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Some forthcoming events you might not want to miss!

SUMMER PARTY - LAVENHAM _- FRIDAY 17th JULY

Gentle Duplicate: Lavenham Village Hall, Fridays at 1:45pm for 2:00pm.

Next session: Friday 17th July  - Director: Sarah 

For pre-registered player only - it's the Summer Party

 

 

First timer?  Please arrive by 1:30pm to register.
Recent promotions - Congratulations to:


Jackie Over  Advanced Master
Sarah Hopkins  District Master
Graham Barber  District Master
Mel Conway  Local Master
Link to County Website

Sunday        28th June                Mid Anglia Pairs               Woodbridge
Partner Finder

HOW TO FIND A PARTNER

Finding a club member as a partner has been made much easier. Click on PLAY and then hover your mouse over the session you would like to play in  and click the Partner Required symbol.
Suffolk Online Teams League

This is an invitation to all Suffolk players to play teams bridge on line in the popular Suffolk On Line Teams League.

All experience levels are welcome, from beginner / intermediate players to county level. Teams are placed in a division suitable for their experience levels. You don’t have to have played teams bridge before. Those trying it out for the first time have really enjoyed it.

If you have a team of four players and would like to play in the League you will be welcome. Bridge teachers are welcome to play in a team with 3 of their pupils. If there are pairs who don’t have team mates we will do our best to try to match you with other pairs of similar experience levels in a similar position.

Please contact Malcolm Pryor, the League organiser, via mhpryor@btinternet.com
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Clare Bridge Club: F2F and BBO - 7pm every Monday; Gentle duplicate - 2pm every Friday
ANNOUNCEMENT

The Club is extremely sad to report the death last Monday of David Jefferies. - a much-liked and respected member for many years.
 
Suffolk Summer Pairs

Please click on the link below to see details of this event on Sunday 28th July:

Suffolk Summer Pairs 2026.pdf
Play & Learn

Cafe Bridge

Registration for the Café Bridge event on Thursday 3rd September in Bury St Edmunds town centre, is now open. This event is also raising funds for ‘My Wish Children’s Ward’ charity; and the event will run between 10.15 and 15.45.  The venues this year include,

The Angel Hotel, Giggling Squid, Sakura, Cote, The Edmundo Lounge, Damson & Wilde, Prezzo, Mowgli Street Food, Prima Vista, The One Bull Hotel, Procopios Pantry, The So Bar, Abbeygate Cinema, Cote & The Lounge & Garden

A light lunch is included in the entrance fee of £30/head, of which the My Wish charity will receive £10. There will be prizes for the first three pairs.

The choice of lunch venue will be allocated in the order in which players register. So please book early to secure your favourite venue. Any questions please email cafe_bridge@suffolkbridge.co.uk Please click visit the Suffolk Bridge website or click below to register.
Beryl Dorey 2026

The Beryl Dorey competition for 2026 will start on 1st June, and will run on the first Monday of each month thereafter,
The best 3 results will qualify.
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!
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 Action
INT 2S
  • If natural you do nothing
  • If transfer to clubs ANNOUNCE ‘clubs’
  • If another meaning, including showing both minors, ALERT
1NT 2NT
  • If natural you do nothing
  • If transfer to diamonds ANNOUNCE ‘diamonds’
  • If another meaning ALERT

 

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’
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.♠ ♠ 

OLD NEWS ITEMS CAN BE READ BY CLICKING ON CLUB NEWS ARCHIVE ON THE LEFT
Apply for Membership
Register to Play as a Visitor with Clare Online
Where can I play bridge in West Suffolk?

Is twice a week not enough?

New members and guests are welcome at many West Suffolk bridge clubs. Click here to learn more.
PLAY IT AGAIN

You want to play the hand again?

Click on "Latest results", then on any pair. Then on the right, under the the description of the hand you have two options: "View larger" and "PLAY IT AGAIN". It is really easy. Good luck!
Results
13th July 2026
Joint Swindon/Clare online
Register on Swindon website in advance
18.45 for 19.00
Scorer: Christine MacFarlane
13th July 2026
Face-to-face
Combined Halls of Clare
18.45 for 19.00
Director: Paul
Scorer: Mary
10th July 2026
Relaxed Pairs
Lavenham Village Hall 1:45
Director: Will
Scorer: John
Host: David F. & Stephen W.
6th July 2026
Face-to-face/Beryl Dorey/ ECATS SIMS
Combined Halls of Clare
18.45 for 19.00
Director: Paul S
Scorer: Dave
6th July 2026
ECATS Summer Charity SIM (joint Swindon/Clare online)
Register on Swindon website in advance
18.45 for 19.00
Scorer: Rob Sassoon
3rd July 2026
Relaxed Pairs
Lavenham Village Hall 1:45
Director: Sherri
Scorer: Richard
Host: Russell and David
29th June 2026
Joint Swindon/Clare online
Register on Swindon website in advance
18.45 for 19.00
Scorer: Christine MacFarlane
29th June 2026
Face-to-face
Combined Halls of Clare
18.45 for 19.00
Director: David S
Scorer: Dave
22nd June 2026
Joint Swindon/Clare online
Register on Swindon website in advance
18.45 for 19.00
Scorer: Rob Sassoon
22nd June 2026
Face-to-face
Combined Halls of Clare
18.45 for 19.00
Director: Will
Scorer: Dave
19th June 2026
Relaxed Pairs
Lavenham Village Hall 1:45
Director: Norbert
Scorer: John/Mary
Host: Jo & Norbert
15th June 2026
Joint Swindon/Clare online
Register on Swindon website in advance
18.45 for 19.00
Scorer: Rob Sassoon
15th June 2026
Face-to-face
Combined Halls of Clare
18.45 for 19.00
Director: Paul M
Scorer: Dave
12th June 2026
Relaxed Pairs
Lavenham Village Hall 1:45
Director: Paul S.
Scorer: John/Mary
Host: Jenny & Shirley
8th June 2026
Joint Swindon/Clare online
Register on Swindon website in advance
18.45 for 19.00
Scorer: Rob Sassoon
8th June 2026
Face-to-face
Combined Halls of Clare
18.45 for 19.00
Director: Dave
Scorer: Dave
7th June 2026
Swiss Pairs
Lavenham V.H. 11:00
Director: Rob Sassoon
Scorer: Rob Sassoon
5th June 2026
Relaxed Pairs
Lavenham Village Hall 1:45
Director: Paul
Scorer: John/Mary
Host: Angela and Jane
1st June 2026
Joint Swindon/Clare online
Register on Swindon website in advance
18.45 for 19.00
Scorer: Rob Sassoon
1st June 2026
Face-to-face/Beryl Dorey
Combined Halls of Clare
18.45 for 19.00
Director: David S
Scorer: Dave
Calendar
17th July 2026
Summer Party - Relaxed Pairs
Lavenham Village Hall 1:45
Director: Sarah
Host: Summer Party
  (Partner?)
20th July 2026
Joint Swindon/Clare online
Register on Swindon website in advance
18.45 for 19.00
20th July 2026
Face-to-face
Combined Halls of Clare
18.45 for 19.00
Director: Dave Allen
24th July 2026
Relaxed Pairs
Lavenham Village Hall 1:45
Director: Paul S.
Scorer: Mary
Host: Anne & John
26th July 2026
Summer Pairs
Elmswell
27th July 2026
Joint Swindon/Clare online
Register on Swindon website in advance
18.45 for 19.00
27th July 2026
Face-to-face
Combined Halls of Clare
18.45 for 19.00
Director: PaulMac
31st July 2026
Relaxed Pairs
Lavenham Village Hall 1:45
Director: Will
Scorer: Mary
3rd August 2026
Joint Swindon/Clare online
Register on Swindon website in advance
18.45 for 19.00
3rd August 2026
Face-to-face
Combined Halls of Clare
8.45 for 19.00
Director: Will
7th August 2026
Relaxed Pairs
Lavenham Village Hall 1:45
Director: Paul S.
Host: Gay & Nick
10th August 2026
Joint Swindon/Clare online
Register on Swindon website in advance
18.45 for 19.00
10th August 2026
Face-to-face
Combined Halls of Clare
8.45 for 19.00
Director: David S.
14th August 2026
Relaxed Pairs
Lavenham Village Hall 1:45
Director: Will
16th August 2026
Play & learn
Elmswell
17th August 2026
Joint Swindon/Clare online
Register on Swindon website in advance
18.45 for 19.00
17th August 2026
Face-to-face
Combined Halls of Clare
8.45 for 19.00
Director: Paul Starling
21st August 2026
Relaxed Pairs
Lavenham Village Hall 1:45
Director: Scorer
Host: Elizabeth & Caroline
24th August 2026
Joint Swindon/Clare online
Register on Swindon website in advance
18.45 for 19.00
24th August 2026
Face-to-face
Combined Halls of Clare
8.45 for 19.00
Director: Dave Allen
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