♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ Improver Class Encore ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ 

The current set of lessons with David Lewis is to be extended by one to cover An Introduction to Teams of Four. This will be on Monday 21^st June at 2 o’clock.

Please enter as a team (just let David know who you are by the end of the weekend). We hope to have four teams (or more), mainly the people who attended the course thus far. We will start with a short teaching element about teams scoring and tactics, then play approximately 12 boards. Tables will be unsupervised so the entry fee is the same as for regular teams, £2 each or £8 per team.

♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ New '9 High' Session ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ 

The 9-high session is aimed at less experienced players and shortly we will be using this session to introduce those currently in the beginner classes to duplicate bridge.  Consequently, the session will be run with Simple Systems only - that is basic ACOL bidding. This permits all the standard ACOL strong and weak 2 openings.  You can make any conventional bids after the first round of bidding has completed.  It specifically excludes the use of Multi-2D openings and the Multi-Landy defence to 1NT as these are first round bids that can have multiple meanings and do not define at least 1 specific suit.  

We are going to retain the 9-high criteria for taking part as this is being set as a standard across many counties for this type of session.  Whilst not making it a formal constraint on attendance we suggest that this session is best suited for those who are up to and including 'Master' in the Master Point rankings, to emphasise the focus on the expected level of experience.

♠ ♥ ♦ ♣  Club Weekend Away FULL ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣  

MAXIMUM NUMBER FOR BRIDGE TABLES HAS BEEN REACHED.

We are sorry but we cannot take any more bookings. 

Due to Covid concerns our club has closed for all face to face sessions until further notice

 The club is keen to support members with online bridge.

Please see the calendar for a list of the events running.  Bridge will be run on either BBO or RealBridge.

 Any queries please contact John Glasscock or myself, John Fairhurst.

Bridge for all players

Basingstoke Bridge Club is the largest club in Hampshire and 48th in England (by player sessions) and welcomes all bridge players, from complete beginner to expert. Whilst our current focus is supporting online play - and we have established our own Virtual Club - we have our own premises and licensed bar which will reopen as soon as it is safe to do so..

The Basingstoke Chess club use the premises when open. For information please phone John Shaddick on 01256 469749. There is also a link to their web site -  www.basingstokechessclub.co.uk

If you would like to know more about our club, please ring me on 01962 882715 or email me -  bstokebridge.chairman@gmail.com 

 John Fairhurst  Chairman 

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Our  Store is up and running from 14^th November and since that time we have made some improvements based on feedback and learning more about the way the shop works.  The guide has now been updated – Click Here to read it. 

We also have a document giving answers to the following frequently asked questions:  1)  I can't work out how to log into the shop, 2) I get the message that my password is incorrect 3) I want to pay for my ticket using my account funds. I can't see how to do it. 4) I haven't received my link for the session  Click here to view the document.

When using the shop, the first point of entry should be the Home Page – where you log in to your account.  Click Here

We would like to encourage members using the site to purchase an Account Top-Up providing funds that can be used to buy sessions or other products from the shop.  Using the shop in this way reduces the credit card charges that the club will see.

You can use the shop to do any of the following:

• Pay table money for sessions on RealBridge or special charity events on RealBridge or BBO. 
• Apply for new Membership of the club or renew your membership
• Book teaching courses and teaching materials

There is a updated video on how to access and purchase from the shop.  Please click here to view

Supervised play sessions are aimed at helping players to develop their confidence with bidding and playing.  These sessions are not a replacement for lessons and it is not intended that new conventions are taught.  The supervisors will help participants get the best of out of the systems that each participant plays.  Each session offers the opportunity to play up to 12 pre-dealt hands with a supervisor giving advice on each of the hands.  

Supervised Play sessions take place every fortnight and will be run on RealBridge but with an option for occasional sessions to be run on BBO for those who are unable to use RealBridge..   If you wish to join a session click on the link next to the appropriate calendar event which will take you to the payment website where you can purchase a ticket for the event.  An email with a link to the RealBridge session will be sent to you.

After the session a set of notes will be available from the website.