| FRIENDLY BRIDGE CLUB IN ILKLEY |
 Located in the centre of Ilkley, we are pleased to welcome members and visitors to our well established club. Each week, there will usually be seven sessions in the club at 12 Wells Promenade. These are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings with play starting at 7.05pm, Wednesday morning at 9.55am and on Monday, Thursday and Friday afternoons at 1.45pm. There will be pivot teams on the second Friday evening and students social sessions on occasional Fridays at 7pm. We also run two on-line sessions each week on Monday (BBO) and Thursday (Real Bridge) at 7.15pm. Please see the calendar and competitions for more details of all of our events.
Our Monday afternoon and Wednesday morning sessions are guided and hosted. They are designed for less experienced players and do not earn Masterpoints.
We would politely request visitors to arrive 15 minutes before the session starts and all members to be seated in good time to assist the TD and scorer to set up the movement. Upon arrival please remember to switch all mobile devices to silent.
We will invoice players for all sessions played and this will be £2.75 members, £3.75 non members. Members can log in to see their own personal account. Please settle your accounts by BACS if at all possible (otherwise by cheque). As our bank now charges for cash deposits we can no longer accept payment by cash.
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| Yorkshire League |
 The third round of the winter f2f Yorkshire League took place on Sunday 17th November as follows:-
Legates 8 v 12 Hull A LOST
Tribunes 16 v 4 Wensleydale WON
Centurions 15 v 5 Bradford C WON
Optios 11 v 9 Leeds E WON
Legionaires 18 v 2 Doncaster D WON
Four more wins and a narrow defeat so continuing a great start. Final round of the first four matches is on Sunday 1st December.
Latest League Tables
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| YCBA Free Event New Years Day |
The YCBA is running a FREE pairs competition on BBO on Wednesday 1st January 2025 at 11am. Playing around 36 boards. To enter email events@ycba.co.uk with name, EBU number, reference NYB25 and BBO name.
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| Harrogate Spring Congress |
The Yorkshire Spring Congress takes place at the Cedar Court Hotel in Harrogate from Friday 7th February to Sunday 9th February. It includes a Really Easy Pairs ideal for those less experienced at Congresses, Swiss Pairs and Swiss Teams. See 2025 Spring Congress. for full details including how to enter.
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| Guided Bridge |
We run two sessions of Guided Bridge each week for less experienced players in the club on Monday afternoon (1.45pm start) and Wednesday morning (9.55am start). So do come along and enjoy a friendly, relaxed session lasting about two hours. There is a host available for our guided bridge sessions so you don't need a partner.
Our next Stepping Stones in the Club will be in January 2025. Specifically for those making the transition to playing bridge in a Club setting but open to anyone wanting a gentle, social and supportive bridge evening, No partner required and a bar is available.
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| Children in Need Sim Pairs |
 Many thanks to everyone who has supported our two Children in Need sessions on Tuesday 12th and Friday 15th November. Almost 1,400 pairs from 94 clubs played on Tuesday. Charles Burton & Dinah Frank were 46th and Bernard Burns & Peter Speller 60th. Top local pairs in combined results on Friday from just over 800 pairs from 44 clubs are Lindsey Wharmby & Janet Leach in 82nd and John Healey & Louise Johnson in 120th.
These simultaneous Pairs are coordinated by ECATS Bridge and they have put together combined results from all the clubs participating together with an expert commentary which can be accessed via the links below.
Tuesday combined results Tuesday CIN commentary
Friday combined results Friday commentary
WELL DONE WE HAVE RAISED £505 FOR CHILDREN IN NEED.
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| Learning to play Bridge |
Here at Olicana we are keen to encourage as many as possible to be able to enjoy the marvellous game of bridge. Our 2024 classes are now underway but please do contact us if you are interested in a future course. We run courses from absolute beginners onwards. Please click here to register your interest in any future course.
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| Playing on line in Club events |
Most weeks we have two on line Duplicate Pairs earning master points. Typically, we run a 20 board Duplicate Pairs on BBO on Monday evening starting at 7.15pm and Thursday evening Duplicate Pairs on Real Bridge at 7.15pm. Detailed instructions on how to play in each event can be downloaded from the links below.
How to play in BBO club room
How to play on Real Bridge
Note direct links to the Real Bridge sessions will be posted on the calendar entry at least 24 hours before the event to simplify login.
The Real Bridge Support Team has provided notes on resolving problems using Real Bridge. Click HERE for more information.
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