| NATIONAL PAIRS HANDICAP |
 On Sunday 4 October at 2.00 pm we will be joining other clubs and playing the National Handicap Pairs. The Handicap Pairs is a relatively new event. It will be run similar to a Sim Pairs, but with handicaps. The entry fee is £7.00 each some of which will be remitted to the EBU.
The competition will be played as a single extended session, of 26-30 boards, scored by match-points at all participating virtual clubs all players will be handicapped by the average NGS of the two players in each pair. This means a pair irrespective of experience could win. Blue Points will be awarded to the top 1/3 of the overall field at National rate and prizes will be awarded based on the overall ranking list. Please note to play in this event your NGS grade must be visible. Please click here to book
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| SUPERVISED REFRESH AND PRACTICE |
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| BOOK SWISS PAIRS SUNDAY 18 OCTOBER |
 You are invited to book for a licensed online Blue Pointed Swiss Pairs on Sunday 18 October starting at 12.30 pm. 6X6 board matches with duplimated boards with prizemoney a minimum of £100 for the winning pair. Smaller cash prizes for other places. Directed by Richard Banbury. The cost will be £10.00 a person with £2.00 of your entry fee being allocated to the prize fund. Payment instructions will be sent with booking confirmations. Early booking is recommended. Please click here to book.
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| PAUL MENDELSON |
 We are delighted that we have persuaded best-selling author and teacher Paul Mendelson to present another interesting online seminar
Saturday 10 October 10.00 am - " Duplicate tactics" Paul will be looking at ways to achieve a better score in the bidding, defence and play.
Cost £8.00 members £10.00 Visitors Please click here to book
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| Intermediate Seminar-Play-Review sessions |
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| PRINCESS ALICE |
 On Monday 2nd November at 2.00 pm our duplicate session will be in aid of Princess Alice Hospice in Esher. The entry fee is £ 6.00. All money taken that afternoon apart from EBU charges will be sent to the hospice. During the afternoon there will be a draw for 6 great prizes, Magnum of Champagne, Mulberry Handbag, Fiorelli Wallet, Cashmere Jumper, Waterman Pen Set, £50 One Hundred Teddington High Street voucher. Entry to the draw is by way of a donation of any amount to John Hughes’ PAH JustGiving page (using the link- https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/johnhohughes ). Anyone making a donation should include their name and the letters PAH after their name. The 6 winners will be listed on the website. If you are a winner, email johnhohughes@gmail.com who will arrange delivery. Please click here to book
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| OUR GIFT TO YOU - A £20 GIFT VOUCHER! |
 We are delighted to publish The Richmond Bridge Club’s course schedule. It comes with the offer of an opportunity to receive a £20 voucher for every beginner that you introduce to the club. In case you haven’t seen the course schedule, you can click here
The schedule covers courses for players at all levels (Beginners, Improvers, Intermediate and Advanced) and anyone can register interest in any course here.
Our gift and thanks to you
Please feel free to pass this email on to any friends/family who may be interested in learning bridge or furthering/refreshing their bridge knowledge. For every beginner you introduce to a course, you will receive a £20 voucher for you to use in any session at the club. The voucher will be issued to you as soon as the person you have introduced has registered and paid for the Beginners course. The number of vouchers you can earn is unlimited.
Your LEARNING PATH
We often receive questions about the sequence/order in which the courses should be completed. The following learning schematic illustrates the recommended pathway through bridge learning and play: Learning Pathway
If you have any questions, please contact Julia (julia@richmondbridgeclub.com) or Marietta (manager@richmondbridgeclub.com)
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| WELCOME TO RICHMOND BRIDGE CLUB |
 Welcome to Richmond Bridge Club the most popular and successful EBU affiliated club in the country. Richmond Bridge club has been the No.1 club in the country for 9 consecutive years and we hope we are creating some sort of record. The club is housed in the old Bowling Club Pavilion in Cambridge Park, nestling between Richmond and Twickenham in South-West London. The Clubhouse, extensively refurbished in 2002, is now probably one of the finest in Surrey and can accommodate 36-37 tables.
We offer a full range of duplicate bridge playing facilities from Monday to Friday, some Saturday Evenings and Sunday afternoons. The club also offers lessons for players of all standards to learn bridge as a beginner or to improve their bridge with various Refresher and Intermediate courses. If you are interested in learning please register by clicking here. Special events are often held at weekends. Please note that currently we are playing all of our sessions online, please check calendar for playing times
Richmond Bridge Club is a charitable incorporated organisation - charity no. 1175613 Registered in England - company no. CE012010
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| CLUB HISTORY |
 Earlier this year we promised to provide a history of the Club. Please click here to read the first part up to the year 2000. We hope you enjoy it. Part two will follow in due course.
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| NO 1 AGAIN (10 IN A ROW) |
 Good news to cheer us up during Lockdown. The EBU have announced that we are yet again the best attended affiliated club in the country for the 10th year in succession. (2011-2020). Please click here to see the EBU website for the list of clubs.
A huge thank you to our members and visitors for their continuing support. We will continue to work tirelessly to find ways to stay ahead of the chasing pack.
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| GDPR |
We have adopted the EBU recommended Privacy Notice in preparation for the General Data Protection Regulation. This can be read by clicking here and will be displayed on our notice board
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