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Farnham Bridge Club is regarded as one of the premier clubs in the area with members from other towns in the Waverley Borough, West Surrey and North East Hampshire. It is affiliated to the Surrey County Bridge Association (SCBA) and the English Bridge Union (EBU). We currently have about 150 members. Visitors and potential new members are always welcome. Email our secretary Joyce Baldock (joycebaldock@btinternet.com) in advance for details.
Members can enjoy playing duplicate Contract Bridge in accordance with the EBU rules and EBU membership is now included.
Bridge every Wednesday & Friday, seated by 7.25 pm SHARP for 7:30 START at:
Farnham Maltings, Bridge Square, Farnham, Surrey GU9 7QR
We play in the Barley Room on both Wednesdays and Fridays. There is NO BRIDGE on Friday Sept 14th.
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| SYLVIA ROSE COMPETITION 2018 |
The Farnham bridge Sylvia Rose Competition begins on Wednesday September 26th. The very good news is that we have a full 16 teams, the maximum that we can accommodate, and that we also have a good list of reserves. Welcome back to Peter Langford and team, and welcome for the first time to John Fairhurst and team. It is going to be a competitive competition! Click here for up to date Sylvia Rose 2018 TEAMS and SCHEDULE.pdf including list of teams, dates, list of reserves and the competition rules.
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| FIRST EVER FARNHAM FESTIVAL OF BRIDGE A SELL-OUT SUCCESS |
The various bridge groups in the Farnham area combined to run an "All Farnham" Festival of Bridge in the Maltings Great Hall on the afternoon of Friday 24th August. There were over 160 participants,making this the biggest bridge event to be held in Farnham for decades. Particants ages ranged from 8 years old to 99 and there were different sections of bridge to suit all abilities, from beginner to grand master with Weydon School well represented . All feedback to date has been that it was a uniquely enjoyable and friendly event, really demonstrating that the great game of bridge is alive and well in Farnham and has appeal for all ages and abilities.
Farnham Bridge Club would like to extend a special THANK YOU to our members Tony Philpott and Mike O'Donnell, who were the Co-organisers of the All Farnham Festival of Bridge.
Hopefully, the Festival will become part of the Farnham bridge calendar. There are also plans to hold a "Farnham Cafe Bridge" event on Monday May 13th next year.
Full results of the "Open" and "No Fear" sections are available on the Farnham and Bourne club websites (http://www.bridgewebs.com/farnham/ and http://www.bridgewebs.com/bournefarnham/). For more details and photos click on Farnham Bridge News.
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| Richard Currie Swiss Pairs - Sunday July 29th |
The blue-pointed Richard Currie Swiss Pairs was held on Sunday, 29 July 2018 at the Maltings in Farnham. This Charity event was well attended and 36 pairs competed fiercely. Frances Treble managed the entries superbly, and, alas, our traditional standing -by pair were not needed, as one entry arrived on the Sunday morning itself. Half the number of players were guests, some of them regulars, a fact that is highly appreciated.
The usual suspects , David Owen and Charles Chisnall did win again, for the third time ! The photograph of the handing -over of the Trophy looks the same as last year but is brand new. Erica and Douglas, Richard’s parents joined us at the end of play.
The Director, Mick Green, well briefed by our new Secretary Joyce Baldock during the preceding weeks, was very professional, pleasant and patient. Many mistakes were made using the Bridgemates but Mick just corrected these with a big smile. Jenny and Mary had to work hard to coax our tempremental dealing machine to produce over 200 hands.
The atmosphere in the air-condioned Tindle Studio was very positive and the refreshments, ably supervised by Brigitte Ebert excellent. Our President, Graham Davison, sold 325 raffle tickets and 12 prizes were won by the generous participants.
One serious note, directed at the members of Farnham Bridge Club: an event like the RCSP leaves a lot to be cleared away at the end of a long day. Brigitte was busy till well after 21.00 h., as hardly anyone lent a helping hand. This should not be the case!
Mac Derwig
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| EBU National Inter-clubs knock-out Competition |
The NICKO is the EBU National Inter-clubs knock-out competition and is a highly popular and prestigious event. More details are available on the EBU website. Should you wish to enter a team whose players are all members of Farnham bridge club, our club will pay 50% of your £79 entry fees. Just contact Mike O'Donnell mike@lizandmike.co.uk to process your entry.
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| Surrey & EBU National Competitions |
Well done and thank you to Graham Davison, Gabriel Hearst, Jane and Tim Green , for representing our club with credit in the Surrey Affiliated Clubs teams of four Wanborough cup. Our team finished in the top half. The event was won by a Wimbledon team that included top internationals Frances Hinden and Geoffrey Allerton.
The EBU National Garden Cities Cup also took place this week-end. This competition is for affiliated clubs teams of 8 winners from across England counties. It is quite an achievement for any club team to simply make this national final. Tunbridge Wells won the overall event. The Reading team which included Tim Rees finished 3rd, and the Petersfield team which included Gabriel Hearst , Mike Kinsey and Mike Fithyan finished creditably too.
It is great to see so many of our members competing in top Surrey and EBU national competitions.
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