| Monday Afternoons |
February's topic: How to get into the auction when the opposition has opened with a Weak Two.
You do not need a partner for Monday afternoons.
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| PBC SUMMER FESTIVAL OF TEAMS BRIDGE 2020 |
2020 FESTIVAL OF TEAMS BRIDGE
Wed 22 April One session Swiss Teams 7pm
Wed 27 May Multiple teams – session 1 7pm
Wed 17th June Multiple teams – session 2 7pm
Wed 29th July Pivot teams 7pm
Wed 26th August Pachabo scoring Teams 7pm
Prize giving and Free buffet
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO
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| New Daytime Bridge |
The Thursday morning bridge sessions have been discontinued due to lack of interest
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| The Future of our club |
Thanks to the people (70 of you) that have replied the survey is now closed
I will now analyse the responses and prepare a report for he Trustees and Committee thereafter we will put any relevant findings or changes on the web site.
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| Swiss Pairs - Thursday 20 February |
The next Swiss Pairs is on Thursday 20 February. As always with this very popular event you need to enter in advance.
NB We can't run Swiss Pairs with low numbers of tables. In which case the session will revert to a Howell.
Please enter ONLINE by clicking on this text or on the title.
If for any reason you can't enter online, please contact Veronica – 07855 012008
If you enter and can’t, for some reason then attend, it is essential that you let Veronica know as soon as possible
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| IMPROVERS' WORKSHOP - Friday 21 February |
IMPROVER’S WORKSHOP – Friday 21 February
FIT SHOWING BIDS (Mainly Jacoby 2NT and Splinter Bids)
Click here to register. Any problems or cancellations ring Veronica on 07855 012008.
If you are intending to attend and haven't yet entered then it would be very helpful if you could enter online as soon as possible. Unless we have 8 delegates by the Tuesday before, the workshop will not go ahead.
Due to other commitments, this will be the last in this season's programme of Improver Workshops
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| HEAT OF THE EBU NATIONAL PAIRS - 15 March 2020 |
NATIONAL PAIRS HEAT – Sunday 15th March 11:00 start
A ‘GREEN POINT’ EVENT
The National Pairs is one of the EBU’s oldest and most important events, consisting of regional qualifying heats and a national 50 pair final.
ENTRY FEE - £18 INCLUDING £6 TO THE EBU.
Pay on the day – cash please.
ENTER ONLINE BY CLICKING HERE
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| WOODCOCK PLATE |
WOODCOCK PLATE
starts Thursday 30 January
Woodcock Plate 2 - Thursday 6 February
Woodcock Plate 3 - Thursday 12 March
Woodcock Plate 4 - Thursday 23 April
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| Member Feedback |
MEMBERSHIP FEEDBACK/SUGGESTIONS
The club is introducing an online feedback/suggestion system to enable members to make suggestions on how the club could be improved. All suggestions will go to the club secretary and they will normally be considered at the next Club Committee meeting, after which, one of the committee will get back to you. Club Committee meetings only take place every few months so please be patient! If you want to use this service then please click here.
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| LESSONS |
PBC offer a comprehensive teaching programme including a beginners' course, a consolidation course and supervised play sessions.
Please ring Veronica Petrie on 07855012008 for details
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| Looking for a partner ? |
Preston Bridge Club – Managed “partner finding” service
Preston Bridge Club is trialling, over the next few months, an online “partner finding” service for the Monday, Thursday and Friday evening sessions.
The Monday & Friday service is managed by Terry Hines and the Thursday service by Catherine Draper – many thanks to them for volunteering to do this.
To use this service please click on the title at the top of the box "Looking for a partner?"
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| Amending Scores |
From time to time we are asked to amend scores which have been entered incorrectly.
After some discussion it has been agreed that in accordance with EBU recommendations we will do this up to 7 days after the session.
You must however obtain the opponents agreement before contacting us to alter a score.
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| Friday Night Systems |
Friday nights are intended as a "no fear" night and as such only level 2 conventions are allowed. Very brief notes are available here (please click).
Full details are available in the Blue Book on the EBU laws and ethics page.
The relevant section is on the Notice Board
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| Purchasing Tokens |
The purchasing of tokens just before a session is sometimes delaying the start of a session.
If you wish to purchase tokens please could you arrive at least 10 minutes before the start of the session.
Tokens available from Maxine, Veronica, Christine, Yvonne, Don, Arthur and Rowena
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| Daytime Bridge |
 Monday Supervised play. 1.00 pm and finishes 3.30-4.00 pm.NB Continues throughout the summer.
Wednesday Join us on Wednesday afternoon for a friendly and competitive game from12.50 - 4.00 pm Duplicate Pairs, visitors welcome, no partner required. For information contact Maxine on 01772744805.
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| Charity Status |
Preston Contract Bridge Club is a registered Charity number 1161100
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| Room Hire |
Our spacious club room is available for hire to members to play bridge at the following rates:
For matches in official competitions involving Preston Members £10 except for the Nicko where the team plays as Preston
Non Members £30
For Ad Hoc Social Bridge £2.00 per person
Regular Bookings by negotiation
If any other groups involved in similar games feel that they would like to use our room on a regular basis we are happy to discuss this.
All enquiries to Maxine on 01772 744805 or E-mail via the contact page in the information menu.
The room MUST be booked with the secretary.
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