Loxhore Village Bridge Club is a non-affiliated club.
We hold a pairs session every Thursday afternoon, in the Loxhore Village Hall (see below for location details). Our members describe the club as friendly, accommodating, encouraging and non-threatening. The size of the hall does limit the number of tables to a maximum of 8. It is recommended to contact a committee member before coming.
We ask members to arrive by 13:15 so play can start promptly at 13:30. This gives us time to set up, and permits the scorer to know how many players we have (which is essential for setting the movement). We aim to finish as close to 16:30 as we can. (13.00 start in the winter).
Being a Pairs competition we do expect players to stay for the full duration of the session, so the movement can be completed. We use electronic scoring so results are available at the end of the session as well as being posted onto this website.
It is preferable for players have a partner. We have a WhatsApp group that has been used very effectively by members to arrange partners.
We allow players to use their notes (NoFear Bridge is popular) and tolerate a fair amount of discussion and explanation - the aim of which is to encourage players to develop their game.
The emphasis is on having an enjoyable afternoon in each others’ company.
The speed of play is a bit slower than some clubs. We normally play 15-18 boards, sometimes 20.
We break for tea and biscuits or cake after the middle round and everyone helps out with washing up, as well as tidying up at the end. We take it in turns to provide milk and biscuits, sometimes cake; prepare the boards; open up the hall etc. The cost is £2 per session.
Finding the Hall:
The postcode is EX31 4SU, which is for the Village Hall Trust, which is a little further down the road.
The precise location if you are using What3words is: ///achieving.essential.evenly
Coordinates are: 51.1248996 N and 3.97443026 W
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