This popular bridge club was founded in 1980 by four friends who played bridge socially and then decided to form a formal club. The club now has a membership of over one hundred enthusiastic players who enjoy the challenge and reward of the game.

We meet on: (i) Wednesday evenings at 7:30pm, usually for teams and (ii) Friday afternoons at 1:20pm for duplicate pairs. Please arrive 10-15 minutes before play commences. Visitors are most welcome but no standby partners are provided. However, should you need a partner please contact Harold Linfield on (01798) 812276.

Last week on Wednesday 3/8/22 and Friday 5/8/22 the club played its first set of boards that were created using our new dealing machine. We hope that this important new development will benefit all members and further enhance the enjoyment of the game at our club. We would like to thank Brian Spears for his lead role in providing the club with this new resource.

Please try to arrive 10 - 15 minutes before play is scheduled to start in order to help our directors and scorers.

 If delayed by traffic please ring the Club's Mobile No:  07391 873508  or a member.

The EBU is holding their flagship event – The Summer Meeting – in Eastbourne this year. The event, billed as “a festival of bridge for all”, will be held at The Winter Gardens in Eastbourne from the 11^th to the 14^th of August 2022. Full details are available at the following web site:

https://www.ebu.co.uk/competitions/summer-meeting

The Thakeham Bridge Club observes the UK’s General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). It is a condition of membership that all members must have accepted and understood this notice and thereby agree that the club may collect, store and use their personal data for the effective operation of the Thakeham Bridge Club. Therefore the club collects and stores the following information for each member of the club for as long as they remain a fully paid-up member:

• Name (surname and first name)
• Home phone
• Mobile phone
• email address
• EBU number
• Home address
• Bridge match score data

This information is captured from new member application forms and is recorded on our membership database. The database is held on a personal computer and administered solely by the club’s secretary. This data will only be used by the committee and no other party. The data is used purely for the club’s legitimate interests as a membership organisation and for administrative purposes at the club, such as notifying members of events, organising operations and establishing partnerships.

Membership data will not be shared publicly amongst the membership or with external organisations, except the English Bridge Union, who may also pass it on to a member’s “county of affiliation” which is usually the Sussex County Contract Bridge Association (SCCBA). Data may also be used by other programs such as Bridgewebs and ScoreBridge.

A member may request a copy of the information stored about them from the club secretary at any time. A member’s data is removed from the database one year after their membership is terminated, unless requested otherwise by the ex-member or their next of kin. Any questions on this privacy policy should be addressed to the club’s secretary.