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EBU Blue Book 2024 & EBU White Book 2025

The EBU has updated their Blue Book 2024 and White Book for 2025

Your committee previously decided to implement in the Club the updated Blue Book 2024 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 2025 - white-book2025.pdf

EBU White Book 2025 Changes - white-book-changes-2025.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
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.

Children In Need Sim Pairs
Children In Need Sim Pairs

SCBC is once again supporting Children in Need (CiN)

Two sessions next week will be run as CiN SIM Pairs events

Thursday Night 13th November
Friday Afternoon 14th November

Table money will be £5.00. 
(If playing in both sessions then £5.00 for the first and £3.00 for the second.)

Club will Donate all fees to CIN. If you would like to make an additional donation please use the link below.

How to send in Extra Donations

President's Cup
President's Cup

This year we are running the 'President's Cup' competition over two Friday Afternoon sessions on Friday 21st November and Friday 5th 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

Christmas Lunch - All Members Invited
Christmas Lunch - All Members Invited

The SCBC Christmas lunch is on Monday 8th December at the Sutton Coldfield Golf Club. Click here to see menu.  Christmas Fayre Menu 2025. 

The cost is £40 for three courses with tea or coffee or £33 for two courses plus a 10% service charge.  We will meet at 12.30 for a 12.45pm sit down. Please sign up on the sheet at the Bridge Club before 14th November.  Please enter your menu selection on the sheet and pay a deposit of £10. Payment can be made in cash or by card at the club. 

Christmas Party
Christmas Party

We will be holding the usual 'Members Only' Christmas Party on Thursday 18th December - 7pm start - silly bridge and buffet.

Nick Woosnam has devised an 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 sign-up on the list at the club and indicate what you will be contributing to the buffet.

Saturday Mornings. Taster Session, Beginner Lessons and Coaching

This session runs every Saturday morning between 10.30am and 12.30pm. Absolute Beginners looking to find out about the game are welcome.

The session also provides an opportunity for existing members wanting to practice their bidding and play in a relaxed and sociable atmosphere with the benefit of feedback and coaching from more experienced members.

If any member feels that they could help out with the session from time to time please email the club.

Assisted Play Session Friday Evenings

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

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

Date

Topic

21 Nov 2025

Limit bids, forcing bids

Hosted Sessions

The following sessions are usually hosted so that a member can turn up without a partner and ,subject to the conditions of the  SCBC Hosting Policy , be sure of a game.  Please arrive early if you do not have a partner.

Tuesday Night Relaxed. Please Arrive by 6:40pm.

Wednesday Night. Please Arrive by 6:50pm.

Friday Afternoon. Please Arrive by 12:50pm.

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

SCBC Hosting Policy

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.

Masterpoint Promotions 2025

Glynis Brittain  - Club Master
Karey Nimmo  - Local Master
Lyn Foreman  - 12* Premier Reg. Master
Carol Richards  - Local Master
Geoff Evans  - 1 Star Master

Steven Fellows  - Area Master
Carole Pollock -  Local Master
Steve Wood – 3 Star Grand Master
Diana Halstead – Club Master
Dympna Chadwick – Area Master
Pam Plant – Area Master
Malcolm Rowe – Area Master

Audrey Adams - County Master
Mary Dempsey - Area Master
Ethne Leisegang - Area Master
John Caddick - County Master
Ann Grennan - Area Master
Susan Hundleby - Advanced Master
Robert Owen – Master

Results
Friday Afternoon Hosted
Friday Evening Assisted
Thursday Evening
Tuesday Afternoon
Tuesday BBO
Tuesday Relaxed Hosted
Friday Afternoon Hosted
Friday Evening Assisted
Thursday Evening
Wednesday Relaxed Hosted
Calendar
10th Nov 2025
Monday Evening
7:00p.m.
11th Nov 2025
Tuesday Afternoon
1:00 p.m.
11th Nov 2025
Tuesday Relaxed Hosted
7:00 p.m.
11th Nov 2025
Beginners Refresher Lessons
7:00 p.m.
11th Nov 2025
Tuesday BBO
7:10 p.m.
12th Nov 2025
Wednesday Relaxed Hosted
7:00 p.m.
13th Nov 2025
Thursday Evening - Children in Need SIM Pairs
7:00 p.m.
14th Nov 2025
Friday Afternoon Hosted - Children in Need SIM Pairs
1:00 p.m.
14th Nov 2025
Friday Evening Assisted
7:00 p.m.
15th Nov 2025
Saturday Taster/Practise Session
10:30 a.m.