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(paul.collins0759@gmail.com

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Merger of Rutland and Oakham Bridge Clubs

At a meeting of members of both Rutland and Oakham Bridge clubs in November 2021, it was agreed to merge both clubs and name the combined club "Rutland and Oakham Bridge Club". 

The 70% Club (last 6 months)

Friday 5th January 2024: Joan Gibson & Angela Abbott 71.4%

Friday 3rd November 2023: Graham Lee & Paul Collins 71.0%

Friday 20th October 2023: Jane Reeve & Angela Abbott 70.8%

Friday 29th September 2023: Graham Froggett & Graham Tenneson 71.7%

Friday 29th September 2023: Graham Lee & Paul Collins 71.0%

Tuesday 15th August 2023: Chris & Christina Heames 72.8%

Tuesday 18th July 2023: Graham Lee & John Billingham 74.0%

 

Welcome to Rutland & Oakham Bridge Club
Welcome
Welcome

 

Chairman: Richard Merriman (richardjmerriman@yahoo.co.uk) - see above

Secretary: Paul Collins (paul.collins0759@gmail.com)

Treasurer: Graham Goode (gg.tilton@btinternet.com)

Welcome to the website of Rutland and Oakham Bridge Club. We are a friendly club playing on Tuesday evenings (24 boards: 7pm - 10pm) and Friday afternoons (18/21 boards: 1.30pm - 4.00/4.15pm: a more gentle session) in the meeting room at St Joseph's Catholic Church, Station Road, Oakham, Rutland LE15 6QU. Our usual attendance is now about 4 to 6 tables. We play duplicate pairs,  and  every so often we participate in Simultaneous Pairs competitions. We are affiliated to the English Bridge Union and the Leicestershire CBA

NEW MEMBERS ARE ALWAYS VERY WELCOME

For further details about our club, please click the Information button in the menu on the left

For brief details of other regular bridge games organised in Rutland, please see  "Bridge in Rutland" on this page

Recent EBU masterpoint promotions (last 6 months)

February 2024

Jane Harrison: promotion to District Master
Trevor Cole: promotion to District Master

December 2023

BrendaFrisby: promotion to a Club Master
Tony Lochery: promotion to an Area Master

November 2023

Graham Tenneson: promotion to a 4 Star Premier Master
Jane Harrison: promotion to an Area Master

October 2023

Richard Martin: promotion to a District Master

September 2023

Graham Froggett: promotion to a 2 Star Premier Master
Brenda Frisby: promotion to a Local Master

August 2023

Nicky Bassano: promotion to Master
Alan Craig: promotion to Club Master
Jane Harrison: promotion to Club Master


 

There is a thriving bridge community in Rutland, which meets regularly to play various forms of the game, as follows

(please click on link for the history of the bridge clubs on the News page)

Tuesday (afternoon) 2-4pm, TUESDAY CHICAGO, chicago bridge at St Joseph's Church Meeting Room Oakham: contact Dawn O'Higgins on 01664 567057  (dawnohiggins@hotmail.com). Please Note:  The membership list for this club is full at the moment.  Please contact Dawn if you would like to be put on the waiting list for membership.

Tuesday (evening) 6.45-10pm and Friday (afternoon) 1.30pm-4.15pm, RUTLAND AND OAKHAM BRIDGE CLUB, duplicate bridge (EBU-affiliated) at St Joseph's Church Meeting Room Oakham:  

contact Richard Merriman on 01572 868679

or Paul Collins on 0116 259 6278, mobile 07802 887759, email paul.collins0759@gmail.com 

Wednesday (afternoon) 2-4.30pm (mid-Sept to mid-April), OAKHAM (BOWLING) BRIDGE CLUB, Chicago bridge at The Vale Oakham: contact Secretary Jan Dowse (Tel 01572 723704 e-mail jkdowse@yahoo.co.uk) or Chairman Di Culshaw (01572 868758)  new members are very welcome, including inexperienced players. Single players are very welcome. 

Duplicate bridge is also available most days just over the county border at Stamford Bridge Club - see their website on BridgeWebs for more detail.

If you organise a regular bridge group session in Rutland which is not listed here, please let us have brief details for inclusion in this panel.  Click "Information" in the menu (above left) and then click "Contact us"

Welcome to our club
Welcome to our club

Fish and chip supper April 2022

Duplicate bridge procedure & etiquette (3)

Please note it's not unfriendly to call the Director if a mishap (like a revoke) occurs: it is the right thing to do.  Click "Laws & Ethics" in the menu (above left) for further details of how some common mishaps are sorted out.

Calendar
29th March 2024
NO BRIDGE TODAY (GOOD FRIDAY)
2nd April 2024
Duplicate Pairs
St Joseph's Church Hall, Oakham, LE15 6QU
6.45pm for 7.00pm start
Director: Graham Goode
Scorer: Graham Goode
5th April 2024
Duplicate Pairs
St Joseph's Church Hall, Oakham, LE15 6QU
1.15pm for 1.30pm start
Director: Richard Merriman
Scorer: Richard Merriman
Results
Duplicate Pairs
Director: Tony Ross
Scorer: Tony Ross
Duplicate Pairs (EASTER PARTY)
Director: Tony Ross
Scorer: Tony Ross
Duplicate Pairs
Director: Tony Ross
Scorer: Tony Ross