| FRIENDLY BRIDGE CLUB IN ILKLEY |
 We are pleased to welcome members and visitors to f2f events. We have updated guidelines to assist those attending Guidelines
Each week there will usually be five sessions in the club at 12 Wells Promenade. These are Tuesday and Wednesday evenings with play starting at 7.05pm, Wednesday morning at 9.55am and on Monday and Friday afternoons at 1.45pm. There will be social intermediate sessions on occasional Fridays at 7.05pm. On the second Thursday it will usually be teams practice at 7pm open to all. No booking is required for any of these sessions. All of our regular competitions have restarted. Please see the calendar and competitions for more details.
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 now log in to see their own personal account. Please remember that no premises can guarantee to be Covid free so members have to take their own individual decisions and above all please keep everyone's safety in mind when playing at the club. Note the latest Government guidance from 13 April, anyone with a positive COVID-19 test result is advised to try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people for 5 days, which is when they are most infectious.
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| YORKSHIRE LEAGUE 2022/23 |
The YCBA teams of eight league has a different timescale this season. The provisional dates are Sundays 25/9, 16/10, 30/10, 20/11, 4/12 then a winter break and the final two matches 12/3 and 26/3. Each team plays (usually) seven different Yorkshire club teams with a mix of home and away matches. They usually start at 2pm playing 32 boards (so each pair plays 8 boards against each of the opposing pairs). If you would like to represent Olicana this season please sign up by "booking in" to the first event on Sunday 25th September on the website or by the sign up sheet at the club preferably by mid June so that we can assess how many teams to enter in good time.
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| Upcoming YCBA Events |
Yorkshire Congress at York Bridge Club Saturday 11th (Swiss Pairs) and Sunday 12th June (Swiss Teams). ENTRY FORM
Yorkshire Improvers Day Sunday 12th June at Wakefield Bridge Club This includes a seminar, buffet lunch and relaxed 20 board duplicate. See Yorkshire Improvers Day for full details.NOW FULL.
Affiliated Clubs Teams of Four Wednesday 29th June. This will be on BBO with six 5 board matches. ENTRY FORM
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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 we have Thursday evening Duplicate Pairs on Real Bridge at 7.15pm. Finally, we have a guided play session at 10am on Wednesday morning on Real Bridge (no master points). All events will cost £2.50 per player for members and £3.50 for all other players. Members can log in to see their own personal account which will show sessions played and outstanding balances. 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.
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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 have a new Beginner's course and a Year Two class underway in the club plus a Year Two class online.
If you are interested in future courses please click here to contact us.
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