| ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 29th JUNE |
 BAGWORTH WHISTLESTOP BRIDGE GROUP
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 29th JUNE
The Annual General Meeting was attended by 32 members. Trophies were presented after the AGM to George Strang and Andy Brown winners of the Knockout plate by Steve Fieldhouse who organised the competition. The Jubilee Trophy was presented by Anne Gurd, Club Chair to Diana light and George Strang as winners of the random pairs duplicate competition.
The Swiss Pairs, charity event earlier in June raised £200.00 for the Forever Savvy organisation which runs training opportunities for young people with Learning Difficulties. One of their key work strands is running the cafe at the community centre.
Seen above are John Morris, treasurer, who presented the cheque to Vera, one of the Forever Savvy trustess and Agnes who runs the cafe.
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| Welcome to 2023 Bridge in Bagworth |
Players of all abilities are welcome to join our regular bridge sessions and guests too are always welcome so bring your friends along.
We offer two sessions a week : Monday evening 7.00pm - ONLINE BRIDGE using the RealBridge Platform; Face to Face bridge Thursday afternoon at 1.00pm at the Bagworth Community Centre. Please attend by 12.45 and if you are running late let us know by ringing 07530364339
Our table money is 1.50 for RealBridge sessions and £2.00 for Face to Face bridge. Our preference is for this to be paid online following an invoice but we are happy to accommodate other payment methods if you prefer.
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| Anyone for Friendly teams Match? |
If Swiss Pairs sparked your interest why not have a go at a friendly teams match? Market Bosworth have invited us to play a friendly teams of 8 match with them one afternoon in October. A date has yet to be confirmed but we are trying to assess the level of interest as we are hoping to field two teams of 8.No previous experience necessary. Can you let us know if you are interested?
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| Ukraine and Turkish Earthquake Appeal |
 Ukraine Appeal
With our members approval the club has decided to kick start a donation to the Ukraine Appeal via the Disasters Emeregncy Committee with a donation of £200 from club funds. This has now been added to quite significantly through the warmth and generosity of our members. And, WOW, our brilliant members have raised £700 which will now be sent to the Disasters Emergency Fund. This is amazing from a little club with approximately 40 members. We believe it's enough to make a genuine difference.
The club will also offer free participation in our Thursday Face to Face Bridge sessions for any Ukrainian Refugees living in proximity to the Bagworth area. In addition we shall also offer free tuition to any Ukrainian refugee to get them started in playing this great game
It is reassuring to see that the English Bridge Union, The European Bridge League and the World Bridge Federation have issued statements condemning Russia's action and like most business, cultural and sporting organizations, ties have been severed with Russia but with no animosity to individual Russian Bridge Players.
Turkish Earthquake Appeal
Following our previous experience of giving a contribution to the Disasters Emergency Committee, as well as raising money for other charities through bridge club events, members very generously responded to our appeal. The club was then able to make a contribution of some £240.00 in aid of the Turkish Earhquake Fund. We had to give a short turn around for this fund raising activity to ensure that it was timely in support of the rescue of the people of south eastern Turkey. Thank you again for your warm wishes and generous donation.
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| Bagworth Community Centre |
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We are a small and recently formed bridge group, now 5 years old, playing relaxed duplicate every Thursday afternoon and regularly have 7 tables. Our sessions are at Bagworth Community Centre for Face to Face Bridge on Thursdays and online bridge using RealBridge on a Monday evenings where the links are always on the website below. We use scoring tablets and pre-dealt boards for our face to face sessions but we are not affiliated to the English Bridge Union at present and so no master points are awarded.
Our Mission is to share and spread the game of bridge to local people for their enjoyment, health and well being in a safe and comfortable environment.
We aim to create friendly and informal bridge play and whilst currently not affiliated to the English Bridge Union, we arrange matters and expect play to conform to their standards and procedures.
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| RealBridge at Bagworth |
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We are pleased to announce that RealBridge is now available via BBVA and your Bagworth Bridge Club on a Monday evening. This is an exciting extension to your bridge playing experience and will be used in addition to your current games on BBO. For those who are not aware of RealBridge it is more akin to playing face to face and is a great substitute for meeting at the club. If you wish to participate the fill in the form below and click submit and we will know of your interest
Our Real Bridge Today is now on Monday evening 7.00-9.15. Please click the link below for our next session on Monday September 18th, our room 112 session
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| KnockOut Trophy |
For the second year the club will be offering a 'knock-out' competition for its members This involves dealing and playing 20 hands with the highest scoring pair moving onto the next round. The draw for the first round will take place at a club session on a Thursday. The first round will be played at the club on a Thursday in late September/ early October instead of a standard duplicate session. To join in the fun players need to register with Steve who is organising the competition. Good luck all.
The final of the Knockout will be by the end of April.
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| Forthcoming Events |
Knockout Plate : register now for your place in this year's annual Knockout Competition
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