We are an English Bridge Union (EBU) Affiliated Club located at
160 Walmley Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B76 2QA.
Our club house is located on the same site as
THE SUTTON COLDFIELD RUGBY CLUB.

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The Club Mobile is 07749 410362 and is monitored prior to Club sessions.

Our Club Secretary is Mary-Anne Rogers, contactable on: 07503170695. You can also email suttoncbc@outlook.com with your query or you can leave a message on our message board via the left hand menu

Please see Calendar for dates and times of all current sessions.

What a great hand from Friday Afternoon 20/09.  Most found the slam – hard not to really.  Two found 7S.  Unfortunately for us, one at our table. 😒.

Opening a Game Forcing 2C a sequence of cue bidding brings the inevitable 7S.

Without cue bidding, I think you only get to 6 Spades

If West opens 1S  and East responds with either 4 Spades or 2NT then a (RKC) Blackwood enquiry probably only gets you to  6 Spades.

Please submit your suggestion for 'Hand of the Week' together with your commentary/comments via the club email address.  Just identify the hand by session and board Number.

A big 'Thank You' is extended to all those who organised, volunteered and attended the various 'Bridge It's A Big Deal' events we ran to raise funds for Cancer Research UK.

We managed to raise a very creditable £1013.

If anyone who was unable to support one of the events wishes to make a donation, the Collection Box will be available at the club for the rest of this week.  If anyone wishes to make a donation directly to Cancer Research UK please use the link below.  Please remember to add  "Sutton Coldfield Bridge Club" in the message section so we can keep a tally of any online donations made.

https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/unite/english-bridge-union - the link takes you to the EBU 'supporting CRUK donation page'.

We are launching a new regular club duplicate session on Monday Afternoons.  The first session will be on Monday 16th September and on every Monday afternoon thereafter.

Start time will be 1.00pm.  Please arrive by 12.50pm at the latest.

Please note that this is a new additional session and does NOT replace the Monday Evening Session, which will continue as normal.

Your committee has decided to run three competitions during 2024.

The SCBC Masterpoint Cup

This is an annual competition and all competitive sessions count. The winners are simply those with the most Masterpoints won. Results will be stratified based on NGS Grade as at 1 January 2024.

Click here for stratified positions at the end of August. SCBC Masterpoints Competition 31 8 2024

The Woosnam Cup

Every Thursday Night session will be a qualifying session for the Woosnam Cup.

The Charlesworth Cup

Every Friday Afternoon session will qualify for the Charlesworth Cup.

Click here for stratified positions at the end of August Charlesworth Cup 31 8 2024

Conditions of Contest for SCBC Competitions 2024

Assisted Play sessions are being run every Tuesday and Friday evening.  Session start time is 7.00pm

These sessions are open to all and are a great opportunity to meet and integrate with our new members.

Once a month on each evening there will be a short lesson starting at 6.45pm before the start of play.  The lessons delivered at the Friday session will be aimed at the beginner level with the Tuesday input aimed at the next level. Many of our existing memebers may find these sessions useful as a refresher to previously learned subjects.

All members are welcome and may attend the lesson only if they wish.

The following sessions are now usually hosted so any Member can turn up without a partner and be sure of a game.  Please arrive early if you do not have a partner.

U3A Tuesday Afternoon. Please Arrive by 12:50pm.

Tuesday Night Assisted. Please Arrive by 6:50pm.

Wednesday Night. Please Arrive by 6:50pm.

Friday Afternoon. Please Arrive by 12:50pm.

Friday Night Assisted. Please Arrive by 6:50pm.

No Partner Required for Members at any Hosted Session

Sutton Coldfield U3A Relaxed Playing Session every Tuesday Afternoon.

Please arrive by 12.50pm for a 1.00pm start.

The is a U3A session at which SCBC members are also welcome to play.

Beginners are welcome provided they can play the game. We will try to arrange partners for anyone turning up on their own but this cannot be guaranteed.

Normal £3.00 table money for all U3A and SCBC Members.

The EBU has updated their Blue Book and White Book for 2024

Your committee has decided to implement in the Club the updated Blue Book 2023 Announcing and Alerting Rules from August 1st 2024

Here are the complete set of EBU documents for your perusal:

EBU Blue Book 2024 - EBU Blue Book 2024

EBU Blue Book 2024 Announcing and Alerting Rules - Announcing and Alerting.pdf

EBU Blue Book 2024 Changes - EBU Blue Book 2024 Changes.pdf

EBU White Book 2024 - EBU White Book 2024.pdf

EBU White Book 2024 Changes - EBU White Book 2024 Changes.pdf

The club is now running a fortnightly 'Hand Review/Discussion' session between 7pm - 9pm to which all members are welcome. Please see Calendar for session dates. Table Money of £2.00 will apply.

Difficult hands played during the previous week will be reviewed, focusing predominently on those played on Wednesday Night.

The session will involve playing hands and then discussing important aspects of bidding and play that arise.

Participants may also nominate hands for discussion.

Please ensure you arrive at the club by 6:55pm at the very latest.If you will be arriving later than this please ensure your partner arrives promptly before 7:00 and informs the TD of your late arrival.  If you are running late please contact the club 07749 410362

Please click here for link to BUY BBO dollars in advance from the BBO website  (Most major credit / debit cards and Paypal are accepted).

Members can register for Bridge Base Online by clicking on this link.

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