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A warm welcome to members, newcomers, students and visitors |
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| Pro-am Pairs on Wed 18th June |
The Pro-Am event that we ran in March was a great success, so much so that we've decided to run Pro-Am events on a semi-regular basis - 3 or 4 times a year. The next Pro-Am Pairs is on Wednesday 18th June, at 7.15pm at the club. For those who are unfamiliar with this type of event, this is where we pair a player with a higher NGS (a pro) with a player with a lower NGS (an am). We have already recruited the pros, and are now opening the event to entries from the ams. There are a limited number of spaces, so if you'd like to play, please put your entry in as soon as possible! Deadlline for entries: Sunday 15th June.
Click here for further details, and for the entry form.
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| John Deech Challenge Pairs - Winners |
Many congratulations to Martin Illingworth, who has won the John Deech Challenge Pairs competition, run on 4th Wednesday evenings between September and May. He will be awarded with the trophy at the AGM. Amr El-Kashef came second. Juliette Riehl wins the prize for the highest placed player with an NGS of under 10. Very well done to all. All three will receive cash prizes at the AGM. Click here to view the final ladder. Click here for further details of the John Deech Challenge Pairs.
John Deech has very kindly agreed to continue to sponsor 4th Wednesday evenings over the summer months, so we will be providing free refreshments (wine, beer, soft drinks and nibbles) and cash prizes during June, July and August. Do come along and join us for a sociable evening of bridge.
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| Elsbeth Hamilton and Dorothy Myers |
We are very sorry to announce two recent deaths of club members. Elsbeth Hamilton passed away on 3rd May 2025, aged 104, and Dorothy Myers died on 11th May. Both were recent regular players at the club.
Our thoughts are with their respective families.
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| Book now for the OBC Summer Party |
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Thursday 5 June 6:00pm
Join us for our summer social – tickets are £17 each and include a selection of summer drinks (Pimms and sparkling wine), a summer buffet and a, hopefully, sunny summer's evening of socialising and playing bridge.
Results will be handicapped, with prizes for the top two pairs, plus the highest-placed pair with an NGS of under 5 - so that anyone, regardless of experience, has a chance of winning!
The evening will be hosted, so please feel free to come along either with or without a partner.
Booking is essential, click here for the booking link.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
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| New Relaxed Session Starting 1st May |
A new Relaxed Session is being launched on Thursday evenings to run along side the Supervised Play. The Relaxed Session will be for players who want to improve their game but don't feel confident enough to play in a full club session.
Bridge for All students will receive 5 vouchers to attend either the Relaxed Session or Supervised Play free of charge. For anyone else wishing to join either group the fee is £4. This will give new and returning players an ideal opportunity to get used to playing at the club in a non-competitive environment. Do come and join us, you don't need to book just turn up.
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| Bridge for All Courses - Term 3 available to book |
Term 3 of the Bridge for All Courses start in April. Our courses follow the English Bridge Union recommended schedule. If you wish to continue to learn to play bridge, or refresh your skills booking is now open. For more information click on the course you wish to join (two date options for each year) in the LEARN TO PLAY BRIDGE box in the right-hand column of this page.
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| Playing Bridge at the Clubhouse |
We are playing face-to-face (F2F) bridge at the clubhouse on the following days:
Monday mornings: this is a hybrid session with two sections playing the same set of hands - one section playing at the club, and the other on RealBridge.
Tuesday mornings: this is a Gentle Duplicate session with restrictions on experienced partnerships.
Wednesday evenings: duplicate pairs, except 1st Wednesdays when we play teams; John Deech pairs on 4th Wednesdays.
Thursday evening Supervised Play sessions are at the clubhouse and must be prebooked. Click here for more information about Supervised Play sessions.
Thursday evening Relaxed Sessions are at the clubhouse. No need to book in advance.
Friday mornings: this is a hybrid session with two sections playing the same set of hands - one section playing at the club, and the other on RealBridge.
Friday evenings: cross-Imp pairs on 1st Friday evenings only. Must be booked in advance. Not hosted.
Saturday Social: an opportunity to play relaxed bridge on Saturday afternoons at the Club.
As always please check the calendar for details. Pay for F2F sessions by card when you arrive at the club (except for 1st Friday evenings and Thursday evening Supervised Play which must be booked in advance).
Free tea and coffee is available at every session; the bar is open during the evening sessions.
All sessions (except 1st Friday evenings) are hosted, so you can come along without a partner. Visitors are very welcome.
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| RealBridge - Audio and Video problems |
If you are having trouble with sound or video on your iPad or other device when using RealBridge, this guidance may help you to fix the problem.
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