| 2020 event postponed by 12 months |
By now you will all be aware that the current COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted on the social life of the nation. The Marsham Court Hotel has been closed as part of the Government measures to flatten the spread of the virus. Inevitably this means that our Bridge weekend has had to be postponed. The hotel has offered to move the event to the corresponding weekend 23rd to 26th April in 2021 and I have sent an email to most of you to confirm that news. At this moment in time, it is unclear what the future will hold and so I will make no further comment until the end of this lockdown period has arrived. In the meantime I urge you all to follow the Government advice, stay safe and hopefully we will all meet at the other end of this event.
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| COVID-19 Effects on the Club |
I am sorry to report that, as the majority of our members are in the high risk group as designated by the Government in respect of this Pandemic, we will suspend our Tuesday evening activities for the next few weeks. You will all be aware that this is a fluid situation as every day brings fresh measures introduced to help delay the peak of the health situatiion and therefore we can not be specific about how long we will have to be closed for. However, it appears likely that this issue will linger on through the rest of this month and well into April. This will inevitably postpone the date of our Annual General Metting. For those suffering withdrawal pains from the suspension of face to face bridge, if you visit the EBU website you can see how you can join Bridge Club Live (BCL) or Bridge Base Online (BBO). I am going to look into the possibility of creating a Club link on BCL to enable members to compete against each other online and if I master the technology, I will post a notice on this website. In the meantime however stay safe and follow the health advice and hopefully we will all come out of this at the other end to restart face to face competition.
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| Phil Laycock Handicap Pairs 2019 |
This competition took place on 23 April 2019. 30 pairs took part and the winners in a closely fought contest were Hazekl Boote and Sheila Kempster. Joan Arch and Neil Swann were runners up with Albert Russell and Dave Miller third. Congratulations to all who took part. You can see the full result by clicking on this article
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| Welcome to Regis Bridge Club |
"Regis Bridge Club" is the principal duplicate bridge club in Dunstable, So named from when it first opened in "Houghton Regis", a small town on the outskirts of Dunstable, Bedfordshire. The Club has invested in the ArcScorer wireless scoring system and can provide a result on the night immediately after completion of the last board played.
Although not currently affiliated to the EBU, duplicate evenings follow the rules laid down by the governing body. You can be assured of a competitive but friendly evening playing duplicate bridge.
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| Championship Pairs 2019 and Jean Balderson Plate |
These events took place on 10th December 2019. I would like to thank Stephen Bligh for directing in the Plate event and making sure the technology enabled us to announce the results of both events on the night. In the championship the top two seeds filled the first two places. Congratulations to Paul Kilduff and Peter Scott who came ahead of Jane Redmond and myself. Third Place to Gwynne Hughes and Christine Day. For the plate, George Hawkins and Val Jennings had a narrow win over Lesley Howard and Stephen Gudgeon. Thank you to all those who supported the events.
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These events took place on 10th December 2019. I would like to thank Stephen Bligh for directing in the Plate event and making sure the technology enabled us to announce the results of both events on the night. ..........
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| Back to Madeira for 2021 |
We are pleased to announce that the Milton Keynes and Regis Bridge Clubs will be hosting a week of Bridge events at the Vidamar Resort Hotel in Funchal Madeira from the 23rd to the 30th January 2021. The all-inclusive price for flights and half board accommodation will be starting around £745 per person for those sharing a double room. For those wanting single person accommodation there will be a supplement of around £150 to the basic cost. Full details of costs of room upgrades will be announced on our sister website in due course. We can only hold those prices for the first 50 bookings so if you are interested then please let Colin O'Hara know as soon as possible. Flights to Madeira will be from London Gatwick Airport via British Airways. We are looking into the possibility of a coach from various pick up points to ferry the guests to and from the area. Clicking on this article will take you to our sister website.
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| Daytime Bridge at Dunstable Bowls Club |
This article is designed to let members know of a service provided by our former chairman Peter Pratt, ably assisted by Lesley Howard and myself. Peter currently runs a morning Bridge Group two days a week, Monday for supervised play and Wednesday for gentle duplicate. Both groups meet at Dunstable Town Bowling Club, Bullpond Lane, Dunstable, LU6 3BL. Parking is limited but you can park on Hawthorne Close if the car park is full. The groups provide less experienced players with a safe opportunity to develop their skills with the objective of readying players for the more competitive Club atmosphere. Anyone interested in going along themselves or introducing a relative or close friend to the game can speak to either Peter (Telephone 01582 664485), Lesley or myself for further information
Colin O'Hara
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This article is designed to let members know of a service provided by our former chairman Peter Pratt, ably assisted by Lesley Howard and myself. Peter currently runs a morning Bridge Group two days a week, Monday for supervised play and Wednesday for gentle duplicate. ..........
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| Notifying members when there is adverse weather |
There is currently no Club policy on how to notify members if adverse weather causes us to cancel an event night. The committee will address this matter at their next meeting. In the interim however, we will make an announcement on this website for those who have internet access. Those without access should contact either Roy or Melek Drage or Colin O'Hara for confirmation.
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There is currently no Club policy on how to notify members if adverse weather causes us to cancel an event night. ..........
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