Bassingham Bridge Club aims to provide a relaxed and friendly atmosphere in which members and guests may enjoy their bridge play.  We are a cheerful group keen to attract players of all levels and have a no pressure philosophy to encourage beginners.

All we ask is that members and guests accept and promote the Club ethos, i.e.  treat each other with tolerance, respect and above all remember the game of bridge is only a game of cards and whilst we all do our best to win we should:-

Never take the game, or ourselves, too seriously!

Welcome back to Bassingham Bridge 2025

THURSDAY 2ND JANUARY          DUPLICATE PAIRS - INDIVIDUAL TROPHY EVENING

TUESDAY 7TH JANUARY             SOCIAL BRIDGE RE-STARTS

WEDNESDAY 8TH JANUARY       BEGINNERS AND IMPROVERS BRIDGE RE-COMMENCES (See the Schedule under Learning Bridge on the left hand side of the website)

A fun night was had by all.  Seventeen tables were ably directed by Dave Williams who had some very interesting twists on the game of Bridge.  A break allowed us all to enjoy mulled wine, sausage rolls and mince pies while undertaking a very taxing and difficult Christmas quiz.  Our particular thanks to Derek Hickson who kindly donated the sausage rolls.  Everyone is aware of the Hickson's excellent reputation for baking the best sausage rolls.

Merry Christmas to all.  Don't forget we return on Thursday 2nd January 2025!

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  Runners Up
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  The Trophy Table
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  The Winners

Sunday 17th November 2024

An excellent afternoon of Bridge with an afternoon tea.  The event was ably directed and organised by Pat Lucas.  Various members provided refreshments which were put together and served by Sue Milner.  Many thanks to everyone for their help and cheerful contributions to the afternoon.

Congratulations to the winning team of:  Brian Adams, Sheena Jamieson, Chris Douglas and Fiona Wright and they 'pipped' the runners-up of: Corinne and Peter Cole, Sandra and Tina Braithwaite.

Well done to everyone who took part.

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  Arrival
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  Eating supper
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  Playing Bridge
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  Presenting prizes

An excellent night of Chicago Bridge and curry was held at Oscar's in Newark.  This was organised and directed by Fred Myers who added some strange 'quirks' to the evening bridge.  Well done to the  final winners of Suzanne Spencer and Margaret Pendlebury who scored over 4000 points!  Everyone had a good night and enjoyed the bridge, venue and the range of different curries.

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It's the 5th Thursday in the month and 31st October - It must be Halloween!

Saturday 3rd August

Heighington and Bassingham Bridge Clubs joined forces to celebrate the game of bridge.  The EBU initiative 'Bridge - It's a Big Deal!' is to spread the word that bridge is a wonderful game.  To this end our Bridge Clubs took part in the Bassingham Show.  Volunteers played bridge and explained to interested people the principles.  A free fun game of 'Play your Cards Right'  bought visitors to the stall.  Information on the clubs and how to learn were available.  

A fun day was had by all.

Background

In August 1999 Roy Hughes began bridge tuition sessions in the Heritage Room at Bassingham Village, Lincolnshire.  Basing his instruction on the the “Bridge for All” manuals (a system which teaches the Standard English System of bridge) he encouraged players to adopt a relaxed attitude to the game thus encouraging a friendly atmosphere for a group of mixed abilities.

In April 2000 the small group of students led by Roy formed the present Club which today has approximately 120 members and a home now at The Hammond Hall, Bassingham.  The Club's success is in no small measure due to a comfortable atmosphere unlike that found in some Clubs where strict adherence to codes is expected and there may be pressure to play faster than the less accomplished might wish.  Again, in accordance with club ethos players are encouraged to make every effort between themselves to amicably resolve misunderstandings in bidding or play.  A Director is always available to provide helpful advice in accordance with our 'Ethics and Laws' (see sub-heading under menu item 'Club Information').

Fees

Joining fee of £5 (but no annual fee thereafter) and a table fee of £2 (£3 for visitors) which includes a cup of tea or coffee.  

Programme

Each week on Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday evening there are sessions for informal tuition and practice  which beginners and improvers may find particularly helpful.  On Thursday evenings we have a more formal session (though still friendly and relaxed) when Club members taking part may have their scores recorded towards winning trophies in the various Club competitions (Individual, Pairs, etc.).

Improvers thinking to join Thursday evening sessions should note that whenever there is a 5th Thursday in a month the session will be played in a particulary relaxed manner so that Thursday regular players can offer encouragement and help improvers adjust to the higher standard of play.

Many of the Club competition matches are played socially at members'  homes.

A Dinner is held each year when Club trophies are presented.

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The Club Committee welcomes comments aimed to improve this site and such comments may be put to a committee member or direct to the Website Administrator (Pat Haslam).