A weekend of bridge hosted by: Cheltenham Bridge Club          at the Centenary Hall, Dean Close School, a great venue with modern conference facilities, ample free parking and easy access. SATURDAY 23 August - GREEN POINT SWISS PAIRS SUNDAY 24 August - GREEN POINT SWISS TEAMS SUNDAY 24 August - 9 HIGH PAIRS (Underlined event names link to lists of entries. These lists are manually updated so may be a day or so out of date)

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EVENTS

Saturday 23rd August - GREEN POINT SWISS PAIRS: 48 boards (six matches), VP scoring, with a break for lunch. £50 per pair including free coffee or tea. 
Sunday 24th August - GREEN POINT SWISS TEAMS: 48 boards (six matches), VP scoring, with a break for lunch. £100 per team including coffee or tea. 
Sunday 24th August - 9 HIGH PAIRS: 32 Boards, with a break for lunch. £24 per pair including coffee or tea. All players with an NGS rating of 9 or below at the time of application are welcome. 
CBC members can check their NGS grades by logging into the "Members Own Area" and clicking on the "NGS List" tab.

Registration for all events from 10:15 a.m. on both days for a prompt start at 11.00 a.m.

Entries have now officially closed, but please call 07901 173432 to see if we have any spare places due to cancellations. Thank you.

LUNCH

Dean Close cafeteria provides excellent lunches and is a short walk (about 100 metres) from the Centenary Hall. Main course choices will be shown when you make your reservation. Meals must be pre-ordered no later than the evening of Wednesday 20th August, see link below.

Please note that Dean Close ask that you do not bring food or drinks inside the Hall, but they are happy for those who have brought their own lunch to consume it either in the lovely grounds at picnic tables or in the dining hall. Water will be available throughout the day. The lunch break will last about 40-60 minutes. Click on following link to order Light or Main course:- Dean Close Lunch Orders

DIRECTIONS, PARKING, BLUE BADGE HOLDERS

Dean Close is a warm and friendly school, on the A40, close to the centre of Cheltenham. All events will be held in Centenary Hall, an attractive and spacious modern building with excellent facilities. 

The main car park is behind Turner House, 65 Lansdowne Rd, Cheltenham, GL51 6QH two minutes walk from Centenary Hall. Parking is free. Blue Badge holders can request more accessible parking at 63 Lansdowne Rd when booking their events.
Access is from Lansdown Road (the A40), about ten minutes from the M5 (exit 11) to the west. Coming from the east through Cheltenham, the school is on the left, just past the Police Station. Cheltenham Spa train station is 5-10 minutes walk.

PRIZES

There will be cash prizes for Green Point events and Wine for 9 High winners.

Players from Gloucestershire and Herefordshire will also have the opportunity to represent their home clubs for the splendid "Judy Ballinger Cup", this cup was kindly sponsored by David Ballinger in memory of his late wife. Players from these two counties are invited to specify their home club on the entry form. The winning club will be decided by the average score of their top three performing pairs – so any club can win, no matter how small. 

For all queries, please email  congress@cheltenhambridgeclub.com  If you find you are running late on the day please call Steve Bunker mob. no. 07901 173432

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