Our multiple teams competition for 2016/17 is under way. You might like to know there is a way to check your pair's perfomance against other pairs playing the same way. like a standard duplicate but scored on imps rather than match points. You need to go to the EBU site and there select the MY EBU (Beta) tab. Then you want the sessions tab [usually comes up first by default] Click on the club name for the appropriate session. the session details now shows the team results but if you now click on the 'show cross imps box' the results are broken down into pairs.

In the knock out teams winners are Gwyneth's team thats Gwyneth Jim Malcolm & Pam so congratulations to them.

We have entered two teams in the  Merseyside Cup David & Mavis with Allan & Mike  ans Stuart & Barry with Geoff & John. So good luck to them :)

In the S W Lancs league we have six players spread over three teams David's team includes Mavis & Allan;  Stuart has a team while Angie & Ray play in the Frodsham team. 

In the Deva teams league Keith plays with Mixed Pairs in Div1 and Angie & Ray play in Always Hopeful Div 2; .

David plays for High Hopers still in Div 2 of the Merseyside League

Peter & Rita are joined by Stuart playing for Rejuvenated in the Manchester league now promoted to Div2.

The Northern league has conclded the three county teams were all 4th or 5th in their respective sections.

The October edition has the usual raft of holiday advertisments. If you do go on a bridge holiday you might let me know so I can add a reccomendation on these pages (or otherwise) I've just got back from Helen's Bridge Holiday in Shap. Helen's holidays are always very professionally organised with a good choice of venues in the North of England and the Scottish borders. A fair contingent there from our friends (rivals?) of Culcheth.

Neil Rosen's article on Negative doubles describes the way I play them so if you have a read you will get some insight as to what I'm up to even if you don't want to adopt these with partner..

Bridge With a Twist this month is good not only for the TIC advice about treating partners but also the attempt at explaing the rules when declarer leads out of turn. There is another attempt on this website under the Director! tab. You judge who has the best shot at explaining this not well understood law.

 You can now check everyone's position in the members area currently we have one Ace and three Queens.

Only Keith played at the Deva this year his team securing two wins in the Swiss Teams.

To celebrate the achievement of club members who gain promotions in the master point ladder:

A full list of current title holders is available in the member's area.

I am going to try to make our web site a useful and friendly place.
Any ideas about what should be on it are welcome at any time.

David