Annual membership subscriptions are now due. £10 if paid by the end of April, otherwise £15. Please pay via your personal account if possible, using your EBU number as reference plus SUBS. Many thanks.
The second round of our Swiss Pairs for the McKenzie Trophy takes place on Tuesday 30th April with the usual start time of 7.05pm. Please sign up to assist event planning.
At the YCBA Affiliated Teams at Wakefield Bridge Club Olicana finished sixth (out of fifteen teams). The Olicana team was Bernard Burns & Jacqui Farrar and Christina Powne & Carole Kelly. The winning team came from York.
Congratulations to our members who have achieved the following master point promotions
2 Star Premier Regional Master Jacqui Farrar
County Master Simon Bevan
Area Master Xavier Woodward
Local Master Liz Armstrong, Pauline Gray
We rely on many volunteers to enable our club to provide a great environment to play bridge. Here is Evelyn Friend cleaning and refurbishing all the bidding boxes. A great job, Evelyn, Many thanks.
Teams training runs every Thursday from 10am to 12 noon. Topics and hands will be pre selected. Everyone who would like to play teams is very welcome.
Members can now log in to see their own personal account which shows sessions played, outstanding balances and payments made. Note payments can be made by bank transfer or by cheque but not cash please. Any queries to our Treasurer Louise Johnson. Please note that payments made are updated weekly onto the personal account.
We have many newcomers who have been learning bridge so this is a set of resources to assist them
Declarer play in NT
Declarer play suit contracts
The Opening Lead
Openings and continuations unbalanced
Opener and Responder Strength Scales
Shortage evaluation with trump fit
Opening 1NT overview
1NT opening bid responses part 1
1NT opening bid responses part 2
This is the current Health and Safety Policy version 3.0. Players with mobility issues should note Appendix One Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan. POLICY
Members can access archived regular committee meeting minutes in the members only section.