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Fancy coming back to play Bridge?

Dereham Bridge Club is open to experienced bridge players of all levels

If you haven't been in a while, or you want to join a friendly club, you will be warmly welcomed!

We guarantee you a partner on your first visit and therein after (if you become a member)

Membership is £10 - weekly table money £4 for members

Call Gillian 077202 88116

Members - Partner Guarantee

Members A quick note to remind you all that you are all welcome with or without a partner.

No Partner? No Problem! just be at Meeting Point for 6.20.

We now operate a partner guaranteed service for club members !

CLUB DETAILS

DEREHAM BRIDGE CLUB DETAILS: We meet every Wednesday in the month 18.20 for 18.30 start. We welcome players of all ranges of ability but it DOES help if you have had some experience of playing Rubber Bridge, or whist. We meet in pleasant surroundings at Dereham Meeting Point, (which has very good free parking facilities). We can cater for up to 8 tables.

DEREHAM U3A BRIDGE CLUB DETAILS: (Our associate club) Dereham U3A Bridge Club meet on Thursday afternoons every month (except the 2nd Thursday) at 2:15pm at Meeting Point.We are a very friendly club for beginners and experienced players who enjoy a relaxed friendly game, (we all learn from each others mistakes) . For more information please contact Penny Pomfret at: pennrich@btinternet.com;

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Monday sessions start at 6.30 p.m.

Please log in by 6.25 at the latest..

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Useful Links

NORFOLK CONTRACT BRIDGE ASSOCIATION

https://www.bridgewebs.com/norfolk/

NORWICH BRIDGE SCHOOL

https://www.bridgewebs.com/academynorwich/home.html

Welcome to Dereham Bridge Club

Christmas Bridge

CHRISTMAS FUN BRIDGE

Wednesday 17^th December 6:15 PM

Wine, soft drinks and alcohol-free beers supplied by the Club.

Please bring a small sharing dish of nibbles or finger food if you can (crisps, mince pies, sausage rolls, small flan etc)

Christmas Attire Encouraged !

Prize for Best Christmas Head Ware

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Neil Cliff @ 90

Last Wednesday saw us celebrate Neil's 90th birthday (albeit a few days early) .

Neil is not only our oldest club member but also a founding member of Dereham Bridge Club

Happy Birthday Neil!

The DBC Trophy 2025

The DBC Trophy is awarded each year around the third Wednesday in August. The cup was presented to the club by Di Ball our original Chairperson, when she left Norfolk to live in foreign climes (Herts).

Di tries to be here each year to present the trophy, this year however this was difficult as she won the cup herself together with her partner Graham Connolly. Congratulations to you both !

(Picture show Nick Hoare our lovely club Chair making the presentation).

The Shirley Cowshall Trophy 2025

The Shirley Cowshall Trophy is played annually on the nearest Wednesday to what was Shirley's birthday. It is played and won as a pairs competition. This year unusually it was one by Fred de Cruz with Odd Bod. Odd Bod is the name given to the dummy from other tables that becomes the single player's partner .for that round. Odd Bod on this occasion was a rotating representative of most of the club ! So Fred de Cruz & Odd Bod (most of the club) won the cup. Well Done Fred AND Odd Bod.

(The cup is seen being presented here by a couple of other ODD Bods, last year's winners Nick Hoare & Richard Stratton)

Neil Cliff Most Improved Player Cup 2025

The Neil Cliff Cup is awarded each year to the member with the greatest percentage improvement from the previous year.
This year's winner is Eva Schroeder with a percentage improvement of 3.41%. Congratulations !

(Photo shows Neil Cliff awarding the cup to Eva Schroeder)

The Peter Bond Cup 2025

The Peter Bond Trophy is presented yearly to the member who has the highest average play percentage based on their best 15 scores.

For the second year running we have winner Richard Stratton... Congratulations!

(Picture shows club TB Nick Hoare (L) presenting the cup to Richard Stratton (R))

The Fosbrook Handicap Cup 2024-25

This year's Fosbrook Handicap Cup delivered a surprise result - Joint Winners - so it looks like 3 months dusting at each house...

Patti Fosbrook

Fred de Cruz

Jointly

Margaret Broadbent

Nick Hoare

Well done all.

(The pictures show the cup being awarded by last year's winners Penny Pomfret and Les Baker)

Grand Slams Bid & Made

Date	Bidders:
6 August 2025	Annie Langstaff	Christine Taylor
6 August 2025	Fred de Cruz	Gillian de Cruz
20 March 2024	Christine Taylor	Annie Langstaff
03 May 2023	Francis Whiting	Rob Whiting
03 May 2023	Richard Stratton	Mike Stevens
29 March 2023	Fred de Cruz	Richard Stratton
25 January 2023	Christine Taylor	Annie Langstaff

Results

3rd December 2025

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Scorer: Eva Schroeder

26th November 2025

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Scorer: Eva Schroeder

19th November 2025

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Scorer: Eva Schroeder

Dereham Bridge Members - Club Trophies

The Neil Cliff Cup

(Most Improved Player)

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Eva Schroeder Feb 2025

Annie Langstaff Feb 2024

Janey O’dell Feb 2020

The Peter Bond Cup

Year's Average Highest %

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Richard Stratton Feb 2025

Richard Stratton Feb 2024

Nick Hoare Feb 2023

Penny Pomfret Feb 2020

Christ Mallon Feb 2019

The Shirley Cowshall Trophy

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Fred de Cruz & (OddBod / The club) Apr 2025

Nick Hoare & Richard Stratton Apr 2024

Jinny & Keith Bartlett Apr 2023

Penny Pomfret & Janey O’dell Apr 2019

The Fosbrook Handicap Cup

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Margaret Broadbent & Nick Hoare joint with Patti Fosbrook & Fred de Cruz Feb 2025

Penny Pomfret & Les Baker Feb 2024

Christine Taylor & Nick Hoare Feb 2019

DBC Trophy - Di Ball Cup

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Di Ball & Graham Connolly Aug 25

Jinny & Keith Bartlett Aug 24

Penny Pomfret & David Sumbler Aug 23

Nick Hoare & Richard Stratton Aug 22

Visitors Welcome

New Members & Visitors Very Welcome

For club play, basic playing experience IS required (but all standards very welcome, so don't be nervous)

If you are a visiting pair please just come along, but arrive promptly by 6.20 so we can set you up on our bridgepals system

If you are on your own and will need a partner, please contact Gillian de Cruz in advance at gillian.decruz@gmail.com or call 077202 88116, we will try to find a partner for you to play with.

Play Bridge in Norfolk

There's now one website where you can find all you need to know about playing bridge in Norfolk.

It's got info on everything from teaching in schools, U3A, fast track learning, individual tuition and clubs from easy starters to county level.

Plus links to the EBU, NCBA and EBED and the low-down on the county's affiliated and non-affiliated clubs.

PBIN's primary aim is to get more people playing in clubs - but their secondary objective is just encouraging more people to learn and play wherever!

Click here to find out more.

www.playbridgeinnorfolk.co.uk

GDPR - Data Held General Data Protection Regulation

GDPR - Data Held by Dereham Bridge Club (The Small Print)

Dereham Bridge Club holds the names and contact details (telephone numbers and email addresses) of members with their express and direct agreement. This information is used by the club administrators for the sole purpose of keeping members advised of results, events or information regarding the club or club related activity. Members have also directly agreed to their contact details being available for other club members to use. Contact details (unless with direct agreement from the members concerned) are published only on the members area of the website, and on Membership Cards issued to members only.

Dereham Bridge Club Mission Statement

Dereham Bridge Club was set up to be a local, friendly venue. The club is not a member of the EBU. We welcome all new members and highlight our club ethos as below. 😊

We like to play in a competitive but friendly manner. While individuals may be very competitive in themselves, the first and foremost aim of this club is for friendly inclusion.

Errors in play will be addressed as just that and where possible resolved within the four. If this is not possible (e.g. where someone has revoked) then Director will be called and local (binding) ruling will be made.

Play should be in a friendly, non-judgemental manner, made with reasonable speed and accusatory tones or manner avoided. There will be consideration in noise level for other players but friendly banter will occur.

There are many far more competitive clubs within Norfolk; we wish to remain friendly while still maintaining a reasonable standard. If banter, a relaxed atmosphere, the odd error or daft question is not your thing – then Dereham Bridge Club is probably not either.

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