Congratulation to the team of Bill Bald / John Simpson and Wendy Owen / David Dunn for coming top in the Dunfermline Tuesday League for the Jim Dodds Trophy, which was played over two evenings. It was a close fought contest with the team of John Bielski / Betty Bielska and Nicola Dean / Fiona McElhinney coming second after being the front runners from the first round.

Thanks to all the teams who played for making the competition work so well and to Andrew for working out the board movements and the scores. Also thanks to Sheila Pitcairn for coming in as a substitute to help out.

Bridge will be played at the club on Tuesday evenings 23 and 30 December. All other evening sessions are off for the Christmas / New Year period. Our Christmas Hat night will be on Tuesday 16 December.  All members are welcome. Partners will be drawn on the night.

Monday afternoon bridge will continue up to and including Monday 15 December. It is open to all, with or without a partner, £3 per session. 

The Tuesday afternoon 'gentle bridge' session, at which guidance is available and discussion encouraged, will continue until 16 December, and start back in the New Year. All welcome (with or without a partner).

The Thursday afternoon bridge sessions have been put on hold until after the New Year. The plan is to re-visit things early in 2026.
 

Congratulations to Sandy Greenhill and Bill Bald for coming overall top at the Autumn Hat Night with over 61% and they will be awarded the new Bob Robertson Cup at next year's AGM. Congratulations also to Wendy Owen and Tony Hasler for coming top as North/South with over 60%.
Particular thanks to Margaret Innes, Jane Robertson and John Allen for organizing the food and drink for the 30 players who came along.

The club membership fees are due from 1 April 2025. It was agreed at the recent Tennis & Bridge Club AGM that the fees would stay the same. The club membership fee will be £25 plus the SBU membership fee. This is currently £12 but may increase for the new season.

Online Realbridge has been suspended on Monday evenings over spring and summer. Online RealBridge may still be used for club days and evenings when the weather is deemed too bad for travel.

In such circumstances, to play, go to Dunfermline Bridge Club website, select Membership from main menu down the left hand side and then RealBridge. This will take you to a list of dates. Click on the date of the event and that will take you to the site.

Do you know a club member who will be celebrating his or her 80th or 90th birthday soon?  Although we are not able to meet at the club at the moment the committee would like to celebration the occasion with the member.  If you know someone, or it might even be you, please let Jane Robertson know the details.

The club's Master Points are now uploaded directly to the MEMPAD.  There are some paper Master Points in the cupboard for some players.  You should now submit your paper Master Points, after checking that there are no more in the cupboard, to the address on the MEMPAD webpage. You can find this by going to the SBU website and clicking on MEMPAD in the top right hand corner.  See the details below if you haven't already accessed MEMPAD.