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A Message from Richard |
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Thanks to everyone who sponsored me. I’ve raised over £300 for Maggies cancer charity.
I’ve cycled for the last three days to complete 262km this month.
My ongoing (unsponsored) cycle challenge is to visit all 42 C of E Cathedrals in England by bike.
13 completed last year and although I have yet to make a serious start this year I have plans to add another 7/8 to get half way there.
Should keep me busy into the Autumn!
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A most enjoyable evening! |

On Wednesday 19th July excitement was added to the evening with the playing of a Swiss Pairs movement.
5 rounds were played, each of four boards. The movement ensured we played one of the pairs closest to us in rank in each round after the first.
The results were as follows:
Winners Paul Greaves and Terry Collins
Runners Up David and Sarah Halford
3rd place Barry Menheneott and Keith Watson
Congratulations to everyone who took part and many thanks to David Halford for organising and directing the evening.
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Support for Richard |
 Richard Greenwood is raising money for a cancer support charity which has been of enormous support to him and his late wife Rachel.
He sent this message in the hope that we might be able to support him:
"I have always enjoyed cycling and spent four summer holidays touring with Rachel in France. Rachel and I both benefitted enormously from the support we received from Maggies during her illness.
Presently my continued cycling keeps me active and I have also made friends with other cyclists from cycling uk Cambridge."
Here is the link to use if you wish to help him raise funds for the Maggie's Cancer Support Charity
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Bewdley Bridge Club Annual General Meeting |
The above meeting will take place on Wednesday 5 July 2023 at Wharton Park Golf Club with a start time of 6-15pm.
The agenda, 2022 AGM minutes, Chairman's presentation, and financial statement were attached to an email that was sent to all club members on 25 May 2023.
It is our ambition to commence the Face To Face Bridge session at Wharton Park by 6:45pm to give adequate time to run a duplicate session of either 21 or 24 boards.
For the avoidance of all doubt, the club will also be offering an online session on RealBridge in the usual way. I hope to be able to give feedback from the AGM to our players on RealBridge prior to that session commencing.
Players competing at Wharton Park will be using identical boards to those playing on RealBridge. This creates a hybrid event, similar to that played recently on 7 June. The wonderful technology that we have at our disposal will enable scores to be combined and produce a single result.
The AGM is a major landmark in the club year. It gives me, on behalf of the club committee, the opportunity to thank club members for their loyal support to the club over the last year and to thank so many members who have assisted the club with its development.
On behalf of the committee I hope that you continue to enjoy our full range of club activities over the coming year.
Kindest Regards,
David Halford
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The above meeting will take place on Wednesday 5 July 2023 at Wharton Park Golf Club with a start time of 6-15pm.
The agenda, 2022 AGM minutes, Chairman's presentation, and financial statement were attached to an email that was sent to all club members on 25 May 2023.
It is our ambition to commence the Face To Face Bridge session at Wharton Park by 6:45pm to give adequate time to run a duplicate session of either 21 or 24 boards. ..........
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ECATS Sims |
Simultaneous Pairs
A reminder to club members that our duplicate sessions on Monday 3 July and Thursday 6 July will comprise Simultaneous Pairs (SIMS) events. The sessions will be held on RealBridge - just follow the usual links to play.
SIMS are sessions where identical boards are played in all the various bridge clubs that have entered the event - usually at least 20 clubs nationally and internationally. They therefore represent a great opportunity to play competitive bridge in the usual relaxed setting for which Bewdley is renowned. The SIMS are managed by E-Cats Bridge, with whom our club has an established long term association.
The SIMS sessions are charitable and look to raise funds for very worthwhile causes. Funds raised from the SIMS will be shared between Kidney Research UK and the British Heart Foundation.
Participation in the sessions is included in your club subscription and there is no additional payment required to Bewdley Bridge Club.
You are requested to make a charitable donation and the details appear below. E-Cats Bridge suggest a donation of £3.00 per player per session, although clearly you could make a larger donation if you wished.
Payments should be made using online or mobile banking. Please make payments to M Newton & A Gudge. If you are given a choice between a payment to a personal or business account, you need to select personal account. PLEASE NOTE THAT E-CATS BRIDGE HAS CHANGED ITS BANK ACCOUNT SO PLEASE DO NOT CREDIT THE ACCOUNT USED FOR PREVIOUS SIMS. Also note that payment is to M Newton and A Gudge and not to E-Cats Bridge for this event.
The sort code is 82-66-02 and the account number is 60036019.
Please put BEWDLEY as the reference so that E-Cats can allocate the donation to the right club.
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Simultaneous Pairs
A reminder to club members that our duplicate sessions on Monday 3 July and Thursday 6 July will comprise Simultaneous Pairs (SIMS) events. The sessions will be held on RealBridge - just follow the usual links to play.
SIMS are sessions where identical boards are played in all the various bridge clubs that have entered the event - usually at least 20 clubs nationally and internationally. ..........
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Happening Soon! |
The 'Chairmans' cup takes place at Ombersley on the 9th July at 2pm. This competition is specifically aimed at players with less than 5 years experience playing bridge.
The Worcester 'mixed' teams event also takes place on 9th July at 2pm on Realbridge. We would really like more teams to enter and represent Bewdley Bridge Club.
The 'Fun' bridge session on a Friday morning at 9.15am is proving very popular! We usually get about 6 tables, but there is always room for more. This is an ideal opportunity as a stepping stone from learning bridge and just playing socially into a formal (albeit extremely relaxed and fun) duplicate session. So don't be shy come and join in the fun for an hour.
eileen@oakleydevelopment.co.uk
07974743575
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Exciting Invitation from RealBridge! |
You are invited to take part in in a huge contest, spanning vast expanses of land and sea!
It all happens on Tuesday 4th July, at 9 am. Please see the poster below for more details.
You are welcome to enter as many or as few pairs as you like.
This event is free to you - but you can ask your players to pay normal table money, if that is something you would like to do.
There will be three pools of players. The top 20 tables will comprise the expert pool. Club players will be in the middle pool. Newcomers to the game and learners (having played more than 6 months) will be in their own pool. In the newcomers pool we will play 2 fewer boards, so that we all end at the same time.
If you are interested in playing , please let Eileen know as soon as possible.
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EBU Masterpoint Promotions for our Club Members |
 The EBU is pleased to encourage and reward members who have been performing well with Masterpoints which, after acquiring a certain number, lead to a promotion in rank.
Congratulations to all our members listed below who have attained a promotion in April!
David Malcomson County Master
Jonathan Price 1 Star Master
Jennifer Vale Club Master
For your reference here is the full list of EBU ranks
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Handicap 23-24 Round 1 |
An exciting start to our competition for the annual 4-Round Handicap Trophy.
Here are the final results for Round 1 (many thanks to Alan for working them out)
Handicap 23-24 Rd1
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Memories of Bewdley Bridge Club Over the Years |
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It may be of interest to members to look back at our historic cup, shield and trophy winners or to look at the items that have appeared on our website over the years.
The blue menu strip down the left hand side of this page contains the item 'Board of Honour 1996-Present'. Pressing this will reveal the full Honours Board of Bewdley Bridge Club since 1996.
The item on the left hand menu below the Board of Honour is 'Previous Items on our Web Site' Pressing this will give a list of years since 2015 each of which contains items from the website for that year.
You may enjoy a trip down memory lane sometime!
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Swiss Teams - Enjoyable Evening! |
We had another enjoyable evening on Thursday 27th April with our first Thursday night Swiss Teams event.
Appreciation was expressed for the RealBridge software which handled an odd number of teams so incredibly well.
The clear winning team was Heather Westcott, Jennifer Romer, David Halford and Ian Argyle.
Second were Alan Booth, Bob Law, Chris Greatbatch and Sue Deakin.
The third place went to Richard Litchfield, Ian Darch, Mick Blakeman and Jayne Bolton.
Many thanks to all who took part.
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Swiss Teams Event Tonight, Thursday 27th April |
I am hoping that we will be able to play (for the first time on a Thursday) a teams session this coming Thursday, 27 April 2023 with the usual 7pm start time. We will play teams provided that there is not a half table.
It would be great if a pair would volunteer to act as hosts, thereby ensuring that we can play a teams event.
We will either play a Swiss movement or a Round Robin movement depending upon table numbers.
There is no requirement to pre-form teams for this event. Please join your partner at the lowest available table and you will form a team at that table. Please try to avoid creating "super teams" as I want everyone to have a good chance of winning the event.
The event is open to all members, regardless of the subscription paid and regardless of the sessions of the week in which an individual member normally plays.
Teams is a superb form of bridge and I look forward to you playing in the event. For the avoidance of all doubt, players of every experience level are welcome to play.
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EBU Masterpoint Promotions for our Club Members |
 The EBU is pleased to encourage and reward members who have been performing well with Masterpoints which, after acquiring a certain number, lead to a promotion in rank.
Congratulations to all our members listed below who have attained a promotion in March!
Linda Symonds County Master
Anne Glendenning Area Master
Tim Wadsworth County Master
Bill Somers Area Master
David Arbuthnott Area Master
Nicola Downes Club Master
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Ecats Simultaneous pairs |
All three of our duplicate sessions this week - Monday afternoon, Wednesday evening and Thursday evening - will comprise Simultaneous Pairs (SIMS) events. The sessions will be held on RealBridge and just follow the usual links to play. SIMS are sessions where identical boards are played in all the various bridge clubs that have entered the event - usually at least 20 clubs nationally and internationally. They therefore represent a great opportunity to play competitive bridge in the usual relaxed setting for which Bewdley is renowned. The SIMS are managed by E-Cats Bridge, with whom our club has an established long term association.
The SIMS sessions are charitable and look to raise funds for very worthwhile causes. This is a special additional round of SIMS organised by E-Cats Bridge in order to raise funds for the victims of the catastrophic earthquakes in Turkey and Syria earlier this year.
Participation in the sessions is included in your club subscription and there is no additional payment required to Bewdley Bridge Club.
You are requested to make a charitable donation and the details appear below. E-Cats Bridge suggest a donation of £3.00 per player per session, although clearly you could make a larger donation if you wished.
Payments should be made using online or mobile banking. Please make payments to Ecatsbridge Charity (you might need to type it as Charity Ecatsbridge). If you are given a choice between it being a personal or business account, you need to select business account.
The sort code is 20-83-50 and the account number is 60385239.
Please put BEWDLEY as the reference so that ECats can allocate the donation to the right club.
I would encourage every member to participate in these sessions which represent one of the highlights of the club year. These are not elite competitions - far rather they are aimed at maximising participation by club bridge players and rasing funds for good causes. You are welcome to pllay in as many of the SIMS sessions as you would like, regardless of the club subscription that you hold and the sessions in which you usually play.
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All three of our duplicate sessions this week - Monday afternoon, Wednesday evening and Thursday evening - will comprise Simultaneous Pairs (SIMS) events. The sessions will be held on RealBridge and just follow the usual links to play. SIMS are sessions where identical boards are played in all the various bridge clubs that have entered the event - usually at least 20 clubs nationally and internationally. ..........
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Subscriptions April-October 2023 Are Now Due |
The subscription rates for online bridge for the next six months are as follows:-
Duplicate Single Weekly Play £30
Duplicate Multiple Weekly Play £50
Morning Single Weekly Play £10
Morning Multiple Weekly Play £20
So the maximum subscription, which would cover every online bridge activity provided by the club would be £70 (equating to less than £3 per week and a reduction for this six month period of around 30% to reflect the strength of club reserves). Your committee considers that this represents excellent value for money and I really hope that you will renew your subscription.
Please will you pay your subscription to Bewdley Bridge Club. The account is a business account and its number is 10301671 with sort code 20-82-70. Please when making a payment put your name as the transaction reference.
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Bewdley Bridge Club Subscription - April to September 2023 |
I am contacting you to provide an update on activities provided by Bewdley Bridge Club and to invite you to renew your club subscription for the six month period from April to September 2023.
The club wil continue to provide a diverse programme of online bridge using the excellent RealBridge platform. All three of our weekly duplicate sessions - Monday afternoon, Wednesday evening and Thursday evening - remain popular and provide the opportunity to play friendly but competitive bridge. We have developed our programme so that it includes Simultaneous Pairs in partnership with ECats Bridge, Swiss Pairs and Swiss Teams. We have also transformed the club handicap competition so that it is staged quarterly throughout the club year. We continue to look for innovative opportunities to develop the club calendar to maximise enjoyment for members - a new innovation being played recently was a joint session with our friends at Pershore Duplicate Bridge Club.
We will have periodic sessions of Face To Face Bridge in the lovely settings of Wharton Park Golf Club, the latest of which will be on Wednesday 29 March 2023. Other Face To Face events are scheduled for 5 July (Club Annual General Meeting), 27 September and 13 December (Christmas Party). RealBridge sessions will be provided on those Wednesday evenings for those unable to attend Face To Face.
In addition to these sessions, the club provides morning social and teams sessions which remain very popular and which have helped to develop new players to join our ranks. Many thanks to everyone who has helped to develop these sessions.
Club membership is at a record high with every prospect of further membership growth over the coming year.
Thanks to Eileen, we have the most progressive teaching programme in the county. New initiatives will continue to be developed with the aim of widening bridge participation. It remains our ambition to work with local education providers to attract younger people to the game.
Many members enjoyed our inaugural club bridge holiday to Salisbury last October. I am delighted to report that interest in the planned holiday to Dartmouth this coming October is even greater and that we expect to have nine tables of bridge playing each evening over the three days of the holiday. Major thanks are due to Pauline Terry for all her hard work liaising with hotels and other partners.
This all points to a thriving club. Our table numbers for both the Wednesday and Thursday duplicate sessions are at record levels. I wish to extend my thanks to all club members for their loyalty and support. In particular, I wish to thank everyone who continues to assist with club management, not the least those members who have directed online bridge - a thankless task but always delivered professionally.
I am immensely grateful for the support of a superb committee and would wish to thank Eileen, Belinda, Sue, Alan, Jonathan and Candy for all their hard work and encouragement.
Club finances are in excellent health and have been expertly stewarded by our new Treasurer, Belinda Morgan. In the context of the strong financial position, I am delighted to report that subscription rates can be reduced for the next six month period which covers April to September 2023. Club reserves are strong and remain available to support the development of new initiatives as they become identified.
As with previous six month periods I am inviting you to make a single subscription payment which will cover all bridge to which you have subscribed. Again you can choose whether to purchase a single or multiple weekly subscription for club duplicate sessions. Also you can purchase single or multiple subscriptions for morning sessions. Multiple subscriptions are heavily discounted for the simple reason that we wish to encourage players to play as frequently as their circumstances allow.
The subscription rates for online bridge for the next six months are as follows:-
Duplicate Single Weekly Play £30
Duplicate Multiple Weekly Play £50
Morning Single Weekly Play £10
Morning Multiple Weekly Play £20
So the maximum subscription, which would cover every online bridge activity provided by the club would be £70 (equating to less than £3 per week and a reduction for this six month period of around 30% to reflect the strength of club reserves). Your committee considers that this represents excellent value for money and I really hope that you will renew your subscription.
Please will you pay your subscription to Bewdley Bridge Club. The account is a business account and its number is 10301671 with sort code 20-82-70. Please when making a payment put your name as the transaction reference.
In summary, I would wish to repeat my thanks to all club members for their support and I really hope that you will renew your subscription and continue to participate in the progression of our club.
Kindest Regards,
David Halford
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Spring Junior Bridge Camp |

Grab a child/grandchild or two and bring them on 15th/16th April. They will love it!
Where? Pioneer Centre, Kidderminster.
To Register: Bridge4Schools.
What's it all about: Learning bridge, competitions, activities by Pioneer staff and fun with the other youngsters. You can stay and play or do a bunk to explore the lovely Shropshire countryside.
Any other queries? Phone Joan on 07548 782538.
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Grab a child/grandchild or two and bring them on 15th/16th April. They will love it!
Where? Pioneer Centre, Kidderminster.
To Register: Bridge4Schools.
What's it all about: Learning bridge, competitions, activities by Pioneer staff and fun with the other youngsters. ..........
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Bridge Club Holiday to Dartmouth, 9-11 October 2023 |
I am very pleased to report that the club has made a booking with the Dartmouth Hotel so that we can hold our annual bridge holiday there this year, for three nights starting on 9 October. Members expressed a clear preference for this venue when I contacted them earlier this week.
I can now give more details. The cost will be £285 per person, with a single room supplement of £95.
Pauline Terry and I now need to finalise - preferably by no later than Friday 17 March - definitive numbers of members attending. Non playing spouses are most welcome to join us for the holiday.
Several members have already confirmed to me that they wish to attend. I apologise, but we now need to create a definitive list so I should be grateful if all members who wish to attend could let me know - either by email or via the club WhatsApp Group - that you wish to attend. Please let me know if you require a single room or if you are content to share.
I have no details yet about requirements to pay a deposit so please do not make any payment to Bewdley Bridge Club or the Hotel at this stage.
The annual bridge holiday is becoming a really distinctive feature within our bridge club calendar and I am delighted that the proposals for a holiday in Dartmouth have been so positively received. Further details will be provided in due course.
Kindest Regards,
David Halford
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I am very pleased to report that the club has made a booking with the Dartmouth Hotel so that we can hold our annual bridge holiday there this year, for three nights starting on 9 October. Members expressed a clear preference for this venue when I contacted them earlier this week.
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