North Cotswolds Bridge Club, Bourton-on-the-Hill, North Cotswolds, UK

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84 players at the Benefit bridge, 3 Nov '17 at Broadwell.

15th November ('19). Rotary Charity Duplicate Pairs & (a great) Lunch in Broadwell, seeing 18 tables, thanks to all players .. proceeds expected to be around £700. Results&deals uploaded. Prize winners being notified ..
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18 Teams, 25th & 26th August '17 - 8 for the Snowdon Salver, including friends from Pershore, Rugby Village, Chipping Norton and Shipston Clubs, and 10 tables of members for the Novice Plate .. full details under 'Results', the Salver was retained by Pershore BC, albeit with a 'reduced majority' !

Sundry news

Reduced-through-necessity, a snap of our event 10th March, the main room of play. An amazing 39 pairs raised an equally magnificent £1,005 going to Sue Ryder Hospice, thanks to all players and donors ..

NOW ON FACEBOOK !!
.. 'North Cotswolds Bridge Club'

Oct 16 : THE VILLAGE NOW HAS A WEBSITE
www.bourtononthehill.co.uk

HANDS - if computer-dealt - now appear on the website,
adding interest. Look for a card symbol by an event.

Welcome to North Cotswolds Bridge Club

DISRUPTION TO PROGRAMME

Use discretion with snow or ice, when it's enough to ruin parking.

VIRUS LATEST .. EARLIER THAN ANTICIPATED CLOSURE, Monday 16th March

With more sadness than is warranted in a grown man, and following the example of the major Clubs, who have already closed

ALL OUR CLUB SESSIONS ARE LIKEWISE NOW SUSPENDED until further notice

Two weeks shy of the 30th anniversary of "full time bridge", I want to thank everyone for their support in all that time, let alone all the help since 2017's drama.

We now have a long haul through these strange and anxious times, so it's a case of "good luck, to one and all !! " xx

UPDATE 1st APRIL >> I have had so many messages, thank you. Sorry not to have answered many. Week 1 was upsetting, and now we have a skip, keeping quite busy. Everyone is coping, so far .. PLEASE SEE REFERENCE on this page to ONLINE PLAY ..

DIARY NOTES / EVENTS ..

The normally 'open' Friday games at Broadwell are sometimes allocated to a charity or a 'special' event, with no host, nor guarantee of a game, so PLEASE CHECK your email bulletins, or this list ..

In six charity sessions (the 2016 season)
we raised over £4,000 for good causes ..
THANK YOU SO MUCH !!

( 2017 events were cancelled )

Postponed to 2019/20 ..
TEAMS of Four, for the Novice Plate
TEAMS of Four, for the Snowdon Salver
please watch for publicity !

Sessions 16,17,18,19 October '18, and my 'big birthday' party, saw all table money, plus donations, go to British Heart Foundation and John Radcliffe Hosital .. the final total sent was £2,000, thank you so much !!

Origins and Policy ..... !

The North Cotswolds Bridge Club started in 1985, primarily to provide local learning and practice sessions - but always aspiring to keep a friendly, relaxed and sociable environment. Until his health drama of 2017, the host/teacher/proprietor (Alan Lamb) still felt relatively active, despite those dates (half my entire life!). The Club went 'full-time' in 1990, most sessions with an 'open' policy (no need to book in advance). 'Mixed ability' is a key description, and improvers are encouraged to any session that they can 'keep up' with, enjoy, benefit from, and feel comfortable at. More experienced players are welcome, provided that they themselves welcome - and encourage - improvers ! Please note that, after prolonged difficulties with the new EBU universal membership scheme, this Club disaffiliated in 2013. This does not affect the duplicate games at all, there's just no master points awarded for them ! 2018 was my year for convalesence and therapy, with just five regular Club sessions weekly (Tuesdays-Fridays), no more evenings, and considerable help from members, plenty for my stamina level. 2019 saw more recovery and continued help, thank you. We start 2020 with the same five sessions, but please watch for any alterations ..