I hope you are all coping with the weather – whether you are in Spain or elsewhere. It was obvious to close our club in August on Wednesdays and Fridays with so many members escaping the heat – it will soon be September. The slam ladder will only be updated at the end of the month.

Our thoughts are with a number of our members who are poorly at this time -Jutta is awaiting another x-ray on the 13^th of August and a decision will then be made on whether to operate; Carol O’Gorman is recovering from her knee op and is playing plenty of bridge on-line, Ruth is now out of hospital recovering from pneumonia, Maureen Guy is recovering well and hopefully will soon be able to put some weight on her foot. I have heard recently from Carol Wise, and she has a disc extrusion in her lower back touching a nerve – extremely painful and lastly our Vice President, Keith, will be in iMed in Benidorm for several more weeks on a course of protracted antibiotics. Our thoughts are with all these members and any others I am not aware of.

I am considering running on-line tournaments on Wednesdays during July & August – in conjunction with Real Bridge. You ONLY need a laptop with a microphone and camera – it is halfway between BBO and face to face bridge – you sit at table and can see your opponents and partner and chat to them – I play it all the time when I am in the UK. This will allow the members that disappear from Javea in the summer to also play. For more info go to www.realbridge.online Please let me know over the next couple of weeks whether you would be interested in me pursuing this.

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 10^th & 17^th August 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 18^th September – Committee Meeting

Saturday 18^th October – Autumn Meal

The following have birthdays second half of August – happy birthday to Royston on the 20^th, Janet Caley & Barry on the 22^nd & John Hall on the 29^th

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.