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Some forthcoming events you might not want to miss!

Club AGM; 1:00pm - Lavenham Village Hall

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

Next session: Friday 15th May  - Director: Paul S.

First timer?  Please arrive by 1:30pm to register

 

 

 


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Link to County Website
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.
Recent promotions - Congratulations to:

Jane Barbrook  Area Master
Gay Ellis  Local Master
Andrew Clifft  Club Master
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
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.
CLARE SWISS PAIRS 2026

Clare Bridge Club

27th Annual Swiss Pairs

to be held at

Lavenham Village Hall

on

Sunday 7th June 2026

at 11am

Coffee from 10.15am.

Please be seated by 10.45am

Blue pointed event

Entry fee: £20 per player (including

a delicious light lunch and a glass of wine)

1st Prize:£200 * 2nd Prize £50 *  Ascenders Prize £50

EBU Master points.

Tournament Director: Rob Sassoon

Please complete the ENTRY FORM  here 

 
SCBA AGM
SCBA AGM
Abbeygate Bridge Club Bridge for Fun

Abbeygate Bridge Club are doing a "Bridge for Fun" with quality afternoon tea on Friday the 8th of May. 

Details are to follow soon on Abbeygate Bridge Club's website HERE.
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
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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
8th May 2026
Relaxed Pairs
Lavenham Village Hall 1:45
Director: Will
Scorer: John/Mary
Host: Mary & Kath
4th May 2026
Joint Swindon/Clare online
Register on Swindon website in advance
18.45 for 19.00
Scorer: Christine MacFarlane
4th May 2026
Face-to-face
Combined Halls of Clare
18.45 for 19.00
Director: Will
Scorer: Mary
1st May 2026
Relaxed Pairs
Lavenham Village Hall 1:45
Director: Nick Farr
Scorer: John/Mary
Host: Liz & Carol
27th April 2026
Face-to-face
Combined Halls of Clare
18.45 for 19.00
Director: Paul M
Scorer: Dave
27th April 2026
Joint Swindon/Clare online
Register on Swindon website in advance
18.45 for 19.00
Scorer: Christine MacFarlane
24th April 2026
Relaxed Pairs
Lavenham Village Hall 1:45
Director: Jenny
Scorer: Mick
Host: Jane B. & Angela G.
20th April 2026
Joint Swindon/Clare online
Register on Swindon website in advance
18.45 for 19.00
Scorer: Christine MacFarlane
20th April 2026
Face-to-face
Combined Halls of Clare
18.45 for 19.00
Director: David
Scorer: Nick
17th April 2026
Relaxed Pairs
Lavenham Village Hall 1:45
Director: Norbert
Scorer: Mick
Host: Sally & Karen
13th April 2026
Joint Swindon/Clare online
Register on Swindon website in advance
18.45 for 19.00
Scorer: Christine MacFarlane
13th April 2026
Face-to-face
Combined Halls of Clare
18.45 for 19.00
Director: David
Scorer: Mary
10th April 2026
Relaxed Pairs
Lavenham Village Hall 1:45
Director: Jenny
Scorer: Mick
Host: Fleur & Paul
6th April 2026
Face-to-face
Combined Halls of Clare
18.45 for 19.00
Director: Will
Scorer: Nick
3rd April 2026
Relaxed Pairs
Lavenham Village Hall 1:45
Director: Paul
Scorer: Mick
Host: Margaret & Graham
30th March 2026
Joint Swindon/Clare online
Register on Swindon website in advance
18.45 for 19.00
Scorer: Rob Sassoon
30th March 2026
Face-to-face
Combined Halls of Clare
18.45 for 19.00
Director: Paul S
Scorer: Mary
27th March 2026
Relaxed Pairs
Lavenham Village Hall 1:45
Director: Jenny
Scorer: Mick
Host: Martyn & Angela
23rd March 2026
Joint Swindon/Clare online
Register on Swindon website in advance
18.45 for 19.00
Scorer: Rob Sassoon
23rd March 2026
Face-to-face
Combined Halls of Clare
18.45 for 19.00
Director: Paul M
Scorer: Dave
Calendar
11th May 2026
Joint Swindon/Clare online
Register on Swindon website in advance
18.45 for 19.00
11th May 2026
Face-to-face
Combined Halls of Clare
18.45 for 19.00
Director: Ed
15th May 2026
Relaxed Pairs
Lavenham Village Hall 1:45
Director: Paul S.
Host: Miranda & Andrew
18th May 2026
Joint Swindon/Clare online
Register on Swindon website in advance
18.45 for 19.00
18th May 2026
Face-to-face
Combined Halls of Clare
18.45 for 19.00
Director: Dave
22nd May 2026
Relaxed Pairs
Lavenham Village Hall 1:45
Director: Jenny
Host: Gay & Nick
25th May 2026
Joint Swindon/Clare online
Register on Swindon website in advance
18.45 for 19.00
25th May 2026
Face-to-face
Combined Halls of Clare
18.45 for 19.00
Director: Paul S.
29th May 2026
Relaxed Pairs
Lavenham Village Hall 1:45
Director: Sarah
Host: Peter R. & Sheila
1st June 2026
Joint Swindon/Clare online
Register on Swindon website in advance
18.45 for 19.00
1st June 2026
Face-to-face/Beryl Dorey
Combined Halls of Clare
18.45 for 19.00
Director: David S.
5th June 2026
Relaxed Pairs
Lavenham Village Hall 1:45
Director: Paul S.
Host: Angela and Jane
7th June 2026
Swiss Pairs
Lavenham V.H. 11:00
Director: Rob Sassoon
8th June 2026
Joint Swindon/Clare online
Register on Swindon website in advance
18.45 for 19.00
8th June 2026
Face-to-face
Combined Halls of Clare
18.45 for 19.00
12th June 2026
Relaxed Pairs
Lavenham Village Hall 1:45
Director: Will
Host: Jenny & Shirley
15th June 2026
Joint Swindon/Clare online
Register on Swindon website in advance
18.45 for 19.00
15th June 2026
Face-to-face
Combined Halls of Clare
18.45 for 19.00
19th June 2026
Relaxed Pairs
Lavenham Village Hall 1:45
Director: Norbert
Host: Jo & Norbert
22nd June 2026
Joint Swindon/Clare online
Register on Swindon website in advance
18.45 for 19.00
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