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| Last updated : 22nd Jul 2026 19:20 BST |
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| 2027 County bridge Club Holiday |
Our holiday in 2027 will be at the Clarion Hotel Charlecote Pheasant, Charlecote Road, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV35 9EW
Monday 5th April to Friday 9th April 2027.
Full details are available in the left hand menu along with an on line booking form.
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| Last updated : 29th Jul 2026 09:49 BST |
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| Regular Weekly Events |
Any additions/changes to these events will be listed below
Monday. 10.30am Chicago bridge.
Monday 7.00pm County Bridge Club Duplicate
Tuesday 7.00pm Blaby Bridge Club Duplicate
Thursday 10.30am Social Bridge
Friday 1.00 pm County Bridge Club Duplicate
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| Last updated : 28th Jul 2026 19:47 BST |
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| St. Oswald Programme |
What's different from the regular sessions
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24th Jul 2026
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| Last updated : 20th Jul 2026 13:23 BST |
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| Unusual Deal |
Story by Brian Rowarth (BBO: BushbyBry)
I was very much a beginner, but I was in the teaching profession and learned how to play bridge in the staff room after lunch each day. We used to cut for partners and often had two or three tables for the best part of an hour's bridge.
One day, I picked up a hand with 34 points and didn't really have much idea what to bid. I decided to bid 7NT! My partner's hand went down, and he had just two points: the Queen of Clubs. Unfortunately, I couldn't get to it because I had the doubleton A-K of clubs! He also had a doubleton diamond, so whether or not I made my 7NT depended on the diamonds splitting 3-3. They did, and I made my 7NT.
This was more than 60 years ago, and I remember it as though it were yesterday. I am still playing bridge, but no hand has come close to the one I have described.
The hand was:
♠ AKQ ♥ AKQ ♦ AKQxx ♣ AK
Some time later, when I was interviewed for another teaching post, I was asked what I would be remembered for in the staff room. I mentioned the above episode, was called for a second interview, but didn't get the job!
After taking early retirement from the teaching profession, I was asked by many people in our village if I would teach them to play bridge. I ran bridge lessons in the village hall for three years, and we now have a thriving bridge club in the village that has been running for nearly 30 years.
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| Last updated : 20th Jul 2026 16:11 BST |
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| Last updated : 20th Jul 2026 16:12 BST |
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| Dorothy Pennington |
It is with great sadness that we share the news that Dorothy Pennington passed away on Monday 20th July, after a short illness, aged 91.
Although Dorothy was no longer a member of our club, she took part in our online sessions throughout the Covid period. She continued to enjoy online BBO games with several club members and was still playing up until just a week before her passing.
Dorothy will be greatly missed. Her funeral will be held in mid‑August and will be a private service for family members only. We send our heartfelt condolences to her family.
Kate B
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| Last updated : 29th Jul 2026 09:49 BST |
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