There has been a lot of work to do following the flood that did a lot of damage in our Club and some of this work is still ongoing. 

We are extremely grateful to Morris Brown and the rest of the Committee for all their efforts which have been truly magnificent.

So far the following work has been carried out as we proceed with the renovation:-

• We had to have an asbestos report done at the beginning.  The report was negative.
• We have had visits from various people including a man from the dehumidifier company, loss adjusters, and a building surveyor who will organise the repairs to the building. 
• Winders carpets have come and measured up to replace the damaged carpets.
  The electrician was in to do the repairs.  These have been completed and we have an electrical safety certificate.
• Tesla (the burglar alarm company) has got the alarm working after it sustained minimal damage from the flood. We do however need a new alarm bell at some point but this is unrelated to the flood.
• Keybury who do the fire alarm can’t come until 10 March to get the fire system up and running.

The building is drying out but we await the dehumidifiers in situ to complete the process.

At the moment it is not possible to give a date when we may be able to return to our own premises but in the meantime we are enjoying playing bridge at the Estonia Club.

As members will know there has been a catastrophic flood in the Club from a leaking water tank and this has resulted in the temporary closure of our Club premises.   It has now been agreed to hold our drives at the Estonian Club while our own Club is drying out and then being refurbished. There will be Bradford drives at the Estonian Club on

• Tuesday afternoons (starting at 1.30),
• Wednesday evenings (usual 7.10 start) 
• Thursday afternoons (1.30 start) 
• Friday afternoons (1.30 until 4pm)  Social bridge afternoon with Stephen 

• Thursday evenings Additionally, at a different venue, Robert has already started to run his Thursday 'No Fear' evenings - at 7.10 p.m. These are at the Baildon Hall Club on Hallfield Drive (Instead of a table fee, players are asked to buy a drink!) 

The Estonian Club is very close to our own premises and its address is 8, Clifton Villas (off Manningham Lane).  You'll find it on the right just as the road bends.  There is a bar and tea and coffee  (at a charge).    We look forward to seeing you there!

Information About Other Clubs which usually meet at Bradford Bridge Club

Bolton Royd will also use the Estonian Club on Fridays starting on 24th January

Bradford U3A will, for the time being, also be meeting at the Estonian club for their weekly Wednesday drives at the usual time of 1.30 until approx. 4- 4.15. but these will not start until February 5th.  There is NO U3A bridge on January 29th

♥ The Flitch competition for married couples was held on Wednesday 12th February.♥ 

The final round was nip and tuck, but congratulations go to the winners, Liz and Morris Brown, who ended up with 53.13%.

They were very closely followed by Sharon and Stephen Halston with 52.78% and third were Susan and Harry Hoyle.  Very well done all three pairs.

Musing over the possibilities of a cause for celebration, we must have all wondered if it was  a special birthday, another accolade/promotion from the EBU perhaps.....

Consequently it came as a total surprise when Stuart divulged the reason for this special event.   Exactly 50 years ago to the day, he had played bridge at the Club for the very first time.   A student at the time, he waited until he had completed his course at Oxford, before coming back to Bradford, eventually becoming not only one of our top players but also a very extremely knowledgeable director, both locally and nationally.

It was a splendid way to start the New Year, with some gentle, sociable bridge and a generous selection of 'nibbles', and punch and wine all provided by Stuart..... and best of all it was a very appropriate occasion to celebrate that very important day -for all of us really - in 1975

Thank you so much Stuart.  It was a lovely evening.

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