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A warm welcome to members, newcomers, students and visitors |
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| Discounted places at Oxfordshire Bridge Congress - 17th-18th August |
Oxfordshire Bridge Association runs an annual Congress, which includes Green Pointed Swiss Pairs and Swiss Teams competitions, and a Blue Pointed "Friendly Pairs" competition for players with NGS rankings of 9 or below. This year the Congress will be held on the weekend of 17-18 August, in a lovely modern venue at Abingdon School, close to the centre of Abingdon. There are trophies and prizes for all three events. More details and a full brochure can be found on the OBA website.
OBA is offering discounted places to OBC members on the published entry fees for the Swiss Pairs (Sat 17th Aug) and the Friendly Pairs (18th Aug). Applications must be made via OBC. For further details please see this page. The deadline for applying for a discounted entry via OBC is Wednesday 7 August.
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| AGM - trophy winners |
AGM on Wednesday 10th July: a photo of the trophy winners.
Click here for a full list of competition winners for the 2023-2024 year.
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| Roger Hughes trophy for the most improved player - winner |
Many congratulations to Ruth Stockford, who has won the Roger Hughes trophy for the most improved player. Ruth increased her NGS ranking by an impressive 4.6% in the year ending March 2024. An honourable mention also goes to Sandra Devaney, whose NGS ranking increased by 2.3% over the same period. The winner of the Roger Hughes trophy was announced at the AGM on 10th July.
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| Bridge for All Courses - Term 1 courses available to book |
Bridge for All Courses start again in September. Our courses follow the English Bridge Union recommended schedule. If you wish to learn to play bridge from scratch, or refresh your skills or you enjoyed the Year 1 course - booking is now open. For more information click on the course you wish to join (two options for each course) in the LEARN TO PLAY BRIDGE box in the right-hand column of this page.
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| Free Taster Sessions |
Four Free Taster Sessions in late August. For people new to bridge or who play socially and would like to develop their skills. One of the best sources of new recruits is through recommendation by people who already play. Please tell anyone you know who might be interested. We know it's a great game so please spread the word and get others to join us. For more details and to book click on the link by your preferred date in the right-hand column under Learn to Play Bridge.
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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.
Thursday evening Supervised Play sessions are at the clubhouse and must be prebooked. Click here for more information about Supervised Play sessions.
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.
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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