Whether you are celebrating Easter or Passover or just a long weekend....enjoy the time with family and friends!
Recruiting!
Table Helpers: We will soon have almost 30 graduates as well as those players who are enjoying Gentle Bridge. If you are an experienced player, or just love helping, drop by the Newmarket Lawn Bowling Club on Tuesday afternoons at 1:00 pm to lend a hand. The players love the interaction and encouragement of more seasoned players. Just ask those club members who have been helping out this year: Anna Kennedy, Denise Harcourt, Colin McCreesh, Anton Coetzee, Diane Thomson, Anne Amodeo, Sheila Skubiski, John Morrison, Dave Conte, Lynn Marie Janssen.
Kitchen Helpers: It seems that many of our players enjoy the coffee and cookies provided, as they all disappear quickly. And, sadly, so have our helpers. Please speak to Lynn Gowan to offer your help in the kitchen. Every little bit of help makes life at the club easier for us all.
Did we just see you raise your hand?
Mirror Mirror on the Wall
You are bound to encounter hands where the dummy “mirrors” your hand with identical suit length. This proves awkward as you are unable to ruff losers in either hand or establish a longer suit. In this hand, it appears you have a certain heart and club loser. On a singleton diamond lead by west, you win, draw trumps. Plan your play.
You look in the mirror and think about a layout of your opponent hands where you might bring the slam in with their help. You start by cashing two hearts and then proceed to eliminate diamonds ending in hand. When you lead a club to the queen, east wins and returns a club (creating a ruff sluff) allowing you to play your losing heart from hand and ruff it in dummy. Six spades making. Mirror mirror on the wall, who is the luckiest declarer of all?
John Jarman
Spring Bridge Lessons:
Bridge Basics 1 with Lynn Janssen at 1:00 pm
Bridge Basics 1 with Denise Donovan at 6:45 pm
- May 5th: Popular Conventions at 9:30 am
- May 6th: Two-over-One at 9:30
Special discounted rate for Aurora Bridge Club '26/'27 members.
For complete lesson information, go to the Learning and Mentoring Tab on this page.
We all need help sometime.  Take advantage of our willing mentors.
Experienced players are here to help you!
C ontact Ken Collins: ken.collins@solution-integrity.com
Games at the Club
♣ Tuesday OPEN at 6:45 pm
Gentle Bridge at 1:00 pm (Location: Newmarket Lawn Bowling Club, 4 D'Arcy St., Newmarket, ON)
♦ Wednesday Open at 12:30
♥ Thursday 0 - 300 at 12:30 pm (Partner guaranteed.)
♠ Friday OPEN at 12:30
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Helpful Weblinks
How To Upload a Convention Card
Changes to Alerting
Tutorial on How to Play on BBO
How to Bid and Play on BBO
Canadian Bridge Federation
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Contact the Club Manager
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