♠ Fun, Fair & Friendly Online Bridge ♠ 

♣ ♦ ♥ ♠  We are once again supporting ♣ ♦ ♥ ♠ 

Children in Need

and we need your help!

♣ ♦ ♥ ♠ THANK YOU! This year we have, so far, raised £40! ♣ ♦ ♥ ♠
 ♣ ♦ ♥ ♠ Including identifiable donations made directly to JustGiving THANK YOU! ♣ ♦ ♥ ♠ 
(These totals will include the Circle per table donation, but do not include any donations made directly to eCats or CiN)
In 2020 we raised £1650; 2021 we raised £1000; 2022 we raised £1155; 2023 we raised £1235; 2024 we raised £1255, 2025 we raised £1282, so a total of £7577 for Children in Need - Thank you!

Evening Sessions, 7.15pm, (on BBO):

Full results & commentary will be available after 10pm (which is when the below links will be active)

Monday 9 November 2026 - Results & Commentary

Tuesday 10 November 2026 - Results & Commentary

Wednesday 11 November 2026 - Results & Commentary

Thursday 12 November 2026 - Results & Commentary

Friday 13 November 2026 - Results & Commentary

These sessions will be c20 boards

Player Names will appear in the results and on the eCats website

Sessions will, as usual, be free of charge, but donations (please mark as Bridge Circle) are welcome, PLEASE, to eCatsBridge CiN or direct to the JustGiving page.
OR simply make a payment to the Circle (click here) with the payment description of CiN - PLEASE do not make a donation of £5.00
or it will be tricky differentiating it from membership payments (you are not all good at getting the payment description right...).  Any other amount will stand out. Thank you!

On the evening, search for the event WMBCircle - CiN

♥ The Circle will make a donation of £3 per player who plays in all its sessions during the period 9 - 15 November 2026, so even if you cannot play in the evening, you will be contributing by just playing in the afternoon ♥ 

Please note that local masterpoints will NOT be awarded and sessions will NOT count towards your EBU NGS. 
If, however, you win any overall masterpoints (ie, those applied by eCats), AND you have registered your EBU number with the Circle, you will receive these.

If you are not a member of the Circle, but would like to support Children in Need and play in these sessions, please complete the CiN temporary membership (9-15 November 2026) form below and you will be added to our list for a period around that time and welcome to play in any session during that time; two sessions per day Mon-Fri & Sat/Sun afternoons (please see below re afternoon sessions).

Members will have noticed that some afternoon sessions have not run due to insufficient members wishing to play.  So as not to disappoint members, we open up some afternoon sessions to other BBO players so that they are more likely to run.  

To enable Cathy to determine whether to open up the session or not, it would help if Circle players could be registered by 1.50pm (you can always log off until the starting time).  If Cathy does not have 3 tables by 1.50pm, the session will be opened up to accommodate guests.  If you do happen to log in after 1.50pm and cannot register, please chat "Cathey" (Cathy's BBO name) to let her know and she will increase the number of players permitted to register so you can join.

Please remember that visitors will likely play 5 card majors and strong NT and some may not speak English.  If you experience any difficulty, please call the TD.

Thank you.

You will have received, or will be receiving, news from BBO that they are changing their membership structure:

• Basic
• Basic - No Ads ($3.99 per month)
• Premium ($5.99 per month)

The Basic Membership is what most people have now, but going forward options will be limited. 

As a Basic Member you will be able to:

• Play in ALL Circle sessions
• Play in ALL paid games/tournaments
• Play when invited by a Premium Member
• Play in Teams matches when invited by a Premium Member

You will no longer be able to:

• Setup a new table
• Setup a Teams match

If you wish to explore the Basic (No Adds) or Premium Membership with BBO, that is a separate subscription with them and has nothing to do with your Circle Subscription. 

Please click here to visit the BBO website to find out more.

♥ A reminder - if you are ever looking for a partner, or would like to play in other sessions but do not have a partner available, please email Cathy who will try to help. ♥ 

Please take care when receiving unsolicited calls claiming to be from your bank or other agency; it is likely to be a scam.  Confirm who they are and then call back using a number you know to be correct (eg, from a card, statement or bill).

Also, please be aware of emails containing links or claiming to be someone in need of assistance. 

Click here for further guidance from the National Cyber Security Centre.

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The Circle is not planning any educational activities, but if you are interested in developing your bridge skills formally, please contact Myra.

Thank you.

The Bridge Circle (Circle) is an independent sole proprietorship operated by Darren Evetts

The sole aim of the Circle is to offer low cost online bridge and associated activities.

Please read the guidelines, and enjoy! 

 ♦ The Team ♦ 

♦ Darren (BBO: DarrenE) - Manager ♦  Cathy (BBO: Cathey) - TD & Partnership Facilitator ♦ 
 ♦ Myra (BBO: MHS22) - eLP Consultant & Tutor ♦  Liz (BBO: LizGahan) - Founder Member & eLP Tutor ♦ 

Data collected about you (Name, Email Address, and BBO Name) is for the sole purpose of administering your current and future membership of the The Bridge Circle (Circle). 
Your Data is shared with BBO (your BBO ID), Bridgewebs (if you complete an online form) and, if you participate in an event involving such (eg Children in Need Simultaneous Pairs), eCats and the EBU. 
Your data will not be shared with any other organisation unless so required by law, or as part of an investigation into a breach of Circle regulation/guidelines.
For questions relating to how your data is used, or to amend your data, please email here.