Framlingham BC is a small friendly and relaxed Duplicate Bridge Club established in 1977.   The club is affiliated to the Suffolk Contract Bridge Association (SCBA) and to the English Bridge Union (EBU) and membership of the club automatically enrolls you as a member of the two higher parent organisations.  The annual club membership of £5.00 covers membership of the other two.  Please see 'Information' in the menu panel for further details times etc.

Monday afternoons.  This session is intended for experienced players but don't let the word 'experienced' put you off.   The average standard of Monday players is NGS 7or 8 and our two highest rated players are a modest NGS 10.  So long as you can play a solid no frills game you'll be winning trophies here in no time.

Wednesday afternoons This is a duplicate session with fewer (usually 18) boards played than on Monday afternoons.  EBU master points are not awarded because we take a more relaxed view of the laws of the game and there is a less competitive atmosphere in order to help and encourage less experienced players who wish to improve or to provide a gentle reintroduction to the game for those who may not have played for a while.  It's also there for members who seek no more than an social afternoon of bridge.  There is no obligation to move up to play on Mondays although we hope this will happen naturally as Wednesday players become more experienced.  Some Monday players also play on Wednesdays but do so in the relaxed ethos of the session.  We do not at present offer teaching at any level so you must be able to play at least a basic game in order to take part. Feel free to drop in on your own to watch a bit of play and get a feel for the club, existing club members have done just that before deciding to join us.

All visitors are welcome but you will need to come with a partner or please contact Richard Goble on 07765910637 or Glyn Button 01728 831647 and they will try to find you a partner via the Club's WhatsApp group because we almost always have a club member who is in need of one.

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Congratulations once again to Carolyn & Shirley who keep on keeping on going quietly but remorslessly about their business of clocking up the winner's laurels the way Max Verstappen clocks up grand prix wins.  Almost 66% today which blew away any hope for anybody else especially Charles and Sonia for whom second spot is now almost reserved every week.  Frustrating for them it might be but it speaks volumes about what a good consistent pair they have become in no time at all.  Arguably the best feature of today was seeing fifteen pairs in action and among those were new faces to Monday and faces we hadn't seen at the table for far too long, please make it a habit!

Elsewhere in the melee John and Shellee scored 53.9% and with a par handicap they edge out Richard and Simon 54.2% - 2% handicap = 52.22% in the second semifinal of the Winkworth Shield.  The final will therefore be contested between today's winners and Andrew and Martin 

Congratulations once again to Carolyn & Shirley who keep on keeping on going quietly but remorslessly about their business of clocking up the winner's laurels the way Max Verstappen clocks up grand pr ..........

It's been many a day since the Webmaster was able to say: 'Well done to me and my endlessly patient and tolerant partner'.  You can tell it's been a while by the photo taken on the last occasion he finished ahead of the rest of the field.  The club chairman continued to add to his reputation for being in contention to the end by finishing second yet again with partner Judith. Finally, while we are handing out the medals, a mention in dispatches for Stuart and Stanley who landed not one but two small slams albeit one of them wasn't actually there to be had and would have crashed and burned but for the charitable giving of their opponents.  Very much a streaky four off an outside edge through the slips and the Webmaster should know as those were they only kind of fours he ever managed in his years as an opening batsman.

It's been many a day since the Webmaster was able to say: 'Well done to me and my endlessly patient and tolerant partner'.  You can tell it's been a while by the photo taken on the last occasion he ..........