PALMERSTON tumbled out of the Vivienne Trophy 88-63 to Arun in the Zone 14 semi-final.

The Fareham club's solitary rink success came on their own carpet where Jean Evans defeated Sonia Heil 18-15.

Kay Peck went down 23-15 to Ann Briault while in Sussex Rita Grant lost 21-13 to Audrey Greenfield and Coleen Money fell 29-17 to Margaret Schofield.

Palmerston have a chance of revenge when they play Arun in the area semi-final of the other English Women's Indoor BA club Championship for the Yetton Trophy on Thursday, January 10.

Roni Williams, immediate past president of the EWIBA from Essex, and Clare Beahan, junior vice-president of the EWIBA from Surrey, as well as Alan Turvey, immediate past president of the Hampshire IBA, were the principal guests when Theresa Darnell-Langton held her President's Day at Loddon Vale.

It has been a memorable year for Darnell-Langton, who not only brought a first national title to Loddon Vale, the unbadged pairs with Wendy Merchant, but also became their first international trialist.

The President's Day brought her year to a fitting climax when she entertained 70 clubs members and guests to a candlelit dinner following an eight-rink match on the Basingstoke club's carpet.

National Express will sponsor the women's British Isles Championships and Home Internationals at Bournemouth on March 17-21 next year.

Bournemouth will also stage the equivalent men's tournament in 2003.