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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None of that Mr. Nice Guy caring and sharing the spotlight we saw here last week - Richard and Simon want it all for themselves and an eye-watering 76% was a lot more than they needed to get it.  On any other Wednesday Stuart and Stanley's 65% and two small slams would have been enough to earn them the laurels but this week it was only good enough for the silver medal and Paul and Elizabeth might have expected a better reward than bronze for their very creditable 55%.  These three high achieving pairs stretched out the field and left the peloton (a nod in the direction of Alex there) strung out far below.

Still it was encouraging to see so many new faces in the chasing pack and they should not be discouraged by the blistering pace set by the front runners, all that ice cream and beer they guzzle down week after week will eventually have its inevitable effect on their performance levels.

None of that Mr. Nice Guy caring and sharing the spotlight we saw here last week - Richard and Simon want it all for themselves and an eye-watering 76% was a lot more than they needed to get it.  On a ..........