From Thursday 20 October onwards we will start half an hour early, at 1.00.  This is to make sure we exit by 5.00, leaving time for other users of the Hall, This change is permanent.

You are very   W E L C O M E   at our club!

The new CHURCH STRETTON BRIDGE CLUB meets every Thursday at 1.00 (this is a permanent change from the previous start time of 1.30) in All Stretton Village Hall for a relaxed, enjoyable and informal session of duplicate bridge.  We welcome players of all levels, including beginners, so long as you know the basics (and if you don't but would like to, see tuition below).  So feel free to bring crib notes or ask Dom's advice at any stage during the bidding or play.

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On 8/9/16 we celebrated our 3rd anniversary with another of Sally's toothsome cakes (recipe available).  Over the last three years a total of 61 players have come to appreciate the uniquely welcoming atmosphere of our club.  The word is spreading throughout South Shropshire and we continue to grow.  Which means, of course, that the next cake will just have to be even bigger!  This is a great collective achievement - and we gave ourselves a round of applause (as well as cake).  In the Bridge, we saw 9 slams made (3 bid) and 5 doubled contracts (1 making) - lots of judgement calls!

The next courses of lessons for Improvers and for Beginners are scheduled for later this year, subject to numbers.  

Each course comprises 10 fortnightly sessions, interspersed with the 10 fortnightly Bridge Practice sessions with pre-dealt hands focussing on the material covered in the previous lesson.  Please get in touch with Dom Wilson to explore what is involved or to reserve places on future courses.  

Dom Wilson contact details: 'phone 01694 723 128;  

address  Woodcote, Cunnery Road, Church Stretton, SY6 6QX;  

e-mail dwbridge@hotmail.co.uk or dfw2010@hotmail.co.uk

Our last session of 2015 was our Christmas special.  There was a traditional Christmas cake from Sally (see above) and Roger brought a bottle of excellent port while Bernard produced an enormous box of chocolates!  The hands were challenging (perhaps more challenging after the refreshment interval than before?) and none more so than Board 2 (illustrated above, around the cake) which offered N/S a grand slam in diamonds (scoring 1440) ~ or a brave sacrifice to E/W if they bid 7 hearts (7 off, doubled, for 1400).  Who knows what 2016 will bring!  Merry Christmas from all of us at CSBC!

Our 100th meeting was on 24 September - so there was cake, naturally!  This time Sally made us a chocolate and blackcurrant tray bake with chocolate cream cheese icing (and the blackcurrants were home grown).  What can I say - it's clearly a "one off"!