Brian Quinlan is on holiday from 12/11/23 to 04/12/23 so during this period if you have issues with:

RealBridge (e.g.  need a link), please contact Sarah Amos at  sarahamostd@gmail.com or ring 07930 503746.

SpadeTickets (e.g.  booked wrong session), please contact Martin Joseph at mjoseph63@hotmail.co.uk or ring 07719 554641.

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Club Mixed Pairs Championship: Congratulations to John & Linda who held on to their round 1 lead to win the Club Mixed Pairs Championship on Tuesday.

Celtic Winter Pairs Sim: Monday 4th December at 7.00pm on RealBridge & Tuesday 5th at 7.00pm in the club. This is an annual event open to everyone with a Celtic connection and raises funds for the participants' national bridge organisations so the cost to play will be £2.60 for students, £4.60 for members & £5.60 for non-members. The results will, as normal, be on the ECatsBridge website.

Bridge Talk & Supported Play: 7.00pm to 10.00pm £5 pp payable on the night. The next talk will be on Thursday 7th December and the subject is 'Transfers - but not as we know them!' For instance:

Quiz Night: Friday 8th December 7.00pm in the club. Teams of 4 to 6, £10 per person to include food - pizzas from Scaramantica Pizzeria. Sign up with the names of all team members on the notice in the club.

EWBA Mixed Pairs: Sunday 10th December in the club. Entries to ato@ewba.org.uk See EWBA section in left column for more details.

Hirst Kurbalija Swiss Teams: Cardiff Bridge Club together with Ann and Diane are proud to announce that the second Hirst Kurbalija Swiss Teams will be held at CBC on Sunday the 14th January 2024 starting at 11.00am.

The Event is, of course, in memory of Mike and Filip who brought such honour and distinction to CBC, Bridge in Wales and most importantly to themselves. They are greatly missed.

Full details and joining instructions can be found on the main notice below. Click on 

www.msg.uk.com/bess/?eventcode=CIT24  to enter

We look forward to another full house.

Winter League Round 3: Click 2023-2024 Winter League Nov..pdf to see the Round 3 results. The Winter League started on Thursday 14th September and thereafter will be on the 2nd Thursday of each month. See the main notice below for more details.

Beginning Bridge 10 Week Course:  will be held on Wednesdays from 2.00pm to 4.00pm starting on 31st January 2024 with a free taster session on 24th January. To see what former learners have said click on Teaching Review BE..pdf and Teaching Review DB.pdf. For more details see main notice below.

Wednesday Afternoons Supported Play: 

Would you like to improve your bridge with a friendly group of like-minded players?

All are welcome to Supported Play on Wednesdays from 2pm to 4.30pm

See notice below for more details.

Junior Bridge Teaching has started at CBC on Tuesdays at the club from 5:30pm.

This is for players under 25 and students in full time education. See main notice below for more details

Wednesday Evening Bridge: We are delighted to announce that, starting at 6.45pm, Gwynn Davis has agreed to give a short seminar before the start of each Face to Face bridge session on Wednesday evenings. We are sure that they will be entertaining and most informative and certainly well worth attending. See the notice below for more details.

Afternoon Bridge: If you are looking for a friendly game and a cup of coffee in the daytime then we hold two sessions each week. Come and join us on Monday afternoons for Social Bridge in the Club (with free coffee and home made cakes!) starting at 1.30pm and on Thursday afternoons when play starts in the club at 2pm and is suitable for players of all standards. 

Friday 8th December at 7.00pm in the club.

Teams of 4 to 6

£10 per person to include food - pizza from Scaramantica Pizzeria

Sign up with all the team member names on the notice in the club

Bridge Talk & Supported Play: 7.00pm to 10.00pm £5 pp payable on the night.

The next talk will be on Thursday 7th December and the subject is 'Transfers - but not as we know them!' For instance:

A new event on the first Thursday of the month started on the 2nd March. There will be a short talk (15 minutes) on a specific bridge topic and then between 15 and 18 boards where you can "ask the expert" for help.

Our April bridge talk covered simple single suited overcalls and more importantly, how to respond to your partners overcall, in May we considered two suited overcalls and in June we continued with "More On Two Suited Overcalls", July's subject was "Splinter Bids", September was "Trial and Cue Bids", October covered "Cue Bidding Controls" and November's was 'More Italian Cue Bidding'

All are welcome.

Click HERE to enter

New - Junior Bridge Teaching has started at CBC on Tuesdays at the club from 5:30pm.
This is for players under 25 or students in full time education.
We currently have 16 players who are starting the EBED fast track teaching program led by our recently qualified EBED teacher Sooz Nesom(a student at Cardiff University). There is room for more students.
This initiative has been funded jointly by the WBU, the EWBA  and Cardiff bridge club to bring more young people into the world of bridge playing (the best card game in the world)
EBED(English bridge education) are also providing a free course book.
More information available at teaching@cardiffbridgeclub.org
 

Would you like to improve your bridge with a friendly group of like-minded players? If so you can join our Supported Play Sessions between 2pm and 4.30pm every Wednesday , cost £5 per person. If you are planning to join us, you can now book a ticket in advance on "Spade Tickets" via the club’s website or pay on the day.

Supported Play sessions of between 16 and 20 boards give you the opportunity to play bridge in a friendly environment where you can ask for help when you are not sure about bidding a particular hand. Please try to arrive around 10 minutes early so we can set-up a movement and get play started promptly at 2pm.

We are delighted to announce that, starting on the 4th October, Gwynn Davis has agreed to give a short seminar before the start of each Face to Face bridge session on Wednesday evenings.

These will be 15 minute seminars starting at 6.45pm, with bridge to commence no later than 7.05pm. There will be no charge other than the usual table money for the bridge session and it is perfectly OK for anyone who, for whatever reason, does not attend the seminar to arrive to play when it is finished.

The seminars are aimed at anyone seeking to improve their game and will focus on bidding judgement and card play (whether as declarer or in defence). Gwynn will use one hand to explore key principles in these two areas. It might be a hand that has been played at the club, or it could be from elsewhere. There won't be much on bidding 'conventions' or artificial methods generally, although he will be happy to talk about these if asked.

We are sure that these seminars will be entertaining and most informative and we are looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible on Wednesday evenings and at the Seminars.

We are running the usual Winter League this year on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 7pm in the club.

This is comprised of head to head matches for teams of 4-6 players and started on the 14th September

For more information you can contact Liz Atkinson  on liz_atkinson@btinternet.com.

The Round 2 results can be seen by clicking 2023-2024 Winter League Nov..pdf

10 Week BEGINNING BRIDGE COURSE will be held on Wednesdays from 2.00pm to 4.00pm starting on 31st January 2024 with a free taster session on 24th January.

The Beginners' and Continuing Bridge Lessons have proved to be very successful in introducing new people to our wonderful game. To see what some former learners have said about their tuition click on Teaching Review BE..pdf and Teaching Review DB.pdf

Courses will continue to be held at least twice a year with the aim of providing a continuous flow of beginners and new members. There is a Bridge Beginners' Lessons flyer (Click HERE) and we hope that you will arrange for them to be placed in your golf clubs, gyms and nearby shops to help to generate interest. Laminated copies can be obtained from the Bridge Office.

 You can get more information or just book your place on the 10 week course (cost £190) by emailing: teaching@cardiffbridgeclub.org

Please spread the word around. By getting people to learn to play bridge you will be doing your part in keeping the game going for many years to come and supporting your Club. You can download a more detailed flyer about the course by clicking on bridgecourseflyer-January2024.pdf

Great News! Pro-Am Teams have returned

The popular Pro-Am Teams are held on the 4th Thursday of each month - the next session will be on Thursday 23rd November.

The sessions will start at 7.00pm. Simply come along in pairs and you will be teamed up with a suitable pair.

NEW SCORING SYSTEM

On Tuesday 17th Jan we trialled iBEscore, a phone/tablet based scoring app.

To download the app go to Applestore, Googleplay or your Appstore and search for iBEscore.

The interface is clear, colourful and very user friendly. Please download and explore the app.

The HELP section of the app contains details for players on how to enter scores. Don’t worry if you don’t have a smart phone we will have tablets available for you to use if needed.

If you need a bridge partner for one or two sessions or on a more permanent basis you can contact Ray Kemp, our Membership Secretary, and he will send an email to the members to see if someone is available and willing - no guarantee!. His contact details are:

Telephone Number: 07503 231354 / 02920 633761
Email Address:  rkemp100@hotmail.co.uk

Monday Afternoon

1:30pm-4:00pm  Social Bridge in the Club (with free coffee and home made cakes!)

Cost: £3.00 (non members £4.00) -

Purchase tickets at http://spadetickets.com/penylan/

A Host is available if you need a partner.

Monday Evening 

7:00pm - 9:45pm Duplicate Bridge on RealBridge 

Cost:  £3.00 & non-members £4.00 -

purchase tickets at https://spadetickets.com/penylan/

Tuesday Evening
7:00pm-10:15pm  Duplicate Pairs Bridge in the Club

Cost:  £3.00  (non members £4.00) -

purchase tickets at https://spadetickets.com/penylan/

Wednesday Afternoon (NEW)
2.00pm to 5.00pm Supported Play in the club

Cost:  £5.00 - 

purchase tickets at https://spadetickets.com/penylan/

Starts 20th September

Wednesday Evening  

7:00pm - 10.00pm Duplicate Bridge on RealBridge and in the club

Cost:  £3.00  (non members £4.00) -

purchase tickets at https://spadetickets.com/penylan/

Thursday Afternoon 
2:00pm - 5:15pm  Duplicate Pairs Bridge in the club

N.B. The session has a host so any member or visitor who has no partner is guaranteed a game.

Cost:  £3.00  (non members £4.00)  -

purchase tickets at https://spadetickets.com/penylan/

Thursday Evening - Pro-Am Teams 4th Thursday of each month starting 28th September
7:00pm-10:15pm  Pro-Am Teams Bridge in the Club

Cost:  £3.00  (non members £4.00) -

purchase tickets at https://spadetickets.com/penylan/