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CHRISTMAS SPECIALS
Come and join us for two special Christmas events
Wednesday 13th December
The Christmas Cup is being held on this day along with
drinks, cake, mince pies and a raffle all being provided by the Club
Partner not required
Monday 18th December
This is FUDDLE Day and this your chance to bring along finger food
to share with your fellow members. Bridge rules have changed for this
session! so be prepared. Lots of prizes on offer plus a drink or two
Partner not required
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| KNOCKOUT MATCHES 2023/24 |
The first round of the Knockout Competition has been completed. To check your opponents for the second round please refer to Competititions>Knockout Draw 2023/24 & Results on the LHS of this page or click on the link below. The second round must be completed by Tuesday January 16th. Any issues concerning completion by this date should be referred to Ann Robins
Knockout Draw 202324 and Results v2.pdf
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| Misclicks on BBO |
For those members who are playing regularly on BBO and have become frustrated with not being able to UNDO a bid or a card play please check out the article under Bridge Base Online>Misclicks. This may help you avoid making the wrong bid or playing the wrong card
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| MIDLAND COUNTIES 9 HIGH COMPETITION |
Your attention is drawn to a pairs competition on Saturday 2nd December at 2pm for those players with a combined NGS that does not exceed 106. Click on the link below for more information but please bear in mind this will be held via RealBridge and gives an opportunity for less experienced players to do well in this type of competition
Midland Counties 9 High.pdf
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| SOMETHING LIGHTHEARTED! |
Heard recently at the Bridge Club.... "we had a partnership understanding. I assumed my partner knew what he was doing!"
Also... "Your play was much better tonight and so were your excuses"
And a married couple are not speaking to each other after a horrible session of Duplicate Bridge. As they are driving home they pass a field of donkeys. The husband can't resist it and breaking the silence says "Relations of yours?" ..... "Yes" says the wife.. "My In-laws" Think about it!
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| ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 24th JULY |
Ashby Bridge Club AGM
The Annual General Meeting took place on Monday 24th July 2023 at 6.30pm at The Ashby Leisure Centre
The Financial Report for the 2023 AGM can be found by clicking on Members Only(signing in)>Member Notices>Ashby Bridge Club Financial Report 2023
The Chair's report can be found by clicking on Members Only(signing in)>Member Notices>Chair's Report for AGM 2022/23
The Minutes of the AGM can be found by clicking on Members Only>Member Notices>AGM Minutes 2023
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| PLAYING ARRANGEMENTS GOING FORWARD |
Every week we now play two sessions of face to face Duplicate Bridge together with one session online on BBO. 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. Fridays is reserved for Social Bridge with a 9.30 am start. Following the member survey Thursday evening Duplicate sessions will remain online on BBO for the forseeable future to be reviewed by the Committee from time to time
Please note that the rounds for the Monday session are 'on the clock' to ensure that we play in a timely fashion
In addition to theses sessions there is also Supervised Play every Wednesday at 10am at the Leisure Centre and are designed for those members who have completed the teaching course and are moving to the next level.... But all members are welcome
Virtual Duplicate Bridge on Thursday Evenings commences 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 use the Find a Partner system in Members Only
Once registered on Bridge Base Online email - robert.stokes1@ntlworld.com with your username
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| COMPETITIONS |
To see last seasons winners Click on Competitions>Last Seasons Competition Winners and Runners Up
We are now into the new bridge year with several competitions already played in both Face to Face and online Duplicate Bridge format and your attention should be drawn to this year's competition dates. All the results so far 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.
Latest Competition
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The Children in Need simulated pairs event took place on the evening of Monday 6th November with the same deals used by all clubs that participated in the event. Our overall winners were Robert Killip and Andy Woodward with a terrific score of 71.76% which puts them in 6th place when compared to all other scores nationally. Runners up were Belinda Chantler and Bob Stokes with a score of 59.19%.
We collected £91 in total which together with the table money gives a total donation of £147 to this very worthwhile charity
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| HOSTS REQUIRED |
Calling ALL members of Ashby Bridge Club
We require volunteers to host 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 not get to play you will receive a credit on your account. 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
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| LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY BRIDGE ASSOCIATION |
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
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| RECENT MASTER POINTS PROMOTIONS |
October 2023 Promotions
There is one promotion this month
George Siwek District Master
Full list of promotions can be found Click Here
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| COMMITTEE MEETING |
Next meeting - 26th February 2024 at 1pm
The last available committee meeting minutes are for 30th October 2023 plus all previous committee meetings and can be found by going to Members Only and clicking on Member Notices. Scroll down to the Minutes you require
In addition the Minutes, Chair's Report, Treasurers Report and Accounts from the AGM held on 24th July 2023 can also be found under Member Notices
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