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This is the home page of the West District of the Scottish Bridge Union. If you play in the West District then this is your site.
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| TALKING POINT |
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A new home for Glasgow Clubs?
As some of you will be aware, the Implementation Group seeking to create a new big club is taking a seriious interest in a property in Hillington, which seems suitable in many respects, including size and affordability.
We have been viewing possible premises situated in what is currently the British Red Cross Building at Hillington. The address is Centura Court 4 Nasmyth Rd Hillington G52 4PR. Google maps can take you various ways: Via Ross Hall hospital to Hillington; on the M77/M8 take the Hillington turn-off; Clyde Tunnel etc etc. If you leave from the M8 go straight through the first roundabout; take the first left and then turn immediate right along Hillington Road (parallel to the main road) until you come to the British Red Cross building. It would be great if members who have time could try the journey for themselves so that we can get feedback on your thoughts. All the who have seen the building have been very positive about the premises and the journey times from all areas of Glasgow - approx. 20 minutes from Newton Mearns, and also Milngavie; shorter from other areas. There are 27 dedicated parking spaces; plus on-street parking. Very bright with loads of windows! There is a train station at Hillington East - a 6-minute walk to the location. Also Bus 9A goes past the door.
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| CAFE BRIDGE EVENTS |
What is Café Bridge?
A typical café bridge event is a competitive duplicate pairs bridge game set up over multiple cafés, restaurants, hotels and pubs.
Pairs move to a new venue after each round, guided by a movement card or roadbook, while board sets remain on their starting tables throughout. The registration fee typically covers vouchers which are valid for refreshments at the venues, either for a single lunch or for a drink at each stop, depending on the style of event.
Café bridge has a social component, whether by raising money for a good cause, attracting sponsorship for bridge from regional institutions, or gaining custom for local businesses. Café drives also help make bridge visible to the wider public, thereby encouraging more people to consider taking it up.
Dunkeld and Birnam, Tuesday 22nd October
* In aid of Scottish charity Air Ambulance
Plockton, Thursday 24th October
* In aid of Rag Tag Textile
Glasgow, Thursday 14th November
* With Raffle in aid of musicALL Scotland
For information on all Café Bridge events go to https://www.brianbridge.net/cafe/
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| OPEN ONLINE TOURNAMENTS |
The Buchanan Thursday night online tournament is now open to all SBU members -
* Thursdays 7:00pm on BBO, BB$4. Host name SBU_W_BUC
The GBC's Monday online tournament is also open to all SBU players -
* Mondays 7:00pm on BBO, BB$3.50. Host name SBU_W_GBC
Any other clubs wishing to publicise their Open tournaments, contact the WD Secretary, bridge@horst.plus.com
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| A WORD FROM HARRY SMITH ... |
You will be aware that Alex Adamson & I have written a series of articles over the last 5 years. In 2016, the first 24 of these were collected into a book 'If I Only Had A Heart', and a further book 'Bridge Over The Rainbow' was published in 2019. We have now completed the full series of articles and the last book in the trilogy 'Double, Double, Toil and Trouble' has now been published.
The books follow the fortunes of the Over The Rainbow Bridge Club. The membership of the Club may seem to be mainly characters from The Wizard Of Oz, but on closer examination, I’m sure you will recognise all sorts of traits you see in bridge players around you.
The hands they play have all occurred in real life, and will be of interest to players at all levels.
Some more details are in our website
It also explains how people can purchase any of the books, and, in addition, Alex & I are offering signed copies to be posted out.
The previous two books have had great reviews. We hope people will have a look, and we very much hope will enjoy reading all of them.
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| 2017 Law Books are still available |
The District has copies of the new 2017 Law Books and is offering them to clubs or individuals at £5.00 (plus p&p if applicable). Please contact the District Secretary, email hk@horst.plus.com.
To view the new Laws, click on New Laws in the Menu. Here you can also find a side-by-side comparison of the 2007 and 2017 Laws, with changes highlighted.
Some useful material regarding the new Laws can also be found by following this link to the EBU website.
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| SBU Master Points |
Details of the SBU Master Points Database MEMPAD can be found on the News page.
Please note that paper points are no longer accepted.
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