| CORONAVIRUS - TEMPORARY CESSATION OF FACE-TO-FACE BRIDGE EVENINGS - BUT NOW REALBRIDGE |
It is with regret that, in the light of the present legalities, risks and uncertainties regarding the COVID-19 outbreak, the Committee have decided to cease holding bridge sessions at the Club premises with immediate effect. We will continue to monitor the situation, and will resume face-to-face bridge evenings when it seems appropriate to do so. HOWEVER...
WE ARE NOW operating through REALBRIDGE on alternate Tuesday Evenings at 7.30pm next on 26th October 2021, Host usually available - for more details see below.
The committee is in the process of considering resuming face-to-face sessions. PLEASE respond to the questionnaire if you have not already done so.
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| REALBRIDGE SESSIONS |
Many people will know Realbridge already; but, for those that don’t, it’s an online platform where you can see your partner and opponents and talk to them as in face to face bridge. The bidding is more realistic than, say, BBO. Realbridge uses the camera and microphone and speakers from your computer so it’s essential to test the equipment in advance. Modern computers should be fine, but Ipads need to be less than five years old. You can test your equipment at RealBridge with Real People please scroll to the camera section and you will see a link to test your equipment. For Realbridge there is no username and password as in BBO. The day before the session we will send a link that you click through and just join the game.
We are very grateful for the assistance which we have received from our friends at Caterham BC (and who hold sessions every Tuesday) but are now running our own sessions.
The pricing is £3.00 per session or £10 for a set of four. Obviously, we cannot collect table money on the night, so we need to make other arrangements. Please endeavour to pay by transfer into the bank, if that is not possible please hand the cash to Red when the opportunity arises. The bank details are:
Ditton Bridge Club Current Account
Sort Code: 09-01-51, Account Number: 73098304
The evenings will be EBU sessions with masterpoints and NGS.
Undos are allowed in the bidding for genuine misclicks (either agree with opponents or call the director) but not in principle during the play (however if all decide to agree then call the director for their discretion).
If you have any questions or queries (technical or otherwise) please contact John Dagnall (02083984463 dagnall1@virginmedia.com) or Peter Tingle.
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| CLUB PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP 30th MARCH |
The Club Pairs Championship was run on Tuesday 30th March 2021. The Cup was won by Andrew Bannock and John Dagnall; and the Plate winners were Jen Morgan and Keith Williams, with Torie Hemy and Andrew Travers a very close third. Well done to All!!
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| CLUB TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIP Tuesday 4th May 2021 |
Congratulations to the winning team of Marion Hart, Ken Wilshire, Andrew Bannock and John Dagnall. Second were Jen Morgan, Keith Williams, Red Cunnigham and Peter Phipps; with Steve Back, Fay Grayer, Janis Fletcher and Alison Nagle third.
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| Ditton Bridge Club, Long Ditton, Surrey, KT7 0AE |
 Ditton BC holds regular duplicate bridge sessions on Monday and Tuesday evenings at . Visitors are welcome on each evening (only non-playing visitors when Club Championship events are being held).
We operate a host system on all ordinary duplicate-pairs Mondays and Tuesdays, so players turning up on their own on those evenings are guaranteed a partner.
Our clubhouse has a bar and there is ample car parking. Table money is normally £2 for members and £3 for visitors and guests. Membership is only £10 a year.
We look forward to your visiting this Club some day soon.
John Dagnall, Chair
(Please click anywhere on this panel to email the club)
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| Where We're Near |
Ditton Bridge Club is affiliated to the English Bridge Union (EBU) & the Surrey County Bridge Association (SCBA). It meets at Surbiton Hockey Club, Sugden Road, in Long Ditton, Surrey (postal address Thames Ditton) on the side of the main Portsmouth Road away from the river. The K3 bus (between Esher & Roehampton) passes the entrance. We are in Surrey County's Borough of Elmbridge, just outside the London Borough of Kingston upon Thames, & very near to Surbiton, Hinchley Wood, Esher & East Molesey. We are not at all far from Claygate, New Malden, Hampton Court, Hook, Tolworth & Chessington.
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| Visitors & Guests: please ...... |
As Ditton is a club affiliated to the EBU, visitors are asked to bring with them their EBU Number (or failing that their postcode & first line of address). It should be entered with their name on their table's names slip.
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| Bridge Lessons |
Bridge lessons and play sessions for all levels: contact: Meena Samani on 020 8339 0645 or 07740 053 683, or at fun2playbridge@outlook.com
Bridge courses restart in September: Bidding Refresher and Next Steps on Thursday mornings; Intermediate and Advance Levels on various days - please call Meena to discuss.
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| Our Extensive Refurbishment |
The extensive refurbishment of the Club’s physical infrastructure is being achieved with the kindness and generous financial support of the following local grant‑making bodies.
This tremendous support will enable us to provide members and visitors with a much improved, more comfortable and up-to-date playing environment
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| The EBU's Bridge Warehouse |
Ditton Bridge Club is affiliated to the English Bridge Union (EBU) and is happy to help publicise The Bridge Warehouse.
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