REALBRIDGE 

Dereham Bridge Club is open to experienced bridge players of all levels

 If you haven't been in a while, or you want to join a friendly club, you will be warmly welcomed! We  guarantee you a partner on your first visit and therein after (if you become a member)

Membership is £10 - weekly table money £4 for members

Call Gillian 077202 88116

Dereham Bridge Club was set up to be a local, friendly venue.  The club is not a member of the EBU.

We welcome all new members and highlight our club ethos as below.  😊

We like to play in a competitive but friendly manner.  While individuals may be very competitive in themselves, the first and foremost aim of this club is for friendly inclusion.

Errors in play will be addressed as just that and where possible resolved within the four. If this is not possible (e.g. where someone has revoked) then Director will be called and local (binding) ruling will be made.

Play should be in a friendly, non-judgemental manner, made with reasonable speed and accusatory tones or manner avoided.

There will be consideration in noise level for other players but friendly banter will occur.

There are many far more competitive clubs within Norfolk; we wish to remain friendly while still maintaining a reasonable standard.  If banter, a relaxed atmosphere, the odd error or daft question is not your thing – then Dereham Bridge Club is probably not either.

Our Congratulations go to Jinny and Keith Bartlett on winning the Di Ball Cup (DBC) on Wednesday 21st August 2024 with an impressive score of 70.83 percent! 

They are now rightly on the Club Trophy Winners board.

(Sadly Di was not able to join us on this occasion to present the trophy, but we hope to see her again soon)

Our thanks go to Nick & Lee for hosting this year's BBQ.

Our thanks also go to Jinny & Keith for their organisation and much appreciated efforts

and last but not least to ALL of you that attended and made the event such a fantastic success.

Thank You 

Due to a slight faux pas by an unnamed club secretary - Nick Hoare was inadvertently not awarded the Peter Bond Trophy in 2023 to make amends we briefly awarded it to him of the same night that we then snatched it back and awarded it to Richard Stratton for his 2024 win of the cup, 

The cup is awarded based on highest overall year percentages - Well Done Both 

Nick is the Handsome gentleman with the full clothed legs and Richard is the half naked legged gentleman

The Neil Cliff Most Improved Player Cup is awarded each year based on the overall performance percentage increase from the preceding year's results, to the most improved member . This year it was won by Annie Langstaff who had a performance improvement of over 9%!  (Annie (R) receiving the cup from Neil Cliff and the previous winner Janey O'Dell). 

Annie also goes into the "Hall of Fame" this week for bidding and making a 7NT Grand Slam with partner, Christine Taylor!

(Note: based on the statistics up to and including the end of February. Member must have been a member for both years)

Congratulations to Nick Hoare & Richard Stratton on winning the Shirley Cowshall Trophy. Pictured receiving the trophy from last year's winners Jinny & Keith Bartlett

Congratulations from the club to members Penny Pomfret & Les Baker on winning the 2023/24 Fosbrook Cup. (Presented by Patti Fosbrook)