| Andrew Robson Masterclass 2026 |
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We are delighted to announce that Andrew Robson will be giving a Masterclass on Friday 6th February 2026, 10:30 am - 4 pm in Lavenham Village Hall. He will be covering the following topics:
Four Key Shapes
How Many Cards
Four Key Acronyms
Cost: £40.00 per head, to include a delicious lunch.
To enter, please sign up on the website.
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| STANSFIELD SUNDAY BRIDGE & LUNCH: NOVEMBER 7 |
 The second of our Winter Bridge Sundays will take place on Sunday 7th December from 10.30am for Tea/ Coffee, and play from 11.00am until 3.00pm so as to allow everyone to get home in the daylight.
This is relaxed Duplicate pairs and is open to all members and visitors , cost is £5 to include hot drinks, but please provide your own lunch. Members will be charged to account and visitors please bring cash on the day. The club bar will be open at lunchtime for the purchase of wine and beer ( cash only)
This is a fun day of Bridge with no pressure, so please do come even if you have not played much duplicate . Sign up is essential for our planning, please arrange a partner and sign up as a pair HERE those looking for partners can use the partner finder on the website.
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| EBU Year End Congress |
Message from Sam Kelly, EBU Communications Manager:
We would like to invite you and members of your club or county to play in the upcoming Year End Congress, Saturday 27th - Tuesday 30th December.
Special Group Offers for Clubs: when entering a minimum of four players at the same time for Mixed/Open Pairs, bring up to as many players again for free, email comps@ebu.co.uk to make this group booking.
Special Entry Fees for members with 2 Green Points or fewer to their name at the time of entry. Play in the Mixed/Open Pairs or Swiss Teams for just £10, or the Swiss Pairs for just £30 for the two days!
We have a new venue this year: Novotel West London! There is linked accommodation at the venue and the nearest station is Hammersmith (0.3 miles) Underground station, which is on the Circle, Hammersmith & City, District and Piccadilly lines.
The full schedule will be as follows:
Saturday: Stratified Swiss Pairs
Sunday: Stratified Swiss Pairs & Jack High Pairs
Monday: Mixed or Open Pairs
Tuesday: Swiss Teams
There will be an online 9-High Improvers Pairs run in conjunction with the congress by Kent Contract Bridge Association on behalf of the EBU.
We hope you will encourage your members to take up these offers and join us in London for the Year End Congress.
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| Enjoy your bridge three ways! |
Clare Bridge Club runs 3 sessions every week
On Monday evenings you can play face-to-face at the Old School Hall in Clare, at 6:45 for 7:00
or online on BBO with Swindon Bridge Club: see below.
To join us in person at Clare just turn up with your partner! You can be sure of a warm welcome.
If you don't have a partner please contact a member of the committee beforehand
To play online please register by clicking on the "Register for Clare Online" button at the top right
On Friday afternoons you can play "Gentle Duplicate" at Lavenham Village Hall
at 1:45 (please be prompt!) for a 2pm start, finishing by 5pm
These relaxed bridge sessions are an opportunity for players who have never experienced duplicate bridge or for club members who would like to play face-to-face in a relaxed environment.
You are most welcome to come either with or without a partner.
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| Monday Online Pairs |
Clare and Swindon Bridge Club have now joined forces for online bridge on Monday nights.
The face-to-face sessions at Clare are unaffected and continue as normal.
Registering to play
If you haven't previously played online with Clare, please register using this form.
Registering for a session
This is a change from Clare practice: it will NOT be possible to join on the day. Instead you MUST register in advance every week, before 6pm on the preceding Sunday (ideally the preceding Saturday).
You do this on the Swindon Bridge Club website (click here): scroll down to find the event and enter your name and BBO ID, and your partner's name and BBO ID.
Joining the session
Log in to BBO as usual, and search for "Swindon" under "Competitive" / "All Tournaments".
It's as easy as that!
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| Announcing and alerting |
The EBU announcing and alerting rules have been amended. Click here to see the EBU ‘Announcing and Alerting Summary’ which describes all the announcing and alerting rules including the changes.
The first group of changes expands what to do over a transfer.
| Opener |
Responder |
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2S |
- If natural you do nothing
- If transfer to clubs ANNOUNCE ‘clubs’
- If another meaning, including showing both minors, ALERT
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| 1NT |
2NT |
- If natural you do nothing
- If transfer to diamonds ANNOUNCE ‘diamonds’
- If another meaning ALERT
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The second group of changes adds responses to one of a suit.
- If your suit responses to one of a suit are natural you do nothing.
- If your responses to one of a suit has another meaning, such as another suit or denies a four card major, you ‘alert’ or ‘announce’ as shown in the ‘Announcing and Alerting Summary’
- If your 1NT response to one of a suit is the normal one showing up to 10 points you do nothing.
- If your 1NT response to one of a suit is different, such as more than 10 points or is forcing, you ‘alert’ or ‘announce’ as shown in the ‘Announcing and Alerting Summary’
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| Cut and Paste on BBO |
The link in the 'Playing Bridge at Clare' document to help on cut and paste on BBO is not working.
♠ ♠ You can access the help here.♠ ♠
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OLD NEWS ITEMS CAN BE READ BY CLICKING ON CLUB NEWS ARCHIVE ON THE LEFT
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