We are delighted to say that our Open garden event last Sunday raised £1750 that goes towards the NGS chosen charities.
It was great to see so many of our Bridge club friends turning up to support us and we would like to thank everyone who contributed to our success.
We would like to invite you to our Open Garden afternoon next Sunday 16th August
It’s part of the NGS and all of the money goes to three different charities which the NGS picks.
Our garden is 1 acre with a woodland adjacent to a 10 acre field. There is plenty to see and refreshments plus a plant sale are on offer too.
Jean and Rosie are happy to report having survived the Half Marathon on behalf of the Alzheimer’s Society in Norfolk on Saturday – Just!
It was an uplifting experience to be amongst so many people walking on behalf of loved ones, and we are so grateful to have raised over £1400, with very special thanks to the generosity of our Bridge friends
It may not have escaped your attention that England are playing in the Semi Finals of the world cup tomorrow and the powers that be have timetabled the match to clash with our lesson schedule. We have decided to bow out gracefully and let the match take precedence so there will be NO BRIDGE LESSONS tomorrow.
This was scheduled to be the last lesson of the year so that’s it for lessons until we restart on September 9th. Then we will be offering a weekly Improvers session aimed at people who know the basics of the game but would like to put more ideas and skills into practice.
Thursday 30th July will be a Gentle Duplicate Session and we would love to see our beginners and improvers there. Anyone who would like to take part but needs a partner please get in touch and everyone will be accommodated.
Two of our members Jean and Rosie are taking on a 13 mile walk in Norfolk in order to raise money for the fight against Alzheimer’s disease
If you would like to support them in their endeavors then visit the Just Giving website and search for “Jean and Rosie”. They are taking part in Trek26 Norfolk Coast. They have already smashed their target but would greatly appreciate any further donations
We wish them all the best on the day
On average when playing Bridge you will spend 25% of games as declarer, 25% as dummy and 50% defending against your opponents’ contracts so Defense is all important.
Wednesdays lesson will cover defense strategies looking at reading the bidding, analysing dummy and predicting partner’s winning cards. We will offer some do’s and dont’s for better defensive play and hopefully will have the air conditioning on.
All are welcome. Tower Room 7.00pm.
Fred will be taking the Improvers tomorrow with a session of supported Duplicate.
The planned session on Defensive Strategies will now take place next week on Wednesday 24th June and we hope to see you at both sessions
This week’s beginners lesson is about what we all dream about. Bidding Slams!
Improvers are going to take another look at the importance of the Finesse, when to try it, which card to lead and how to maximise the chances of being successful. We will also look at recognising the “Danger Hand” and the “Safe Hand”
A reminder to all students that there are no lessons next week as we are having a “late” half-term
In this lesson we will be looking at improving our chances of making our contracts.
We will look at considering the opening lead and making the best plan for success by looking at our winners and losers, guarding our entries, looking for possible pitfalls and considering the order we play our cards.
7.00pm in the Tower Room. All are welcome
The arrangements for both the league and Knockout competitions are now available on the website
The draw for the Knockout was made after Bridge on Thursday.
Will all teams please select someone to be their organiser and let me know and then i can add that to the details
Past experience suggests that the sooner you organise your first games the easier it becomes to fulfil your fixtures
Team Organisers may find it useful to know that Chris Douglas, Alan Timmis and Peter Philips have volunteered to act as reserves
