| Success for our Members in the 2024/25 Sussex Pairs Final |
Big congratulations to the winners David Park and Gerry Stanford. The runners-up were Marit and Peter Langston and in third place were Andy Ryder and Mike Allen.
The event heats were played at Sussex clubs Chichester, The Avenue, Worthing, Eastbourne, Horsham, Patcham and West Sussex.
22 pairs qualified for the final on Sunday 16th March, played at the Patcham Community Centre.
Leading pairs from this final qualify to play in the EBU’s Corwen Trophy which is to be held online on Realbridge on Sat/Sun 31st May/1st June.
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| SCCBA Spring Congress at Patcham BC April 5th and 6th |
Sussex County Contract Bridge Association will be back at Patcham BC on the weekend of 5th and 6th April with Swiss Pairs on the Saturday and Swiss Teams on the Sunday - 6 matches each day, starting at 11 a.m. and finishing by 6 p.m.
There will be prizes for "non-experts" as well as trophies and prizes for the top places. Master Points will be awarded at County level.
Other features:-
- Daily bidding quiz, with expert and non-expert prizes.
- Optional Ploughman's lunch (pay with your entry) or bring your own food.
- The whole weekend will be directed by the Chief Tournament Director of Sussex, Stephen Kennedy.
They have kept the entry fees low, at just £10 per player per day or £15 for the whole weekend.
Click here to enter now and we look forward to seeing you there!
Peter Clinch
SCCBA Tournament Organiser
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| EBU British Spring SIM Pairs 9th April 2025 |
 Patcham BC will be running sessions in the EBU Spring Sim Pairs 2025 on Wednesday 9th April at 13:15 in the afternoon at the club.
In a club duplicate all our pairs play the same set of boards, thereby allowing a comparison to be made to see who played them to best advantage. Now imagine all around England (or even further afield) pairs in different clubs playing the same set of boards at the same time in a single event allowing comparison over the whole of the country. That is in essence what a Simultaneous Pairs event is – an event run concurrently at different clubs over a wider area.
Entry Fee
Wednesday 9th April - Members - two playing vouchers (the club will subsidise your entry fee) - Guests - £5.
Due to limited space in the room at the centre there will be a maximum of 20 tables with players being seated on a "First Come First Served" basis – preference will be given to club members in case of over-capacity.
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| Annual General Meeting - Wednesday 16th April 2025 at 16.30 |
 All members are invited to come to the Patcham Bridge Club AGM happening immediately after the Wednesday afternoon session on 16th April 2025
AGENDA
1. Apologies for absence
2. Minutes of the last Annual General Meeting – 15th May 2024
3. Matters arising
4. Treasurer’s report JH
5. Appointment of Financial Examiner
6. Chairman’s report RG
7. Appointment of Officers
8. Appointment of Committee Members
9. Any Other Business
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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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| PERMIT PARKING AT CENTRE |
We are pleased to advise you that the car park is solely for visitors to the Community Centre or the Library.
To park there you will either need a Membership Permit or a Visitors Permit displayed in the parked car.
Membership or Visitors Permits are available to collect at a bridge session.
Failure to display a valid permit or not parking tidily in a designated space risks a £100 fine.
Parking will remain on a first arrival basis.
Detailed Parking Rules are in the Documents section in the lefthand menu of the website or click here Patcham Community Centre parking rules.pdf
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