| 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.
Wake will be held at the Red Lion, Coles Hill, Amersham HP7 0LH
Please let Andy know if you will be attending (Andym_j@outlook.com).
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| Hand of the Week 31st August |
Show Detail |
I was very tempted to feature Board 9 today, where almost nothing happened. It was passed out on every table save one, where – I think – South must have opened an undernourished 1C and raised his partner’s 1S to 2S. They made it and got a clear top as the only NS pair to score anything. But I know you would prefer to look at a slam hand. We have only one slam bid and made which was on Board 17. I would think that East opened 2NT with 20 points and then it’s up to West to take charge and appreciate the value of the 6-card heart suit. An eminently biddable slam. As to the play, it’s tempting to rely on the club finesse, which happens to work, but a surer line is to set up the diamonds for a ruff before drawing trumps, giving 11 top tricks plus the ruff, with the club hook allowing an overtrick. Hard to see how the slam can fail although I am sorry to see that one pair bid it and went down (kudos for bidding it, though!). Making no mistake were Chris and Mary. Well done!
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| FREE ONLINE INFORMAL TEAMS |
 
Wednesday 9th September This will be the last teams on BBO. Please email Mary Baker for seats.
On Wednesday 16th September we will be playing on RealBridge. We hope all our regulars will happily switch and that we will see some new faces too. If you have never played on RealBridge, please go to https://realbridge.online/try-realbridge.html to try it out and to test your microphone and camera. The camera is not essential but the microphone is! There is also a contact phone number for RealBridge for technical help. Mary will be collating seating requests for the 16th as well. If you want to ask for seats now, please make clear which week you are asking for: 9th on BBO or 16th on RealBridge. Full instructions for the RealBridge session will be sent out nearer the time but feel free to email me, David, for more information.
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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| 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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| 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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| 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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