| ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - Monday 1st June at 19:30 |
We have now rescheduled our Annual General Meeting for the above date and time. This meeting will be held remotely. Details of how to attend have been sent out to members by email or letter. Officer reports are available in the Member Area at Reports
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| Last updated : 18th May 2020 10:25 BST |
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| ONLINE BRIDGE EVERYDAY FOR BOLTON MEMBERS |
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See BBO Weekly Schedule —–——►
NEXT GAME Wednesday 27th May at 2pm
Next Bolton-only game Thursday 28th May at 2:57pm
Handicap Results are now under the "Information" button for each game
Not seeing our email updates? please check your Spam/Junk folder.
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| Last updated : 26th May 2020 18:24 BST |
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| BBO Upgrade 12 May 2020 |
BBO has upgraded Casual bridge area operation onto a separate BBO site. When playing Casual bridge with friends, they all need to be on this upgraded version (5.6.0) and you must click the Casual button before setting up your table or inviting to a set game. You will not see players connected to the main BBO site, nor will you be automatically taken to your tournament. Remember to be in the Competitive area with a few minutes before your tournament is scheduled to start.
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| Last updated : 13th May 2020 10:38 BST |
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| NHS Charity Events |
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NHS Fundraising event - Tuesday 5 May
Thank you to everyone who played in the BPS online session in aid of NHS Charities Together. Bolton players raised over £200 from this event. The commentaries for the hands played can be found by clicking on the pdf link below. We would like to gratefully acknowledge the EBU's support in allowing us to use their hand commentaries.
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| Last updated : 5th May 2020 23:40 BST |
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| ONLINE BRIDGE A SUMMARY OF APRIL |
The first month of online bridge has been a great success. Bolton Bridge Club has now 132 of its members registered on Bridgebase Online. There have been 26 duplicate tournaments played, two with Bolton players only , and the remainder in conjunction with Preston and Southport bridge clubs. 109 members have played in these tournaments. In addition many members have set up social games on private tables with their friends. It is pleasing to see a number of members from the last lessons cohort playing online and practicing what they have learnt.
The table below shows a summary of average percentages by Bolton players where they have played in 4 or more online tournaments during the month of April.
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Gross Averages
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Handicap Adjusted Averages
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Hcap %
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Rhona Goldenfield
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63.88
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Rona Egan
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62.41
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2
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Jeff Smith
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61.54
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Pamela Houghton
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61.08
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3
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Marianne Farr
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59.57
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3
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Chris Callaghan
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55.56
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4
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Rona Egan
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56.13
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Janice Drake
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54.14
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Stuart Challinor
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55.97
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5
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Enid Smith
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53.91
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Viv Seaman
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55.97
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6
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Susan Squires
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53.78
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7
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Maggie Lunn
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55.19
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7
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Kay Horsman
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53.13
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8
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Barrie Newall
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54.40
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8
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Viv Seaman
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52.97
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9
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Chris Callaghan
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53.83
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9
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David Reilly
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52.86
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10
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Brian Ripley
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53.64
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10
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Steve Teece
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52.62
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11
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Barbara Heaton
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53.41
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11
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Doreen Seddon
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52.62
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12
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Julia Newall
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53.33
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Helen Gott
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52.60
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| Last updated : 2nd May 2020 19:08 BST |
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| KEEP IN TOUCH WITH FRIENDS FROM BOLTON BC |
Stay in touch with friends, have a chat and let us know how you are going on. New telephone chat group starting. All you need is a phone :)
Are you missing that chance for a chat with your friends from the Bridge Club? Let them know how you are going on, find out about them and see how many jigsaws they have completed so far.
On Wednesday morning this week we tried our first group telephone chat, giving the chance to catch up on the phone with a number of other members at the same time. It was a success and we swapped stories with members who were abroad at this time. We plan another group telephone chat early next week.
It only costs the same as phoning Edinburgh or London or any UK city. A great way to stay in touch, keep up to date with the local news, and just pass an hour hearing from others.
Please help spread the word to people not on the internet, but who might really appreciate the chance to have a chat for an hour.
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| Last updated : 20th Apr 2020 11:46 BST |
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| Mens & Ladies Pairs 6 Mar 2020 |
  
There were 6 tables in both the Mens & Ladies Pairs held on 6th March 2020. Congratulations to the Mens winners Ian Hitchen & John Ashworth and to the joint Ladies winners Eileen Polding & Joan Cann and Sue Whittam & Linda Wilson.
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| Last updated : 13th Mar 2020 22:22 GMT |
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| LCBA Teams of 8 9th Feb 2020 |
Bolton A won the annual LCBA teams-of-8 competition held at Bury BC on 9th February 2020 ably run by Stuart Davies. The winning team was A Barnes/J Smith, S Norris/R Greenhalgh, P Evans/A Whittam, J Morrell/M Farr. Second were Southport, third Preston. Full details in LCBA results section. Bolton A will represent Lancashire in the Garden Cities Northern Regional Final on 26th April at Bradford BC.
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| Last updated : 13th Mar 2020 22:22 GMT |
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| Bolton Individual 7 Feb 2020 |
 There were 28 players at the annual Bolton Individual held on 7th February 2020. Joint highest scorers on 157 out of 252 Matchpoints and sharing the prize money were Stuart Challinor & Duncan Ault, second Terry Potter & Diane Ault. Stuart has been declared winner on point-a-board countback with Stuart winning 11 boards, Duncan winning 9.
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| Last updated : 13th Mar 2020 22:21 GMT |
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| Mixed Pairs 10 Jan 2020 Winners - A Barnes/S Hyman |
There was a healthy 16 partnerships at the annual Bolton BC Mixed Pairs on Friday 10 January 2020. Congratulations to the winners Austin Barnes & Sue Hyman. They finished just 1 matchpoint ahead of John & Cath Ashworth and Paul Evans & Mary Finch who were tied in second place!
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| Last updated : 12th May 2020 17:43 BST |
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| Death of Member |
We are sorry to announce the death of Dr. Nilratan Ghosh who died 10th May 2020
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| Last updated : 17th May 2020 11:18 BST |
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