Good morning

Advance notice of a temporary change of room on Wednesday afternoons

Work on the Studio floor is starting on Monday 6th July and is likely to take about four weeks. Whilst we will still be able to use the Studio on Monday evenings, we will not be able to use it on Wednesday afternoons for the rest of July. The good news, though, is that the Lindum Sports Association has kindly offered us the Bar area (rent-free!) for our Wednesday afternoon duplicate sessions during that period of time.

More about "Mix-In Mondays"

Our first "Mix-In Monday" is on Monday 6th July. On that evening, members of Bridge School will be playing in the duplicate session. The session itself will be more relaxed than usual, with fewer boards played and results not published or sent to the EBU. Consequently, table money will be £3 for everyone.

So far, we have received very positive feedback about this idea - from both sides of the room so to speak. Some of our duplicate players have even volunteered to play with a student instead of their usual partner. Members of Bridge School will, therefore, be able to choose to play with another student or a willing duplicate player.

To that end, we are keen to know which duplicate players and Bridge School members would like to play. A signing-up sheet will, therefore, be posted on the home page of the club website (www.bridgewebs/lincoln) later today. You will be able to sign up with a partner if you already have one, or on your own if you need a partner or are available to partner someone.

We hope very much that you will be able join us on 6th July, even if you don't normally play on at our club on a Monday.

Team rota for June

At the the table: the Directors' Cut

This week, a reminder to think carefully about what you say to your partner and your opponents about a board after it has been played. Some of us can be quite sensitive - so a "less is more approach" is often a good idea.

It is acceptable to say "Well played partner" or "Hard luck partner" if your partner was the Declarer. It is not acceptable to be overly critical of your partner, in front of other people, about how they bid or played the hand.

It is acceptable to say "Well played" to an opponent, if he or she was the Declarer. It is not acceptable to talk about how poor your hand was and how few points you had, if an opponent was the Declarer and did well.

It is acceptable to say "Well defended" to your opponents. It is not acceptable to tell your opponents how they should have played the hand or defended it, if they haven't asked you for your advice.

It is acceptable to read out the percentage that each side scored. It is not acceptable to make a big deal about it if you did well. Your opponents are probably feeling bad enough about it already.

Thank you.

Last week at the club

There were four full tables at the Lindum on Monday night. Well done to Alan & John H who came top with 66.0%, and to Colin M & Sue H who came second with 56.9%.

At Bridge School on Monday, we learned about doubling for take-out when an opponent has opened the bidding with one-of-a-suit.

There were seven full tables at the Lindum on Wednesday afternoon. Well done to Chris & Ann who came top with 60.8%, and to Tina & Jon who came second with 58.7%.

This week‘s calendar

Monday 22nd June: normal duplicate session at the Lindum; please be seated by 6.20 pm, ready to start play at 6.30 pm.

Monday 22nd June: Bridge School at the Lindum at 6.30 pm; this week we will be adding to our repertoire of overcalls by considering the requirements for overcalling 1NT.

Wednesday 23rd June: normal duplicate session at the Lindum; please be seated by 1.05 pm, ready to start play at 1.15 pm.

Thursday 24th June: Bridge Practice online at 6.30 pm (please let Tina know by at least the day before if you will be able to join us).

Forthcoming county events

Sunday 5th July at 1.30 pm: Lincolnshire Contract Bridge Association AGM, followed by a "free to enter" pairs event for the Herbert Trophy.

Please see the Lincolnshire Contract Bridge Association website for more details.