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Welcome to Stone Bridge Club
25th Sep 2022 10:09 BST
Latest Committee News
8th Sep 2022 18:08 BST
Roll of Honour
8th Sep 2022 09:31 BST
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Emergency Contact Number
During Club Sessions Only.
07593 653278
Partner Required

Either log in and use the Member's Area or contact

Jude Tilley on

07702 565579

or e-mail Jude by clicking here.

 
Director's Flowcharts
Want to know what happens after an insufficient bid or a pass out of rotation?  Click here for the latest EBU guidance.
Incidentally these have been slightly modified under the new (2017) rules. If you pass out of turn you may now bid, when it is your turn to do so, as long as the bid could not have been an opening bid (e.g. 1H 2H or 1H 1NT are acceptable but 1H 1S is not.)
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Welcome to Stone Bridge Club
Announcing and Alerting

The EBU have just amended the rules for announcing and alerting.  An explanation of the changes can be found on Pages 34 and 35 of the latest EBU magazine and you can see them in tablular form if you click on the EBU Information menu item on the left hand side of this page.

In addition, Mike Beach has produced an explanatory document to explain the rules as it affects our club which you can download by clicking here.
Last updated : 25th Sep 2022 10:09 BST

We offer the following attractions:

 
  • Stone Bridge Club is an active friendly club with membership of around 80.
  • Duplicate bridge on Monday and Wednesday evenings (in your seats by 6.55 prompt please, play commences by 7.00).
  • Additional no-fears and improvers sessions are held.  See the information page for current details.
  • Each session normally has 4 to 9 tables..
  • One large room with kitchen off is on the first floor accessible by stairs and stairlift  A smaller room, generally used for competitions, is on the second floor accessible by stairs only.  Gents' toilets are on the ground floor with ladies' room and disabled toilet on the first floor.
  • Free car parking facilities - park adjacent to railway line for afternoon sessions..
  • Cost per night - £3.00 each (money refunded if you win) - visitors £4.00.
  • Small membership charge of £10 per annum.
  • Tea, coffee or squash and biscuits provided free of charge during a short interval (cuurently suspended). 
  • Up to date large size tables with bidding boxes.
  • Real time scoring using new model  Bridgemates kindly funded by a donation from 
  • Fully random hands dealt using the Duplimate dealing machine.
  • Analysis of hands with optimum contracts available when session finished.
  • Computerised board and competition results available on this site within 24 hours.
  • Several trophies to play for throughout the winter and separately for the summer.
  • Men's, ladies' and mixed pairs competitions.
  • Participation in non EBU simultaneous pairs competitions.
  • Library of bridge reference books and tutorial videos available - free on loan.
  • Christmas party - fun supper with progressive bridge - lots of prizes.
  • An annual dinner is held mid to late April at attractive venues.
Last updated : 12th Sep 2022 22:11 BST
Friday Afternoon Bridge
Friday Afternoon Bridge
Friday - Casual Duplicate Bridge Afternoon
 
Stone Bridge Club runs casual duplicate bridge in conjunction with the U3A.
 
Enquiries to :Mike Beach New Tel: 01782 641479    Click here to email: 
 
Please park behind the club either alongside the railway on Whitebridge Way or in the adjoining car park.
 
Last updated : 8th Sep 2022 18:06 BST
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24 Whitebridge Estate, Stone, Staffordshire, ST15 8LQ
Last updated : 21st May 2016 15:48 GMT
Men's Pairs
Men's Pairs
Monday 24th October
AGM
AGM

NEW

Here are the minutes of the 2022 AGM.
New Results Format
New Results Format

The software behind the results calculations has been updated and may look different for some sessions.  It 'affects' those where an unequal number of boards have been played by the competitors. The factored score is calculated using the Neuberg formula, an explanation of which can be found by clicking here.  Personally, I wouldn't bother unless you have a mathematics degree or want a headache.  Suffice it to say it doesn't make a lot of difference!
Latest News
♠  Latest Committee News
        26 July 2022
Click here. ♠
If you wish to raise an item, see one of the committee members.
 
 
Videos for Loan
Videos for Loan

The club has aquired a number of training DVDs by Bernard Magee (paid for by a donation to the club) which, in my 'umble opinion, are worth watching no matter how good you think you are!

They are free to borrow for up to 3 weeks, but you need to sign for them and leave a £10 refundable deposit.

 
Bidding and Stuff
Bidding and Stuff

Have a look at Mike Beach's website for his study of everything to do with Acol bidding.
Play It Again Sam
Play It Again Sam

There is now a new option to analyse the best line of play on any hand. 'Just' go to the hand in question - click on the 'Play it Again' tab and read the guide

Wish I was born with 20/20 hindsight.

 
Handicaps
Handicaps
If you want to know what your approximate handicap is, click here and take the difference from 50%.  (It will open in a new window). Partnerships are calculated as the average of the two handicaps.
Results
Wed 28th Sep 2022
Wednesday Duplicate
Mon 26th Sep 2022
Monday Duplicate
Fri 23rd Sep 2022
Friday Afternoon with U3A
Wed 21st Sep 2022
Wednesday Duplicate
Calendar
Fri 30th Sep 2022
Friday Afternoon with U3A
13:45
Mon 3rd Oct 2022
Monday Duplicate
19:00
Wed 5th Oct 2022
Wednesday Duplicate
19:00
Fri 7th Oct 2022
Friday Afternoon with U3A
13:45
Mon 10th Oct 2022
Monday Duplicate
19:00
Wed 12th Oct 2022
Wednesday Duplicate
19:00
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