Happy New Year to all

The Club operates a policy of "Best Behaviour at Bridge" as advocated by the EBU 

Regular sessions at the club are: 10.00 Mondays Lessons, 12.45 Mondays Face to Face Duplicate and 19.00 Tuesdays Improvers Duplicate, all at Grassmoor Community Centre. Members are expected to arrive with a partner. Visitors to the area are very welcome to attend singly or with a partner and will always get a partner

Improvers

Tuesday sessions are aimed at easing our students into full Club play. As such, Improvers are "cut some slack". They cannot converse during bidding nor play but they are encouraged to discuss hands afterwards with everyone at the table. Mistakes are made and play is a little slower than usual. Please make allowances and enjoy the bridge.

Learners

Our beginner's bridge programme will start  at Grassmoor Community Centre on September 16th at  10am.If you would like to know more please contact Ray Wallace on 01246 930302 or email raywallace@hotmail.co.uk .All welcome. 1st lesson is free.

Our improvers programme will restart on September 9th. For more information contact Clive Case on 07923 375247 or clivecase@btinternet.com. 

Away Day Friday 3rd May

Ripley & Ringwood Bridge Clubs held an Away Day at Chesterfield Golf Club, Walton. We played 30 boards and had a good lunch in very pleasant surroundings. 

At 10 tables the attendance was less than other recent Away Days. This may have been due to the proximity of the Bank Holiday or other peoples holiday plans. 3rd May was however the only day available now the golf season is in full swing.

Nevertheless, it was an excellent day of Bridge and heartily enjoyed.

The winners NS were Meg & Dave Ridley whilst John & Sheila Bamford won EW. In the Handicap, NS winners were Doreen Hartshorn and Jackie Makinson and Debbie Waters and Beryl Marsh duly obliged EW.

 The current series of lessons for beginners will finish on July 24th. A new course based on the English Bridge Union's 'Red Book' will commence after the summer. For those wishing to continue their learning an improvers group will also be started at that time.

 If you are a visitor to the club or you know that your Regular Partner is unavailable please call or email Chris Challinor who will try and  arrange a partner for you.  Please do not turn up "on spec" as a Host may not be available. Contact Chris 01623 230752 or rosieandchris@tiscali.co.uk. Chris will also try to find you a Regular Partner if you are currently unattached.

Club Telephone Number 07504 749948. Call TD on the night to advise late delays etc..

Ringwood Bridge Club is an EBU affiliated club operating in Grassmoor, Chesterfield. We are complemented by Chesterfield Bridge Club and the U3A. Together we seek to provide and promote bridge in Chesterfield.

Session times and links to other clubs in the area may be found in the left panels on this page.

Members are requested to be in their places AT LEAST 10 minutes before the scheduled start of play.

Membership is £5 per year. Table Money is £4.00 for Members and £4.50 for Visitors.

On a brief visit to the UK Chairman Dave Ridley & Meg Ridley managed to find time to win the President's Trophy.