See David's 2023 summary of Level 4 2023 changes, see complete revised Blue Book.
Some changes in the EBU announcing/alerting September 2022. David drew up a summary of the 2022 changes for directors.
Some events at the showground make it difficult to park just outside the club. By clicking here you will see the scheduled list of events. If you would have a problem walking, say 300 yards, beware of the popular dog shows (usually not a problem after 5 p.m.) and events that indicate "entire showground" when it might be wise to organise a chauffeur to drop you at the bridge club door! Allowing a little extra time to reach the club when an event is on will not go amiss. A very few events mean that bridge actually has to be cancelled, eg the County Show, there should be a clear notice on the home page when that happens.
Some events at the showground make it difficult to park just outside the club. By clicking here you will see the scheduled list of events. ..........
If you know of any member of the club who is unwell please let either Pat Martin or a member of the committee know so that appropriate wishes can be sent on behalf of all members. The quickest response will be to tell either Pat Martin or any member of the committee at the bridge session then a card can be signed & posted immediately. Alternatively, you can email the secretary.
Please tell the webmaster what you like and, more importantly, what you do not like about the website. After questionnaire at AGM and continued on Friday 12th May 2023 attempt made to de-clutter the home page! Is that an improvement? Click here to "have your say". Thank you
Please tell the webmaster what you like and, more importantly, what you do not like about the website. ..........
If you would like to give Bridge Club Live a try click here for the basic instructions, around 35 SBC members are active on BCL. A Stafford BCL virtual SBC club runs on Thursday evenings and a friendly BCL club runs on Tuesday mornings. The SSCBA set up a County wide Bridge Base Online virtual club that meets on Wednesday evenings, see here for advice on how to get started with BBO. A new third option is RealBridge where Newcastle Under Lyme, EBU and Midlands regional events take place. Please don't see these as either/or options but rather as different ways of enjoying online bridge which add variety to your game.
If you would like to give Bridge Club Live a try click here for the basic instructions, around 35 SBC members are active on BCL. ..........
2024 EBU Master Point Promotions
Advanced Master (7,500 MPs)
County Master (2,500 MPs)
Local Master (100 MPs)
For information source see EBU website. See also the county overall board and SSCBA members ranks and current NGS scores.
Tuesday's party went well with 37 of us enjoyed an excellent dinner and David's thanks to Pat, Pat, Pam, Adrienne & Janet for all their hard work and for John in arranging the drinks. David then ran a nine table teams event with the usual Digger and Benji being competed for.
Other parties were the Wednesday afternoon party on the 12th, Thursday morning lessons on the 13th and the Friday evening party on the 14th. The Wednesday players produced a great spread for the occasion and wished Malcolm bon voyage to his new home in Yorkshire. Robin's lesson group on the 13th were a full 5 tables, played a movement with specially selected hands to reflect the lessons covered over the term, pupils laid on some lovely "eats" and a good time was had by all. On the 14th David organised a fun teams event with 9 teams for experienced masters, regular Friday players and new players moving up from the classes to a club session for the first time.