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Neither George nor Ian are able to direct on Wednesday 30th April.
Hence there will NOT be a Teams Session that evening - it will be a normal Pairs event.
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| Welcome Back to Wednesday Face-2-Face Tim Payne |
 Article in the Gazette last week, p13
New tech brings bridge player back to the table
A novel initiative has enabled a disabled bridge player to rejoin his Wotton-under-Edge club.
Tim had a life-altering accident in October 2023, resulting in him being confined to a wheelchair and with very limited use of his hands.
Whilst in hospital in Southmead he was helped by a charity called SpecialEffect, who developed a system that enabled Tim to operate a tablet using a joystick. This allowed him to play bridge again, on a computer; online bridge having become prevalent thanks to Covid. He has been playing Bridge regularly online ever since.
However, following the implementation of a new system by fellow club member Mark and RealBridge, Tim can now also participate in face-to-face games at the Civic Centre in Wotton.
Mark said: "He's been with us years and was a big part of the club. So I thought it'd be good to have him still play with us."
Thanks to an arrangement where his table plays the same hands online as others do with actual cards, Tim was able to return to the club on Wednesday April 9.
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Annual General Meeting
The minutes for this year's AGM are now available on the website.
Click on Membership in the LH menu to read them.
Note that the main outcome from the meeting is that Table fees have gone up, from 1st April, and that the Annual Subscription will be greater from next year.
Please note the request asking you to pay table fees in advance. We are very keen to minimise the workload on our brilliant Treasurer.
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| Alerting and Announcing Rules |
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