Cheltenham Bridge Club
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Emergency Contacts
The Club landline number is 01242 522502,  but in the case of an emergency please call 07515 398027 (Pauline Sanderson) or 07787 148152 (Lesley Harrison)
 

Cheltenham Bridge Club
is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
Registered Charity No:   1188825


 

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Website managed by Fiona Biddle and Linda Barratt.  Contact via email webadmin@cheltenhambridgeclub.com


 

How to Play  - Interesting hand from Tuesday Evening 12/03/24

Paul Denning says: 
get the best out of this hand...

Click here for full information

Save the Date:

The CBC Annual Congress will be held on 24-25 August.

Further details to follow!

Thank you from Street Child

    On 9 March an event was held at Cheltenham Bridge Club in aid of Street Child. An amazing total of £1626 was raised!
  See See here for a letter of thanks from the charity.  
   
   
   
   
 
   

 

As this year's AGM approaches (to be help from 6pm on 27 April), we are reaching out to all members with the opportunity to get involved with the Club by standing for a position on the Membership Committee. Joining the Committee is a chance to make a positive impact and contribute to the success of our Club. We are aware that our members have a huge range of skills, experiences and insights that could benefit us all, so whether you are new to the club, or to bridge, or have years of experience, you can be sure of a warm welcome!

For information click here

Youth Bridge Sessions at CBC

Enrol your Child/Grandchild and enjoy a break or come and watch or play with them.

Click Here For dates of sessions, further information and photos.

See here for a news article about our Youth Bridge initiative.

COUNTY PAIRS : Monday  25th March 13.45 session, Tuesday 26th Marchl 19.00 and Thursday 28th March will be qualifying sessions for this event.. The number of qualifiers from a heat will be 50% of the number of pairs who are eligible to qualify (so those already qualified do not count), including ties, but no substitutes. The qualifiers are then invited to a single day face-to-face final, with the number of boards determined by the TD on the day (ideally around 36).  The final will take place at Cheltenham Bridge Club on Sunday 28th April.  The top three pairs in the final will qualify to represent Gloucestershire in the EBU Corwen Cup over the weekend of  15-16 June (and the GCBA will pay their entry fee).

      Please note that the club session at 7pm on Tuesday 14th May will be a competition

      evening. It will be an Open session for all. A cup will be awarded to the top Ladies &

      top Men's pairs taking part.


How to Find a Partner for a Particular Game

Click Here to view the guidelines or look for "Find a Partner" under "Information" on the Menu.

Play Bridge at Cheltenham Bridge Club


 
Play Online or at the Club  

Click a button to find out more

Please pay using your club account, and check the Calendar to see if you need to book partnership seats in advance.


See and talk to your partner and opponents. Standby provided. Pay using your club account.


Options for finding a partner

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Online Etiquette

Irregularities at the Bridge table

Online visitors are welcome - Application Form

How to pay into your account to play RB or at the Club.

 

How to book if required.

  Learn to Play Bridge  

CBC offers courses for beginners and for those wishing to improve. 

Beginning in September 2023 the teaching team is introducing a programme of Seminars and Play & Discuss sessions which will help players develop their game.

Please click on the icon below for further details of the programme.

 

 

 
CBC Regular Events 

Our regular sessions at the Club, on BBO, and RB (RealBridge)

Club  Mon 10:00 - Next Steps
Club  Mon 13:45 - Pairs 
                                                                   
R
B    Tues 10:00 - Gentle Pairs - *DS
Club  Tues 19:00 - Pairs - with standby

Clu  Wed 19:00 - Gentle Pairs - *DS
BBO   Wed 19:30 - Danish Pairs *

Club   Thursday 09:45 - Gentle Pairs- *DS
Club   Thursday 13:45 - Pairs

Club   Thursday 19:00 - Pairs                                      

Club    Friday 19:00 - Pairs - with standby

* Danish Pairs are a little different from F2F Swiss Pairs, but similar principles i.e. you will play against those with a similar score. Open to all members.

* DS indicates that the regular director at these sessions will be happy to act as a standby. 

Pairs League will recommence 19:00 hrs from Thurs 14th Sept and the second Thursday of each month to Thurs Jan 11th.

The Monday morning session is “Next Steps”.
This session aims to help learners and new players transition to regular Club duplicate sessions through card play.
Sessions will be relaxed and welcoming, come along and have fun.

Mondays: 10:00 to 12:30
Fees: £3.50 for members and £5.50 for non-members.

We also have Leaderboard competitions to find the top players and partnerships over a 3 month period.

The role of website editor, which has been held by Pauline for a long time, is being taken over by Fiona Biddle. Fiona realises she has very big shoes to fill! If you have any ideas for the website, please contact Fiona on webadmin@cheltenhambridgeclub.com 

Stroud Bridge Club
would like to invite you to participate in its up coming Cafe Bridge Crawl 
21st April 
Click Here for poster & full details

Bournemouth Holiday

Another very popular and successful Bridge Holiday
Click Here to see full report and pictures

The new Learn to Play programme for 2023/24 is now available, including new Tweak to Transform and Aspirational sessions and Refresher opportunities for Returners

Click Here To read why we would encourage you to play bridge.
Click Here to view details of our full programme
Come and join us it will be fun.

New to Cheltenham or returning to Bridge

Cheltenham Bridge Club has much to offer.
Please contact Nicola Renshaw nicola_renshaw@hotmail.com to find out more.


 

Have your own Convention Card

Have a look at the "Useful Links" menu item. There are links to a Convention Card which is in line with the systems taught by CBC's teaching team.
There are links to both .pdf and a .docx version, for those who might wish to modify it for their own partnership agreements.

Leader Board Winners Quarter 4 2023

** Congratulations **

Bob Bannister (Danish)

Vince Milner (Gentle)

Kanwar Rahim (Open)

Kanwar & Veronica Rahim (Pairs)

 


 

Annual Leaderboards Winners 2023

** Congratulations **

Wendy Melvin (Open)

Cathy Scott & Christine Cottrell (Pairs)

Roger Eaton (Master Points)

 

 


 

Results
Club Pairs Monday 1345
Director: Helen Nightingale
Scorer: Mark Giard
Club Pairs Friday 1900
Director: Alan
Scorer: Alan
Club Gentle Thursday 0945
Director: Ro Kaye
Scorer: Doug Quine
Club Pairs Thursday 1345
Director: Jonathan Bailey
Scorer: Linda Barratt
Club Spring Pairs League M2 18:50
Director: John Skjonnemand
Scorer: John Skjonnemand