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| SAD NEWS |
JENNY BRAITHWAITE
It is with great sadness that I need to let you all know that
Jenny died on Saturday 10th January.
Jenny had been a member of our club for many years.
Our thoughts are with her family and friends at this sad time.
Rest in Peace.
JENNY'S FUNERAL
WEDNESDAY 4th FEBRUARY at 2pm
St Nicholas's Church at Great Kimble
and afterwards at Ellesborough Golf Club.
Please wear a splash of colour.
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| Hand of the Week 2nd February |
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Before I proceed to my chosen hand, I would love to know how one pair managed 6NT on Board 16, with only 9 tricks theoretically available. Perhaps they, or the guilty defenders, will let me know! But I move swiftly on to a thoroughly praiseworthy grand slam, which occurred on Board 27. We can gloss swiftly over the play – with two lovely, solid 9-card fits in the black suits and a plethora of red suit winners, 14 tricks were available. In fact, did you try claiming an overtrick for 7+1 ? Bidding the grand on 31 hcp, however, must have taken some luck and blind faith. Blockweed is never going to reveal the solid clubs which are the key to the grand slam or, of course, tell you that the missing Queen of trumps is going to drop. I think I will conclude that fortune favoured these two bold ladies so, very well done, Joyce and Christine
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| FREE ONLINE INFORMAL TEAMS |
 
Wednesday 4th February. Seating now closed.
Someone asked about Undos. These are allowed in bidding if requested quickly. In play, undos are not allowed for defenders as this would give unauthorised information. Declarer may request an undo if done quickly (there are no penalty cards for declarer/dummy in normal bridge) but opponents are under no obligation to grant undos.
Log in to BBO by 7:10pm and wait in the Lobby
Please do not wander off into other areas as you may become invisible to the organiser.
Please check and accept the invitation to play as soon as possible. Multiple invitations may be issued if someone does not accept in time.
Play will usually start around 7:15pm, but may be earlier if everyone is ready.
Explaining bids
If you do not understand an opponent's bid, or want further explanation, simply click on the bid. They will receive a pop-up box, where they can explain what their bid means. This is not visible to their partner, only to you and your partner (so no additional information is passed between them).
If you are asked to explain your bid, please do so promptly using the pop-up box, not in the table chat (as the chat can be seen by all players).
Online play with BBO uses Self-alerting
Before you bid, if your bid is not a natural bid, enter the meaning of your bid in the message box, and click the alert button.
This is not visible to your partner (who should already know what your bid means), only the opponents.
Using Undos
During bidding, if you genuinely mis-click a bid, you can immediately request an undo, which should normally be granted by your opponents.
Undos are not normally allowed during card play, so be careful when playing.
 Chris has started an automated email notification service for updates to this section - the service runs from 7am to 10:55pm - if you would like to subscribe, please email Chris
If you would like general information about our weekly online Teams events, please email David Barker
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| CHILDREN IN NEED - 10th November |
 This year, our BBC Children in Need charity event was held on the evening of Monday 10 th November.
Thank you all for the donations collected on the night. We will be sending £500 to Children in Need.
Here is a link to the commentary on last night's hands
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| Latest Newsletter |
The latest newsletter is available of the News Page here
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| ALERTING AND ANNOUNCING RULES |
EBU Announcing Rules can be found under the EBU Information menu item
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