** Wednesday 22nd January **

Monica Campbell Trophy - Ladies Pairs
Mackenzie Trophy - Mens Pairs

19:00 for a 19:15 start

These two annual competitions are open to all club members.  Please turn up on the night with a partner if you wish to play.
 

Teams of Four - Fourth Round

Thursday 30th January - Evening Session

This is the third of the five teams events played on the fifth Mondays and Thursdays from July to March.  The best three of five results will determine which team is the overall winner of the Teams competition for 2024-25.  Teams are welcome to play as many or as few times as they wish.

The remaining date is Monday 31st March.

The Harrogate Spring Conference Friday 7th to Sunday 9th February 2025 @ Cedar Court Hotel, Harrogate

Run by YCBA on behalf of the EBU.

Fri 7th
14:00 to 17:15 - SWISS PAIRS session 1-3
19:30 to 22:45 - SWISS PAIRS session 1-3
Players choose 1 of the above sessions
14:00 to 18:00 - REALLY EASY PAIRS (9-high) with an afternoon tea break

Sat 8th
13:00 to 16:00 - SWISS PAIRS session 4-6
16:00 to 17:30 - Break including meal
17:30 to 20:30 - SWISS PAIRS session 7-9

Sun 9th
10:30 to 13:30 - SWISS TEAMS 1-3
13:30 to 14:30 - Break including meal
14:30 to 18:00 - SWISS TEAMS 4-7

For more details for the full congress and entry fees click here.
For more details of the REALLY EASY pairs click here.

Tuesday Afternoon Sessions - Starting in January

Please note that from January the start time is now slightly later at 1:15pm.  Please arrive 15 minutes beforehand so that there is time to prepare the movement, and hand out the tablets and cards.

NGS 9 High Events 2025
 

26th January - Yorkshire 9 High Pairs.  An online competition on BBO.  For more details click here.

7th February - A Really Easy Bridge Afternoon (9 High Swiss Pairs) at the Cedar Court Hotel Harrogate. For more details click here.

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.

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

* Denotes first time promotion

We are running 3 teams of 4 pairs in the Yorkshire League this season, playing against other Yorkshire teams, with home and away fixtures.  The matches are played on a Sunday afternoon against players of roughly the same standard.  There are 7 divisions.

The remaining matches for this season are: 16th February, 2nd March and 16th March.

The full YCBA league tables and results can be found by clicking here

Lessons for Autumn 2024

Beginners

Mondays 10:00am 
Starting 30th September

No prior bridge knowledge is needed but email Rob with any questions

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If you are interested or have any questions, please contact Rob Cave robcave@live.co.uk.  Cost : £7 per 2 hour lesson.  There is no need to book in advance, just turn up!  

An EBU textbook is available for purchase from Rob.  Rob is an EBU qualified bridge teacher.

Upcoming Events

YCBA
For details on all YCBA events click here.

For EBU events click here.

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.