Congratulations to Anne Lise & Wendy F who have joined the 70% Club on Monday 12th October. They scored 72.32% beating their nearest rivals by 19.94%. A great afternoon’s play well done. 

Congratulations to Barry, who joined with Sue in the 70% club last week and bid a grand slam with Bart on Friday. Congratulations also to Angela and John, who bid three small slams on Monday.

It was lovely to welcome back from their summer hols – Carol, Jo & Richard and great also to see Manny at the club again. We also had three and half tables at our social bridge where we welcomed Lynne & Derek back to the club after a few years away and two new visitors, Jackie & John.

A new telephone list is now available currently being printed.

Our Autumnal Supper on Saturday 17^th October at Plaza 6 is now FULL - 46 members and guests – table plan will be available during this week. A friendly game of bridge is being held prior to Supper followed by an aperitif and tapa. Currently we have five and half tables - if anyone else is interested, even if they are not attending the meal, please email the club or sign-up on the Tournament notice board.

The lottery for charity, Javea Bomberos, is almost sold out – names associated with, Fire, Halloween and Fireworks Night – this will be drawn next Monday.

The committee have a meeting this coming Friday – see a member if you want anything discussed.

If you have any signs of a cold or a cough, please stay away from the Club – we have a few vulnerable members. Also, we would remind you to dress accordingly - bring a cardigan, jacket, or shawl with you as the aircon is on.

Bridge bookings for w/c 12^th & 19^th October now open – slots available - you can e-mail the Club, use the sign-up sheets in the Clubhouse or TURN UP WITH A PARTNER BEFORE 2.00 LATEST. If you have signed up, please be at the club by 2.15pm.

Friday 16^th October – Committee Meeting

Saturday 17th October – Autumn Meal

Saturday 7^th November – Quiz Night

Wednesday 11^th November – Remembrance Tournament

Friday 4^th December – Christmas Party

The following have birthdays in October – happy birthday to Kate on the 12^th and Carol O’Gorman on the 24^th

Slam Ladder for 2026 

One point for a small slam and three points for a grand slam. 
A much better week for slams this week with one grand slam & nine small slams bid - congratulations to Bart & Barry who bid a G/S on Friday and Angela & John who bid three small slams on Monday. As of w/e 9th October - 1st still is Maaike with 29 pts, 2nd is John T with 21 pts, 3rd is Brian with 20 and 4th is Bart with 18 pts.  5th is Janet C with 17 pts, joint 6th are Barry & Wendy F with 16 pts. 8th is John H with 15 pts, 9th is Sue with 14pts and joint 10th are Audrey & Bill with 13 pts. 

Congratulations to Barry & Bart who bid a GS on Friday 9th October. They bid 7NT on board 10 well done. Four small slams were also bid during the afternoon.

Jávea School of Bridge and Social Club (JSBSC) holds duplicate tournaments currently every Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons commencing promptly at 2.30pm.  Doors open at 1.30pm.

We ask that players arrive by the latest 2.15pm thus leaving the Director and Scorer sufficient time to establish and set up the movement for a prompt start at 2.30pm. We have a dealing machine for generating computer dealt hands and also have wireless tablets using ArcScorer.

The tournaments are conducted in the English language and to EBU Guidelines.

We are a multi-national club with Spanish, British, Dutch, German, French, Belgian, Norwegian, Swedish, Austrian, Canadian, Danish and Swiss members - play is in English. 

We are proud of our reputation for being a friendly club and extend a very warm welcome to visitors.