Some members are not receiving emails from the club, this may be because you have ticked the box saying you do not want to receive emails. If you do  now want to receive emails you will have to go the the members only section of this website & alter it back to opt in . This is a function that only you can do.

What's App group: if you are one of the people that have joined BCL as a full member for a £1  & have joined our club page on there. I have started a group chat called Broxbourne. If you are not already in this chat group, please email me your monile number & name & I will add you, so that we can arrange games & info about the BCL  & BBO sites as they are being overwhelmed  at the moment but they are working hard to fix the problems 

My email address is sheela.evans@btinternet.com 

Online bridge

Bridge Club Live, is having BIG problems due to the overwhelming number of new members trying to join the site. It is hoping to rectify these problems soon, & so we will not be holding any club sessions until the site is running more smoothly.

If you have all become full members for a £1 you can now go in any time night & day & play with or without a partner, but it will be easier for you if you do arrange to play with a partner you know at first.

When you first log in, go to the MEMBERS tab at the top, click on it then choose ‘Clubs’ from the drop-down box, then scroll down until you see Broxbourne club & then register with us by clicking the link on the left of that page

To get you ready for our first ‘Club game’ (hopefully next Thursday. ) One day you & your partner go into the Office room , sit opposite each other and then one of you fill in an SSD ( convention card)  it can be fairly simple , like Standard Acol   or Benji Acol , Stayman, Transfers  Gerber   etc etc . then your partner agrees it, & that will be able to be seen by the ops when they come to play with you

It will be a good idea to go into the Social Room & play a few hands with your partner to get used to the way things work, it seems fiddly at first but you will pick it up.

Unfortunately the system is very  SLOW at the moment, & you may have trouble entering the rooms etc , they are working on it so please be patient. I will put notices on the website & send out further emails. PLEASE let everyone you think is not getting my emails contact me on sheela.evans@btinternet.com so they can be put on the list

Bridge Club Live

In light of the recent developments The Committee has decided to CANCEL ALL BRIDGE SESSIONS  as from Today 16th March 2020, until further notice  ( please keep checking this website for updates )

We will try to reach every member by email, but it would help greatly if you could double check with your partner & anyone else you know that may not be on our email list to let them know of this news 

The Committee are really sad to have to have to make this decision , but the safety of all our members is our top priority 

Please all stay safe 

The HBA  & the EBU have cancelled all upcoming competitions , Members who have pre-entered for any of these competitions will be contacted individually

Your committee is now in discussions about what action we should take to help keep our members safe , & further updates will be put up on this website if there are any further developments , but I personally would advise that any player over 70 years old who has a chronic  underlying respiratory or Heart condition considers whether it is wise for them to come to the club at this time 

Stay safe everyone

Sheila 

CONGRATULATIONS again to  go to our very own 

SARA BARNETT  & IAN KEMP

Who came a very creditable THIRD place in a tough field  of 32 pairs  in the HBA Marjorie Lukyn Final that was held 6th March 2020 

Well done to both of you 

Huge Congratulations to our very own IAN KEMP for coming 4th  and winning a prize in a very competitive Swiss teams Comp at Harrogate last weekend 

This is one of the major EBU competitons of the year & there were 49 teams entered 

Also Congratulations goes to DENVER GORMAN who in his first Harrogate Congree came a very creditable 16th playing in the Pairs Comp  with a partner he had never played with before . There were 96 pairs in this very competitive field , so well done DENVER

After an amazingly close match, this year's Humble Cup Final was tied after 42 boards! In a 4 board play-off, the Davies team just pipped the  Rawlins  team to take the trophy.

Hearty congratulations to our own IAN KEMP who was playing with Jackie Davis in the winning team  . The Humble cup is the Premier HBA  Teams competiton of the Year , and Ian has done very well to win it.

WELL DONE & Big Congratulations  to Ian  

It has been decided by The Committee, to add one extra qualifying date to this competition making it FIVE dates to play but still with only THREE dates needed to qualify.

So to win this Cup you have to play at least 3 of the 5 dates with the same partner to qualify. This will enable pairs to miss 2  dates & still be able to count which we feel is fairer as it should allow more people to qualify .  The extra date  added is February 20th . If you play more than the 3 dates with one partner then the 3 best results will count.

The Calendar has now been updated  and  there are 2 other changes .The Teams Trophy is now on May 7th and  The Founder members Cup has been moved to August 20th 

The date of the CIN Sims has not yet been arranged 

The Marjory Lukyn Charity Cup Qualifier was held last night & the top 50% of the field all quailify to go on to the Final , which will be held this year On FRIDAY 6th MARCH at  Bennetts End, Hemel Hempstead.

Entry forms for this event are on the HBA website.  All players down to & including 8th place can apply.  This is one HBA competition that you can enter as many times as you like with different partners if you want to, so if you did not qualify last night you can look on the HBA website to see where more heats are being held

Hertfordshire Bridge Assoc.

Invite You

To a Relaxed Duplicate Pairs Event

for newcomers and less experienced players
to duplicate bridge

 When      : Sun 1^st September 2019, 2.30pm to 5.30pm
 Cost       : £6 per pair
 Where     : Hatfield Heath Village Hall,

     Stortford Road, Hatfield Heath CM22 7EA
 

 Parking    : Free parking

 Enter      : via https://www.bridgewebs.com/herts

menu, Competitions and Entry Forms or

turn up on the day.

• All players are welcome but the event is specifically intended for those new to duplicate bridge, and the pace of play will be relaxed accordingly.
• A stress free pairs competition of 18/20 boards for newcomers and less experienced club players.

BROXBOURNE BRIDGE CLUB CELEBRATE their 50^th ANNIVERSARY

Broxbourne Bridge Club, celebrated their 50^th Anniversary with an all-day event in the wonderful setting of Brickendon Grange  Golf Club We started at 9.30am with welcome drinks + tea & coffee. There were 17 tables for the Bridge which started at 10am with a session of Duplicate Pairs. Then a wonderful Buffet 2 course meal which was enjoyed by all.  In the afternoon we had a Match Pointed Teams  session, which finished around 5pm just in time for our Tea and cakes.  Next we had the prizegiving, when our Sponsor Mr Simon Frost of GPFM Hertford came along to present the prizes.

The prize winners were

Pairs:  1^st         Ian Kemp & Sara Barnett            2^nd Mick Gray & Val Ballinger

Teams: 1^st    Phil Taylor, Dominic Stone, Jenny & Steve King

Team: 2^nd     Marie Webb, Chris Standon, Sheila McDonald , Angie Heini

Broxbourne Bridge Club has played for the last 50 years at the Broxbourne Sports Centre. We have at least 3 members who have played there for over 46 years. There are two sessions of Bridge, one on a Tuesday afternoon at 1.15pm and one on Thursday evening at 7.30pm and new members are always welcome.  Our Anniversary day was expertly planned by the special ‘Party Committee’ of Stan our Chairman, Dick Roscoe, Ann Dunne, Sue Devine & Marion Haldane, we would like to thank them all for the wonderful day they gave us.

We would also like to thank Simon Frost from GPFM Financial Planners  Hertford who has been our sponsor now for several years buying our cards & other stationary and the most generous gift this year of our new dealing machine which we are just starting to use. Several of our Bridge players use Simon for their Financial advice, and they are all extremely pleased with his services and the results that they get when they use him.

I give below links to GPFM and Broxbourne Bridge Club 

WWW.gpfm.co.uk

Simon.frost@gpfm.co.uk

www.bridgewebs.com/broxbourne/

CONGRATULATIONS:  to the  winning team:

Joan Mills,   Peter Byford,  Sally Burnay,    Bernadette Mathias

Very wll done to you all

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