Hitchin BC visit from Students

Members of the Hitchin club go every Thursday lunchtime to teach Year 5 and 6 children at Samuel Lucas JMI School how to play Bridge. Recently the club ran a session where the students came along to observe and play some games with the members. See the Hitchin website for more details.

Marjorie Lukyn Charity for 2023-24 Season
Marjorie Lukyn Charity for 2023-24 Season

The HBA charity for the 2023-24 season is Open Door St Albans. Their aim is to support people who have experienced homelessness or are at risk of sleeping rough.  The Charity funds improvements to the Open Door shelter, as well as covering the costs of outreach services and the volunteer coordinator.

Master Point Promotions

Congratulations to all those recently achieving new master point promotions.   
Click here.. to see the full March list.

HBA Committee Meeting

Key points from the Committee Meeting of April 5th are available here..

Latest from the EBU

For all the latest news articles from the English Bridge Union, click here.. 

Release 2.19r
Seven-High Pairs

November 2023 Winners: Liz Perrottet & Tony Wild

The 7 High Pairs competition is specifically aimed at our less experienced members.

When: 3:00pm on Sunday 19th May 2024
Where: RealBridge
RealBridge
Sign-in details:
The session key is:

Not Yet Available

You will not be able to sign in until the director has opened the session approximately 45 minutes before the start time. 

Please enter your name exactly as per your entry e.g. John Doe and then put your EBU Number in the ID field. 
The password field will be pre-set and should not be changed. 

When you log in, please sit with your partner at any table.

Eligibility:

Players with an NGS grading of 7 or less.

If you are unsure of your NGS rating, you can check it by logging into the "My EBU" section on the EBU website or your club will able to tell you or you can email Alan Woof, HBA Membership Secretary: ajwo56@hotmail.com.

Cost: FREE for all players whose primary county affiliation is to Hertfordshire, otherwise £2 per person.
Format: Duplicate Pairs, 18 boards.
Conventions: Players are only allowed to use conventions that are permitted under  'Level 2' systems.  These include the common English systems but not artificial bids which may be weak e.g. multi two diamonds.  See the EBU site for more details.
Entries: Pre-entry is required. You may enter at any time prior to the day of the session. No entries on the day.

Click here to enter

 

For more information contact the Tournament Secretary at hbatournamentsec@gmail.com