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Welcome to Burnham Bridge Club
Nigel Marlow

Some very sad news:  Nigel died in his sleep overnight on Monday night [7th July].  Nigel played a major part in Burnham's history, as our long standing Treasurer, Committee Member and, until recent seasons, as our League of 8 A team captain.  Quite apart from his more formal contributions, he will long be remembered for his wonderful, huge,  home made pork pie contributions to our club summer parties over the years.

When we played Face to Face, a sympathy card would have ben circulated for members to sign at a club evening and sent to Nigel's family.  Instead, I will send a card on behalf of all club members. Should you have any personal memories of Nigel you would like to share with other members, please let Graham know [gandsdickens@gmail.com] and we will try to incorporate them in a tribute to Nigel in a subsequent article.

We'll publish the funeral arrangements as soon as we have them.

Click for AGM 2025 Chairman's Report

AGM Report 2025: League-of-8

Both of our league-of-8 teams played in Division 1 of the Berks & Bucks Divisional tournament in the 2024-25 season.

The battle for the title was between 3 teams:  Amersham A, Reading A, and Burnham A, and our own team finished 3rd. Although we finished 20 VPs behind division winners Amersham A, we had the distinction of being the only team to beat this strong team.

Burnham B had a tough start to the season, with their first 3 matches being against Burnham A, Amersham A, and Reading A, after which our team had accumulated the grand total of 9 VPs. Things were not looking good, but the team put this early setback behind them, and went on to finish behind our A team in joint 4th position.

So both teams are eagerly looking forward to the new season - good luck both. 

Waller Bowl Final, 16 February

Berks & Bucks staged the final of the Waller Bowl yesterday in Windsor [qualifying heats held in clubs], and Burnham members figured extremely prominently.

Of the 4 pairs qualifying from the Burnham heat, all finished in the top half of the field, and A-team captain Naomi Gibbs playing with Mike Rawlins finished 4th.

Another of our A-team pairs, Bob Holder and David Owen, finished in 2nd position.

But [drum roll] Club Chairman Graham Dickens playing with wife Sue finished top of the leader board with 61.93%, and collected the trophy!

Congratulations to all our pairs, but especially to Sue and Graham.

Undos in Bidding & Play

The Burnham committee has decided to change the Undo regulation for its online games.  Up until now, no Undos have been allowed, either in the bidding or play of the cards. 

With effect from January 6th 2025, the Club has changed its Tournament Regulation on Undos in online games played on BBO. Ever since Burnham sessions started online the regulation has been not to allow Undos in the bidding or play. Club regulations are now to allow Undos in the bidding but not in the play.  This aligns Burnham regulations with those in events regulated by the EBU, SBBC and many other clubs. 

Undos in the bidding will be allowed for genuine misclicks, but not for changes of mind, lapses of concentration or inattention to the game.

The regulation is based on extracts from the Laws of Bridge (2017) and the EBU Blue Book (2024).  Please note that opponents have the right to refuse an Undo request if they are unsure of the circumstances; the TD must be called if there is a request for an UNDO in the auction, and the situation is at all unclear. It is not “unfriendly” to call the director at any time in our game.  Most misclicks can be avoided if your BBO account settings Confirm Bids and Confirm Cards are turned on.  To read more about the change, please Click Here.

If a member or visitor (not familiar with the regulation) requests an Undo during the card play, the director must be called immediately.  The director will rule that Burnham game regulations do not allow Undos during the card play and instruct the request to be refused.  Please remember that "Best Behaviour at Bridge" requires players to respect such a director ruling.  

About Burnham Bridge Club

The Club switched its Monday-evening session to BBO at the outset of Covid, and continues to operate online.

All sessions are pairs events, with the third Monday of the month being scored via cross-imps.

The Club operates two teams in the Berks & Bucls League-of-8 divisional competition.

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Calendar
Mon 14th Jul 2025
Duplicate Pairs
BBO 7.25 pm
Mon 21st Jul 2025
Imped Pairs
BBO 7.25 pm
Mon 28th Jul 2025
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BBO 7.25 pm
Mon 4th Aug 2025
Duplicate Pairs
BBO 7.25 pm
Mon 11th Aug 2025
Duplicate Pairs
BBO 7.25 pm
Mon 18th Aug 2025
Imped Pairs
BBO 7.25 pm