MONDAY 14th NOVEMBER

This will commence at 7.30 p.m.

Please be seated by 7.15 pm.

THESE WERE DUE ON SEPTEMBER 1st.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ONLY FULLY PAID UP MEMBERS CAN VOTE AT THE A.G.M.

FRIDAY 25th NOVEMBER

Andrew Robson has kindly agreed to give two lectures at the Club.

These will begin at 1.30 p.m. & 7.30 p.m. 

Only Poulton Bridge Club Members are invited to attend.

THESE  WILL BEGIN WEDNESDAY 19th OCTOBER 

7.30 P.M. TO 10.30 P.M. (could finish earlier)

Table money will be £1

No partner needed. Just turn up at the far end of the Main Room if you are interested.

10 Blackpool Old Road, Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 7DH        

www.bridgewebs.com/poulton

Poulton Bridge Club is situated in the centre of Poulton-le-Fylde, which is located 3 miles north of Blackpool. The Club has approximately 300 members who own the Club. There are two rooms for playing bridge. The main Bridge Room can facilitate 20 tables and there are 10 tables in a smaller room (which is the Teaching Room). We offer courses for 'Beginners' and 'Improvers'. There is parking for around 20 cars & further parking within 25 yards of the Club.  Within five minutes walk from the Club there are plenty of dining facilities including a Weatherspoon's pub called The Poulton Elk, which is at the rear of the car park.

The club benefits from air conditioning and disabled access.

Smoking is not allowed within the building. 

Duplicate Bridge sessions are as follows.

Monday        ... 1.30 p.m. and evening 7.30 p.m.

Tuesday       ... 7.30 p.m.

Wednesday    ... 1.30 p.m. and evening 7.30 p.m.  Evening session is Teams of 4.

                                 Wednesday evening session must be pre-booked, please contact Faith Mounsey

Thursday      ... 7.30 p.m.

Friday         ... 1.30 p.m. and evening 7.30 p.m.

Saturday      ... 7.30 p.m.

Cost of duplicate sessions is £2.00. per person for members and £3.20 for guests. Tea/coffee and biscuits are served at the table during play.

Visitors are more than welcome. Please be seated at least 10 minutes before session starts.

Scoring is via BRIDGEMATE and results are available within 5 minutes of the last board being played.

Club Secretary is Mrs Rossalyn Halliwell

For any information email: secretary@poultonbridgeclub.org.uk

   Poulton Club Tel: 01253 884844 (available only at times when there is a play session at the Club)

Facebook Group: Poulton Bridge Club or the Facebook group named Friends of Poulton Bridge Club 

Twenty three members gathered at Lytham Green Drive Golf Club for what proved to be a most enjoyable days golf. We played in glorious sunshine with a cooling wind and everyone completed the 18 holes in one piece, although one or two ( no names mentioned) were suffering with a few aches and pains!! After completion of the round we all enjoyed a drink or two sat outside the clubhouse with the sun beating down and the presentation of prizes took place outside. It had been a very close game and the winners won on acpo.

The triumphant pair were Jackie Clarkson and Jeff Wilkins and the unlucky runners up were Diane Turner and Judy Dorrity, third place were Carolyn Coleman and Keith Stewart. Nearest the pin prize went to Linda Haworth.
I want to thank everyone that took part, it was lovely to witness members enjoying the company of people they had not played bridge with and new friendships formed.
The feeling amongst the group was that the event should definitely be repeated and that sentiment was enough for me to count the day a success! Thanks one and all.
Jane

One of the great attractions of bridge is that players can enjoy the challenge of a game in differing surroundings and in November 2016 and January and February 2017 the Yarn Market Hotel in the medieval village of Dunster in West Somerset has a special offer for groups of four or more bridge playing guests.

Based on bookings of 4 players or more the costs per person per night are as follows:- November and February:- £63 (for a three night stay), £60 (5 nights) £58 (7 nights)  January:- £59 (three nights), £56 (5 nights) £54 (7 nights). There are no single supplements and the price includes dinner, bed and breakfast.

The Yarn Market is a 3 Star hotel with 28 en-suite rooms and is situated on the main street of the village which is overlooked by the castle, which in the current part of its 1000 year history is in the care of the National Trust. The village also has a working water mill, the old Yarn Market building itself from which the hotel takes its name, a packhorse bridge, tithe barn and a fine example of a village church. Followers of the David Suchet “Poirot” series will find themselves in surroundings that may seem a little familiar as Dunster was the setting for “The Cornish Mystery” episode. (Yes it is a fair distance from West Somerset to Cornwall but film units work to a logic of their own when selecting locations.)

The players will have a room set aside for their use when playing so that rubbers can take place at times of their choosing. However West Somerset has a notably mild climate (the first daffodils regularly appear before Christmas) and apart from exploring the village itself there are opportunities to get out and about to explore. There are local walks of varying distances for which the hotel can supply maps and advice and although the breaks are outside of the main season hotel staff can also advise what attractions are open (and in some cases what discounts are available at these for Yarn Market Hotel guests).

To learn more or to book call 01643 821425 (and a real live human being will answer. Not a robot telling you to start pressing buttons). Or e-mail hotel@yarnmarkethotel.co.uk. The website is www.yarnmarkethotel.co.uk. Please quote “Bridge Retreat) when making contact.

THERE HAVE BEEN SOME SIGNIFICANT UPDATES TO THIS WEBSITE BY THE HOST, BRIDGEWEBS.

1.  WHEN LOOKING AT THE HANDS PLAYED IN THE RESULTS SECTION, THERE IS A FACILITY TO PLAY THE HAND AGAIN.  THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THIS ARE UNDER RESULTS IN THE RIGHT HAND COLUMN.

2.  AT THE BOTTOM OF THE COLOUMN ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE IS A FACILITY TO SWITCH FROM DESKTOP TO A MOBILE DEVICE VIEWING. THIS ENHANCES THE LOOK ON THE CHOSEN DEVICE.

 3.  THERE IS A FACILITY FOR MEMBERS TO POST THEIR PHOTOS ONCE THEY HAVE LOGGED ON TO THE MEMBERSHIP AREA.   A PASSPORT SIZE PHOTO IS REQUIRED. THIS WILL ENABLE MEMBERS TO PUT A NAME TO THE FACE OF OTHER MEMBERS. THIS COULD BE ESPECIALLY USEFUL FOR NEWER MEMBERS TO SEE WHO IS WHO ON THE COMMITTEE.

THE PHOTO WILL SHOW WHEN YOU CLICK ON THE NAME IN THE RESULTS.

HOW TO DO THIS:  Go into Membership Area, click on Account Tab then your details come up with the facility to add a photo.  If you need any help please contact me, alternatively send me your photo and I will put it on for you.

Linda Bamford

THE COFFEE MORNINGS & EVENTS ARE ON A SATURDAY.  THE DATES ARE AS FOLLOWS:-

23 JANUARY

19 MARCH

23 APRIL

25 JUNE

30 JULY

17 SEPTEMBER

19 NOVEMBER