There has been a change of date for the May Workshop; it will take place on Friday 24th May instead of 17th May. (The next Dinner/Tournament is still on Tuesday 7th May.)
Please find attached to the main article the lesson notes and the hands used in Friday's Workshop on Forcing 3rd suit. Don't forget to sign in with Jenny or Anne if you want to come to the Dinner/Tournament on Tuesday 2nd April.
Warm congratulations to our Tuesday champs - Mary and Remy, 1st in NS with 66.44%, and particularly to the firsts in EW - Jean-Philippe and Ian (Cully), with 60.53%! Well done to the runners-up in NS - Jeanne and Monica, and in EW - Jane and Françoise. (Don't forget to sign up for the Workshop Friday 12th April.)
Warmest congratulations to Mary and Remy, 1st in NS with 60.31% and to Jenny and Joyce, who came 1st in EW with 55.81%. Congratulations also to the close 2nds in NS - Didier and Guy (58.75%) and Nicole and Jean-Paul in EW (55.31%). See the main article for full results.
Last night we held the first of the Bridge for Beginners series of lessons (the next one is exceptionally on Tuesday 26th). Note the Workshop on Friday 29th March with the subject of Forcing 3rd suit (3me couleur forcing). Please sign up with Claude Jacques if you haven't already done so.
Key activities in March: Tuesday the 12th for the Dinner/Tournament (for which there is still plenty of room for participants); Thursday the 21st at 7 pm - Lessons for complete beginners; Friday the 29th for the Workshop.
The Bridge Lessons for Beginners sessions started on Thursday 21st March at 7 pm. If you are interested in learning to play, please get in touch with Jenny Pratt ().
Attached to the main article please find some revised materials relating to the 3 No Trump February Workshop. The dates for March are Tuesday the 12th for the Dinner/Tournament, Thursday 21st Beginners Class, and Friday the 29th for the Workshop.
The Bridge Section has two teams in the FFB Interclub competition, and we are delighted to report that they are progressing well in their respective Divisions.
Warmest congratulations to Guy and Didier, 1st in NS with 63.75%, and to Sally and Pat, 1st in EW with 56.67%. 2nd in NS - Joyce and Claude with 56.25% and in EW Nicole and Jane with 55.42%.
Don't forget to sign up with Claude for the next Workshop on Friday 15th February on how to make 3 NT contracts. Attached to the main article you'll find some exercises.
More information about the Dinner/Tournament on the 5th of February. For the Tournament, we will take part in a "Simultaneous Super Ronde de France", more details in the main article. (And don't forget the Friday 15th workshop, send requests for suggestions to Jenny.)
Please find attached to the main article a simple exercise for Friday's workshop. You just have to say what you would bid with the hands shown after an opening by your partner and a "take-out double" by your right-hand opponent.
6 tables tuned out for the first tournament of the year. Congratulations to Jean and Christian - 1st in North-South with 58.13% and to Didier and Guy, 1st in East-West with 75.63% (!!!). Our January Workshop on Friday the 18th; please let Claude know as soon as possible if you can attend ().
The next Dinner/tournament evening will be on Tuesday the 8th of January. The Club needs to know by Monday 7th January morning how many we will be for dinner, so we would be most grateful if you could let Anne and Jenny know during the course of the week if you are able to come (). We are still looking for more players!
Just a quick reminder that the next Dinner/Tournament Evening will be on Tuesday 8th January. Since both Anne and Jenny will be away until the 4th of January it will be an enormous help to them (and to the restaurant) if you could sign up as soon as possible.
Just a quick reminder that the next Dinner/Tournament Evening will be on Tuesday 8th January. Since both Anne and Jenny will be away until the 4th of January it will be an enormous help to them (and to the restaurant) if you could sign up as soon as possible. (Today, of course, is Workshop day!)
The AGM went very smoothly; everything was adopted/approved without discussion or questions. We had a record number of people for our December tournament and excellent dinner - 10 tables! The main article has the Tournament results. Note: next Workshop on Fri 14th; next Dinner/Tournament 8th January 1019.
More information about the Bridge Section AGM on to be held at 6:30 pm on Tuesday 4th December, including the Provisional Agenda, the Provisional Minutes of last year's AGM and the Proxy voting form.
Both last Friday's Workshop and Tuesday's Dinner/tournament were very well attended. On Tuesday the N/S winners were Jean (Pal) and Christian (Gautier) with 58.49% and in EW the prize went to Henri (Amram) and Jean-Philippe (Loyer) with 63.06%. Now with full results...