| FRIENDLY BRIDGE CLUB IN ILKLEY |
 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ 2023 DIAMOND JUBILEE YEAR ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Located in the centre of Ilkley, we are pleased to welcome members and visitors. Each week there will usually be six sessions in the club at 12 Wells Promenade. These are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings with play starting at 7.05pm, Wednesday morning at 9.55am and on Monday and Friday afternoons at 1.45pm. There will be pivot teams on the second Friday and students social sessions on occasional Fridays at 7pm. We also run two on-line sessions each week on Monday (BBO) and Thursday (Real Bridge) at 7.15pm. Please see the calendar and competitions for more details of all of our events.
We would politely request visitors to arrive 15 minutes before the session starts and all members to arrive in good time to assist the TD and scorer to set up the movement. Upon arrival please remember to switch all mobile devices to silent.
Please do not bring cash to pay for f2f sessions, we will invoice members for all sessions played and this will be £2.50 members, £3.50 non members. Members can log in to see their own personal account.
In the latest data from 2022/23 Olicana Bridge Club was the sixteenth most popular bridge club in England.
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| Yorkshire League |
The fourth round of matches will take place on Sunday 3rd December as follows
A team v Wetherby A HOME
B team v Wakefield A HOME
C team v Huddersfield D AWAY
D team v Doncaster D AWAY
This is the final round of matches before the winter break. The fifth round will be Sunday 18th February.
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| Saturday Seminars |
As part of our programme to help everyone improve their bridge we have a number of Seminars coming up. Each one costs £5 per person and starts at 10am. Please sign up at the club as places are limited.
Saturday 9th December Defence to Pre-empts Leader Peter Speller INTERMEDIATE
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| Guided Bridge |
We run two sessions of Guided Bridge each week in the club on Monday afternoon (1.45pm start) and Wednesday morning (9.55am start). So do come along and enjoy a friendly, relaxed session lasting about two hours. There is a host available for our guided bridge sessions so you don't need a partner.
Our next Stepping Stones in the Club will be on Friday 15th December at 7pm. Specifically for those making the transition to playing bridge in a Club setting but open to anyone wanting a gentle, social and supportive bridge evening, No partner required and a bar is available.
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| New Bridge Courses |
Here at Olicana we are keen to encourage as many as possible to be able to enjoy the marvellous game of bridge. We are really pleased that our courses on Monday morning, Monday evening, Tuesday morning and Wednesday afternoon are now FULL. We currently have over 80 individuals who will learning with us in the Autumn.
We do have space in our ON LINE Tuesday evening class for individuals who have played before and would like to refresh their bridge skills or who have completed the Year one programme. If you are interested in this course (or any future course) please click here to contact us.
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| Playing on line in Club events |
Most weeks we have two on line Duplicate Pairs earning master points. Typically, we run a 20 board Duplicate Pairs on BBO on Monday evening starting at 7.15pm and Thursday evening Duplicate Pairs on Real Bridge at 7.15pm. Detailed instructions on how to play in each event can be downloaded from the links below.
How to play in BBO club room
How to play on Real Bridge
Note direct links to the Real Bridge sessions will be posted on the calendar entry at least 24 hours before the event to simplify login.
The Real Bridge Support Team has provided notes on resolving problems using Real Bridge. Click HERE for more information.
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