| Online vs. F2F - Members' Survey |
Members will have received an email linking them to a survey which will help determine how the Stratford St Mary Bridge Club will operate when (and it is surely "when" and not "if") we are able to play face-to-face again.
Online play has been very popular amongst a good proportion of our members and may continue to be so when F2F play resumes.
Your responses to our survey will help us provide the bridge facilities you want.
Responses received so far can be seen HERE
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| Online Bridge Choices |
For those of you who are playing bridge online, good luck in your games, and for those of you who have not ventured into the virtual bridge world, we hope you stay well until face-to-face bridge returns.
Let us hope that the Stratford St Mary Bridge Club can reconvene later in 2021.
Meanwhile there are opportunities for online play every day of the week either at Suffolk Clubs or the EBU - check out the Suffolk, Bury, Clare, Colchester, Heritage Coast, Ipswich & Kesgrave, Stansfield and EBU websites.
And there's Christine Cooke's Colchester and Friends game on BBO at 3.00pm on Fridays the profits from which go to charity - £250 given to Colchester Zoo already!
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| Stratford St Mary & Colchester Online - Tuesdays at 7.00pm |
Our ONLINE BRIDGE CLUB with Colchester is now running successfully.
Basic information and links to useful videos are shown in the Stratford St Mary Club Online box on the right.
To register your interest, please complete the Registration Form - click on Registration for Online Games in the menu on the left.
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To see how to enter an online event, click on play online
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| Looking for a Partner? |
If you want to play in the Joint Colchester Clubs Online games on a Tuesday evening but need a Partner, there are TWO ways to find one!
Members can still follow the automated process detailed below, but you can also contact Elizabeth Knowlson on 01206 532839 or 07511 646730 or by email at elizabeth.knowlson@ntlworld.com and she will inform all club members by email that you are looking for a Partner.
To use the automated Find a Partner system on this website, click on Membership, on the left, then enter your email address and password where requested. If you don't already have a password, click on Forgotten Password and an email will be sent to you with a link allowing you to set one up. Two of you sharing an email address can still use this feature by following these instructions and setting up different passwords.
Once you are in the Membership section, click in the Partner Required box for the appropriate date.
A note will appear in the Calendar on the Home Page showing that someone is looking for a partner. When another member goes into their system, they will find your name and contact details.
If this does not appear to work, it will probably be because the email address you are using is different from the one we have on our membership list. In this case, please contact the Secretary or Webmaster (click on Where & When, then Committee) so that our list can be updated.
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| Coronavirus |
For obvious reasons, Stratford St Mary Bridge Club will be closed for face-to-face bridge until further notice but remains active online.
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 Welcome to the Stratford St Mary Bridge Club
When conditions permit, we play friendly duplicate bridge at St Johns & Highwoods Community Centre, Colchester, CO4 9SR on Wednesday evenings starting play at 7.00pm. Meanwhile online bridge is the only way to play.
New members welcome.
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| Club News |
We were due to hold the Stratford St Mary Bridge Club's AGM on April 1, 2020 but this did not take place.
When we eventually return to play, we will arrange a meeting to replace the AGM where we will review the 2019/20 Financial statement and formalise the changes to the Committee membership. The Committee comprises a Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary and up to six Committee Members. The nominated members will act as your Committee until the changes are formalised:
Chair - Paul Rickard
Treasurer - Elizabeth Knowlson
Acting Secretary - Christine Cooke
Committee Members - Bill Anslow, Duncan Smith, Nick Reay, Sue Dixon & Sue Smith.
Stay well and why not try the various on-line alternatives as detailed above and on the Suffolk Bridge website - click Suffolk Bridge
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| Upcoming Events |
To see a list of local bridge events originally planned for 2021 click on the 2021 Events tab on the left.
Full details of all other planned Suffolk Bridge events can be found on the Suffolk Bridge website www.suffolkbridge.co.uk.
All events are on hold and rearrangement is subject to Coronavirus developments, of course.
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| Pre-dealt Boards |
Computer-dealt boards allow you to see a record of the hands you've played, together with an analysis showing what contracts could be made, alongside the results. You can then compare what you did with what you might have done.
This may be of little interest to some players but can be very valuable to those who wish to improve their game.
Other, minor, benefits include the availability of a printed hand record so that the director can easily resolve errors such as players finding they have 12 or 14-cards and a guarantee that the cards have been well shuffled. We hope that no one still thinks that these computer-dealt hands are "fixed" - the program which generates the deals is clever, but not clever enough to know how to create extra-difficult hands!
Click here to read more about computerised dealing and shuffling.
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| Complying with Data Protection Law - Click here for details |
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