 We are sad to have to tell you that Pat Burland/Watson died on Friday 21 October. Pat has asked that mourners wear 'a bit of colour' at her funeral which will be at 11 am on Friday 18 November at The Barnstaple Crematorium. We will post further details when we have them.
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 All are welcome at the section Swiss Pairs on October 27. However booking must be made at least a week in advance at any of the affiliated North Devon clubs. There will be no host available and pairs turning up on the night cannot expect to play as the movement cannot accommodate an odd number of pairs.
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Barnstaple is the premier duplicate bridge club in North Devon. The club, which is affiliated to the EBU, meets on Thursday evenings at The Roundswell Community Centre, beside Sainsbury's store in Barnstaple. There is ample free parking and easy wheel chair access. Play starts at 7:00pm, please be seated by 6:55pm so the movement can be chosen. Table money (£3.50 for visitors) includes tea/coffee and biscuits. Bridgemate Scoring is used on most evenings. Duplimated boards, with printouts of the hands, are used for Teams and Prize Nights.
Visitors are very welcome at all pairs evenings including Competition and Prize Nights. On pairs evenings a host is usually available to play with any unpaired visitor, please check on the calendar on the left to show when teams are being played and if there is a host. Please arrive by 6:50pm if you need a partner.
For more information click here.
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 Andrew Robson will be giving two seminars in North Devon on 23 March 2017. In the afternoon he will be at Bishops Tawton Village Hall covering topics more suitable for the less experienced player. In the eveninhg he will be at The Barnstaple Club at Roundswell with topics for the more experienced club player. More details to follow. Meanwhile click here for Andrew's weekly newsletter and useful tips.
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| The North Devon Congress |
 Bookings are now being taken
for the congress at
The Barnstaple Hotel,
24th to 26 February 2017.
Click here for a report and
pictures from 2016 and
brochure with entry form
for 2017.
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| Tha Cornwall Congress |
A number of Barnstaple players took part in the Cornwall Congress at Bude over the weekend of 9-11 September. Particular congratulations go to Roger & Stephen, 2nd out of 38 pairs on Friday. Graham & David, 7th out of 48 in the Saturday Swiss Pairs and Carol, Richard C, Graham & David, 5th out of 28 in the Sunday Swiss Teams. Click for full results.
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 Hosts
We are pleased that the hosting system is continuing to work well and grateful for all volunteers. Do remember there will be a host available to play with any unpaired member or visitor on most pairs evenings including competition nights. Please just turn up after checkin the Calendar at the left to see when teams are being played and if there is a host. Please do not feel that there is any absolute restriction on the number of times members may use the hosting system and be put off coming to play on any particular evening.
Please remember the system does require volunteers. If each member is willing to host once a year, no-one should in fact need to host more than once every TWO years.
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 Are you making the right ANNOUNCEMENTS & ALERTS?
Do you know the PERCENTAGES when you play?
How can you get two different scores when you play SIMS?
Are COMPUTER DEALT hands abnormal?
Do you know why we ARROW SWITCH?
Click to find answers to these questions.
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 Prize Nights
Are regular open pairs nights when all are welcome and non-club members may win the prizes. There will be prizes for the pair with the highest aggregate score and for the pair with the highest score after a handicap has been applied based on the two players playing record. Visitors will be allocated an appropriate handicap. Click to see current handicaps.
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 The Barnstaple Club supports the EBU in its efforts to improve the behaviour of bridge players and the enjoyment of ALL at the bridge table. The EBU guide to BestBehaviour @Bridge, our proposals to encourage Friendly Bridge and Reminders So That All Will Have An Enjoyable Evening are available on our notices page. Please click to go there and please read them.
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