Folkestone Duplicate Bridge Club
 
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Host System

New host list from 20th June now on website

The host system has changed. From now on anyone looking for a partner should contact Tony Bennett tel 01304 827956, mobile 07918 193985, Email: bnnttanthn@yahoo.co.uk by 15.00 on the day. Players will be paired up where necessary and anyone without a partner will play with the host. The host should contact Tony at 17.30 to find out whether they are needed.

It is important that members check the host list to find out when they are on duty and let Tony know well in advance if they need to change their date. There is a copy of the list on this website under "Information" and another on the noticeboard.

 

 
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We play duplicate bridge every Monday, 7.00 pm for 7.10 pm start, at

Folkestone Baptist Church
Hill Road
Folkestone
CT19 6LY

At the end of 2015 we moved to our new venue at the junction of Hill Road, Dover Road and Wear Bay Road where there is an on-site tarmacked car park with spaces marked out for 24 cars and also plenty of adjacent on-street parking if required. We play on the ground floor, where there are good disabled facilities and a kitchen where free tea, coffee and biscuits are available.

We use computer pre-dealt boards and Bridgemate scoring at the table.  The results are normally displayed at the club at the end of play. Details of the hands are presented with the results on this website, usually later the same evening.

Our club is affiliated to the EBU and Kent CBA, we follow the EBU's "Best Behaviour at Bridge" policy and aim to ensure that all players experience a friendly and enjoyable game.

Visitors of all standards are warmly welcomed, either individually or with a partner.  We run a Host System except for club competitions and special-event evenings, most of which are on the first Monday in each month, as detailed on the 'Calendar' page.  If in doubt or if you wish to find a partner before attending, please call Tony Bennett, 01304 827956, who will be pleased to help.  We aim to ensure that single players and visitors will all be assured of a game.

While our club-member competitions are run on the majority of the first Mondays in each month (when you need to bring your own partner), we also run a number of Simultaneous Pairs events to which pairs of visitors are warmly invited.  (For details of events see the 'Calendar' page).

Bridge Classes and Gentle Duplicate

Our professional EBU teacher, Chris Lohan, runs the following classes:

IMPROVERS - Tuesdays       10 am until noon

BEGINNERS - Wednesday    10 am until noon

Tel: 01303 891162,  Email:  oakrise@uwclub.net
 

NEW CLASSES FOR BEGINNERS

By Gilll Cordell, our EBU Associate teacher:

Tuesday evenings     - 7 pm until 9 pm, commencing 10th January 2017

Thursday afternoons - 2 pm until 4 pm, commencing 12th January 2017

New students welcome

Tel: 01303 230876.
 

Gentle Duplicate for less experienced players runs alongside the main movement on Monday evenings.  Anyone wishing to join in should contact Chris in advance.

Click for the latest results
Click for the Members Only section
Club Competitions

Congratulations to Gill & Christine on winning the Women's Pairs Championship for the Patricia Crack Cup and to Steve A & Mark B on winning the Men's Pairs Championship.

There will be no competition on the first Monday in October. The next competition is the Championship Pairs for the Jubilee Cup. The qualifying round will be on 7 November and the final on 5 December. There is no need to enter for the qualifying round as all those playing on the night will be eligible to qualify but only members will be able to play. There will be a second section on 5 December for those who did not qualify or were unable to play on 7 November. Non-members may play in that section.

The competitions programme for 2016 can be seen under "Calendar". A copy is also on the noticeboard.

Rules for all competitions can be found under "Competitions".

Members' successes

Shirley & Brian, playing with Diana Avis & Colin Wilson from Tunbridge Wells, won the Seniors Teams at the EBU Summer meeting.

Master Point Promotions

The following members received masterpoint promotion in July and August

2* Regional Master: Anne Balderson

Advanced Master: Georgette Rapley

Master: Paule Dickinson

District Master:  Kathy Marriot, Michael Marriot

Area Master: Pauline Curran, Charlie Wilkins

Club Master: Rosemary Ewart-James, Judith Marks

Local Master: David Colyer

 

 

Results
24th Oct 2016
Club Pairs
Director: Shirley Goldwin
Scorer: Geoff Burrell
17th Oct 2016
Club Pairs
Director: John Ramshoj-Bolton
Scorer: Geoff Burrell
17th Oct 2016
Student Pairs
Director: John Ramshoj-Bolton
Scorer: Brian Crack
Calendar
31st Oct 2016
Club Pairs
Director: Anne Balderson
31st Oct 2016
Gentle Duplicate
Director: Anne Balderson
7th Nov 2016
Pairs Championship qualifying
Director: Brian Crack
7th Nov 2016
Gentle Duplicate
Director: Brian Crack
Click for the latest results
Click for the Members Only section
Club Competitions

Congratulations to Gill & Christine on winning the Women's Pairs Championship for the Patricia Crack Cup and to Steve A & Mark B on winning the Men's Pairs Championship.

There will be no competition on the first Monday in October. The next competition is the Championship Pairs for the Jubilee Cup. The qualifying round will be on 7 November and the final on 5 December. There is no need to enter for the qualifying round as all those playing on the night will be eligible to qualify but only members will be able to play. There will be a second section on 5 December for those who did not qualify or were unable to play on 7 November. Non-members may play in that section.

The competitions programme for 2016 can be seen under "Calendar". A copy is also on the noticeboard.

Rules for all competitions can be found under "Competitions".

Members' successes

Shirley & Brian, playing with Diana Avis & Colin Wilson from Tunbridge Wells, won the Seniors Teams at the EBU Summer meeting.

Master Point Promotions

The following members received masterpoint promotion in July and August

2* Regional Master: Anne Balderson

Advanced Master: Georgette Rapley

Master: Paule Dickinson

District Master:  Kathy Marriot, Michael Marriot

Area Master: Pauline Curran, Charlie Wilkins

Club Master: Rosemary Ewart-James, Judith Marks

Local Master: David Colyer

 

 

Results
24th Oct 2016
Club Pairs
Director: Shirley Goldwin
Scorer: Geoff Burrell
17th Oct 2016
Club Pairs
Director: John Ramshoj-Bolton
Scorer: Geoff Burrell
17th Oct 2016
Student Pairs
Director: John Ramshoj-Bolton
Scorer: Brian Crack
Calendar
31st Oct 2016
Club Pairs
Director: Anne Balderson
31st Oct 2016
Gentle Duplicate
Director: Anne Balderson
7th Nov 2016
Pairs Championship qualifying
Director: Brian Crack
7th Nov 2016
Gentle Duplicate
Director: Brian Crack