| New Bridge Beginners Course |
Ashby Bridge Club will be starting their new 12 week Bridge Beginners Course on Tuesday 22nd September with a taster session on Tuesday 15th September. Each session will run from 9.45am until 12.15pm with the final session being held on Tuesday 8th December 2026.
The total cost of the course including the teaching manual and membership of Ashby Bridge Club will be £90. Venue: Ashby Leisure Centre & Lido, North Street, Ashby, LE65 1HU
For further information please contact Robert Killip (Mob: 07865 398 468 or email robkil@sky.com).
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| Mercury Competition |
Further update from the LCBA as follows:
David and Mike were the highest rated Year 1 pair in the Mercury competition and they will be invited to the LCBA AGM to receive a small cash prize and a round of applause.
Also, because of the the size of the field and in recognition of the exceptional performance of the top 3 pairs, a third prize will be given this year. So Jan and Derek will also be invited to the AGM to receive a small cash prize and a round of applause.
Well done.
Congratulations to all of our newer students who entered the countywide Mercury Competition.
52 pairs took part across Leicestershire and 3 of our pairs did particularly well. Congratulations to Derek Mullan and Jan Wood who were 3rd overall, Di Mullan and Ruth Atkinson who were 6th overall and David Watson and Mike Kilduff who were 7th overall.
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| Dates for your Diary |
Important Dates for Your Diary
Monday 20th July is our Annual General Meeting. This will start at 6:30 and will be followed by cheese, wine and soft drinks and some social bridge.
Tuesday 8th September is our Presentation Lunch at the Golf Club. The cost will £25 for members and £35 for guests. The cost covers a welcome drink, a 3 course lunch and wine with your meal followed by our trophy presentation and a quiz.
More detail will be provided in good time for each event.
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| Interested in Bridge |
Are you a Lapsed Bridge Player?
Ashby Bridge Club is a thriving bridge club with over 150 members. We offer five regular sessions each week, plus seminars for improvers, all held at Ashby Leisure Centre.
The sessions range from social games to competitive duplicate.
There is also a supervised play session on Wednesday mornings aimed at improvers, or returning players, who would like to build their confidence.
Why not come along and play a few hands of bridge with experienced players nearby to support and guide you?
If you are interested in learning to play this fascinating and challenging game, or to pick it up again and would like more information, contact us via the contact tab on the left hand side of this page.
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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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| 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 - d.m.hague@talk21.com with your username
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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 put your name on the notice board with your hosting date(s).... AND if you do get to play it will be free!
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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 |
May 2026 Promotions
There is 1 promotion this month
County Master John Collier
To check how many points are required for each award click on the link below
EBU Masterpoints
Click Here for full list of promotions
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| COMMITTEE MEETING |
Next meeting - 17th August 2026 at 1pm
The last available committee meeting minutes are for 27th April 2026. These plus all previous 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, Chair's Report, Treasurers Report and Accounts from the AGM held on 14th July 2025 can also be found under Member Notices
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