| Richard Middleton |
We are very sorry to inform you that Richard Middleton died suddenly on Dec 16th
after contracting norovirus. He was a member of the club for many years and he will be greatly missed.
We offer our condolences to his family and friends. Funeral arrangements to follow.
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| Christmas Party and Marian Day Trophy |
On Thursday December 19th 40 people participated in the Marian Day trophy event,
which was preceded by consumption of wine and mince pies
The winners were Peter Graham and Judy Wesselbaum (East-West) and Carol Gray and Eileen Nash (North-South)
Many thanks to Eileen for organising a very enjoyable evening, and to everyone who assisted on the day
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| Wednesday Mornings |
Calendar: The next Supervised bridge is on January 8th
From January 8th 2025, there will be Supervised Bridge most Wednesdays, with Duplicate as well every three weeks
The next Duplicate session will be on January 22nd, when we will try to play 18 boards, finishing around 12:30
The Supervised Bridge session will finish around 12 noon as usual
For Duplicate, please be seated by 9:50 at the latest as 10 minutes are needed to set up the movement
People arriving after this time may not be allowed to play in the Duplicate session
(unless they have phoned and spoken to someone to say they will be late)
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| New Hand Analysis |
Some comments on board 45 have been posted under the Information section,
also board 10 from Thursday December 12th
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| EBU Masterpoint Promotions |
We congratulate the following members who achieved Masterpoint promotions in November 2024
Jane Wheeler Area Master
John Wootton Area Master
Julian Masters Local Master
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| EBU News "Updates from Aylesbury" - Dec 2024. Click here to view |
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| Wessex Daytime League |
Kings Sutton A (Evelyn and Steve, Gwen and June) slipped down to fourth in Division Two this week
Kings Sutton B are playing in Division 3
Click here to view the League Tables and Results
The dates for the Kings Sutton A and B matches are in the Calendar
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| Seminars and Training Courses |
The slides for the Slam Bidding, Stayman and Transfers talks can be viewed/downloaded from the Information menu
on the left of this page
Kings Sutton plans to continue offering seminars on Wednesday mornings.
One on Playing Your Contract is under development and should be available in the early part of 2025.
For those who cannot attend Wednesday mornings and/or want to learn other topics,
the Stratford and Oxford Bridge Clubs also run courses. For details see:
Stratford: https://www.bridgewebs.com/stratford/ Oxford: https://www.bridgewebs.com/obc/
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| Our New Facebook Page |
This is the link to the new Kings Sutton Bridge Club Facebook page
This one has been set up as a public page so that we can promote and grow the club more easily
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| People changes |
Jeremy Coke-Smyth has taken on the role of Secretary, and has been co-opted on to the committee
Mark Robotham is now the Admin person for the club Facebook page
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| Duplicate Scoring |
After a pairs session, do you sometimes wonder how your ranking was worked out?
This document (Duplicate Scoring) might help.
You will also find the standard scoring table in the Information section
(Nofearbridge Duplicate Scoring Table)
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| Club Library |
KSBC owns a number of educational publications which can be borrowed.
"Continuing Bridge Book 2" has now been added.
See on the left under Information -> Club Library
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| Free Taster Sessions |
Do you play Bridge? Ever thought about playing in a club?
For more information email: ksbcsecretary@gmail.com, or use the Contact Us option under the Information tab
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| Supervised bridge - Every Wednesday morning |
Play bridge in a casual environment
with help available if you need it
Every Wednesday morning in the Memorial Hall 9.30 tea and coffee, 10.00 start bridge
Every three weeks or so we also run a Duplicate session - see Calendar for dates
From time to time we also run seminars on bridge topics with some advice and practice hands to add to your skills
Please arrive by 9:45 to give the organisers time to finalise the number of tables
and to lay out the equipment.
If you're coming for the first time (or can't get there by 9:45) please let Steve know on 07760 320 216
New: You can find the print of the hands under the Information section on this page (but only after the session!)
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| Kings Sutton Club Nights - Thursday evening |
Bridge every Thursday evening
6.45 for a 7.00 pm start in the Memorial Hall
Feedback quote: “…a good balance of wanting to do well at bridge and social interaction”
Our players have a wide range of skills and we enjoy friendly bridge
Pairs every week. Teams events are held occasionally on other days of the week - see Calendar
For more information email: ksbcsecretary@gmail.com, or use the Contact Us option under the Information tab
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| Email: ksbcsecretary@gmail.com |
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