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| EBU Webinar - 16th May 2020 |
Three people from our county attended an on-line seminar on virtual bridge clubs organised by the EBU and Suffolk CBA for county representatives, though there were some club reps as well. John Withers, who was one of the three attending, has emailed me following the seminar – see below - and he recommends that you search on the EBU website, click on the relevant site and watch proceedings at the seminar. It is a very interesting presentation.
It would be excellent if S&SCBA could set up a virtual “club” so that county events, such as leagues or pairs, and even the simultaneous pairs, etc., could be offered to our members, and we are therefore looking for a team to set this up. The seminar gives lots of information and tips on how to organise a virtual bridge club, and this applies to both County and Clubs.
Please let Judy or a County Committee member know if you are interested in being part of this team. There will be help from the EBU to do this, and I am sure Suffolk CBA would help too.
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| Report from John Withers |
The EBU organised an online seminar by Suffolk County Bridge Association, on The Virtual Club and their experiences in developing this resource within their County
I watched the seminar this is what I “took away” from the presentation.
Lockdown has universally changed the bridge world, now “the only game in town “ is online.
Playing bridge sitting opposite your opponents, in clubs, is unlikely to resume before September and maybe as far away as the New Year.
There is a growing number of Counties and local bridge clubs that are organising online Tournaments, in which players pay table money to compete with people they played/socialised with prior to March 23rd. The organisers receive 50 – 70 % of the table.
The organisers of Tournaments must have access to a qualified host/director to run the competition, practical experience recommends that initially two directors are needed to ensure the smooth running of the event.
Sixty percent of players in Suffolk on now playing online.
I urge members of SSCBA committee to watch the recording of the meeting, available via the EBU’s website, It runs for an hour. If the committee is then interested in pursuing/promoting the introduction of a Virtual Club/s within the County, it could quickly determine if any local clubs are organising or playing in online Tournaments and what is needed to “Marshall” or train directors.
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| EBU |
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| EBU Master Point Promotions |
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Congratulations to those SSCBA members promoted in March and April 2020
| 2 Star Grand Master |
Keith Shuttleworth |
| 4 Star Regional Master |
Pamela Booth-Jones |
| 5 Star Premier Master |
Linda Laughlin |
| 1 Star Master |
Albert Caddick, John Higgs |
| Advanced Master |
Simon Alexander |
| County Master |
Lesley Chew, Roderick Matheson |
| District Master |
Anjie Bennett, Stan Challener, Peter Smith, Colin Whitehead |
| Area Master |
David Boniface, Jan Boniface, Rita Shepherd, Ann Singh, A Smout, John Tilling |
| Club Master |
Graham Shawcross, Jenny Turner |
| Local Master |
Clive Russell, Howard Scarth, Judith Tilley |
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