SPECIAL OFFER TO JOIN/REJOIN FOBC FREE of CHARGE How? Read on.....

As the date for annual subscription draws nearer, this year during May 2022, the club are offering all players the opportunity to join or rejoin the club for free. Simply introduce any player who is not an existing member of FOBC and you will be given free subscription for the 2022/23 season, which will take immediate effect once they join.

Whats more; if you introduce more players the club will extend this offer to an extra year for every new player that you introduce and goes on to join. And yes this offer is open to everybody regardless if you are an existing FOBC member or not.

So don't delay - start asking around with all your bridge playing colleagues now - to take advantage of this fabulous offer!!

Click on this link for the top 12 benefits available to FOBC members and how to join....JOIN FOBC

Congratulations go to the following FOBC members who have been promoted to a higher rank through the EBU master points scheme:

Jane Wain - has been promoted to the rank of Area Master

Hilda Lowe, Dorothy Wilcock & Helen Gott - have all been promoted to the rank of Local Master

EBU master points can be earned by competing in any of the weekly FOBC duplicate events.

Which are currently held every Sunday, Monday & Wednesday at 7.15pm and Wednesday at 10.45am

If you would like to become a member of the EBU through the FOBC (it is all free of charge), then please contact Elsie Hay via email: LCA_1_6_20@yahoo.com

To learn more about playing in the clubs duplicate events then follow the link below....

HOW TO ENTER FOBC DUPLICATE EVENTS

Pairs League Season 3 (PL3) has now started. This is a free to enter competition for all FOBC members click on this link for further detais.... PL3

We now have a dedicated email address for results for Pairs and Team competitions.

Please now send all match results to

results.fobc@gmail.com

Please also use the revised score sheets below.

Please add the competition and division to the subject line in the email (eg Pairs, Division 2 or KO if a knock out match)

SCORE SHEET Pairs (12 Boards).doc

SCORE SHEET Teams of 4 (8 Boards).doc

These score sheets should open on a PC and an iPad.

To edit the score sheet on an iPad, first download the file, then edit it using Pages (free app with all iPads).

Tap on edit, top right of screen. You then need to double tap in a box on the score sheet to get the keyboard to display.

It then needs to be exported in Word format for Sharman to open it.

Click this link for instructions using Screenshots

There are now FOUR REGULAR FOBC DUPLICATE PAIRS EVENTS taking place on BBO every week as follows:

Sunday at 7.15pm 

                             Monday at 7.15pm now available with 'video chat'

                      Wednesday at 10.45am now available with 'video chat

Wednesday at 7.15pm

Guests & visitors are very welcome to compete. All we need is your BBO username, and EBU No. if you have one, in advance. Which should be emailed to; LCA_1_6_20@yahoo.com

There is an FOBC standby/Host System at all of our Duplicates, therefore you do not need a partner

You can refer to the FOBC Duplicate Section on this website for further details by following this link.... FOBC (DPS)

FOBC IS HERE TO STAY

Formed by a group of like-minded bridge enthusiasts located in the North West of England during the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent 'lockdown', our members have continued to learn, play and enjoy their bridge every day since.

Now with the FOBC membership you too can continue to learn and play bridge whenever and wherever in the world you choose.

FOBC is definitely here to stay as it continues to grow at a much faster rate than the virus ever can and just like the virus itself: The FOBC bridge bug is very contageous: there are mutant formats and: it keeps on spreading and growing!!

So sit back in the comfort of your own surroundings, 'log on' and enjoy the experience.

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