We are very sad to announce the very sudden death of Maureen Laffey on Tuesday 4^th May.
Maureen had played bridge online in the SBBC gentle session that very morning with her good friend Gill Busby.  
She had been a regular player for many years on Tuesday afternoons at SBBC
and will be greatly missed by her many friends.

As an EBU Virtual Club, we have been informed by the EBU that results for Monday 10th to Thursday13th
will not be available for download to our website uintil after 10.00 p.m. each day.

This is because they might interfere with  EBU Simultaneous Pairs which are being held this week.

This restriction will not apply to the RealBridge session on Wednesday morning,
for which results will be available shortly after 1.00 p.m. as usual

Burnham/New Amersham Qualify for Final

Congratulations to the Burnham Cluib, greatly assisted by New Amersham, who came third from 14 teams
in the South of England final of the Garden Cities Trophy on Saturday 8th May.
This EBU event is for the County League of Eight winners each season. 
Because the County League was not finished the last time it was held,
Burnham were allowed to bring in an extra pair from New Amersham.

The team was David Owen & Bill Godenzie, Nigel Marlow & Nigel Lancaster,
Evelyn Crossley & Eva Wallen, Bob Holder & David Beever 
plus guest stars Dick Davey & Nigel Wolfendale from New Amersham
who finished with the top cross-imped score from the whole field.

Four teams each from the North and South Regional qualifiers will now play in the National Final in June

Standby Pairs Wanted
We are grateful to the members who act as Standby Pairs, to avoid the need to have robots.
As always, we are seeking volunteers to fill in gaps in the list for the next few weeks.

Please have a look at the email which has been sent out and let Evelyn know if you can help

April Competitions
The wnners of the April Competitions were

Best Pair    David Owen & Nigel Marlow
Best Individal                        Neil Crawford
Best with Four  Partners           Nigel Lancaster
Jack High Best Pair Colin Steele & Graham Lynch
Jack High Best Individual  Jane Leonard
Best Non-expert   Ingrid Stevens
The final positions in all the competitions can be seen, using the headings on the feft.
No player may receive more than one prize in a month.

The May competitions are now running.
The current positions will be shown after the first week
by clickng the headings on the left 
 

The link for next Wednesday's RealBridge session will be shown here
from about 9.30 on the day of the event

Click the link to take you to the login page.
If clicking does not work, copy the link and paste it into your browser
When you login please show your full name (not just first name), and EBU number if you have one.

Our RealBridge sessions are for SBBC Members and registerd guests only..
Anyone who has not previously played at SBBC online MUST pre-register beforehand
with Evelyn, giving their full name, EBU number and contact email address, plus their BBO username if they have one.

For anyone new to RealBridge, there is an excellent guide to its use and features on the Berks & Bucks CBA website
There are two points regarding equipment which we suggest you should check first
1. Test your video and microphone as described on RealBridge online to ensure that  they are working.
2. We do not recommend using a small screen iPad,. A laptop or PC is less likely to lead to problems.

We will be happy to mention other events which might be of interest to our members here

Click on the title above to see the schedule of
bridge classes for 2021 
Please contact Chrys Poole 01628 440600 or poolefamily@ntlworld.com 
for further details

Members or anyone making enquiries about any aspect of the Club's online bridge
are welome to contact any of the four SBBC Company Directors.
The details below show their special interests.

We have no idea when we might be abe to return to the barn
and will continue to provide online Bridge
We thank all those members who volunteer as standbys, avoiding the need for robots.
We are now seeking standby pairs for  the next few months
Please contact Evelyn Crossley (details above) if you can help.