Trafford & Sale Bridge Clubs
 
MCBA
MCBA

The Ben Franks Trophy will be held at Manchester Bridge Club on 27th November

Entry fee £12 per player

Entries to Ann Thornton

68C Schools Hill Cheadle SK8 1JD

a.thornton143@live.com

Click here to link to the County website for more details
EBU membership records

Please log on to your EBU account and update your email address details if you would like to receive email communiocations from the EBU

click here for a link to their website 

EBU membership records
Host System

The club operates a "host" system on Thursday evenings so that members or visitors may come along and a partner will be available.

We are always in need of volunteers to act as 'host' on Thursday evenings and we would be grateful if club members willing to be a host would contact Sue Temperley

on 0161 972 0004.
Morning and Afternoon supervised bridge
Monday afternoons 
1pm to approximately 3.45pm
 £2.50 for members and £4 visitors
 
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings
10am to approximately 12pm
£2 members and £3 visitors
You do not need to bring a partner to the daytime sessions
Visitors welome (click here for address)

We play on all weekday nights at 7.25pm except for Wednesday and on the second Saturday of every month at 7.00pm

We are located in Sale, Cheshire, close to the M60 Junction 6 and also within 200 metres of the Sale Metro

car parking at the club
Telephone number
The Director can be contacted in the half hour before the session is due to start on
07580 543934
Click here for EBU member log in

                                                                    

Trafford BridgeClub  is affiliated to the EBU & Master Points are awarded for evening duplicate sessions on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.  The supervised Wednesday evening duplicate session for improvers attract EBU magazine points (but not master points) and do not count for the National Grading Scheme.

Daytime, Friday evening and weekend sessions are run by Sale Bridge Club, which is not affiliated to the EBU. 
Vu-Bridge Beginner's Corner

Vu-Bridge (ACOL version)
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Saturday January 30th, 2016:
Careful Play by Paul Bowyer

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V-Blue - The beginners e-newsletter: 20 hands to play every two weeks - ACOL and Standard American versions available
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Saturday, January 30th, 2016:
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Chairman's Trophy

SBC Chairman's Trophy

Tuesday 25th October at 7.30pm

All welcome to compete but only club members can win the trophy
Greek Night !
Greek Night !

Charity night in aid of Childrens Adventure Farm Trust

Greek Night

Saturday 29th October at 6.30pm

Food, Wine, Players Prizes!!!

£10.00pp

 
Wine & Cheese Evening
Wine & Cheese Evening
Wine & Cheese 
 Saturday
12th November at 7.00pm
 
Visitors welcome
 
Club Members £6 Visitors £8
Sunday afternoon bridge at Stretford Bridge Club

Stretford Bridge Club are running Sunday afternoon duplicate bridge sessions starting at 1.00 pm

please click here to look at their website
Larkhill Bridge Club

Larkhill Bridge Club offer duplicate bridge sessions on Thursday and  Friday afternoons  at 12.45pm. 

Click here to link to their website 
Tuesday mornings, Tuesday and Wednesday nights

The new teaching course started on 27th September.Wednesday evenings are now supervised Improvers Duplicate sessions with a 7.30pm start and finishing about 9.45pm.

From October, the Wednesday evening sessions will qualify for EBU magazine points (but not for either master points or the National Grading Scheme) All members are welcome to join the sessions to play and encourage the students in the development of their bridge.

As a consequence of these changes, the Monday afternoon sessions will be run by Sale Bridge Club from October and will no longer attract EBU magazine points.
Partner required ?

If you are looking for a partner, please contact Brenda Egerton or Sue Bloor 

Brenda telephone 0161 904 9945

Sue email suebloor42@hotmail.com telephone 07738 543409

Partner required ?
MSB
MSB

Michael Byrne teaches improvers groups for the MSB to help more experienced players brush up their technique. Please click here to go to the MSB website or contact Michael on either 07821272568 or abbot_hugo@hotmail.com
Mr Bridge Magazine
Mr Bridge Magazine

 

click on this link to view current and past copies of the magazine

 
Bridge Apps for your iPhone / iPad - click here to read Sunday Times article
Results
25th Oct 2016
Sale Bridge Club Chairman's Trophy
Director: paul west
24th Oct 2016
Afternoon
Director: Jean Santo
24th Oct 2016
Monday
Director: Edwina Abbott
Calendar
29th Oct 2016
Greek night !
6.30pm
3rd Nov 2016
Championship Pairs
15th Nov 2016
Children in Need simultaneous pairs
19th Nov 2016
Charity Bridge Event
2pm - 5pm
Championship Pairs Thursday 3rd November
Championship Pairs Thursday 3rd November
Children in Need Charity simultaneous pairs Tuesday 15th November
Children in Need Charity simultaneous pairs Tuesday 15th November
Club charity bridge event for Cheshire Adventure Farm Trust

The club is holding a Charity Bridge Event  for Cheshire Adventure Farm Trust

On Saturday 19th November 2016

2.00pm – 5.00pm

Coffee  Cake &  Cards  (Bridge)

£5.00 a ticket

 

Click here to link to the Childrens Adventure Farm Trust website

Club charity bridge event for Cheshire Adventure Farm Trust
Bridge lessons - click here for timetable

The new Beginner's Course started on 27th September

Tuesday mornings 10am-12pm in the club room.

please contact either Edwina (0161 905 2059) or Clive (cliveworthington@hotmail.com / telephone 07771 753515)

Bridge lessons - click here for timetable
Prize vouchers

"Half" vouchers will no longer be issued for those pairs coming second in a one winner movement (Howell or Hesitation Mitchell), instead full vouchers (£2.50) will now be issued to both the first & second placed pairs.

Full vouchers will only be issued to the first placed pairs in two winner movements (Mitchell)  
Reminder - no small change please
Reminder - no small change please
"Play it again"

There is a new feature on the website for reviewing the boards played to see how it might have been possible for either Declarer or the Defenders to have done better, in those rare case where perfection was not achieved at the time.

To access this feature:

  1. click on the event you want to look at
  2. click on your partnership in the ranking table
  3. click on the board you want to look at
  4. you will then see a "Play it again" box below the hand layout, click on this and explore the various options - the "BS Online" option is a good starting point and it is free of charge - click here for more details
Check out the percentages
Check out the percentages

Surprised when the opponents cards split 4 -1 ?  click here to read an article about the chances of that happening and other suit splits
Results
25th Oct 2016
Sale Bridge Club Chairman's Trophy
Director: paul west
24th Oct 2016
Afternoon
Director: Jean Santo
24th Oct 2016
Monday
Director: Edwina Abbott
Calendar
29th Oct 2016
Greek night !
6.30pm
3rd Nov 2016
Championship Pairs
15th Nov 2016
Children in Need simultaneous pairs
19th Nov 2016
Charity Bridge Event
2pm - 5pm
Championship Pairs Thursday 3rd November
Championship Pairs Thursday 3rd November
Children in Need Charity simultaneous pairs Tuesday 15th November
Children in Need Charity simultaneous pairs Tuesday 15th November
Club charity bridge event for Cheshire Adventure Farm Trust

The club is holding a Charity Bridge Event  for Cheshire Adventure Farm Trust

On Saturday 19th November 2016

2.00pm – 5.00pm

Coffee  Cake &  Cards  (Bridge)

£5.00 a ticket

 

Click here to link to the Childrens Adventure Farm Trust website

Club charity bridge event for Cheshire Adventure Farm Trust
Bridge lessons - click here for timetable

The new Beginner's Course started on 27th September

Tuesday mornings 10am-12pm in the club room.

please contact either Edwina (0161 905 2059) or Clive (cliveworthington@hotmail.com / telephone 07771 753515)

Bridge lessons - click here for timetable
Prize vouchers

"Half" vouchers will no longer be issued for those pairs coming second in a one winner movement (Howell or Hesitation Mitchell), instead full vouchers (£2.50) will now be issued to both the first & second placed pairs.

Full vouchers will only be issued to the first placed pairs in two winner movements (Mitchell)  
Reminder - no small change please
Reminder - no small change please
"Play it again"

There is a new feature on the website for reviewing the boards played to see how it might have been possible for either Declarer or the Defenders to have done better, in those rare case where perfection was not achieved at the time.

To access this feature:

  1. click on the event you want to look at
  2. click on your partnership in the ranking table
  3. click on the board you want to look at
  4. you will then see a "Play it again" box below the hand layout, click on this and explore the various options - the "BS Online" option is a good starting point and it is free of charge - click here for more details
Check out the percentages
Check out the percentages

Surprised when the opponents cards split 4 -1 ?  click here to read an article about the chances of that happening and other suit splits
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