Following the discovery of the Omicron variant of the Coronavirus in Chelmsford and elsewhere the Club Committee has decided that F2F bridge should continue at the Club, but that all attendees - in addition to following the usual hand-sanitisation procedures - should be STRONGLY ENCOURAGED either to WEAR MASKS or to SELF-TEST at home prior to the sessions. 

While this is not yet a government instruction, we feel that in this period of uncertainty while the effects of the latest variant are under close scrutiny, it is a prudent and proportionate response which we hope will make all attendees feel less exposed to the risk of infection. The situation will be kept under review. 

Well done to Les Curtis and Dave Piper who comfortably won the Club winter championship in a good turnout for these Covid times. 

Click here for the full table of results. 

Les & Dave also won the somewhat less prestigious Player of the Month competition for November: see the notice to the right. 

The approved minutes of the AGM and the Annual Accounts are available here, or from the menu-item on the left, as are the latest Covid Rules (also under the Information section). 

Firstly, a big 'thank you' to all those members who attended the AGM on Thursday - and special thanks to those who volunteered to fill gaps on the committee.

Committee appointments: John McCoy (Chair), Nick Hagan (Vice-Chair), Linda Fleet (Treasurer), Theo Todman (Secretary; also Website), John Sutcliffe, Mike Harbour

Fees for 2021/22: No membership fee, Table Money remains at £2.50. Additionally, the 37 members who paid £10 for their 2020/21 membership before the club became dormant in March 2020 will be offered two alternative ways of receiving a refund; members to whom this point applies will be contacted through a follow-up email.

Covid Precautions: Anyone entering Mountnessing Village Hall is bound by the Hall's Covid mitigation measures. Additionally, it was agreed to adopt the same Bridge-specific measures as are in place for the Tuesday night Mayflower Club. The rules are here. 

Cath Fox has asked all ECBA clubs to display an advertisement for a new website and initiative for Youth Bridge. Click here for what it has to say, and follow the onward links, including those detailing local activities. While not of direct relevance to members, this is an important initiative, and members may have children or - more likely - grandchildren, who might enjoy the game. Or friends with the same. If the game is to survive, it needs new blood.  

If you are looking for a partner, you have three basic options:

• Log in to the Members' Area where you can view current contact details for all members, and you can optionally send email(s) to players of interest to you (see the panel below about 'Accessing the Members' Area if necessary); or
• Use the on-line partner matching service available through this website (see the panel below about 'Accessing the Members' Area if necessary); the advantage of this method is that your request is posted immediately though the disadvantage is that you may need to wait for other players to see the post; or
• Send an email to mountCM15@gmail.com. This action will result in an email being sent to potential partners, though there could be a delay as such action triggers a manual process.

If you have not already done so, please click on the 'Membership' menu item, then follow the instructions.  Enter your email address as your 'name' and then press 'Forgotten Password'.  You will then receive an email with a password that will enable you to log into the membership area.  NB You MUST use the email address by which the club recognises you, e.g., the one to which Secretary sends you club-related messages.  Once you have registered on the system in this way, you will be able to log into the membership area, where several services are open to you:

• You can view the current club membership list, on which you can find your 'Club ID', which serves as your personal 'short-code' for the wireless scoring system. 
• You can also register that you are seeking a partner.  Note that in the Calendar summary to the right of this pane, if you spot the message Partner? then it means that at least one potential partner is available;  if you spot the message Bookings then it means that at least one partnership has been arranged - but there could be another partner available.  Click on the Partner? or Bookings message to reveal details.
• You can also access documents that are restricted to club members, such as, the agenda and papers for the Club's AGM

If you want to learn to play Bridge, we have two suggestions:

• Some of our individual members do offer private learning and development opportunities.  If you are interested, send us a message via the 'Contact Us' link, which is accessible through the left hand menu
• On the 'Useful Links' page you will find a link to a commercial on-line Bridge Learning experience