Our Club |
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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.
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.
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Thursday Morning Seminars for Improvers |
The club is to run a series of 2 hour 'Improver/Advancer Seminars'
on Thursday mornings beginning Thursday 11th April.
Start time is 10.30am finishing at 12.30pm.
Cost to Members £3.00 Visitors £5.00.
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11/04/24
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Law of total tricks / trumps
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18/04/24
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Disturb their 1NT
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25/04/24
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How to wriggle (out of 1NTX)
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02/05/24
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Lebensohl
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09/05/24
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Pre-empts should be weak
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16/05/24
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Why aren’t we playing Roman Keycard Blackwood (RKCB)?
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Click here for a list of Seminars with synopsis.
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SCBC Teams League |
We are hoping to start an internal Teams League just for the club with the aim of improving the standard of play generally within the club. It is hoped that members of all ablities will support this initiative. Participating pairs will be allocated to Teams by the League Coordinator using combined NGS. The intention is that our more experienced and better players can help to improve the game of our less experienced. To register your interest please put your name on the list at the club or complete the form below.
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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.
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SCBC Competitions 2024 |
Your committee has decided to run three year-long 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.
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.
Conditions of Contest for SCBC Competitions 2024
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Tuesday Night Assisted Session - Improve You Bridge |
An Assisted Play session is being run every Tuesday evening. Session start time is 7.00pm
This session is open to all and is a great opportunity to meet and integrate with our new members.
The number of boards played will gradually increase over the coming weeks as our new members get up to speed.
Once a month there will be an hour long lesson starting at 6.45pm before the start of play. All members are welcome to attend.
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EBU Blue Book 2023 & EBU White Book 2023 |
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Sunday Night Hand Review Session |
The club is now running a 'Hand Review/Discussion' session between 7pm - 9pm to which all members are welcome. Table Money of £2.00 will apply.
Difficult hands played during the previous week, focusing predominently on those played on Wednesday Night, will be reviewed.
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 see Calendar for Session dates.
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Hosted Sessions |
The following sessions are now 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.
Wednesday Night. Please Arrive by 6:50pm.
Friday Afternoon. Please Arrive by 12:50pm.
No Partner Required for Members at any Hosted Session
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All 'F2F' Evening Sessions To Start at 7:00 p.m. |
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
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Sutton Coldfield Bridge Club - Online Sessions |
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Getting Started on Bridge Base Online |
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General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) |
Sutton Coldfield Bridge Club's response to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which comes into force on 25th May 2018 can be found by clicking here to see our Privacy Policy as to how we store, use and distribute our members' data.
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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.
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