On Thursday 7th July we are taking part in a Charity SIM's event on BBO where we play against other UK clubs members with predealt hands. This event raises money for Kidney Research and Cancer Research. The participating clubs pay a fee to enter the SIMs event and members pay their normal BBO entry fee unless of course you wish to contribute any extra money for these charities. Please log on to BBO in the normal way and have fun

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Annual General Meeting will take place at the Ashby Leisure Centre and Lido on 11th July commencing at 6.30pm followed by a Bridge session. At this meeting all members of the committee are elected for the next 12 months and any any resolutions submitted by members are debated and voted upon. Appropriate committee nomination forms and resolution  forms can be found by clicking on '56th AGM 11th July 2022' on the left hand side of this page. The completed forms must be returned to the secretary, Alison Thompson, at least 14 days prior to the meeting

For a limited time your individual and pairs averages for the season commencing 1st July 2021 and finishing on 30th June 2022 can now be seen on the web site. Click on 'Results' on the left hand side of this page and select which set of results you require. These results always make interesting reading!

We are now playing face to face Duplicate Bridge again together with one session online on BBO every week.

 We will be at the Ashby Leisure Centre on Mondays with an arrival time of 6.45pm for a 7pm start, Wednesdays with an arrival time of 12:45 for a 13:00 start and Fridays for Social Bridge with a 9.30 am start. Thursday evening Duplicate sessions will remain online on BBO for the time being, with a review of the situation at the AGM on 11th July, at which point the committee will decide whether to keep Thursdays online or also bring those sessions back to the Leisure Centre.

Virtual Duplicate Bridge on Thursday Evenings commence at 6.45 pm and to play you need to be a Bridge Base Online member and have informed the club of your username. If you have not signed up already see the details by clicking on the tab 'Bridge Base Online' on the left hand side of this page.  This will tell you how to register and other useful and important information. BBO is the only way you can play online against other Club Members in an Ashby Bridge Club Duplicate session. You will require a partner and if you find this difficult please contact Robert Killip on 07865 398468 who will endeavour to pair you with another member in a similar situation or use the Find a Partner system in Members Only

Once registered on Bridge Base Online email - robert.stokes1@ntlworld.com with your username

Calling all beginners to the world of Bridge. A new course specifically designed for those who have never played Bridge before or have only had a brief introduction to our wonderful game will be starting in September 2022 on Wednesday mornings. For more details either email Robert Killip using the link below or phone him on 07865398468. You will not regret it!

In addition Supervised Play continues on Wednesday mornings. All these sessions start at 10am at the Ashby Leisure Centre & Lido

robkil@sky.com

To see last seasons winners Click on Competitions>Last Seasons Competition Winners and Runners Up

Now that the new bridge year is well underway currently with both Face to Face and online Duplicate Bridge, your attention should be drawn to this year's competition dates.

These can be found in the drop down menu under 'Competitions>This Seasons Trophy Winners and Competition Dates' on the LHS of this page and are also shown in the calendar.

The first competition to be played this season was the Criddle Cup which was played on Monday 11th October and was a normal Duplicate event held online using BBO. The winners were Stephanie Woodward partnered by Stuart Rees. With the Christmas competitions being cancelled the next competition was the RBL Cup for individuals  played on 20th January on BBO and won by Brian Woodall. The Jubilee Bowl for pairs played on 24th February was won by Steve Fieldhouse and Robert Killip. The Captains Cup, which was a handicapped event, was won by Steph Woodward and Philip Price. Congratulations to all winners

The competition for the Charlie Hall trophy for Individuals should have been played on the 11th April but due to insurmountable technical issues this was abandoned and replaced with a Duplicate Bridge Session. It was rerun on 6th June and was won by Robert Stokes with  Philip Price as runner up - See article above

The Knockout Plate Competition 

This was won by Robert Killip and Steve Fieldhouse - see article above

Calling ALL members of Ashby Bridge Club

 We require volunteers to host on Thursdays on BBO as a pair and on Wednesdays at the Leisure Centre as a single. Please give serious thought to putting your names forward to act as hosts and remember that if you do get to play on Thursdays  it is FREE. Don't just expect someone else to volunteer so don't delay and click on the link below and email your preferred hosting dates.

robert.stokes1@ntlworld.com

.........Alternatively fill in the form below and submit

Whilst Ashby Bridge Club runs a host of competitions throughout the Bridge season there are also many competitions, sometimes online, run by the Leicestershire County Bridge Association. These can be entered via the LCBA web site by clicking on the link below. Simply fill in the appropriate form and submit. 

LCBA Competitions and Entry Forms

Most of us will have heard of the 'Rule of 20'. When deciding to open you may do so if the sum of your high card points plus the number of cards in your two longest suits is at least 20.

There is another little known rule of 160! If the ages of your opponents adds up to 160 don't underestimate their ability. 

You must have heard of the 'Rule of Eleven' ...... The inevitable trick total when you bid a slam!

Then there is the bumbling Bridge player who explained to his partner how he was improving his game... " Every night when I go to bed I think about the mistakes I made at the bridge table". "Crikey" said his partner "How do you get any sleep!?"

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                      May 2022 Promotions

                     There are 2 promotions this month

              Alan Nevill                             Master

              Mary Grimley                         Local Master

                      Full list of promotions can be found Click Here

Next meeting  - TBA

Minutes of all committee meetings can be found by going to Members Only and clicking on Member Notices. Scroll down to the Minutes you require

In addition the Minutes of the 55th AGM held on Monday 12th July, together with the Chair's Report and Treasurers Report can also be found under Member Notices