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The Club 13:00
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The Club 13:00
Club Sunday Afternoon Bridge
The Club 13:00
Club Tuesday Afternoon Bridge
The Club 13:15
Club Sunday Afternoon Bridge
The Club 13:00
Calendar
Mon 19th May 2025
Open Session on RealBridge in association with Adam Wiseberg Bridge
Adam Wiseberg Bridge Bridge Club 14:00
Mon 19th May 2025
Monday Evening on RealBridge
Virtual Bridge Club 19:15
Tue 20th May 2025
Club Tuesday Afternoon Bridge
The Club 13:15
Tue 20th May 2025
Open Session on RealBridge in association with Adam Wiseberg Bridge
Adam Wiseberg Bridge Bridge Club 14:00
Wed 21st May 2025
Club Wednesday Afternoon Bridge
The Club 13:15
Fri 23rd May 2025
Friday Evening on Real Bridge
Virtual Bridge Club 19:15
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We're The Friendly Club!

 

One of the friendliest Bridge Clubs in Manchester

Tel 0161 865 2846 at session time.  

Alternatively, ring Club Secretary Dave Tilley on 07984 529673

Email us: stretfordbridge@gmail.com

 

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Forthcoming Events

We currently run these regular Virtual Club Sessions -  All on RealBridge

 Monday and Tuesday Afternoon 1:30 pm  on RealBridge via the Adam Wiseberg BC

Open session

Friday Evening - 7:15 pm - on RealBridge

Open Session - Last Friday of Month Swiss Pairs!

We'll also hold special charity and other events; see the details on the right.

Remember you can sign up anytime in the two hours before the session starts.

TO PLAY IN REALBRIDGE SESSIONS - PLEASE SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THIS WEBSITE (A WORKING CAMERA AND MICROPHONE IMPROVE THE EXPERIENCE FOR ALL)

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Club Sessions

TUESDAY AFTERNOON: 1:15 PM

 FRIDAY AFTERNOON: 1:15  BRUSH UP ON YOUR BRIDGE

SUNDAY AFTERNOON: 1:00 PM

Online Sessions:

Monday  and Tuesday Afternoon REALBRIDGE at Adam Wiseberg's Club @ 2:00 PM

Tuesday evening with Warrington & Antrobus Clubs

at 7:00

Friday Evening OPEN SESSION on REALBRIDGE @ 7:15 PM

WELCOME
 
 
  MARIE KANE TROPHY SUNDAY 1ST JUNE

This competition will be held on Sunday 1st June 2025, starting promptly at 1.00 p.m.

Entry will be £5 and competitors will draw a partner at random.

Please put your name on the entry form at the Club, or let us know and we'll do it.

For this to work, we need 5 tables, so please get involved.

Thanks.

Good luck everyone.

 

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  SHAREHOLDERS NOTICE

STRETFORD BRIDGE CLUB LTD. ASKS ALL SHAREHOLDERS TO SEND CONTACT DETAILS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO 66 DERBYSHIRE LANE, STRETFORD, M32 8BF, OR TO stretfordbridge@gmail.com

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  CAR PARK POST NOW WORKS

THE POST HAD BEEN RUN INTO BUT HAS NOW BEEN REPLACED.

THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

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  PARTNERS

Just a reminder. If you want a partner, please ring Chris on 07960 245 440, with as much notice as you can give (for the best chance of success).

Thanks.

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  Our Online Bridge Club

 

STRETFORD BRIDGE CLUB NO LONGER RUNS ONLINE SESSIONS.

OTHERS DO: Adam Wiseberg (please contact Adam and pay in advance); Warrington Bridge Club (please contact Jim Steele).

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  OUR SESSIONS

SUPPORT YOUR CLUB - COME TO PLAY!

 

SUNDAY         1.00 Duplicate session

 

TUESDAY       1.15 Duplicate session

 

WEDNESDAY 1.15 Duplicate or Teams

(if enough people - please let us know before)

 

FRIDAY           1.15 Supervised play 

 

PLEASE TRY YOUR BEST TO ARRIVE 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE START TIME, AND LET CHRIS KNOW (ON 07960 245 440) IF YOU'RE DELAYED. THANK YOU.

If you let us know in advance, we can usually find you a partner - ask Chris.

 

OTHER DAYS AND TIMES   Is there a demand?  You can ring Chris or email originalcheshirecat1987@yahoo.co.uk

 

STRETFORD BRIDGE CLUB NO LONGER RUNS ONLINE SESSIONS 

Monday and Tuesday afternoon sessions are held at Adam Wiseberg Online Bridge; please click on the links. 

Payments for these two sessions should be made directly to Adam.

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  PRESIDENT'S CHARITY EVENT

President Arthur Barrow would like to thank everyone for their contributions to this (held on Sunday 13th April).

£118 was raised for, and sent to, local charity Wilmslow Wells for Africa. Well done All.

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  BRUSH UP ON YOUR BRIDGE

We're now running an extra session on Friday afternoons, starting at 1.15. It’s aimed at players who haven’t played (much) bridge for quite a while, and people newer to bridge altogether.

With others to play with & against, and a few more experienced players on hand to advise, you’ll have a chance to practice bidding and playing in a duplicate session.   We can start as gently as you want, then gradually build up to real session play, at normal playing speeds.

We also welcome more experienced volunteers to assist, and players at other levels to join us as partners and opponents. Whatever your ability, there could be a role for you.

Please let us know if you’d like to come along and take part. You can ring Chris on 07960 245 440 or email originalcheshirecat1987@yahoo.co.uk.

 

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  IMPORTANT - A.G.M. NEWS

THE A.G.M. WAS HELD ON

11/2/25, AND WAS QUORATE (16)

 

Officers elected (and automatically Committee Members): President Arthur Barrow, Chairman Linda Williams, Hon. Secretary Anne Blindell, Hon. Treasurer Peter Blindell.

Other Committee Members elected: Richard Aubery, Chris Collison, Sheila Reynolds, Sylvia Rigby & Vera McKeon.

 

Proposals agreed: 1. The existing Quorum for an A.G.M. or E.G.M. of "15 Members" (1965 amendment) was unanimously agreed to be altered to "a quarter of paid-up members".

3. To terminate the online bridge provision.

5. To reduce the prize money for sessions to £2.00.

6. To put the premises, 66 Derbyshire Lane, up for sale; and to look at other suitable premises to rent.

Other proposals were agreed subject to further investigation.

 

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  TUESDAY EVENING ON-LINE BRIDGE

Our friends at Warrington Bridge Club have teamed up with the local Antrobus Club to hold an evening on Real Bridge every Tuesday at 7pm.  It's only £1 to play.

Details can be found HERE.

Any queries, please contact them.  Do please support this, it will be a friendly session of relaxed bridge, especially good for our newer members.

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  Adam's Online Bridge Sessions
Follow this link below and it will take you to Adam's site - all our members who have been playing there on Monday
afternoons have said how enjoyable it has been. 
The Ten High Session will be reintroduced in a few weeks on a different day. Details when finalised. 
There are instructions on Adam's site on how to pay for these sessions. 
If you have any difficulties, speak to Adam at the start of the session and he'll help you.
 
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IMPORTANT! Playing Real Bridge on iPads

I M P O R T A N T  

RealBridge has asked us to send you some more advice about iPads that have been upgraded to iOS 15.

There is a problem where some iPads freeze when they arrive at a table. To solve this problem,

RealBridge has updated the advice for iPads with iOS 15,

and there are some more settings changes to make.

If you have an iPad, and you have iOS 15, please follow the instructions here:

     https://realbridge.online/media-support-ios-15.html

You must update your iPad software if you haven't done so recently.

If you have been in contact with RealBridge since 1st March, they may already have

asked you to make these changes. 

If so, you don’t need to do anything.  If you are not sure whether you have the latest settings, either go

and check whether your iPad has the recommended changes, or contact RealBridge to check.

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Playing Bridge Online Guides

If you are thinking of having a try at playing online, Adam Wiseberg of Manchester County Bridge Association

has produced some really helpful short YouTube videos.

How to Register at BBO                                             

How to Self-Alert

How to Play in the ACOL Players' Club on BBO        

How to direct chat to people on BBO

Adding Your Name to Your Profile                             

How to ask for Undo in Bidding

How to Change Your Settings                                   

How to Claim on BBO

How to Add Your Basic System to Your Profile     

How to Add Your Convention Card          NEW!

How to Create a Teams Match

How to Start a Table on BBO                                   

How to Kibitz (Watch a Game/match)     

How to use Chat Manager for Regular Messages     

How to Register to Play in one of our Tournaments    

 

There are also some excellent videos on these and more BBO topics (for example, setting up your convention card) at Berwick Bridge Club

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Improving Your Bridge!

Many of the country's top bridge teachers are offering free online live and video tutorials for free.  

Local teacher Adam Wiseberg has his own You Tube channel (see above) and there are number of others to help you improve and develop your game:

John Stell - Lancashire

John is one of Lancashire's top bridge players and on Tuesday evenings he offers a live commentary

using Zoom and BBO where four players from his club (Bury Athenaeum) play some hands and he

provides a commentary on the bidding and play.  Aimed at improvers and beginners, it starts around 7pm

and 10 hands are played.  You can see one of the sessions here.  There are some other instructional videos here.

Further information at https://www.stellar-bridge.co.uk

Mr Bridge - Bernard Magee

Popular Bridge personality Bernard Magee is streaming live bridge seminars on Mondays,

Wednesdays and Fridays at 11.00 am on YouTube. Watch live and ask questions or comment

during the event or catch up on past seminars. Visit the Mr Bridge site. for more details.

Andrew Robson Bridge 

Andrew is one of Britain's top players and has columns in the Times and other periodicals,

as well as being the author of many best-selling books.  He is running video bridge lessons and seminars free of charge.  Details here.  

Yorkshire Bridge Online

Jack Stocken from Yorkshire runs a daily podcast on bridge, as well as live video lessons.  

There is a charge for some of his material, details here.

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