Abbeygate Bridge Club

Nowton Court Village, Nowton Road, Bury St Edmunds IP29 5LU

Future Events

AGM Pairs

at Elmswell, Blackbourne Centre

on May 17th

Andrew Robson

Is coming to Abbeygate Bridge Club

Tuesday 10th November

Blackbourne Community Centre, Elmswell.

Details to follow...

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Clare Swiss Pairs Tournament

Congratulations!

To Nancy and Dave, winners of the Suffolk Championship Pairs Final

Held at the Blackbourne Centre, Elmswell on Sunday 19th April

Details on the Suffolk Bridge Website HERE

Josh's 'All Things No-Trump' Mini Course

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Hi there, Josh here and I'm very excited to announce my upcoming short (but sweet!) course 'All Things No-Trump!'

During the course we'll be looking at bidding no-trump contracts with more accuracy, dealing with interference, techniques when declaring no-trumps, dealing with pitfalls, and successfully defending no-trump contracts as well. All wrapped up in a mini 5-week package!

The course will run on Fridays between the 22nd May and the 19th June, starting at 1:45pm and finishing at 4pm each session at Nowton Court.

Details & Sign Up

We start with topic of the week, I will give examples, and then go through 8 boards with analysis of the bidding and play of each. ..........

Bridge For Fun

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Local Masters

Congratulations!

to Neville Hounsome and Alun Booth

who have both recently become Local Masters, reaching 100 Master points!

Play Bridge at Abbeygate Bridge Club

Learn and Play session at Nowton Court, Bury St Edmunds

Learning Bridge at Abbeygate

Interested in learning bridge? Or perhaps you're new to the area or want to play more? We welcome established players or newcomers at Abbeygate, playing duplicate bridge at Nowton Court every Tuesday and Wednesday evening.

Tuesday is our regular club night, and Wednesday is a more relaxed session for beginners and improvers. We'd very much like to hear from potential beginners - we are thinking of offering a beginners' course if there is enough interest. If you'd like to find out more message Nancy at nancylouisewilliams@icloud.com.

No partner? None needed on a Learn and Play Wednesday, just turn up, and you will get a game. If you'd like to play on a Tuesday evening, we'll find a partner for you. Click Find A Partner on the main menu. For directions and times, please click Club Information on the menu.

Wednesday Relaxed Duplicate

Relaxed Club Duplicate

Every Wednesday evening, Nowton Court

Please note the time of 6:30 pm arrival for 6:45 pm start.

30 minute lessons every fortnight start time 6.15 pm. Please check the WhatsApp Group for details*

Why not join us, and bring your Bridge friends!

Normal Scoring, Refreshments available all evening. No need to come with a partner - everyone who comes will be able to play

Open to all Abbeygate members and visitors, whether beginners, improvers or established players, to enjoy an evening of duplicate bridge at a relaxed pace in a sociable atmosphere.

*To be added to the WhatsApp group message George on 07788 543764

Online Bridge at Abbeygate - RealBridge

ONLINE BRIDGE

Abbeygate Bridge Club is running its online Club nights on RealBridge on Monday evenings at 7 pm.

These events are open to Abbeygate members only and table money will be £2.50, for which you will be invoiced later.

See Realbridge Link in the Menu on the left hand side of this page.

If you are unfamiliar with the RealBridge platform it does enable you to see and talk to your opponents, for more information please go to:
https://realbridge.online/player-guide.html

Please make sure you have read the guide before you log in for the first time.

You can test your microphone and camera here:
https://play.realbridge.online/camera.html

The RealBridge Room will be open from 6.30 pm on Mondays. Please log in no later than 6.50 pm.
After clicking on the link please fill in your forename and surname, e.g. Ian Jones (not I. Jones) and ID number (which is your EBU number). Once you have logged onto the site please sit at a table with your partner and chat to them and your opponents while you are waiting for the start.

If you require any further information regarding the event please contact Tim Evans: tim@suffolkclocks.co.uk

There is a dedicated tournament for Bury, Abbeygate and Stowmarket members on Realbridge on Wednesdays at 7.00 pm. Bury Bridge Club is also now back face to face at Southgate Community Centre on Thursdays, 6.45 for 7.00 pm. See the Bury St Edmunds Bridge Club website for details:

https://www.bridgewebs.com/bury/

Abbeygate Bridge Club is registered as a club on Bridge Club Live (see below). Members can play at any time of the day or night.

There are plenty more opportunities for taking part in online tournaments and the Suffolk Teams Leagues on the Suffolk Bridge website:

https://www.bridgewebs.com/suffolkbridge/