The winners are announced - Last year's Duplicate Pairs Competition has closed and the results are now in - the winners, with an 8.85% improvement over the previous year's average results, are Chrissie Coward & Helen Schroeder.  See all the results and analysis of the year, and the previous year's average scores under the Results menu item.

We've already started this year's Duplicate Pairs Competition!

After November’s very popular Mini Duplicate session, run by Terry Wood, the next one will be held on Friday 16th January - please be seated by 1.50pm for a 2pm start.  Note: the table money for Mini Duplicate sessions held on a Friday will increase to £2 - this is due to the work involved in preparing and running the session.

To everyone in the Bridge section - a Happy New Year!

At our Charity Christmas Bridge Drive, held on the 5th December 2025, we raised £500 for Parkinson’s UK so a huge thanks to everyone who helped to raise that amount.  This is more than last year's Charity Christmas Bridge Drive, which raised £470 for the Teenage Cancer Trust.

And a huge thank you to Katie Norman and Jan Orpin for organising and running the event.  We hope to continue the tradition of Charity Bridge Drives next year...

Terry Wood is re-introducing (after a very long absence) Mini Duplicate bridge.  We typically play a 2-3 two board rounds, which are then scored, and then after the tea-break Terry will go through all the hands on a projector.  The first two sessions will be held:

• Friday 28th November 1.50pm for a 2pm start

• Friday 16th January 1.50pm for a 2pm start

If you can pre-arrange a partner please do, but if not, then there will be plenty of opportunity for people to play without a partner.

This session is postponed - keep looking for when the session is rescheduled…

The next session will be on Pre-empts and the Rule of Two and Rule of Three, held at 2pm on Tuesday 18th November in the main function room - arrive 10-15 minutes early to bag a seat.

The session will cover:

• Vulnerability and doubles
• Pre-emptive openings - how high?
  • The Rule of Two and Rule of Three
• Raising the pre-empt suit
• Bidding a new suit
• Bidding 3NT
• Summary and defence
  

Table money: £1 for members, £2 for visitors.

Suggestions for future topics welcomed...

 We’re running a Duplicate Pairs competition.  The winning pair will be awarded a prize later in December - see the half-way progress on the following page: Duplicate Pairs Competition 2025

The East Dorset Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club – founded in 1909 – is set in a secluded five-acre site close to Poole Harbour and the renowned Sandbanks peninsula. It has a reputation for being one of the largest and friendliest clubs in the area and is solely managed by its members.

The EDLT&CC Bridge Section is equally renowned for its tea breaks! We believe that this has created an atmosphere, unique in the area, where members come to enjoy playing bridge together.

Non-members may visit the Club up to four times a year on Monday evenings or Friday afternoons and are welcome to attend any of the Bridge courses.

The Club plays Chicago and Duplicate Bridge:

• Monday evening is for Soft Duplicate (hosts are available) - 6.30pm for a 6.45pm start - £2 table money, £3 for non-members
• Tuesday afternoon, for improvers, is Chicago - 2pm onwards - £1 table money, £2 for non-members
• Wednesday evening is Duplicate for pre-arranged partnerships, £2 table money - 6.30pm for a 6.45pm start.
• Friday afternoon 2pm onwards, is cut-in Chicago but with an emphasis on tuition where players are encouraged to ask for help and guidance with their bidding and card play - £1 table money, £2 for non-members.

East Dorset Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club is registered in England no. 10465307 Registered Charity.

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