| Christmas Party - 15th December |
 This year, our Christmas Party event will be held on the evening of Monday 15 th December
This will be a hosted event, so, if you turn up without a partner, one will be found for you.
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| Hand of the Week 8th December |
Show Detail |
Board 10 found every pair making 12 tricks in spades but only two bid the slam. Not easy to bid, since the stronger hand should not be using Blackwood with the void, although in this case it does no harm. I was on the point of choosing this board for HotW when my eye was caught by Board 18, where we have a solo winner. I hope all Souths opened 2C with this hand! Only 20 hcp, but the 3 extra hearts and solid suit make that the only possible choice for me. Four pairs found the nice 6H slam, which really should not be hard to bid and, with 12 tricks on top, even easier to play. But one pair bucked the trend and landed in 6NT. I am not at all sure how they chose this denomination, especially declared by South, in the face of such an imposing potential trump suit. Nor I am I fully convinced of the wisdom of that choice as I don’t see how South can be sure there aren’t multiple spade losers. But it makes, just as easily as the Heart slam – in fact somehow with an impossible overtrick - so let’s not knock results. In the time-honoured tradition of our quirky scoring system, those extra 10 points for NT earned them a nice top, so well done, Ralph and Richard
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| FREE ONLINE INFORMAL TEAMS |
 
Wednesday 17th December Please email David for seats
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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| Bridge Weekend Away |
2 nights stay, buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner, offer of 5 sessions of Bridge, prizes and full use of all the leisure facilities, with plenty of parking on site.
Single £260, Double £200 with an additional £20 Bridge fee per player
£50 deposit required by 10th July 2025. Balance for the room required by 7th November 2025 along with the £20 per player Bridge fee
Neither the deposit or the balance is refundable but the committee will do everything possible to promote your place to others
Non-playing partners, spouses and singles welcome. Host system offered
This is not an EBU event and therefore no Master Points will be awarded and no NGS ratings will be affected
| Timetable |
| Friday |
Access to the conference room from 1pm with Bridge 2pm – 4pm
Check-in to rooms after 4pm
Buffet dinner at 6pm
Bridge 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start (24 boards) and finish by 10.30pm |
| Saturday |
Buffet breakfast
Bridge 9.30am – 12.30pm
Buffet lunch
Afternoon at leisure
5.15 drinks party
Buffet dinner at 6pm
Bridge 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start (24 boards) and finish by 10.30pm |
| Sunday |
Buffet breakfast
Bridge 9.30am – 12.30pm
Prizes, awards
Buffet lunch
Depart |
If you are interested, please register using the registration form found here
Any queries please contact Lesley Wright lesleyebwright@yahoo.co.uk / 07933 608512 or Mary Baker mary.baker12@btinternet.com / 07970 320600
  
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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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