| The Essex Charity Event |
 
The Essex Charity event was held on 17 November.
Marcia cooked a lovely meal and the players enjoyed their bridge. Essex subsidised the hall hire and UM. The wine and board dealing were provided by committee members free of charge. This means the amount to go to the charities is £860.32. Thanks to everyone who donated.
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| Margaret Curtis International Events |
29 pairs took part on 13 November. Congratulations to Beryl Kerr and Marc Chawner topping the table again. There were two more Essex pairs in the top 5.
These fortnightly sessions are 100% funded by the Essex Bridge Academy.
The Essex Bridge Academy are using money bequeathed by the late Margaret Curtis. Money which is to be used for events such as our Wednesday event.
Consequently, invitations to join our Wednesday evenings and the session links can only be issued by the organisers in Essex.
All current players continue to be welcomed. If you wish to invite other players, please email Marc (marc.chawner@aol.com) first to confirm eligibility.
If you are interested in participating or have any questions, please let Marc know, so that he can send you a RealBridge event link. When you request a RealBridge event link, please let Marc know who you will be partnering. If you require a partner, please let Marc know and he will attempt to find a partner for you.
(Advance Warning: There will be no session on Christmas Day).
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| Friendly match v Suffolk 1 December |
Suffolk have asked us to play a friendly match in Colchester on Sunday 1 December - three teams of 8. This is open to all Essex members. If you are interested please contact Bernie Hunt via WhatsApp. If you do not use WhatsApp, email Sue Thorburn via the website.
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| Boot camps - Marc Chawner |
Following the Boot Camp on 12 May Marc Chawner has now produced a new guide Know your Percentages to add to; Defence, Play in a No Trump contract and Play in a Suit contract
Most of the best players in Essex were set the task of playing the hands in each category - not always successfully.
See if you can do better, if not with Marc's hands maybe the next time you play at the club.
Download the PDFs Defence, No trump, Suit contracts, Know Your Percentages
They will give you everything you could ever want to know!
Once again the ECBA would like to express their sincere gratitude to Marc for this formidable work.
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