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Ian Payn
Ollie Burgess has decided to step back from full‑time management of the club and, in the short term, Ian Payn has agreed to take over running the club on a day‑to‑day basis.
Ian, as well as currently being Chairman of the EBU, is a former chairman of the Young Chelsea committee and is very familiar with the way the club works. He also has a wealth of useful experience from his time, at various points in his career, as a bridge club host, IT consultant and as manager of a barristers’ chambers. He will guide the club through the critical next two or three months as we make the transition to face‑to‑face bridge once more and establish the club in its new premises.
Ollie will continue to be a presence at the club, hosting some sessions and being involved with the teaching programme there. He is very conscious that he has not yet met many of the members in person and looks forward to the opportunity to do so soon.
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Item posted 5 August 2021
The planned face‑to‑face heat of the Summer Congress Mixed Pairs will now be held instead as an online competition. The upgrade to the electricity supply at the new premises has unfortunately been unavoidably scheduled for 12 August, the day of the heat, meaning that face‑to‑face play that day will be impossible.
The entry fee for the competition will be reduced to £6 a head and the accounts for any players who have registered to play and already paid will be credited with the difference. Any entrant who no longer wishes to play should email the manager in order to de‑register and their account will be fully credited. Both Richmond and Wimbledon Bridge Clubs will be running face-to-face heats for anyone who is looking for an alternative venue.
Numbers in the club online heat will no longer be limited and further entries may be made on the registration page.
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Item posted 31 July 2021
Wedding: Shahzaad & India
Many congratulations to popular YC members, India and Shahzaad on their wedding which took place over the weekend. The YC wishes them all the best for their future.
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Item posted 26 July 2021
Work is continuing apace and the ceiling grids have been fitted in most rooms now. [See more…]
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Item posted 23 July 2021
The management committee has decided that for the summer the Monday night game will take a much needed holiday and will resume face to face with a bang at the new premises [See more…]
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Item posted 7 July 2021, author Ollie Burgess
We will be holding a grand re‑opening party for the club which, if all goes to plan, will be on Sunday 29 August. It will take the form of a 36‑deal duplicate played in two sessions with a break in between for a buffet supper. There will be a free welcome drink on arrival at 2.30pm and the bridge will start at 3.00pm. The new and spacious bar will be open throughout, and as it is the Bank Holiday weekend you can indulge yourself and have all day to recover on Monday! [See more…]
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Item posted 6 July 2021, author Ollie Burgess
The Goldhawks of the Young Chelsea Bridge Club have now moved online! The next session will be on Thursday 19 August at 7.30pm prompt (please log on to the RealBridge session by 7.20pm so that we may start on time). [See more…]
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Item posted 7 March 2021, updated 13 July, author India Leeming
We have taken a dividing wall between two rooms down to create “Hall Four” on the first floor. [See more…]
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Item posted 15 June 2021
You will be pleased to know that the debris (in the roof space) found to contain traces of asbestos has now been removed, so work on the first floor has resumed. [See more…]
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Item posted 10 June 2021
As restrictions ease, I know that you will wonder about how the refurbishment of the new club premises is coming along and when the YC will be re‑opening for face‑to‑face bridge. This post will hopefully answer your questions. [See more…]
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Item posted 2 June 2021, author Ollie Burgess
Bryan Loughrey
Long term members of the club will be saddened to learn of the sudden death at the age of 69 of Bryan Loughrey, who played at the YC for many years. He suffered a major stroke earlier in the week and died on Sunday 2 May. Our sympathies go to his family and friends.
(Thanks to Tim Gauld for providing the photograph.)
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Item posted 3 May 2021
We are pleased to announce that the Young Chelsea Bridge Club is moving home. In January we will be moving from the Goldhawk Road premises to a new home in Dalling Road, Hammersmith—the former Salvation Army Hall. [See more…]
New home—the former Salvation Army Hall
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Item posted 6 November 2020
Twenty‑five teams have entered this year’s competition. After seeding the teams by NGS, the draw (updated regularly with match results) has been made. All Round Five matches have been played and the undefeated team, Muppets, is guaranteed another match even if they lose in Round Six, the quarter‑finals. A random draw avoiding rematches has been made for Round Six:
- Muppets v Phoenix
- Leslie v Harris
- Orca v De Botton
Please would the teams remaining in the competition start to arrange and play their Round Six matches.
[ See more…].
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Item updated 27 July 2021
Interested in learning bridge? Know someone who might be? We can help!
For anyone whose social life is on hold, now is the ideal time to learn to play bridge. As anyone who has ever tried it knows, bridge is absorbing, fascinating and fun. It is also the most social of games—you will make many new friends and have a lifetime of entertainment ahead of you. Bridge can easily be learnt and played online and we are now offering a beginners’ course for those with no previous experience of the game. See more details, and tell your non‑playing bridge friends about it!
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Item posted 17 September 2020
We have launched a flexible new online teaching programme—a modular course for improvers covering popular topics like slam bidding and the best use of doubles. Individuals, pairs, or groups of three or four can elect to attend a full course or individual sessions as they wish and, as far as possible, at times that also suit them. [ See more…]
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Item posted 16 September 2020
We hold weekly regular online games every Monday (suspended for the summer) and Friday at 7.30pm and, just on Fridays, a bonus, fun online 16‑deal speedball which starts, after the earlier game has finished, at around 10.45pm. (Should you wish, you can just play in the speedball.) [See more…]
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Item posted 24 May 2020, updated 7 July 2021
Most club members will be aware that the YCBC has been operating on limited financial resources for some time. [See more…]
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Item posted 25 March 2020
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