Dear Members

Our Charity event this year is on Friday April 11th from 1:00 for a 1:30 start in aid of Sutton Vision which provides a range of opportunities for those with failing eyesight…including ways to make the best of all the technology out there to enhance our lives. 

Please save the date. 

A fun afternoon of Bridge with friends.

Afternoon Tea : tasty sandwiches, home made cakes, Tea and / or Coffee

£15 per person (pay on the  day), 1/2 for costs and 1/2 for the charity

Prizes and Raffle Prizes on the day.

Donations on or before the day for the raffle please.

 Book a table for four on the sign up sheet or e-mail Barbara Clark barbaraclark1256@gmail.com

Thank you. 

Your Committee 

Here is a roundup of the latest Purley Bridge News with some dates for your diary.

Winter Season

The Summer Season finished on the 31st of August and the Winter Season commenced on Sunday September the 1st and will end on the 31st of March 2025.

All ladders require a minimum of 10 appearances to qualify

Beginner Bridge Lessons

Purley Bridge Club will be running a new season of Bridge lessons for beginners in the Bowls Pavilion at Purley Sports Club commencing on Wednesday 2nd October.   The sessions will take place every Wednesday afternoon between 1pm and 3pm. The lessons will be starting from scratch and so are suitable for complete beginners or for those who want to revise their Bridge knowledge.   All are welcome.   Please contact Brenda Blackwell if you know of anyone who might be interested.

Improver training sessions will take place at the rear of the main hall, commencing on Wednesday 2nd October and running from 1pm to 3pm.

Weekly Bridge sessions

The Monday, Wednesday and Thursday sessions continue as normal.

Stewards are now available on all Monday evening and Wednesday mornings For the Thursday evening sessions there will be no steward on the first Thursday of each month.

The Wednesday afternoon arrangement whereby the Directors act as Stewards remains unchanged.

   A new rota for Stewards and Scorers has been set up for the Winter season. Details are on the Bridgewebs calendar.

Congratulations to Kei and Chris

The handicap for prize winners is 3% accumulating for the first and each subsequent win within the last 9 months. This applies to the same pairing and does not apply if one winner wins again with a different partner. The handicapping process will be kept under review.