There were seven competitors for this round of the Simpson Shield. Eddie Dawes performed a trick using coins and tea leaves. Walt Lees displayed ‘expert card technique’ using a borrowed deck of cards. Daniel Smith produced coins of various sizes from a purse frame. Gordon Stow correctly predicted a chosen card. Brian Waltham displayed a card trick where a member of the audience stood in as the magician. Brian Wilson performed his latest version of the Blake coin slide. Peter Bennett correctly selected a chosen card.The competition resulted in a win for Walt Lees with Peter Bennett as runner up. Auction - Ron Thompson acted as auctioneer for the evening and £31.20 was raised for club funds from the auction.