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 February list.

HBA Committee Meeting

Key points from the Committee Meeting of January 26th are available here..

Latest from the EBU

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

Release 2.19r
Marjorie Lukyn Charity Cup

2024 winners: Alan Woof & Oliver Tiemann

The Marjorie Lukyn Charity Cup is a pairs event for which heats are held in clubs. The proceeds from the competition (£2 per player in the heats) are donated to charity. For the 2023-2024 competition, our nominated charity is Open Door St Albans.

Club Heats

Date Club Comments
Tuesday 6th February Harpenden RealBridge
Monday 12th February Welwyn Garden City RealBridge. Visitors are welcome by prior arrangement
Tuesday 20th February Watford & Bushey F2F. Visitors are welcome by prior arrangement
Wednesday 21st February Welwyn Garden City RealBridge. Visitors are welcome by prior arrangement
Tuesday 27th February Hadley Wood RealBridge. Visitors are welcome by prior arrangement
Wednesday 28th February Welwyn Garden City RealBridge. Visitors are welcome by prior arrangement
Friday 1st March Hadley Wood RealBridge. Visitors are welcome by prior arrangement

 

Marjorie Lukyn Final 

When: 2pm on Sunday 10th March 
Where: RealBridge. 
Cost: FREE for all players whose primary county affiliation is to Hertfordshire, otherwise £8 per pair.
Format: TBA
Eligibility: The top 50% of players in each club heat qualify for the single-session final. Players may play in as many heats as they wish.
Entries: Pre-entry is required. You may enter at any time prior to the day of the session. No entries on the day.
RealBridge
Sign-in details:
The session key is:

https://play.realbridge.online/dt.html?p=240310124583&q=PlayMarjorieLukyn

or click here

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.

   

Click here to enter

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