| Future bridge at Harlow Knights |
Most members took part in the 2022 consultation about the format of bridge for the future at Harlow Knights. The response rate was over 85% which was fantastic - many thanks to those who took part. These were the key points -
- 62% of first preferences were to stay online
- 21% of first preferences were the hybrid approach (f2f once a month, remainder online)
- 17% of first preferences were for face to face
- 25 people gave only one choice, and 19 of those chose online
- 13 people explicitly said they would not or probably would not play f2f
It is clear that the strong preference for most of our membership is for all sessions to stay online, with an absolute majority for this, and we will therefore be continuing with this going forward. That's not to say we will never return to face to face, we will keep it under review as circumstances change.
We are happy to encourage our members to join and support other local clubs playing face-to-face bridge to give a balance between both types of bridge. Online bridge gives a convenient option for many pairs to play further sessions with less time commitment and travel. We abolished our membership fee in September 2024 and now only charge individual session fees.
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| Congratulations to our Club Championship Pairs winners! |
The Club's Championship Pairs is a 2 session pairs competition which was held on 27th September and 4th October 2024. There are two sections, Open and Restricted, with the Restricted pairs to have a combined NGS of 18 or less, and neither player to be more than a 10. Congratulations to our winners who are -
Open :
Winners - Denver Gorman and Luigi Wiechula
Runners Up - Alan Deeley & Eddie Cirket
Restricted :
No pairs eligible
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