| Introduction To The Club |
Ashby Bridge Club is an EBU-affiliated club. We welcome players of all standards and run four sessions a week. New members will be made very welcome. Non-members may play up to three times before joining the club.
PLAYING TIME
Monday: 6:45pm to10:15 pm - duplicate bridge, host available
Wednesday: 12.45pm to 4.00pm - duplicate bridge, partner required
Thursday: 6:45pm to 10:15pm - duplicate bridge, partner required.
Fridays: 9.30am to 12.30 pm - informal bridge, no partner required
If you wish to apply for membership please see Information>New Member Application Form or Information>New Member Application Form Online from the drop down menu on the left hand side of this web page
For full details of where to play, whom to contact and our find-a-partner systems please see our information page. Here
The club has three teams in the Leicestershire Leagues. The A,B and C teams play in Divisions 2 ,4 and 4 respectively.
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| Criddle Cup |
Congratulations to Pat and Marcin on winning the Criddle Cup. Belinda and Neil were in second place followed by Robert M and Ian W
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| Clean Sweep For All Ashby Teams |
In the third round of matches in the Leicestershire League all three of our teams finished victorious. The 1st team thrashed Blaby A 11-1. The 2nd team who were trailing badly at half team clutched victory from the jaws of defeat to emerge with a 7-5 win against Glenfield B. The 3rd team had a great win against Bradgate C Red team with a score of 8-4. Well done to all the teams and keep it up!
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| Competitions |
As many of you will have noticed we are well underway with the Stanley Trophy competition (July 2016 to June 2017) and your position can be found and monitored from our web site - click on 'Competitions>Stanley Trophy' tab on the home page
There are 3 club competitions of which you need to be aware. The 2nd competition listed below requires you to organise your pairing and write your pair names on the enrolment sheet on the notice board - this has deadlines to allow it's organisation
1 Knockout Plate - November to April - Round 1 to be completed before November 26th
2 Social Teams of Four - Tuesday Evening November 8th - No trophy for this event. Pairs names required by October31st
3 The Children in Need SIM's national competition for pairs - Monday Evening 14th November. All are eligible to play (for the honour only) The competition is a normal Bridge Club evening so the usual Monday evening arrangements apply
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| Fantastic Result in 1st Round of LCBA Stanley Trophy |
On September 28th two Ashby Bridge Club pairs took part in the 1st round of the LCBA Stanley Trophy, which is the premier pairs competition in Leicestershire. Against some strong opposition both pairs acquitted themselves superbly. Robert Missenden and Ian Woodward were pipped into second place by the winners, Robert Kilip and Steve Fieldhouse who came in with a fantastic score of +66imps. Well done to both pairs
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| Recent Master Point Promotions |
September 2016
County Master Barry Davies
Area Master Julie Trott
Full list of promotions can be found Here
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| Committee Meeting |
Next meeting Tuesday 1st November 2016
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