Ipswich & Kesgrave Bridge Club

Mondays and Thursdays at 7:00pm

Monday Relaxed Pairs: online on BBO or face-to-face at Kesgrave Community Centre, Ipswich, both sessions start at 7:00pm. The same boards are played and all participants receive follow-up notes on the deals, distributed by email, usually within two days.

Thursday Club Pairs: also on BBO or face-to-face in the Ropes Hall, Kesgrave Community Centre, Ipswich. Both sessions start at 7:00pm and although the results are separate, all participants play the same deals.

Visitors: always welcome, for any session we run. Before your first session you must register with us; see the Visitor Information Form. Online players for Monday or Thursday can use the respective links from the Online Bridge Club box, right.

At Kesgrave we run a cashless system for collecting table money and players are billed for sessions played at the end of each month.

If you need a partner, check our Partnership Desk. Non-members can be contacted by emailing Anne Edwards for their contact details – before 1:00pm on the day in question if possible.

Any questions, about any format, please let us know, we're here to help.

Christmas Opening

Kesgrave Community Centre closes early on Christmas Eve and reopens on Friday 2nd January. Consequently there will be no face-to-face games during that period.

• Monday 15th: Relaxed Pairs, online and at Kesgrave
• Thursday 18th: Club Pairs, online and at Kesgrave
• Monday 22nd: Relaxed Pairs, online and at Kesgrave
• Thursday 25th: No bridge
• Monday 29th: Relaxed Pairs online only
• Thursday 1st January: Club Pairs online only
• Monday 5th: Back to normal

More below; scroll down or click on:

• Deal of the Week
• Autumn Charity & Chris Green's Fundraising

Missed any? All past articles have their own page (also menu-item, left).

Autumn Charity Week

This year's second charity week in November will be in favour of St Elizabeth Hospice. They support people living with progressive and life-limiting illnesses in East- and Mid-Suffolk, Great Yarmouth and Waveney.

The four sessions in the week beginning Monday 17th had a total of 40 tables (21 on Monday, 19 on Thurday). It's true that there was the odd robot or two but the club has subbed them and we are pleased to announce that we will be donating £400 to St Elizabeth Hospice below.

Chris Green's 'Teaching' Fund-Raising

The club is supporting Chris Green's fundraising for St Elizabeth Hospice and all table-monies from the week's four sessions will be donated.

The cause is very personal for Chris having lost a close family member in May. To support the hospice he is producing 10 instructional videos, five on declarer play and five on defence. For a donation of £50 subscribers will receive all of the 45-60 minute recordings.

There is a dedicated Just Giving page; to receive the videos, contact Chris via email using the 'Contact' box, under the left-hand menu.