| CONGRATULATIONS ON 5-2 WIN v TYLER HILL |
Congratulations to the five winning teams:-
Lawrence Goldberg Clive Hardebeck Andrew Clay Christina Backholer
Joy Mayall Sally Bugden Andy Smith Helen Bryant
Peter Harbott Sue Peters Brenda Linfield Brian Gould
Ingrid Boyd Sue Goodey Alan & Nanette Gillespie
Linden Barnett Alison Herga Shelagh Harman Megan Bibby
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| Christmas Lunch and Afternoon Bridge Session |
Sunday 6th December 2026 at 12:00 at Patcham Community Centre for a super Christmas buffet and Christmas treats.
An afternoon bridge session will follow. Your festive director is to be announced!
The winning pair will be awarded the "Doris Strauss Memorial Trophy" to hold for the year.
£30 per player.
Please use this form to register your interest CLICK HERE.
The final guest list will be announced on Sunday 22nd November 2026
In case of query contact Annie Simmons at annie.simmons21@hotmail.com . Or the club directly on patchambridgeclub@gmail.com
The club is subsidizing this event.
If you want to join us then the best way is to use our online form here! (Or if you have difficulty with that then email the club or speak to Milli or John at the club).
You will not be asked to pay when you register your interest.
Cut-off date to register your interest is Friday November 14th.
Limited to 52 members. In case of over booking we will allocate places based on the combined number of sessions played at the club by the partnership. We will start to take applications on the club website from Friday 25th October. No pre-booking allowed!
Final day for applications is Saturday 23rd November and if you get a place then final day for payment is Monday 2nd December.
Maximum of 60 players! If we have more potential players than seats, then places will be allocated based on the combined number of sessions played by the partnership at the club since the start of the year.
If you are selected then you will be asked for the money. Cut-off date for payment is Friday November 21st.
If you want to register your interest, please click here and complete the form.
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| In memory of Sue Cottrell |
 Sue's son, Clive has send this message to us.
We are very sad to share that Sue passed away on 9 September 2026.
Sue loved her bridge and very much enjoyed playing with everyone at Hearts of Sussex, Henfield and Patcham bridge clubs. The friendships she made over the years brought her a great deal of happiness.
A memorial service will be held at Clayton Wood on Friday 13 November 2026. Due to the venue’s limited capacity, this will be predominantly a family occasion, with a small number of Sue’s closest bridge friends invited personally by the family.
Attendance at both the service and the reception will therefore be by invitation only. We kindly ask that you attend only if you have received a personal invitation. We appreciate everyone’s understanding and know that many others will wish to remember Sue in their own way.
Thank you for your friendship, kindness and support.
For any queries, please contact Sue’s son, Clive, at clivecottrell1971@gmail.com.
Kind regards Clive
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| Psychic Bidding |
The Club has recently received several reports of “psychic bidding“ (or “psyching”) at our friendly club sessions.
The English Bridge Union (EBU) defines a psychic bid (or "psyche") as a deliberate, gross misstatement of honour strength or suit length used to deceive opponents.
The Committee discussed this issue at the recent meeting. It was unanimously agreed that whilst psyches can be legal in some circumstance, the Club wants to actively discourage psyching, especially against less experienced opponents.
Any instances of psyching should be reported to the Director and details will be recorded.
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| Winter Flu and Covid Season |
Now that Winter is fast approaching, the committee would be grateful if members would stay away from the club if they have (or are in close contact with someone who has) any cold or flu like symptoms (runny nose, sore throat, cough, fever).
This is to protect all club members from unnecessary illness.
Thank you!
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| Table Money Increase |
Your committee has decided that after many years without increase during a period of significant inflation that now is the time to raise the table money.
Having made a loss in the last finacial year demonstrates that building a cushion against possible future unexpected cost increases is a good idea.
So from the 1st May 2025:-
A book of ten playing vouchers will be £25
A member paying cash will be £3
A guest paying cash will be £5
Monday's BBO game will remain the same at $3 BBO
We hope you all agree this is still excellent value for money.
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| Find a Partner Virtual Pinboard |
 We know lots of you are looking for a regular or occasional partners. We also know that the facility in the Calendar pages is not the most “user friendly” thing in the world.
So, we are re-launching the “Find a Partner Pinboard” facility. We think that using the virtual pinboard will be easier for everyone. It has been available before but it was mixed up with the Contact Us form. Now it has its own menu link. You don’t need to login to the website to add a Pinboard request.
We are going to let the two methods run in parallel for a while so if you are looking for a partner, please check both the Pinboard (in the left hand menu) and the Calendar in the right hand column. Or add your own requests of course!
If you need assistance with the process contact patchambridgeclub@gmail.com
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