| JANUARY NEWSLETTER DRAFT |
Belated Happy New Year wishes to you all! Time has flown by, Christmas arrived with its usual rush
of shopping, cooking, family gatherings and many parties. Not least of all was our very own brilliant
Woodcote Bridge Christmas Social! We had a record number of members and guests attending. A
delicious dinner was enjoyed by all, followed by Chicago bridge. The winning bridge pair of the
evening were each presented with a Club’s Christmas pudding and the losing pair a jar each of the
Club’s yummy Christmas jam! All good fun. The annual presentation of cups took place and the
winners are pictured within this newsletter. Congratulations to everyone. Further photos are available
to view on the RAC Website under the bridge section, Woodcote Bridge.
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| BRIDGE CLASSES |
Booking for the Spring Bridge Courses
Weekly on a Wednesday from 28 January to 25 March 2026
These eight-week courses will be taught by our resident Bridge Teacher, Natasha Clarke and will follow the programmes taught at Andrew Robson’s Parsons Green club in London. As well as the course, you will also receive a full set of course notes to keep for reference.
Please note, there is no lesson on Wednesday 11 March.
The Perfect Introduction to Bridge - link
This course is the perfect introduction to bridge for complete beginners to the game
Time: 7.30-9.30pm Course Fee: £200.00
Building on the Basics - link
This course is for those who would like to build on their basic knowledge of bridge.
Time: 2.00-4.00pm Course Fee: £200.00
Improvers: Play bridge with Confidence - link
Build confidence in bridge with clear, practical lessons on bidding, play and defence.
Time: 5.00-7.00pm Course Fee: £200.00
For more information or to reserve your place, please email activities@royalautomobileclub.co.uk
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| CHICAGO AFTERNOON BRIDGE |
Chicago bridge restarts in January with sessions fortnightly on Wednesdays starting on 7th January, from 2pm to 4.30pm, and concluding on 29th April.
The charge is £5ph (£12 for guests attending with a member) including tea and biscuits. Do join in. No partner required, just turn up and play.
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| SURREY SIMS - Monday 1st December |
The Bridge Circle raised £245 for Shooting Star Children’s Hospices (charity no. 1042495) . For the amalgamated results, click on this article.
A special mention, and a Chairman's award for an outstanding performance by recent members, goes to Laura Spanswick and Fenella Frazer Ker, highlighting the success of our recent bridge classes.
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| FIND A PARTNER UPDATE |
In addition to using the Bridgewebs facility we have initiated a What's App group. Lists are currently being compiled at our Monday night sessions or contact Nigel or Angela if you wish to be added to this group.
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| BECOME A MEMBER OF THIS SITE |
The Committee encourage all Woodcote Park Bridge players to join this site. This will allow you to seek a Bridge partner, when required, in a password protected enviroment. For instructions on joining, click on the 'NEWS PAGE' tab.
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