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EBU Blue Book 2024 & EBU White Book 2024

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

Need a Room for a Function?

The function room in the main clubhouse has recently been refurbished to a high standard and is available for hire by Bridge Club members.


It can also be hired by friends of Bridge Club members, providing a member of the club is present at the event.

email:  bookings@sc-rt.co.uk

 

Welcome to Sutton Coldfield Bridge Club
Christmas Party
Christmas Party

We will be holding the usual 'Members Only' Christmas Party on Thursday 19th December - 7pm start - silly bridge and buffet.

Nick Woosnam has devised his ever so easy (sic) Christmas themed Q&A for which there will be suitable awards for winners and runners up.

The club will provide wine.

This is a free night - no table money.

Please put your name on the list at the club and indicate what you will be contributing to the buffet.

 

Learn to Play Bridge - Beginners Course starts in January 2025

We are starting a new Beginners Course which will run on Tuesday evenings 7.00pm - 10.00pm starting on Tuesday 7th January.
The course will be delivered by English Bridge Union (EBU) qualified teachers using multi-media delivered presentations combined with practical play sessions.
Cost £30.00 Enrolment Fee plus £5.00 per lesson.

Participants will be provided with a binder and printed course notes from each lesson. The cost of these is covered by the Enrolment Fee.

If you would like to attend the course please complete the form below.

 

New Tuesday Evening Relaxed Session

A new regular Tuesday Evening session begins on 19th November.

The session will be 'relaxed', initially playing circa 18 boards.

If numbers allow we will also provide a practice table for anyone wishing to come along but feels they are not ready to play in the 'competetive' session.

All members are welcome.

President's Cup
President's Cup

This year we are running the 'President's Cup' competition over two Friday Afternoon sessions on Friday 22nd November and Friday 6h December
This is a Pairs competition.  To qualify the winning pairs must have played in both sessions. Substitutes are not allowed. There is no obligation to play in both sessions, you just won't be included in the 'combined result' for the President's Cup.
Please note that both sessions will be run in the normal manner with individual session results uploaded to the EBU.

N.B. EBU Blue Points will be awarded in each session.
To ensure that everyone has a chance of a winning, the competition will be stratified to arrive at three winning pairs in each of three 'NGS Grade Ranking Groups'
NGS Group A – Aces to Tens
NGS Group B – Nines – Sevens
NGS Group C – Sixes – Two

The Winning Pairs in Each Grade Category are shown below.

Group A Group B Group C
Nick and Anne Woosnam Rob Penny and Brian Van Zyl Vince Hageney & Ann Grennan

Click on the link to see a full breakdown of the results.  Presidents Cup 2024.pdf

Our Club
Our Club

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.

Click here for Map.

The Club Mobile is 07749 410362 and is monitored prior to Club sessions. Please notify late arrival.

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.

Become a Better Declarer
Become a Better Declarer

The club is running a series of lessons on Thursday Mornings focusing entirely on Declarer Play.  The sessions will start at 10:30am and run until approximately 1:00pm.  
The lessons will be delivered by Chris Harris and are aimed at improving the standard of all players whatever their ability, covering the very basic through to advanced concepts.
The cost will be on a Pay as You Attend basis.  Members £3.00 (or Session Voucher), Guests £5.00.

Click here to see the 2024 Declarer Play Course Outline.

Assisted Play Session Friday Evenings

Assisted Play sessions continue to be run every Friday evening.  Session start time is 7.00pm

Complete beginners are welcome and will be able to play 'Mini Bridge', a simplfied version of the game without the need to know complex bidding systems. This will be a useful precursor before starting the Beginners Course of lessons scheduled for the New Year.

Once a month there will be a short lesson starting at 6.45pm before the start of play.  Many of our existing members 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.

Friday Evening Lesson Schedule
Topic Date
More on Doubles Friday 20th Dec
SCBC Competitions 2024 - Updated - Latest Stratified Positions
SCBC Competitions 2024 - Updated - Latest Stratified Positions

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 September. SCBC Masterpoints Competition 30 9 24.pdf

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

Hosted Sessions

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.

Monday Afternoon. Please Arrive by 12:50pm.

Monday Night. Please Arrive by 6:50pm.

U3A Tuesday Afternoon. Please Arrive by 12:50pm. Please note that we do not guarantee a Host at this session.

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

 

Tuesday Afternoon U3A Session at SCBC
Tuesday Afternoon U3A Session at SCBC

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.

Sunday Night Hand Review Session
Sunday Night Hand Review Session

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.

Website Disclaimer

Website disclaimer - Links contained on this website may lead to websites not under the control of Sutton Coldfield Bridge Club (SCBC). SCBC is not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site. Links provided on this website are provided to users only as a convenience and SCBC accepts no liability in respect of the content of any such linked site, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by SCBC.  Users link to any linked sites at their own risk.

Joyce Cars R.I.P.

We were saddened to learn of the death of a previous stalwart member of the Club Mrs Joyce Cars on 16/11/2024 aged 99.

Funeral Arrangements: A service will be held on 18th December at All Saint’s Church, Belwell Lane, Sutton Coldfield. (B74 4TR) at 2:15pm.

A service will then take place at Sutton Coldfield Crematorium, Tamworth Road. (B75 6LG) at 3:15pm.

Following the services, a reception will be held at The Belfry, Lichfield Road, Sutton Coldfield.(B76 9PR).

CIN Sim Pairs

Children in Need Simultaneous Pairs

Thursday 14th November 7:00 p.m.

Click on header above for the Commentary Document

Click here for national results

Latest Masterpoint Promotions

2024

Malcolm Rowe  - Club Master

Steve Spence  - 1 Star Master

Dasos Demetriades  - Club Master

Marina Demetriades  - Club Master

Mary-Anne Rogers - District Master

Glenys Fletcher - Area Master

Sheena Blackmore - Local Master

Mike Allderidge - Local Master

Ethne Leisegang - Club Master

Malcolm Rowe - Local Master

Annabel Anderson - Master

Joanne King - 1 Star Regional Master

Alison Coulborn - Area Master

Ethne Leisegang  - Local Master

Jackie Stabler - 1 Star Master

Luke Hundleby  - County Master

Steven Fellows  - Club Master

Larysa Skeates  -  Club Master

Pam Plant  - Club Master

Tony Hynes  - 1 Star Master

Maurice Choi  - District Master

Gary Rushton  - District Master

Results
Wednesday Relaxed Hosted
U3A Tuesday Afternoon
Tuesday Evening BBO
Tuesday Relaxed
Monday Evening Hosted
President's Cup - Round 2 - Hosted
Friday Evening Assisted
Thursday Evening Pairs
Wednesday Relaxed Hosted
U3A Tuesday Afternoon
Calendar
12th Dec 2024
Declarer Play Lesson
10:30am
12th Dec 2024
Thursday Evening Pairs
7:00 p.m.
13th Dec 2024
Friday Afternoon Hosted
1:00 p.m.
13th Dec 2024
Friday Evening Assisted
7:00 p.m.
16th Dec 2024
Monday Afternoon Hosted
1:00 p.m.
16th Dec 2024
Monday Evening Hosted
7:00 p.m.
17th Dec 2024
U3A Tuesday Afternoon
1:00 p.m.
17th Dec 2024
Tuesday Relaxed
7:00 p.m.
17th Dec 2024
Tuesday Evening BBO
7:10 p.m.
18th Dec 2024
Wednesday Relaxed Hosted
7:00 p.m.