Corsham Bridge Club
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See the boxes below for Wilts, Corsham and EBU competitions coming up.

Support your County

Please consider entering any of the following events:

17 May - Chairman's Bowl and WCBA AGM at Devizes.

Corsham Bridge Club is doing very well this year compared to other Wiltshire clubs.

As of 5th March, we have 4 players (Ian, Richard, Pat and Sue) in the top ten as measured by Masterpoints awarded this year.

Corsham Competitions

Competition dates

COMPETITION DATES 2026

Corsham trophy and prize competitions

9 June     Robin Sutton Swiss Pairs

7 July      Nesbitt Teams

15 September    Marjorie Cox Pairs

17 November   Mixed Ability Pairs – Free meal prize

Simultaneous Pairs

12 May    EBED Spring       

21 July     British Summer

6 October    British Autumn

Please note that the extra cost of Sim pairs events is paid by the Club. Normal table money charge applies.

 

EBU Events May-June
EBU Events May-June
Social Events 2026

SOCIAL EVENTS 2026

for information please contact

Dave Young - Young.1s@ntlworld.com

SUMMER BBQ AT SUE’S AND KIETH’S HOUSE, SUN 5TH JULY, 15:00 to 21:00

SATURDAY 26 SEPTEMBER : QUIZ

 

WEEKLY QUIZ

 

Weekly Quiz 25

Weekly Quiz

All playing basic ACOL, Benji, 2 weak 2’s, Reverse Attitude Signals and Discards.

Dealer East

Vul. N/S

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A K Q 9

Q J 6

A 9 7 5

7 2

E

S

W

N

P

1NT

P

2C*

P

2H

P

3NT

P

4S

P

P

You pass and South opens 1NT (12-14). North bids Stayman with a response of 2H. North then jumps to 3NT, showing game going points and 4 spades. South then bids 4S, knowing they have a fit. North is tempted to ask for aces but passes.

5♥️

N

W    41     E

S

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J 6

10 8 7 3 2

K 8 3

A 10 9

41

You are sitting East.

(a) What has your partner told you by their lead?

(b) Which card do you play from your hand?

(c) How many tricks are you likely to make?

(d) How many points are in your partners hand, West?

How to contact members?
 

Please use email address corsham@corshambridgeclub.org.uk to send a

message to all members especially when looking for a partner for a particular Tuesday.

Use 'REPLY' when responding to any such email. DO NOT use 'REPLY ALL'

 

Eileen Harding Competition Result

CONGRATULATIONS to Bridget and Paul Hardstaff who won this handicap competition, both before and after the handicapping was applied. Bridget and Paul won with a score of almost 68% (69.25% before their handicap).

Congratulations to the Runners-up Marian Read and Norman Thomas with a score of 65.6% 

Full results (after handicapping) can be found under the Competitions tab on the main menu. The normal results are in the usual place.

PROMOTIONS
 ♠  CONGRATULATIONS  ♣  
Promotions for March 2026
 
Tim Gregory     District Master
David Young      Local Master
Calendar
12th May 2026
Ebed, Spring Sim Pairs
Box 1845hrs
13th May 2026
Assisted Play
Box 0945hrs
19th May 2026
Pairs
Box 1845hrs
Results
Assisted Play
Box
Director: Ray
Scorer: John
Pairs
Box
Director: Sue
Scorer: Ian
Assisted Play
Box
Director: Ray
Scorer: Gordon