| SAD NEWS |
ANDRIA MELVILLE-JACKSON
It is with great sadness that I need to let you all know that
Andria died at home on Tuesday 11th August.
Andria had been a member of our club for many years.
Our thoughts are with her family and friends at this sad time.
Rest in Peace.
ANDRIA'S CELEBRATION OF HER LIFE
This will be held on Friday 11th September at 12.00
at Amersham Crematorium.
More details to follow when a venue has been arranged for afterwards.
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| Dates for your diary |
Bank Holiday - bridge as usual
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| Hand of the Week 17th August |
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Just as I was about to get excited about a pair making a small slam on Board 19, my eye went to the next line and I saw that another pair had gone one better. Even bidding 6 Spades on this 25-count is a praiseworthy feat. South, even with his powerful hand, cannot use Blockweed or Gruber with a void and no aces of his own and North’s 14-count is surely too flat to give much encouragement. If North does ask for aces, he cannot know that his two heart losers are covered by South’s void. This is a hand for the most eloquent of cue bidding. So well done to Janet and Gill for bidding the small slam but sadly you are overshadowed by Alan and Chrissy, who somehow went the whole hog to land the grand slam. I would be fascinated to know the bidding on both tables.
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| FREE ONLINE INFORMAL TEAMS |
 
Wednesday 26th August Seating now closed.
If you have not received a reply within 24 hours, I suggest you check with the host..
Someone asked about Undos. These are allowed in bidding if requested quickly. In play, undos are not allowed for defenders as this would give unauthorised information. Declarer may request an undo if done quickly (there are no penalty cards for declarer/dummy in normal bridge) but opponents are under no obligation to grant undos.
Log in to BBO by 7:10pm and wait in the Lobby
Please do not wander off into other areas as you may become invisible to the organiser.
Please check and accept the invitation to play as soon as possible. Multiple invitations may be issued if someone does not accept in time.
Play will usually start around 7:15pm, but may be earlier if everyone is ready.
Explaining bids
If you do not understand an opponent's bid, or want further explanation, simply click on the bid. They will receive a pop-up box, where they can explain what their bid means. This is not visible to their partner, only to you and your partner (so no additional information is passed between them).
If you are asked to explain your bid, please do so promptly using the pop-up box, not in the table chat (as the chat can be seen by all players).
Online play with BBO uses Self-alerting
Before you bid, if your bid is not a natural bid, enter the meaning of your bid in the message box, and click the alert button.
This is not visible to your partner (who should already know what your bid means), only the opponents.
Using Undos
During bidding, if you genuinely mis-click a bid, you can immediately request an undo, which should normally be granted by your opponents.
Undos are not normally allowed during card play, so be careful when playing.
 Chris has started an automated email notification service for updates to this section - the service runs from 7am to 10:55pm - if you would like to subscribe, please email Chris
If you would like general information about our weekly online Teams events, please email David Barker
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| Charity Bridge Evening - Donation |
Following the charity bridge evening on Monday 6th July, thanks to your generosity, we have been able to donate £621 to Motor Neurone Disease Association in Maria's memory.
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| SAD NEWS |
ANN SHEPHERD
It is with great sadness that I need to let you all know that
Ann died on Monday 6th July after a sudden illness.
Ann had been a member of our club for many years.
Our thoughts are with her family and friends at this sad time.
Rest in Peace.
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| CHILDREN IN NEED - 9th November 2026 |
 This year, our BBC Children in Need charity event will be held on the evening of Monday 9 th November.
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| Bridge Weekend Away |
2 nights stay, buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner, offer of 5 sessions of Bridge, prizes and full use of all the leisure facilities, with plenty of parking on site.
Single £270, Double £200 with Bridge fee per person of £20
£50 deposit required by 31st July 2026. Balance for the room required by 21st November 2026 which is also to include the £20 per person Bridge fee.
Neither the deposit nor the balance is refundable but the committee will do everything possible to promote your place to others should you have to pull out of the weekend
Non-playing partners, spouses and singles welcome. Host system offered
This is not an EBU event and therefore no Master Points will be awarded or no NGS ratings affected
| Timetable |
| Friday |
Access to the conference room from 1pm with Bridge 2pm – 4pm
Check-in to rooms after 4pm
Buffet dinner at 6pm
Bridge 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start (24 boards) and finish by 10.30pm |
| Saturday |
Buffet breakfast
Bridge 9.30am – 12.30pm
Buffet lunch
Afternoon at leisure
5pm drinks party
Buffet dinner at 6pm
Bridge 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start (24 boards) and finish by 10.30pm |
| Sunday |
Buffet breakfast
Bridge 9.30am – 12.30pm
Prizes, awards
Buffet lunch
Depart |
If you are interested, please register using the registration form found here
Any queries please contact Lesley Wright lesleyebwright@yahoo.co.uk / 07933 608512 or Mary Baker mary.baker12@btinternet.com / 07970 320600
  
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| ALERTING AND ANNOUNCING RULES |
EBU Announcing Rules can be found under the EBU Information menu item
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| Latest Newsletter |
The latest newsletter is available of the News Page here
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