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Fancy coming back to play Bridge?

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

Members - Partner Guarantee

Members A quick note to remind you all that you are all welcome with or without a partner.

No Partner? No Problem! just be at Meeting Point for 6.20.

We now operate a partner guaranteed service for club members !
 

CLUB DETAILS

DEREHAM BRIDGE CLUB DETAILS:  We meet every Wednesday in the month 18.20 for 18.30 start.  We welcome players of all ranges of ability but it DOES help if  you have had some experience of playing Rubber Bridge, or whist.  We meet in  pleasant surroundings at Dereham Meeting Point, (which has very good free parking facilities).  We can cater for up to 8 tables. 

DEREHAM U3A BRIDGE CLUB DETAILS:  (Our associate club) Dereham U3A Bridge Club meet on Thursday afternoons every month (except the 2nd Thursday) at 2:15pm at Meeting Point.We are a very friendly club for beginners and experienced players who enjoy a relaxed friendly game, (we all learn from each others mistakes) . For more information please contact Penny Pomfret at: pennrich@btinternet.com;

 

REALBRIDGE 

on line bridge

Monday sessions start at 6.30 p.m.

Please log in by 6.25 at the latest..

the link is below:

https://www.aeolia.co.uk

Useful Links

NORFOLK CONTRACT BRIDGE ASSOCIATION

https://www.bridgewebs.com/norfolk/

NORWICH BRIDGE SCHOOL

https://www.bridgewebs.com/academynorwich/home.html

 

 

Members' Successes
Annie Langstaff (R) - Winner of The Neil Cliff Most Improved Player Cup 2024
Annie Langstaff (R) - Winner of The Neil Cliff Most Improved Player Cup 2024

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)

The Fosbrook Cup Winners 2023/24
The Fosbrook Cup Winners 2023/24

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

Winners Peter Bond Cup 2023 & 2024
Winners Peter Bond Cup 2023 & 2024

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 Shirley Cowshall Cup
The Shirley Cowshall Cup

The Shirley Cowshall Cup was played on Wednesday 24th April 2019 (the nearest Wednesday to Shirley's birthday)

Congratulations to Penny & Jane, very appropriately from the  U3A Bridge Group, on winning! .

DBC Trophy 2024

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)