| East District McGregor Cup Mixed Pairs. Friday 4th February |
East District is holding an open mixed pairs event on Friday 4th February on Real Bridge, start time 7.00. Click here for full details.
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| East District Bronze Challenge on BBO. Sunday 6th February |
East District is holding a bronze challenge event on Sunday 6th February on BBO, start time 1.00 or 1.30 pm tbc. Click here for full details.
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| Thea Teale National Results |
Click here to go to the Thea Teale Overall Results Page. This now shows the final national standings.
The CD heat results, travellers etc. can be found on our website under Results, however these percentages inevitably change when the scores are merged with those from other heats.
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| District heats of the Rayne have been cancelled |
All heats of the Rayne have been cancelled due to non-viable entry numbers in other districts. Entered teams should contact Alan Kennedy if they have not received an email about the new arrangements.
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| Diamond Trophy National Results |
Congratulations to CD pair Bill Ross and Ray Gallacher on their success in the Diamond Trophy. Click here to see the merged results.
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| Virtual Bridge Classes at Dundee Bridge Club |
The long winter nights are approaching and perhaps you are thinking of taking bridge classes, or perhaps your club has had enquiries from people who are keen to learn how to play bridge.
Click here for information about classes hosted by Dundee Bridge Club. These will be held online using Zoom and BBO.
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| The Trilogy Is Now Complete. |
The much anticipated third book in the Over The Rainbow Bridge Club series from Central District's own Harry Smith and co-author Alex Adamson is now available. Entitled Double, Double, Toil and Trouble this volume finds the Over The Rainbow Bridge Club threatened by dark forces. Can Dorothy and her friends come to the rescue? Click here to go to the Over The Rainbow website where you will find full details of the trilogy and a link to sites from where you can purchase these fine publications.
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| Online Bridge Across Central District |
The following is a summary of known online BBO events in Central District where the SBU club platform is used. Should you be interested in participating in any of these, please go to the relevant club's website and use the Contact Us function to enquire about playing. Each club will have its own rules on eligibility. On some sites the Contact Us button is a sub entry to the Information tab.
Monday evening - St Andrews.
Tuesday evening - Dundee, Montrose, Perth.
Wednesday afternoon - Dundee.
Wednesday evening - Arbroath, Leven/Glenrothes/Kirkcaldy combined, Montrose/Letham.
Thursday afternoon - Montrose.
Thursday evening - Annandale.
Friday afternoon - Dundee, Montrose Ladies.
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| Useful Documents For Running Bridge Online |
Click here to link into the most recent guidance from the SBU.
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| What Makes Bridge Brilliant? |
Click here to watch a video with a few suggested answers. Feel free to share this video on your social media platforms.
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| SBU Club on BBO |
The SBU is in the process of setting up a Pay Club on BBO.
If you are interested in playing in these online tournaments your BBO username, and no other personal data, needs to be pre-entered into BBO. Please provide your details using this form. This will enable the significant task of entering usernames to get head start.
In addition, you must also enter your BBO Username into the appropriate field in Mempad. Log in and then click on My Contacts > Edit. You will find the BBO Username field just below half way down. Remember to save once you have entered your information.
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| SBU News in Digital Format |
For the first time the SBU News has been made freely available in digital format. Click here to read the .pdf version. The SBU would be interested to hear your views on having this publication available in this format.
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| 2020 CD Congress |
The 2020 CD Congress has been cancelled due to Covid 19 restrictions.
A provisional date of August 13th-15th has been agreed with The Park Hotel for 2021
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| Central District Events |
It will come as no surprise to you that the Central District committee has decided to suspend operations until the UK government advises us that the suggested restrictions on travel and social interaction are no longer required.
Best estimates appear to suggest that we will face a minimum of 12 weeks before the pandemic reaches its peak and indeed, I have seen worst case scenario predictions where preventative measures will be in place for a minimum of 18 months. Who knows what is in store for us?
In the short term, all CD events from now until July are cancelled. If possible, we will re-schedule the CD Pairs Final, the Charity Pairs and the AGM for the autumn, however there will be no CD Leagues or KAS Cup in 2020. If you have sold tickets for the Charity Pairs or raffle tickets, please inform the purchaser that they will be valid for the re-scheduled date once that has been fixed. If they are unable to attend on the new date, a full refund will be give.
I wish you good health and a safe passage through these troubled times.
Alan
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| SBU Lockdown Swiss Pairs |
Click here for details of the SBU Lockdown Swiss Pairs tournament which begins on Saturday 13th June.
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| Russell French Invitational Teams of Four |
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Congratulations to the winning team from Annandale Bridge Club.
Winners (Left) are Earl McGregor, Mairi Shiels, Shiena Lang and Sylvia Peterson.
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| Rayne Trophy Result |
Please note that the Rayne result has been amended following the correction of a major scoring error.
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| Jesner/ Johnston National Results |
Click here to access the Jesner/Johnston national results page on Ecats.
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| Diamond Trophy Heat - Link to Ecats |
Click here to see the national result.
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| Bronze Pairs National Results |
Click here to view the national results for the Thea Teale trophy.
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| Congress Pairs Winners |
 Congress Pairs Winners 2019 Liam O'Brien and Jake Milne.
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| Congress Winners Teams |
 Montrose Congress 2019 Teams and Pre-Congress Teams winners Sandy Duncan, Bob McPaul, Jim Mason and Eddie McGeough.
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| Congress Winners KO Teams |
 Chloe, Joan and John. Knockout teams winners along with Muriel Blake and Pam Leith.
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| Bridge Supplies |
Copies of the 2017 publication The Laws of Duplicate Bridge are availble for purchase from either Joan Forsyth or Alan Kennedy. Cost £5.00.
SBU playing cards can also be purchased from Alan. Cost £1.00 per pack.
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| Grange Pupils Receive Prize |
 All those attending the SBU AGM were captivated by the four smiling girls from Grange Primary School Monifieth who had travelled to Stirling with their tutors and parents to receive the Scottish schools minibridge shield.
Our three proud CD Tutors, Jan Ross, Valerie Downie and lead Margaret Knight are photographed with the pupils.
THE SBU had agreed to hold the presentation before the AGM proper started. The children were given SBU playing cards and the CD contributed to a slap up meal in Stirling before the event!
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| Charity Pairs |
After completing the accounts and receiving a further donation, the total raised for our nominated charity, Tayside Mountain Rescue in 2018/19 is £1450.00.
Thanks to all who supported the district's fundraising drive, and a special round of applause goes to our Charity Convenor, Joan, who did an amazing job.
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