| ADVANCED LESSONS/SEMINARS MOVE TO EVERY WEDNESDAY STARTING AT 2PM |
 FREE FOBC WEEKLY BRIDGE SEMINAR/LESSONS
As from WEDNESDAY 21st July 2021 FOBC advanced Seminar/Lessons will be re-commencing.
Everyone please be aware of the new day and start time. They will now be conducted every Wednesday afternoon ON ZOOM starting at 2.00pm with access being in the usual way.
Can you please inform all your bridge playing friends and associates, that these seminar/lessons are FREE TO ALL including non-members of the club.
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| FOBC Duplicate Pairs |
There are now THREE REGULAR FOBC DUPLICATE PAIRS EVENTS taking place on BBO every week as follows:
Sunday at 7.15pm
Monday at 7.15pm
Wednesday at 10.45am
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
The Monday evening will often be used with pre-dealt hands to represent the topics discussed in the FOBC seminar/lessons (please look out for the announcements)
You can refer to the FOBC Duplicate Section on this website for further details by following this link.... FOBC (DPS)
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| MONTHLY FOBC MASTER POINT PROMOTIONS |
 Congratulations go to the following FOBC members who have been promoted to a higher rank through the EBU master points scheme:
Phillip Webb - has been promoted to the rank of 1 Star Master
Sue Kos - has been promoted to the rank of District Master
Pam Houghton; Lynne Hempstead; David Harfield; Nora Campbell; Helen Abel - 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
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
If you are still waiting to spend your BB$ (awarded to all existing members who re-joined the club) and would like to know more about playing in the clubs duplicate then follow the link below....
HOW TO ENTER FOBC DUPLICATE EVENTS
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| INTRODUCING THE FRIENDLY ONLINE BRIDGE CLUB |
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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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| Friendly and Assisted Play sessions |
 Mondays at 10am - 12Noon and again at 8pm - 10pm
Wednesdays at 8pm - 10pm
Come and join other FOBC members for a friendly game of Bridge
Bridge assistance available from Clive & Elsie (BBO usernames: clivewood & LCAofFOBC). Technical assistance from Trevor (BBO username Trevor1of1). Plus all will help you find a partner &/or a table if required
Just Log into BBO
and go to the MSN Games Bridge Club
Send a BBO chat message to either one of the above if you need help
Enjoy your bridge!
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| FOBC PAIRS & TEAMS LEAGUE SCORESHEETS |
 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
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