New board member - Debra Foggin
I’m pleased to announce that Debra Foggin has joined the board as deputy chairman. Debra started her career in the British Army, but didn’t get to travel the world. So, she qualified as a management consultant and worked for PriceWaterhouse Coopers.
This took her around the world - Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand & Australia. Debra settled in Australia as Chief Financial Officer at the Australian Bureau of Statistics. She took up bridge there before returning to the UK. Lucky for us!
November
All sessions are running for the rest of November except Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
December
1. Friday afternoon advanced sessions
As part of the November trial, we have held 2 new Friday afternoon advanced sessions. The 3rd session will be held this coming Friday (24th November). If the numbers are low for this session, we will not continue them into December.
2. Wednesday and Thursday evenings
All December Wednesday and Thursday evening sessions will not run. These should re-commence in January.
3. Christmas break
The bridge club will be closed Monday 25th to Wednesday 27th inclusive. We will reopen with the Thursday 28th December afternoon session.
4. Wednesday afternoon assisted play
The Wednesday 13th and 27th December assisted play sessions will not run.
5. All other sessions
All other December sessions are running.
Intermediate training session - 1.30pm Wednesday 13th December
We have now held two training sessions. 25 attended the first one on ‘Avoiding the danger hand’ and 29 attended the second one on ‘Planning for bad breaks’. The feedback was overwhelmingly positive for the first one; and for the second one was even more positive! The combination of theory and hand play was perfect.
Suitable for improvers, intermediate and advanced players
Despite it being billed as ‘intermediate’, it had something for all abilities from improvers to advanced players. There were examples of hands that I failed to play correctly!
The third session will be 1.30pm Wednesday 13th December - ‘Combining the chances’.
If you plan to attend please put your name up on the sign up sheet at the club or email me.
More sessions will follow in the new year. The cost is £12 per session - seen as a bargain by many of the attendees.
Teams of 8 competition - Sunday 4th February
Warwickshire are running a face-to-face teams of 8 competition at Coventry Bridge Club 12.30pm Sunday 4th February 2024. As a club we can enter 2 teams. I will be captaining one of the teams and have gathered a team. If you are interested in participating, please see if you can raise another team from members. We will be paying the £100 entry fee per team.