National Handicap Pairs Championship Sunday 7th September 11:00am

We are running a heat of the National Handicap Pairs Championship on Sunday 7th September.  This will be a social event starting at 11:00am, please arrive by 10:45am.  There will be a substantial finger buffet lunch, including wine or soft drinks, at approximately 1:00pm, followed by another short bridge session.  We should finish by 4:00pm at the latest.  Cost £15 per person.

We hope that members from all sessions will enter as results are based on Handicap, so everyone has a good chance of doing well.  It is a SIM pairs event too, meaning you can test your skills against members at several other clubs who will be playing the same boards.

A Harrogate pair won overall last year so it would be great if we could repeat that.

Please complete a booking form for EACH person wishing to attend - BOOK HERE and pay £15 pp to a committee member.  There will also be a sign-up sheet in the bar.

Friday 17th October

VENUE : Oakdale Golf Club, Oakdale, Harrogate.  HG1 2LN

DATE : Friday 17th October

PROGRAMME :

10:00 - 10:30 Arrival & Tea/Coffee

10:30 - 12:30 Tuition play session led by Andrew

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch followed by Tea/Coffee

13:30 - 15:30 Tuition play session led by Andrew

COST : £40 to include lunch

To book the Harrogate session, priority will be given to Harrogate members, click here.

Andrew is also delivering sessions on different topics at York Bridge Club on Thursday 16th October and on Saturday 18th October for Wetherby Bridge Club (to be held at The Bridge Hotel, Walshford).

Further details and to book York click here and for Wetherby click here.

Congratulations to the following members who have recently earned Master Point promotions.

* Denotes first time promotion

We would like to invite members to express their interest in playing for Harrogate in the forthcoming Yorkshire League season.  We need players of all levels to play in our teams.

Dates for the Yorkshire League 2025-2026:
19th October
2nd November
23rd November
7th December
WINTER BREAK 
15th February
8th March
29th March

The teams will consist of 8 players, playing against other Yorkshire teams, with home and away fixtures and the matches are played on a Sunday afternoon against players of roughly the same standard.

It would be very helpful if we could have an indication of how many members would like to participate in the Yorkshire League this season by 16th July.

Please email me: catherine.harrogate@gmail.com saying if you wish to play and who would be your partner.  If you would like to play but have no partner please let me know and we will try and match you up with another player.

Catherine Thomson
Match Secretary

We are a welcoming and friendly bridge club catering for players of all standards.  We run six pairs sessions per week. Master points are awarded.  We also have classes for beginners and intermediates, and occasional instruction on specific topics.

For the more competitive players we have three teams in the Yorkshire Sunday League.   Many of our players also group together to make teams of four that play in the Harrogate and District Bridge League against more local opposition.

Harrogate Bridge Club is located in the centre of this beautiful spa town.  The club has its own private licensed premises and is well established with over 250 members. 

Visiting pairs are always made welcome.

Upcoming Events

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Schedule

From 7th August 2023

The EBU has introduced some new alerting, announcing and bidding rules.
 

• *** New Announcing and Alerting Summary 2023***
• Reasons for and details of the Blue Book changes
• Blue Book list of changes
• White Book list of changes
• Blue Book Aug 2023 (with change marks)
• White Book Aug 2023
• Announcements and Alerting Table 2022

The content of these books applies to all events held on or after 7th August 2023. Please be tolerant of players who don’t get all the updated procedures exactly right straight away – it’s meant to be an exercise in informing your opponents of your methods, not an excuse for trying to get one over on them!

The committee would like to take this opportunity to remind players that 'Best Behaviour at Bridge' must be adhered to at all times.  This is essential to ensure that all our members enjoy their games of bridge.  Please take the time to read the new 'Best Behaviour at Bridge' statement from the EBU.  Click here to go to the tab.

Rob Cave
Chairman

 The club uses air purifiers with HEPA filters to provide clean air in playing rooms.