ALL PLAYERS WELCOME ON BBO ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY AT 7:15PM WITH GAMES UNDER "FRIENDLY ONLINE BC" ON THE TOURNAMENT LIST. WE ALSO PLAY ON WEDNESDAY AT 10:15AM AND SATURDAY (STARTING 10TH MAY) AT 2PM ON REALBRIDGE - LINKS WILL APPEAR ON THE FRONT OF THE WEBSITE.
ALL PLAYERS ALSO WELCOME FOR OLIVER COWAN PAIRS GAMES ON BBO ON TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AT 7:15PM.
| RealBridge Link for Friendly Online BC Wednesday morning |
This is the link for the Wednesday morning Friendly Online BC game which will start at 10:15am. If you don't have a partner then please join the game and start to fill table 6 Click here for RealBridge link for July 2nd
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| Ollie Burgess Seminar 13th July 2025 |
Ollie Burgess will be giving a seminar will on Sunday 13th July and the topic will be Strong 2 Club openings with a focus on Kokish. Places are limited and are £15 per person which covers the powerpoint presentation (of which you will receive a copy afterwards), some practice hands on RealBridge, and then a reveiw of the practice hands afterwards. The seminar will begin at 11am and last for about 2 hours.
Please fill out the form and send the £15 to sort 204895 acct 43186903 acct name Oliver Cowan Bridge Club Virtual to guarantee your place - limited to 20 places.
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| April - July Supervised Sessions RealBridge Monday 7th July |
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| AprilJulySupervised7July2025 |
19:15 |
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| FOBC Pairs & Teams League |
 We are now taking entries for the FOBC Teams League & Pairs League which we will be aiming to start and play our 1st round of matches in early February.
If you are interested in playing in any/both of the above then please send a message giving your partners name (and who is the designated captain for the Teams and/or Pairs) to Oliver @ ocbridgecomps@gmail.com
If you need help finding a partner or team mates then please send a message to Carol McCue at: lcarolmc@gmail.com
These Leagues are for MEMBERS ONLY OF FOBC and more details of the event and past results can be seen by selecting the FOBC FREE LEAGUE EVENTS tab, located on the the L/H side of the website
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| FOBC Duplicate Pairs |
There are now SEVEN REGULAR DUPLICATE PAIRS EVENTS OPEN TO FOBC MEMBERS taking place on BBO every week as follows:
Sunday at 7.15pm - Friendly Online BC & LOP Pairs
Monday at 7.15pm - Friendly Online BC & Huddersfield Pairs
Tuesday at 7.15pm - Oliver Cowan PWTE (Play without experts)
Wednesday at 10.15am - Friendly Online BC Pairs with hand review & discussion afterwards on Zoom
Wednesday at 7.15pm - Oliver Cowan Pairs
Thursday at 7.15pm - Oliver Cowan Pairs
Friday at 7.15pm - Oliver Cowan Pairs & LOP Pairs
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, CALL OLIVER ON 07946 393033!
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; ocbridgecomps@gmail.com
There is an FOBC standby/Host System at all of our Duplicates, therefore you do not need a partner
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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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| RealBridge Supervised Sessions April - July |
I will be running online RealBridge supervised play sessions across April-July starting on Monday 7th April (for those of you attending the current block there is one more session this Monday 31st March). The dates of the sessions are listed below. The sessions will start at 7:15pm and will run for two hours.
- 7th April
- 28th April
- 12th May
- 19th May
- 26th May
- 2nd June
- 16th June
- 23rd June
- 30th June
- 7th July
The link for RealBridge will be sent out by email every Monday morning to those of you who have signed up using the form. The link will also be put on the FOBC website.
Please feel free to access the sessions from wherever you are in the world. There is no requirement to play for the full two hours supervised play and breaks can be managed between the people at individual tables.
Sessions will be £5 a session pay as you go each week or £40 for all 10 sessions.
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If looking to sign up for all 10 sessions please fill in the form here and transfer £40 using the details below.
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If looking to do pay-as-you-go fill in the form here and transfer £5 each time you want to play.
Here are my account details:
Chase Bank
Thomas Copeland
Sort code: 60-84-07
Account number: 21705518
Any questions let me know.
Thanks
Tom Copeland
twcopeland23@gmail.com
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| Clive's Bidding Clinic |
 Clive will run his Bridge Clinic every:
Thursday 1pm to 5pm
Friday 1pm to 5pm
Whether you are a beginner; an improver; an average player or even an advanced player - if you want to improve your bidding, then why not book in for a slot and see this aspect of your game develop.
Contact Clive Wood
Free for all FOBC members.
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| IMPROVE BY PLAYING WITH AN EXPERT |
Oliver is happy to play with any FOBC member at the Wednesday morning and evening duplicates, for the those players keen to improve their game. This offer also extends to an after the event discussion via Zoom on any/all of the hands played. Just email ocbridgecomps@gmail.com stating your preference of slot (other days are available)
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| FIND A PARTNER |
 Struggling to find a suitable partner; long term; short term; or just for a 1 off FOBC or Oliver Cowan event?
Don't worry you are not alone, there are plenty of other members and associates that have the same problem.
Contact Oliver at ocbridgecomps@gmail.com and I will endeavour to arrange a suitable partner.
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| CONTACTS |
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Clive Wood -Runs the Bidding Clinic, assists in finding partners & team-mates and other bridge assistance. Email: clivebernardwood@gmail.com & BBO username: clivewood Tel No. 07786054808
Oliver Cowan - Chief TD & Organiser - email ocbridgecomps@gmail.com BBO username vEBU519888 Tel No. 07946393033
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Calendar
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| 8th July 2025 |
| Oliver Cowan Play Wihtout Experts Duplicate |
On BBO - Under Virtual Clubs/EBU 7:15pm
Director: vEBU519888 |
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| 9th July 2025 |
| FRIENDLY ONLINE DUPLICATE open to non-members - 1 |
On BBO - Under Virtual Clubs/EBU 10.15am
Director: vEBU519888
Scorer: Elsie
Host: Clive |
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| 9th July 2025 |
| Oliver Cowan Pairs - open to ALL |
On BBO - Under Virtual Clubs/EBU 7:15pm
Director: vEBU519888 |
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Results
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| 7th July 2025 |
| FRIENDLY ONLINE & Huddersfield Pairs - open to all |
Director: vEBU519888
Scorer: Oliver Cowan |
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| 6th July 2025 |
| FRIENDLY ONLINE BC & LOP Pairs - open to ALL |
Director: vEBU519888
Scorer: Oliver Cowan |
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| 30th June 2025 |
| FRIENDLY ONLINE & Huddersfield Pairs - open to all |
Director: vEBU519888
Scorer: Oliver Cowan |
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