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Wednesday Group

17th December

Tuesday Group

23rd December

Drinks will be supplied. Full details as per relevant emails. Enjoy!

Santa x

1st - Joan & Susie

2nd - Alan & Martin

3rd - Peter & David

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

Bridget and the Bury Friends would like to thank all members for your support with our Hospice Bridge Tea Fund Raiser. Many local clubs also supported the event which helped us to raise £2420 over the afternoon, an impressive result. As well as entry fees, donations were received from clubs and individual members, along with contributions towards the fabulous array of hampers
Richard Evans and Paddy Lockwood were clear winners overall playing North/South, with Susan and Crispin Dunne coming top East West
Could empty hampers please be returned to Bridget ready for the next event! Thank you

Nowton Court

We play duplicate bridge at Nowton Court every Tuesday and Wednesday evening. Tuesday is our regular club night, Wednesday is a more relaxed session for beginners and improvers. Visitors are welcome at both sessions. No partner needed on Wednesday, just turn up and you will get a game. If you would like to play on Tuesday evening we will try to find a partner for you, click partner broker here or on the menu to the left. For directions and times please click club information here or on the menu.

Are you interested in learning to play bridge? Chris and Tim will be running an improver course starting in October (see above) and we would like to hear from potential beginners - we may be able to offer a beginners course if there is sufficient interest.  If you would like to find out more click here

It is nearly 20 years since the EBU introduced its national code of conduct with the immortal words “Bridge Players are Lovely People” which we all know to be true. But in the white heat of competition, even the loveliest of people can forget themselves and inadvertently affect their opponents’ and their partner’s enjoyment of the game

We would like to revisit Best Behaviour At Bridge at Abbeygate this Autumn, starting with this reminder of our solemn duty to be nice to everyone in the bridge room, even under pressure. We will start by placing this shortened version of BB@B on the tables at the start of play

Please call the director if your enjoyment of the game has been affected by something said or done at your table, or indeed elsewhere in the room. The directors will remind us all of our duty from time to time, in the nicest possible way of course.

You can read the original article in the EBU magazine from 2006 here, and the full EBU BB@B code of conduct here, or via the link under EBU in the main menu on the left

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/