Background

In August 1999 Roy Hughes began bridge tuition sessions in the Heritage Room at Bassingham Village, Lincolnshire.  Basing his instruction on the the “Bridge for All” manuals (a system which teaches the Standard English System of bridge) he encouraged players to adopt a relaxed attitude to the game thus encouraging a friendly atmosphere for a group of mixed abilities.

In April 2000 the small group of students led by Roy formed the present Club which today has approximately 120 members and a home now at The Hammond Hall, Bassingham.  The Club's success is in no small measure due to a comfortable atmosphere unlike that found in some Clubs where strict adherence to codes is expected and there may be pressure to play faster than the less accomplished might wish.  Again, in accordance with club ethos players are encouraged to make every effort between themselves to amicably resolve misunderstandings in bidding or play.  A Director is always available to provide helpful advice in accordance with our 'Ethics and Laws' (see sub-heading under menu item 'Club Information').

Fees

Joining fee of £5 (but no annual fee thereafter) and a table fee of £2 (£3 for visitors) which includes a cup of tea or coffee.  

Programme

Each week on Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday evening there are sessions for informal tuition and practice  which beginners and improvers may find particularly helpful.  On Thursday evenings we have a more formal session (though still friendly and relaxed) when Club members taking part may have their scores recorded towards winning trophies in the various Club competitions (Individual, Pairs, etc.).

Improvers thinking to join Thursday evening sessions should note that whenever there is a 5th Thursday in a month the session will be played in a particulary relaxed manner so that Thursday regular players can offer encouragement and help improvers adjust to the higher standard of play.

Many of the Club competition matches are played socially at members'  homes.

A Dinner is held each year when Club trophies are presented.

THURSDAY 23RD APRIL

AGM  at 6.30 pm

Thank you to all members who arrived on time for the AGM and many supporting the St George's theme.  The award for the best themed St George's outfit went to Barry Leverett who outdid us all.  A joint prize for runner up went to Pat and Nigel Haslam.  The cupcakes were very tasty so thanks to Lesley, Andrew, Sue Milner, Jayne Barrett and Pat H.  A discussion on to have or not to have biscuits at Bassingham was excellently aided by an amusing contribution from Peter Cole.

Bassingham Bridge Club aims to provide a relaxed and friendly atmosphere in which members and guests may enjoy their bridge play.  We are a cheerful group keen to attract players of all levels and have a no pressure philosophy to encourage beginners.

All we ask is that members and guests accept and promote the Club ethos, i.e.  treat each other with tolerance, respect and above all remember the game of bridge is only a game of cards and whilst we all do our best to win we should:-

Never take the game, or ourselves, too seriously!

Thursday 26th March was the last session of our Bridge Year so most of our competitions have now been decided. Congratulations to all our winners. Trophies will be awarded at the Annual Dinner to be held at Oscars Newark on Tuesday 19th May. We would urge all our trophy winners to come and collect their prizes and of course all our members to come along for a fun social evening and good food.

Pairs trophy

Winners    Brian and Sheena                Runners Up     Dave and Sally

League Trophy

Winners   Tina and Pat   Charles and Fiona

Runners Up  Ross and Rachel     Tony and Jean

Mary Spittles Trophy (Knock out cup)

Winners     Pat and Nigel    Chris P and Ian P

Runners up    Charles and Fiona      Ross and Rachel

Tom Semens Trophy   (Most Slams)

Joint Winners       Barry and Lynda

Christine Jones Memorial Trophy   (Ascendancy)

Winner  Sue        Runner up    Tina 

Roy Hughes Trophy    Handicap Pairs

Winners    Liz and Sheila      Runners up    Helen and Julia

Pairs Averages over the Year

Winners Dave and Sally      Runners Up    Pat and Derek

Individual Averages over the Year

Winner     Sally        Runner Up    Pat L

Individual Final

Winner      Liz         Runner Up   John

TUESDAY 19TH MAY

6.30 pm at Oscar's, Newark

Could all winners of the various Bassingham Bridge competitions please make every effort to attend.  All members are encouraged to attend and join friends in a social evening.

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