| Bill Mercer |
For those who wish to attend Bill Mercer's funeral details are
10-00am on Wednesday 29th January at the Church of St Andrews in Cottam and thereafter at Preston Crematorium
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| The Future of our club |
Thanks to the people (64 of you) that have replied so far the survey will remain open for the rest of this month and close on the 1st February
The Trustees and Committee are anxious to know the views of all members on the club's playing sessions
It is vital that we make the right decisions to ensure the long term health of the club and give the members what they want from your club.
Please complete our short survey and tell us what you think you can remain anonymous or give your name in the comments section
The whole survey should not take more than 5 or 10 minutes. Here's the link. https://s.surveyplanet.com/3stCHV7k just click this box
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| Monday Afternoons |
Next Monday Afternoon January 27:
Last week on RKCB, with hands to bid using the convention.
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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| IMPROVERS' WORKSHOPS UPDATE |
IMPROVERS' WORKSHOPS UPDATE
The next workshop will be on Friday 21 February starting at 10:00
TOPIC - FIT SHOWING BIDS
Online registration will open shortly
NB Due to other commitments, this will be the last in this season's programme of workshops.
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| New Daytime Bridge |
We are now up and running with the morning bridge session it is social bridge but with the normal competition and submission of results to the EBU.
Next Session Thursday 23rd January at 10-15am prompt
Host present so come even if you have no partner
The session will include a break for lunch and socialising (please bring your own food).
We anticipate finishing around 1-30 to 1-45pm. We hope you can support and enjoy these sessions. Any queries please contact Melba or Arthur.
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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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