squad player one of Palace's better first teamers); while Sue Gray served up an excellent assortment of burgers, hot dogs and steak. Just to prove that the weather is no barrier to Three Bridges, there was even a fleeting visit by Adrian Chappell, all bright eyed and bushy tailed, fresh from holidaying in Dudley.
The tournament started off in controversy as it appeared that organiser Mark Church (maths teacher) had difficulty in counting beyond 20. Home Poker Den's Andy Henderson was instantly stitched up by this, but soon was able to accomodate the 21st player without any fuss. The play was frenetic at the start, 2009 champion Church made a good start, as did Harry Smith who soon emerged as chip leader on the luxury padded table.
 Meanwhile, on the not so luxury wooden table, Ross Legg, determined to defend his crown, was quickly out of the traps. Jigar made a poor start, but after a series of bold moves cunningly disguised inside his charming disposition, he soon raked back into the game.
Soon 21 became 10 and the final table action began, all players hoping for the £100 first prize. Church was first to go, losing on a picture card to Alderman, and the non-stop drama didn't stop from there. Harry Smith, Liam Dunnell, Iain Roe and Mark Dunford all had moments where they looked like they could mount a serious challenge, but were fended off by the skills of Legg and Alderman.
 Eventually, to the thrill of the fascinated audience, it became a shoot out between the two. Legg was cheap leader and firm favourite, but Alderman used his banking skills well to make the correct decisions at crucial moments to eventually win the coveted title, joining messers Fry, Church and Legg as the top-performing players in the club.
After the tournament Alderman, still clearly in pain from a crippling thumb injury, dedicated his victory to the wonderful efforts of his medical team; "I was told on Friday that it would be too risky for me to play, but after sleeping in an ozygen chamber overnight, my Doctors felt there had been sufficient improvement for me to have a go."
Alderman, clearly a generous man, then went onto add, "it is only fair that upon my return as a cricketer that I treat all my team to a night out on the town, no expense spared." Already an orderly queue is lining up at the Bridges bar keen for a piece of Alderman's pie.
Champion: Danny Alderman receives his prize from Home Poker Den's Andy Henderson
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Gatwick Airport Community Trust Award Grant
The trustees of the GACT (Gatwick Airport Community Trust) have generously awarded the club an amount of £750 to be used to help the club finish the on going fence line project.
With the Three Bridges Road end stage completed prior to the start of the season the award, along with monies raised through the successful Mark Church organised 'Race Night', means that phase two can now be completed.
Phase two involves fencing off the area along from the groundsman's shed where so many balls are lost and several nasties lurk in the bushes behind.
TBCC would like to thank the GACT for their kind donation and look forward to the completion of the project.
The GACT are an independent charity set up by West Sussex County Council, Crawley Borough Council and Gatwick Airport Limited. It's purpose is to ensure that as the airport continues to grow funds generated by its existence are made available to the board of trustees and they would be redirected back into the community to support the projects of various organisations within the area.
For more information please visit the website: www.gact.org.uk
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