| Monday 19th July - Local Charity Evening |
Monday 19th July.
Thames Valley Air Ambulance
Thank you so much for all your generous donations on Monday and on-line.
The total, including donations and table money from the club, is £574.
The chosen local charity this year is the Thames Valley Air Ambulance,
in memory of Brian Smith (a long-term member of the club), who sadly died recently.
Thank you from Mary and the committee.
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| SAD NEWS |
ELAINE CRUMP
Elaine died on Monday 7th July
Elaine had been a member of SMBC for many years.
Our thoughts are with Ted, family and friends
at this very sad time.
Elaine's funeral is on Thursday 7th August
at Chiltern Crematorium at 1.45.
Rest in Peace.
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| FREE ONLINE INFORMAL TEAMS |
 
Wednesday 6th August. Please email David for seats.
Someone asked about Undos. These are allowed in bidding if requested quickly. In play, undos are not allowed for defenders as this would give unauthorised information. Declarer may request an undo if done quickly (there are no penalty cards for declarer/dummy in normal bridge) but opponents are under no obligation to grant undos.
Log in to BBO by 7:10pm and wait in the Lobby
Please do not wander off into other areas as you may become invisible to the organiser.
Please check and accept the invitation to play as soon as possible. Multiple invitations may be issued if someone does not accept in time.
Play will usually start around 7:15pm, but may be earlier if everyone is ready.
Explaining bids
If you do not understand an opponent's bid, or want further explanation, simply click on the bid. They will receive a pop-up box, where they can explain what their bid means. This is not visible to their partner, only to you and your partner (so no additional information is passed between them).
If you are asked to explain your bid, please do so promptly using the pop-up box, not in the table chat (as the chat can be seen by all players).
Online play with BBO uses Self-alerting
Before you bid, if your bid is not a natural bid, enter the meaning of your bid in the message box, and click the alert button.
This is not visible to your partner (who should already know what your bid means), only the opponents.
Using Undos
During bidding, if you genuinely mis-click a bid, you can immediately request an undo, which should normally be granted by your opponents.
Undos are not normally allowed during card play, so be careful when playing.
 Chris has started an automated email notification service for updates to this section - the service runs from 7am to 10:55pm - if you would like to subscribe, please email Chris
If you would like general information about our weekly online Teams events, please email David Barker
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| Hand of the Week 28th July |
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Two hands offered slams this week. First a quick look at Board 15 where no fewer than seven pairs found 6NT or 6S. I must admire the pair who bid and made 6S on a 4-3 fit but, really, this should surely be a NT hand with two balanced hands and should always be bid to 6NT with 33 combined points. Some of you must be braver! I move swiftly on to Board 24 where only two pairs managed 6NT. Not so easy to bid this one. South needs to value his strong minor suit holdings but it doesn’t really look like a NT hand, does it, even with North rebidding his hearts after opening. The successful pairs were Erika/Andria – well done – and Richard/David, who also got the slam on Board 15 so well done-plus!
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| Bridge Weekend Away |
2 nights stay, buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner, offer of 5 sessions of Bridge, prizes and full use of all the leisure facilities, with plenty of parking on site.
Single £260, Double £200 with an additional £20 Bridge fee per player
£50 deposit required by 10th July 2025. Balance for the room required by 7th November 2025 along with the £20 per player Bridge fee
Neither the deposit or the balance is refundable but the committee will do everything possible to promote your place to others
Non-playing partners, spouses and singles welcome. Host system offered
This is not an EBU event and therefore no Master Points will be awarded and no NGS ratings will be affected
| Timetable |
| Friday |
Access to the conference room from 1pm with Bridge 2pm – 4pm
Check-in to rooms after 4pm
Buffet dinner at 6pm
Bridge 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start (24 boards) and finish by 10.30pm |
| Saturday |
Buffet breakfast
Bridge 9.30am – 12.30pm
Buffet lunch
Afternoon at leisure
5.15 drinks party
Buffet dinner at 6pm
Bridge 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start (24 boards) and finish by 10.30pm |
| Sunday |
Buffet breakfast
Bridge 9.30am – 12.30pm
Prizes, awards
Buffet lunch
Depart |
If you are interested, please register using the registration form found here
Any queries please contact Lesley Wright lesleyebwright@yahoo.co.uk / 07933 608512 or Mary Baker mary.baker12@btinternet.com / 07970 320600
  
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| Birthday/Charity Event |
THANK YOU ALL WHO ATTENDED AND DONATED
TO MY 70TH BIRTHDAY/CHARITY EVENT.
ALSO, A BIG THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO HELPED ON THE DAY.
I AM VERY PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE RAISED
£1,020.00
FOR FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE.
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| Latest Newsletter |
The latest newsletter is available of the News Page here
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| ALERTING AND ANNOUNCING RULES |
EBU Announcing Rules can be found under the EBU Information menu item
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