| Byron Crittenden |
It is with sadness that we report the death of Byron Crittenden on Aug 26th, aged 91. Byron was a Trustee of the club until the mid-2010s and was also the Treasurer for many years. The Club relied on him heavily for his financial acumen - he was very particular about the club’s investments. He played regularly in the evenings and partnered Jim Bochsler. He is remembered for always being very smartly dressed in a suit! We send our condolences to his daughter, Ceri Padgett, and the wider family.
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| SPECIAL EVENTS - COMING SOON |
Save the Dates!
October 2024
Tue 1 19:00 Cheese and Wine Tuesday
Mon 7, 14, 21 19:30 Marietta Andree Pairs League
Tue 8 19:30 EBU British Autumn Sims
Thu 10 10:30 New course starts - "5 and strong" for Acol players BOOK
Thu 10 13:30 EBU British Autumn Sims
Sun 13 13:00 The Marietta Andree Memorial Trophy (Blue Pointed Swiss Pairs) BOOK
Thu 24 19:00 Play with a Club Expert (by invitation)
November 2024
Sun 3 13:00 Blue Pointed Swiss Pairs BOOK
Mon 4, 11, 18 19:30 Marietta Andree Pairs League
Tue 5 19:00 Cheese and Wine Tuesday
Sun 10 13:00 Surrey Mixed Pairs at WBC BOOK (SCBA website)
Sun 17 14:00 Charity Pairs Championship for the Scott Mitchell Trophy BOOK
Wed 27 19:00 Slam Bidding Master Class with Sally Brock BOOK
December 2024
Mon 2, 9, 16 19:30 Marietta Andree Pairs League
Tue 3 19:00 Cheese and Wine Tuesday and Surrey Dorin Salver Sims
Thu 5 13:30 Surrey Dorin Salver Sims
Sat 7 18:00 Members’ Christmas Party (social bridge available) (booking opens 11 November)
Thu 12 18:30 Fun Bridge Christmas Party (all welcome) (booking opens 11 November)
Wed 18 11:00 Christmas Ploughman’s (booking opens 11 November)
Closed eve 24, all day 25 and 26 and eve 31 Dec
January 2025
Wed 1 11:00 New Year’s Ploughman’s (booking opens 11 November)
Click HERE for the Calendar of Special Events to August 2025
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| AUTUMN 2024 COURSES AVAILABLE FOR BOOKING NOW! |
 We offer a complete learning programme for all levels from complete beginners to intermediate players
Don't see the course you want? CLICK HERE TO REGISTER INTEREST IN LEARNING.
For more information on our learning programme, take a look at the Learning at WBC section of the website. If you need advice, please email teaching@wimbledonbridgeclub.co.uk
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Course Schedule September to December 2024
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| Classes start w/c 23 September, Half term 28 October - 1 November. Last lessons w/c 2 December. |
| Beginning Bridge Term 1 |
Suitable for complete beginners. Rules, card play, scoring, tactics and basic bidding. |
Mondays 10:30 |
Click HERE to book |
| Beginning Bridge Term 1 (fully booked) |
Thursdays 19:00 |
Fully booked. Click HERE to register in case of a cancellation |
| Beginning Bridge Term 1 |
Thursdays 14:00 ONLINE |
Contact Tim direct to book:
tim@105.org.uk |
| Beginning Bridge Term 3 |
The competitive auction, Stayman, higher level opening bids, Slam bidding. |
Mondays 19:00 |
Click HERE to book |
| Beginning Bridge Term 3 |
Tuesdays 10:00 |
Click HERE to book |
| Improve your Bridge 1 |
Planning the play, hand evaluation techniques, transfers, fourth suit forcing, defensive cards plays, more about doubles. Improver courses are modular and can be taken in any order. |
Fridays 10:30 |
Click HERE to Book |
| Improve your Bridge 3 |
Defensive plays and signals. Bidding slams. Landy. 4-4-4-1 hands. Cue bidding. Improver courses are modular and can be taken in any order |
Mondays 19:00 |
Click HERE to Book |
| Intermediate 1 NEW COURSE |
Advance your bridge with our brand-new course designed specifically for WBC players. Learn conventions commonly played at the club plus develop your play and defence techniques |
Mondays 13:30 |
Click HERE to Book |
“Many games provide fun, but Bridge grips you. It exercises your mind. Your mind can rust, you know, but Bridge prevents the rust from forming.” – Omar Sharif
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| LEARN AND PLAY SESSIONS |
 FACE TO FACE LEARNING SESSIONS:
WBC offer a range of face to face play sessions suitable for all levels. We encourage beginners and improvers to attend at least one play session a week to practice and consolidate what has been covered in lessons.
Monday afternoons 12:30pm - Supervised Play Bid and play at your own pace with guidance if wanted. All levels
Thursday mornings 10:30am - Supervised Duplicate 12 to 15 boards are played in a competitive format with guidance if wanted. Improvers/Intermediate
Thursday evenings 7:30pm - Mini Duplicate Introduction to duplicate. 10 to 12 boards in a competitive format with guidance and review of selected hands. Beginners/Improvers
Saturday afternoons 2pm - Supervised Play Bid and play at your own pace with guidance if wanted. All levels
Hosts are available at all sessions so you do not need to come with a partner. No booking required.
When you are ready, our shorter 18-Board Duplicate sessions on Tuesday and Friday mornings are suitable for novice pairs.
ONLINE LEARNING SESSIONS (with Richmond Bridge Club) Click here for the RBC website
Supervised Play sessions run weekly on Wednesday mornings, 10:30am-12:30pm on RealBridge. There is no need to book, just click on the link on the RBC website about 10 minutes before the start of play and you’ll be taken to the RealBridge login page. Enter your full name and EBU number to log in to the session. Cost is £6 per session which will be charged to your WBC member’s account.
Three board reviews with Tim Chanter, Thursdays, 10:00-11:30am. Suitable for improvers. If you wish to attend, simply click this Zoom link from 10.20 for a 10.30 kick off (no pre booking is required). https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86037429431 If you cannot make it, but wish to be copied in on the recording and the commentaries then please let Tim know to add you to the distribution list. The session will take about 1 hour and costs £5. There will be a follow up of answers to the quiz.
 Here are our Monday afternoon players enjoying their game!
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| Looking for a Partner? |
 Partner finder available
Players can find a partner for a particular session. Please click here to see who is looking and add your name.....
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| Members' Account Balances |
 To receive an Email of your balance and statement of activity, please enter your EBU number and click.
Payments into your account do not appear immediately, so recent payments may not show for a week or so.
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| PIANOLA |
Login to Pianola
Get more information about your game: Personal results history; Your average score with different partners; Your score as declarer, defender - even dummy(!).
Find partners and play more bridge using our innovative partner-finder.
Share your contact details with other people in the club.
Update your contact information and email preferences.
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| ONLINE BRIDGE SCHEDULE |
 Online Schedule:
Monday 14:00
Friday 14:00
The games are listed as MBC & WBC. All games are 18-board duplicates with Master Points. NGS calculated if sufficient players are EBU members.
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| Going to be LATE? |
 If you are going to arrive later than 10 mins before the start of the session, it is essential that you call the club on 0208 947 0147 at least 15 minutes beforehand so that you can be included in the movement. If you don't do this you may not be able to play.
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| Hosting and Arriving without a Partner |
 If you do not have a partner for an occasional session, a host is normally available to make up numbers. If you do come on your own, please arrive at the Club at least 15 minutes before the start of play so that you can be partnered in good time with another single player or the host without causing delay to the start of play.
Members with an NGS of at least 4 are asked to volunteer to host a minimum of once a year and preferably twice. To host at any session other than supervised sessions, and Tuesday or Friday mornings, you should have an NGS ranking of at least 6. Please be kind and courteous to your partner and remember that it is important to find yourself a regular partner and not rely on the host system entirely.
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| Best Behaviour at Bridge |
 Regular sessions at WBC are intended to provide a friendly and enjoyable environment to play the game of Bridge, and members should conduct themselves in the spirit of this aim. If you feel you have been affected by anything at the table that is not in the spirit of the Best Behaviour at Bridge code then the director should be called immediately. The other players should not retaliate or enter into an argument or discussion. Please click here to see the BB@B code.
It is hoped that most incidents can be resolved at the time. If any player wishes to make a formal complaint, they should do so at the time so that the director can complete the appropriate report, which must be signed by all parties. Where the incident occurs outside a play session or, if occurring at a play session is, for a valid reason not reported to the director, it must be reported in writing (or via e-mail) to the Chair or Secretary of the Club within two weeks of the incident.
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| Surrey County Bridge Association |
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