Good morning
Easter Eggstravaganza on Wednesday 1st April
Only a few days to go until our Easter Eggstravaganza on Wednesday. As well as our usual duplicate session, there will be a "free" Easter Egg Draw and a prize for the person judged to be wearing the best Easter attire. Please feel free to bring along some Easter-themed cakes and biscuits to add to our refreshments table!
Bridge School courses for Beginners and Improvers
In addition to weekly lessons at the Lindum on Monday evenings, our Bridge School also offers two stand-alone courses. Both are delivered to small groups of three or four people and require a total of 16 hours of tuition.
The first one, "Learn Bridge in Two Days", is aimed at those new to Bridge or those returning to Bridge after a long break. It covers all of the basics, including opening 1NT and responding, opening one-of-a-suit and responding, overcalling, tips for declaring and defending and scoring.
The second one, "Improve Your Bridge in Four Afternoons", is new and will start in May. It is aimed at those who have already completed the first course or those who play at the club regularly and want to take their Bridge to the next level. It covers topics such as NT rebids, weak Stayman, escaping from 1NT doubled for penalty, the Losing Trick Count, two-suited overcalls, doubling, weak twos and pre-empts, Benji Acol and slam bidding. More details about the timing of this one to follow in next week's bulletin.
In the meantime, please let Tina know (07840 750779 or tinapage5@yahoo.co.uk) if you think you or one of your friends or relatives might be interested in doing one of these courses.
Would you like to play at our club on Easter Monday?
Monday 6th April is, of course, a Bank Holiday and, as such, the Lindum would normally be closed. However, if you do fancy playing in a duplicate session that evening, please sign up on the homepage of the club website - and, if we have at least four full tables signed up by Thursday 2nd April, we can arrange with the Manager of the Lindum to let us play.
Team rota for March/April
| Date |
Day |
Dealer |
Director |
Scorer |
| 30th March |
Monday |
Jon |
Alan |
Cos |
| 1st April |
Wednesday |
Peter |
Bill |
Jon |
| 6th April |
Monday |
Peter |
Alan |
Cos |
| 8th April |
Wednesday |
Peter |
Maurice |
Tina |
| 13th April |
Monday |
Peter |
Alan |
Tina |
| 15th April |
Wednesday |
Jon |
Bill |
Tina |
| 20th April |
Monday |
Jon |
Alan |
Cos |
| 22nd April |
Wednesday |
Jon |
Alan |
Jon |
| 27th April |
Monday |
Jon |
Alan |
Cos |
| 29th April |
Wednesday |
Peter |
Maurice |
Tina |
At the table: the Directors' Cut
This week, we would like to remind you not to talk loudly about the hands you are playing or have just played. This is because people on tables nearby might be able to hear what you are saying and, if they have yet to play the boards in question, may gain an unfair insight into how to bid and play them.
Last week at the club
There were four and a half tables at the Lindum on Monday night. Well done to Alan & John and Colin M & Sue H who came joint top with 58.7%.
At Bridge School on Monday, Beginners and Improvers practised "ruffing in the short hand".
There were eight full tables at the Lindum on Wednesday afternoon. We played a Mitchell, so well done to Bill & Colin R who came top North/South with 64.0%, and to Alan & Graham who came top East/West with 61.9%.
This week‘s calendar
Monday 30th March: normal duplicate session at the Lindum; please be seated by 6.20 pm, ready to start play at 6.30 pm.
Monday 30th March: Bridge School at the Lindum at 6.30 pm; this week, we will be practising our declarer play using the boards from last Wednesday's duplicate session.
Wednesday 1st April: normal duplicate session at the Lindum; please be seated by 1.05 pm, ready to start play at 1.15 pm.
Thursday 2nd April: 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).
County Championship Teams Results
Three City of Lincoln teams played in the County Championship Teams event at Dunholme yesterday: Phil H, Sue B, Alison & Andrew H; Maurice, John H, Alan & Graham; Cos, Mike, Bill & Colin R. The results on the LCBA website are not clear at the time of writing but it looks as though, in the qualifying round, Maurice’s team came third, Cos’s team came fifth and Phil’s team came ninth. We will confirm these results next week.
Forthcoming county events at Dunholme Village Hall
Sunday 26th April at 11.30 am: County Championship Pairs
Please see the Lincolnshire Contract Bridge Association website for more details.
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