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We are sad to announce the death of ♥ Eileen Beazley ♥ .
Eileen was one of Bernie's first students at Bishops Hill. She always had a smile on her face.
She will be much missed and our condolences go to Ron (our table maker) and his family.
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| Mid Essex Bridge Club - Online sessions |
!!! NEW BBO Online Session !!!
We are pleased to introduce a new BBO online session on
Wednesdays, 7pm
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ See you there ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣
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| Mid Essex Bridge Club - Online sessions |
!!! GREAT NEWS !!!
The Saturday Sessions will be
S T R A T I F I E D
That means that we do the normal ranking but also a handicapped ratings,
so less experienced players have a better chance to get Masterpoints.
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ See you there ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣
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| Tuesday 20th October Board 18 The missed slam |
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West deals and opens 1♠
East bids 2♥. This bid shows 5+ Hearts and 10+ HCPs. The Heart suit should be of good quality and not any random five card suit
The critical bid is East's next bid. 3♥ or 4♥ ? East knows West has 5+ Hearts and 10+ HCPs. 4♥ is better than 3♥
West now uses their chosen form of Blackwood and discovers that East has two Aces. West now asks for Kings and finds one.
That only accounts for 11HCPs in the East hand so there must be at least a Queen in there.
Time to count tricks. SIX HEART tricks. TWO SPADE tricks at least TWO DIAMOND tricks TWO CLUB tricks
Thats 12. Is there a13th? If partner has any Queen there is. Because partner bid 4♥ and not 3♥ we know that they have to have a Queen.
7♥ for the cautious, 7NT for the brave.
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| Mid Essex Bridge Club - COVID |
!!! CLUB CLOSURE !!!
Barleylands falls under Essex Council and is now classfied as Tier 2 which says that there must be no indoors gatherings of households, including in businesses like restaurants and pubs.
We have no option but to close the club.
We will reopen the minute that Essex is reclassified as Tier 1.
Please watch this website for further information.
Stay safe and ♥ THANK YOU ♥ for your loyality and support.
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| Mid Essex Bridge Club ONLINE CLUB |
!!! PLAY ONLINE WITH MID ESSEX CLUB ON BBO !!!
Sessions will run on BBO (Bridge Base Online)
Tuesday 9.30am and Saturday 9.30am (18 boards)
Thursday 9.30am (gentle bridge)
1) Register on BBO (click here for detailed information)
2) Send Bernie your BBO name via the form (see below)
3) On morning of session at 9am go to:
BBO Competitive All Tournaments Mid Essex
4) Register, Invite Partner or Find a Partner (partnership desk)
5) Enjoy the virtual game in our Club
See you at the virtual table - Everyone welcome - £3 per session
If you need help please contact Bernie on 07973-925315 or firstclassbridge@btconnect.com
or Petra on 07990-512386 or petra.bromfield@talk21.com
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| Mid Essex Bridge Club - Refresher Course |
!!! Refresher Course - Wednesdays at 3.30pm !!!
ON HOLD UNTIL THE CLUB REPOPENS
Sessions free until December , then £8 per session
Sessions are free for former pupils who have completed one of our basic courses.
Everybody is welcome.
Please read our COVID Information.
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| Mid Essex Bridge Club Post Corona |
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| CLUB SESSIONS |
 !!! CLUB RE-OPENING !!!
We are staying open as we can comply with current government guidelines.
Please could you wear a mask as you come in until you get to your table.
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Club Sessions Monday 13:30, Wednesday 10.00 and Friday 13:30
Limited to 6 Tables, Session £5, Booking Required
 Book now (see form below). See you soon.
We have taken every precaution that we can envisage to make you safe:
Screens, Sanitisers, Boards for each Table, Booking System, 4 Table Limit
  
 Please read this COVID Information
If you need help please contact Bernie on 07973-925315 or firstclassbridge@btconnect.com
or Petra on 07990-512386 or petra.bromfield@talk21.com
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| First Class Bridge Academy and Club |
Welcome to the website of First Class Bridge
Now the 26th biggest club in the country.
There is bridge played at Barleylands every day from Monday to Saturday catering for every level from complete beginners to the very highest echelon of bridge players. Most sessions are hosted so you can just turn up and play without a partner.
There are regular starter courses for complete beginners and a number of supervised bridge sessions for those wishing to go to the next level.
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