| RAC PALL MALL NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2026 |
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PALL MALL BRIDGE CHAIRMAN
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Hello Everyone,
A very Happy New Year to all our Bridge players.
I hope you all had a lovely Christmas, I trust Father Christmas found his way to your house?
I guess most ate too much, some may have drunk too much and I ate far too much chocolate! I always think January is a very bleak month, so all the more reason to get to the Bridge table and see friends.
The horrid virus going around struck our house and Henry tells me he had the worst cold/virus ever known to man, in other words he had a slight cold!
This month’s newsletter is a little shorter – yes I can hear you all cheering, as our new year gets going, I am sure I will have lots more to say!
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CHRISTMAS PARTY SUCCESS
We had a wonderful party in Pall Mall just before Christmas. Ina and I want to thank you all for the many lovely comments about the party. Ultimately all we wanted is for you all to have a good time and it looks like you did!
Here are a few pictures: Lester winning many cups as per usual and me being 'photo bombed' by the winners of the Ernest Lawson cup as well as a great group photo (above)!
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COMMITTEE UPDATE
We have some changes to the Bridge Committee. Lester Periera has stood down as has our Standing Member Michael Bailey. We are joined by Howard Wand whose father was also Chair of the Committee in the past so there is clearly a family tradition happening there!
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PALL MALL BRIDGE AGM
As advertised at the bottom of this newsletter, we will be holding our AGM on Thursday 22 January starting at 6.00pm sharp, just as we did last year. I will be sending out a message very shortly when the papers are available on the Club website.
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NGS RATING
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As of Sunday 28 December, Andrew K and Paul W are still our Kings and John C, Lester P and Pralab B are all Queens. I’m hoping 2026 will bring some more members of our group up into these categories!
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PHOENIX - FORMALLY KNOW AS THE LORD TAVERNER'S |
WEDNESDAY 21 JANUARY
Team:
Michael B/David M
Lester P/Nigel C
John C/Paul F
Antonia M/Pauli L
Match Captain: Michael B
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BEGINNERS AND INTERMEDIATES
Our new term starts imminently for our students both in the Beginners and Intermediate classes. We have some new mentees coming through and I look forward to seeing you all on the first Monday of each month.
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SUPERVISED BRIDGE DATES
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Now I’ve said this before, but I must stress again, if numbers drop off for Supervised Bridge we will stop, so as they say 'use it or lose it'!
We now have dates up to year end, so do please make a note of them, the Bridge will start promptly at 2.00pm and end at 4.30pm. The cost per session will be £15.00 including refreshments. Mike Eden will be on hand to ‘teach’ and help students with hard hands.
I have booked rooms for throughout the year. I do look at the numbers each month. I cannot stress enough how helpful these sessions are to anyone learning Bridge or indeed needing to brush up a little. Everyone is welcome.
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2026
- Monday 12 January, Terrace Room
- Monday 26 January, Stewart Room
- Monday 9 February, Terrace Room
- Monday 23 February, Mall Room
- Monday 9 March, Terrace Room
- Monday 23 March, Mall Room
- Monday 13 April, Stewart Room
- Monday 27 April, Mall Room
- Monday 11 May, Terrace Room
- Monday 8 June, Stewart Room
- Monday 22 June, Mall Room
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- Monday 6 July, Mall Room
- Monday 20 July, Terrace Room
- Monday 7 September, Terrace Room
- Monday 21 September, Mall Room
- Monday 5 October, Mall Room
- Monday 19 October, Mall Room
- Monday 9 November, Stewart Room
- Monday 23 November, Mall Room
- Monday 7 December, Mall Room
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WHATSAPP GROUP
Do You Need a Bridge Partner?
Little did I know when I started this WhatsApp group how popular it was to become. If you need a partner, just ask the group! If you don’t recognise someone looking for a partner, please don’t discount them. We have some new additions as Club members continue to start playing bridge with us.
If you are looking for a partner to play bridge with at Pall Mall on Thursday evenings, this is the place to find someone!
Please can I stress it is only for Thursday evenings. I do advertise other St. James’s Club matches via the WhatsApp group so do keep an eye open for those. There are a number of lovely events going on around us at other clubs and it is always very nice to have the opportunity to visit them.
If you could use another form of connection for private matches or any other information, all participants would be very grateful.
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ST JAMES'S CLUB MEMBERS
Teams Event
We warmly welcome our St. James’s Club friends to join us on the last Thursday of every month for our regular Duplicate. We do encourage you to find a partner either from your club or the Royal Automobile Club before coming along.
We hold a Teams Event four times a year on the last Thursday of the month which is open to both Royal Automobile Club and St. James’s Club teams. It has been very popular this past year, and I am pleased to give you all the dates for these matches for this year:
Thursday 26 February
Thursday 28 May
Thursday 27 August
Thursday 26 November
Non-St. James’s Club guests are very welcome to come and play at the Club 12 times in any one year with a Royal Automobile Club member.
I advise all players to visit the Club’s BridgeWebs page often, as any news will be posted there throughout the month.
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IMPORTANT DATES FOR YOUR DIARY |
2026
- Thursday 22 January: AGM
- Thursday 19 March: Ross Cope Swiss Teams Event
- Monday 18 May: Centenary Cup
- Tuesday 7 July: Pall Mall Bridge Summer Party
- Sunday 27 September: Bowman Pairs Tournament (please note the date change)
- Thursday 10 December: Christmas Party
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If you have any questions about the Pall Mall Bridge Group, please do get in touch with me.
Best Wishes
Fiona McWatters
Chair, Pall Mall Bridge Committee
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| Last updated : 7th Jan 2026 12:17 GMT |
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