It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Sarah Mathews on the night of the 25^th February.

She was awarded the Dimmie Fleming Award by the EBU for services to bridge in Herefordshire and there will be few Ross members that have neither been taught by her or played against her at clubs and County events. Sarah started the Birches Bridge Club with the express objective of introducing new players to the game and with the aim of moving them on to other clubs.

There is to be a private funeral with a celebration of her life at a later date.

The Club meets in the Larruperz Centre in Ross-on-Wye.

Monday evenings Bridge starts promptly at 7.00 pm.

We ask players to arrive by 6.45 pm  to allow the directors to organise the various forms of duplicate bridge that we play and set up the  Scoring system and Bridgemates accordingly.

We also have a Friday afternoon session which meets at 1.15pm for a 1.30pm start for a more relaxed Bridge session.

Both sessions are open to all members, and visitors are welcome.  As we do not run a hosting system, please contact us beforehand if you are planning to come by yourself.

 There is a table fee of £5 for Members and £6 for Visitors.

Visitors are welcome to most sessions (up to three times per year), but should contact one of the committee to check that they may attend, this is particularly relevant to Simultaneous Competitions which have specific restrictions. 

The HBA are holding a number of competitions over the winter - dates are below.  The rules for each competition can be found on the HBA website so please check that you qualify before entering.  Entry forms are also on the HBA website.

     Saturday 17^th February – Championship Pairs hosted by Wellington Heath BC

     Saturday 23^rd March 2024 – No Fear Pairs hosted by Wellington Heath BC

     Saturday 13^th April 2024– Avocet Cup hosted by Marcle BC

There is a library of bridge books which are available for members to borrow and is held by Anne Summers.  The list can be found under the Bridge Library menu item.  Contact Anne via email on  annemesummers@gmail.com with your requests.

RBC Committee