Heads Up

The next Ringley joint event will be held at Ashover village hall on Sunday 12th July. Teas etc. will be available from 09.30 with play to start at 10.00, a buffet lunch will be served 13.00 and play is expected to end 16.15. More details to follow. The Autumn event will also be held at Ashover on Sunday 4th October. Again Watch This Space!

The first Joint Ripwood/Ringley event was held on Sat 28th March at Grassmoor. It was our first Swiss Pairs Blue Point event at Grassmoor. It was very capably conducted by County TD, Ken Smith. The bridge was an unrivalled success and we played 6x6 =36 boards quicker than we normally manage 32 in a Mitchell. The winners were Alan Kenny & Richard Horsley with 1.69 blue points (equivalent to 169 black points) Baz Davies & Margaret Herbert were second with 1.53 followed by John & Kathryn Shaw with 1.22. The event was marred by the caterer who served what was excellent food slowly and luke warm. We will try the Blue Point formula again.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Herewith Notice that our AGM will be held at Grassmoor on Monday 20th April at 12.15. Candidates and Nominees are sought for membership of the Committee. 

PAYMENTS

A reminder that to keep bank charges to a minimum we run a token system for members. Payment is preferably by bank transfer (see details below) or cash (notes only please). Costs are £20 for 5 tokens. The good news is that  due to the token system we made slightly more in interest than we paid in bank charges for the first time since charges were introduced.

.Bank Details for table money/events

Lloyds Bank :

Ringwood Bridge Club

Sort 30-99-50 Account 70321360

The Club operates a policy of "Best Behaviour at Bridge" as advocated by the EBU 

Regular sessions at the club are: 10.00 Mondays Lessons, 12.45 Mondays Face to Face Duplicate and 19.00 Tuesdays Improvers Duplicate, all at Grassmoor Community Centre. Members are expected to arrive with a partner. Visitors to the area are very welcome to attend singly or with a partner and will always get a partner

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Improvers

Tuesday sessions are aimed at easing our students into full Club play. As such, Improvers are "cut some slack". They cannot converse during bidding nor play but they are encouraged to discuss hands afterwards with everyone at the table. Mistakes are made and play is a little slower than usual. Please make allowances and enjoy the bridge.

INTERESTED IN LEARNING BRIDGE?

We run regular courses based on the English Bridge Union's 'Red Book'.  Whether you are a complete beginner, returning to bridge after a break  or would like to improve your skills we have something to offer.  If you are interested please get in touch with Clive Case on 07923375247  or at clivecase@btinternet.com

Courses are held at Grassmoor Community Centre S42 5EE. We currently run sessions on  Monday mornings at 10 am. You are welcome to call, email or just drop in on a Monday morning.

 If you are a visitor to the club or you know that your Regular Partner is unavailable please call or email Chris Challinor who will try and  arrange a partner for you.  Please do not turn up "on spec" as a Host may not be available. Contact Chris 01623 230752 or rosieandchris@tiscali.co.uk. Chris will also try to find you a Regular Partner if you are currently unattached.

Club Telephone Number 07504 749948. Call TD on the night to advise late delays etc..

Ringwood Bridge Club is an EBU affiliated club operating in Grassmoor, Chesterfield. We are complemented by other EBU affiliated Clubs in the area and the U3A. Together we seek to provide and promote bridge in Chesterfield.

Session times and links to other clubs in the area may be found in the left panels on this page.

Members are requested to be in their places AT LEAST 10 minutes before the scheduled start of play.

Membership is £5 per year. Table Money is £4.00 for Members and £4.50 for Visitors. We operate a token system for regular players. Tokens are available at £20 for 5, preferably paid by bank transfer.

On a brief visit to the UK Chairman Dave Ridley & Meg Ridley managed to find time to win the President's Trophy.