Newent Bridge Club Presents a Blue Pointed Swiss Pairs Event

On: Sunday 7th March 2021

From: 13:30 – 19:00 (approx)

Closing Date for Entries: 28th February 2021

6 x 6 Board roundss on the Real Bridge Platform

Entry Fee: £6.00 per person - all welcome

ENTRIES to be sent to Janet Dowdle with names and email addresses

PAYMENT: via BACs to Newent Bridge Club,  Sort code: 20-33-83,  A/C No.10683388; or by cheque to Newent Bridge Club to Jon Bailey 10 Blacksmiths Ground Highnam Gloucestershire GL2 8NB

It is with great sadness that we have to inform you of the death of Guy van der Gucht.  Guy fell ill just after Christmas and was admitted to the cardiac ward in Gloucester General Hospital.  He returned home to be looked after by his family and died peacefully surrounded by them earlier this week.

Guy was a long standing member of Ross Bridge Club, playing regularly on Mondays partnering Paul Ford for many years. A great bridge player if, sometimes, a little bumptious, he will be greatly missed by his many friends.

RBC Committee

Ross-on-Wye Bridge Club is now a virtual bridge club on BBO. There will be online pairs tournaments on Mondays at 7pm, starting 15th June.

These are open to Ross-on-Wye Bridge Club members and members of other local clubs, and are EBU registered events with master points and NGS.

To participate there are three basic requirements:

• You must be registered on BBO;
• You have a deposit of at least 3 BB$ in your BBO account;
• You must inform Chris Chowney at chris@chowneyflint.net that your partnership intend to play AND supply your BBO log-on names.

This is an easy and straightforward process but there is also a step by step guide which can be viewed by clicking here: RBC BBO Guide

Choose the menu item "Online Bridge" to find more detailed documentation.

There are also YouTube videos that show the various processes being used. Click on the descriptions to link to the videos, then press the start button to play.

The difference from face-to-face bridge that most people struggle with is "self-alerting" so please check this out.

Thanks to Newent Bridge Club for providing most of the documentation, and to Suffolk Bridge Association for the videos.

Although we have been unable to hold an AGM in 2020, as would have been our normal practice in May our Treasurer, Keith Ray, has produced the final audited accounts for the club for the year 2019-2020.  These can be found undeer the menu item on the left.