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A warm welcome to members, newcomers, students and visitors |
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| Elsbeth Hamilton and Dorothy Myers |
We are very sorry to announce two recent deaths of club members. Elsbeth Hamilton passed away on 3rd May 2025, aged 104, and Dorothy Myers died on 11th May. Both were recent regular players at the club.
Our thoughts are with their respective families.
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| Morrie Marsh Novice Pairs Competition Winners |
 Many congratulations to Paul Baccas & Veena Dalsania-Patel who are the qualifying winners of this year's Morrie Marsh Novice Pairs Competition held at the club on 15th May. They win the Morrie Marsh Trophy which will be formally awarded at the club's AGM in the summer. Well done to everyone who took part in the competition.
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| EBED Simultaneous Pairs - winners! |
Many congratulations to Martin Illingworth & Liza Furnival who won our heat of the EBED Simultaneous Pairs, held on Monday 12th May. Second were Ron Gould & Cyril Berkeley, and third were Steph Bliss & Bridget Watson, so very well done to them too.
Looking at the national results, the order at the top has changed, with Ron & Cyril finishing above Martin & Liza, and with Linda Edwards & Diane Coe in third place. Click here for the national results.
Click here for the commentary on the hands.
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| Book now for the OBC Summer Party |
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Thursday 5 June 6:00pm
Join us for our summer social – tickets are £17 each and include a selection of summer drinks (Pimms and sparkling wine), a summer buffet and a, hopefully, sunny summer's evening of socialising and playing bridge.
Results will be handicapped, with prizes for the top two pairs, plus the highest-placed pair with an NGS of under 5 - so that anyone, regardless of experience, has a chance of winning!
The evening will be hosted, so please feel free to come along either with or without a partner.
Booking is essential, click here for the booking link.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
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| New Relaxed Session Starting 1st May |
A new Relaxed Session is being launched on Thursday evenings to run along side the Supervised Play. The Relaxed Session will be for players who want to improve their game but don't feel confident enough to play in a full club session.
Bridge for All students will receive 5 vouchers to attend either the Relaxed Session or Supervised Play free of charge. For anyone else wishing to join either group the fee is £4. This will give new and returning players an ideal opportunity to get used to playing at the club in a non-competitive environment. Do come and join us, you don't need to book just turn up.
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| Thursday evening 9-High Pairs to become Jack-High |
The Thursday evening 9-High Pairs session is changing to Jack-High, with effect from Thursday 1 May. To play in this session both players must have an NGS of Jack or below. This change is being made in response to a consultation by the Bridge Committee with Thursday evening players.
Additionally, the number of boards played will increase to 20, with an extra round if there's a half table. Undos will be allowed for misclicks in the bidding only, and not for misclicks during the play of the cards.
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| Bridge for All Courses - Term 3 available to book |
Term 3 of the Bridge for All Courses start in April. Our courses follow the English Bridge Union recommended schedule. If you wish to continue to learn to play bridge, or refresh your skills booking is now open. For more information click on the course you wish to join (two date options for each year) in the LEARN TO PLAY BRIDGE box in the right-hand column of this page.
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| Playing Bridge at the Clubhouse |
We are playing face-to-face (F2F) bridge at the clubhouse on the following days:
Monday mornings: this is a hybrid session with two sections playing the same set of hands - one section playing at the club, and the other on RealBridge.
Tuesday mornings: this is a Gentle Duplicate session with restrictions on experienced partnerships.
Wednesday evenings: duplicate pairs, except 1st Wednesdays when we play teams.
Thursday evening Supervised Play sessions are at the clubhouse and must be prebooked. Click here for more information about Supervised Play sessions.
Thursday evening Relaxed Sessions are at the clubhouse. No need to book in advance.
Friday mornings: this is a hybrid session with two sections playing the same set of hands - one section playing at the club, and the other on RealBridge.
Friday evenings: cross-Imp pairs on 1st Friday evenings only. Must be booked in advance. Not hosted.
Saturday Social: an opportunity to play relaxed bridge on Saturday afternoons at the Club.
As always please check the calendar for details. Pay for F2F sessions by card when you arrive at the club (except for 1st Friday evenings and Thursday evening Supervised Play which must be booked in advance).
Free tea and coffee is available at every session; the bar is open during the evening sessions.
All sessions (except 1st Friday evenings) are hosted, so you can come along without a partner. Visitors are very welcome.
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| RealBridge - Audio and Video problems |
If you are having trouble with sound or video on your iPad or other device when using RealBridge, this guidance may help you to fix the problem.
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