| 'Brentham Bridge Members' strike gold! |
At the Ealing Golf Club Quiz Night recently, a team of Brentham members thrashed all the opponents into submission (after two tie-breaker questions).
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| Last updated : 11th May 2008 16:27 |
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| Simultaneous Pairs, 9th April |
| Congratulations are due to Vernon and Mike, who won our heat. As a result, they were 17th out of over 2700 pairs in the national competition. Well done! |
| Last updated : 11th May 2008 16:27 |
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| Members News |
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Brentham Renovations
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The Brentham Club has had a long-overdue facelift. The function hall is now completely refitted with air conditioning, new flooring and ceiling, and a refurbished bar. There are new toilets, a smart new entrance lobby, and a cafe/coffee lounge. There is a major fund-raising effort going on with a ‘Buy A Brick’ campaign - over 5000 are needed for the extension. You can find more details at www.brenthamclub.co.uk/www.brenthamclub.co.uk/
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| Last updated : 11th May 2008 16:28 |
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| EBU News |
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The EBU requirements relating to Strong bids (e.g. Benji 2 Clubs) changed on 1st August 2007. In summary, a hand can be described as "strong" if it contains either
a) 16 HCP, or
b) meets the "extended rule of 25" (i.e. add the hcp points to the length of the two longest suits), or
c) has 8 clear playing tricks.
So a hand containing as little as 10 points and a solid 8-card suit (e.g. AKQJxxxx, xx, xx, x) can once more be described with a strong 2 bid.
More EBU news can be found by clicking ‘Bridgewebs’ (on the left of this page), and then ‘EBU News’ on that page.
EGM Results
At the EGM of the English Bridge Union on Wednesday June 4th the Members voted on the Board's pay to play proposals, which were passed and will be implemented from April 1st, 2010; during the intervening period there will be no changes to existing methods of subscription .
The Board is meeting on June 11th to activate its plans for implementing its proposals and for making more announcements about its plans for streamlining the workings of the Union.
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| Last updated : 6th June 2008 10:10 |
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