Oliver Cowan Bridge Club
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Membership subscriptions for 2024/25 are due for payment before 1st September. The membership fee is only £10 per person and is used to find admin support and also allows for suitable venues to be checked out in advance of events taking place so please consider joining the club event if you only play in some of the face to face events.

 

Bank details for payment are sort 204895 acct 43186903 acct name Oliver Cowan Bridge Club Virtual Ltd and please use your EBU number as the reference. Please also email ocbridgecomps@gmail.com when you have sent payment.

We are EBU affiliated and accepting members

The Oliver Cowan Bridge Club is affiliated to the EBU and runs virtual club sessions on BBO 6 nights a week.

Club Membership costs just £10 per year and includes membership of the Friendly Online Bridge Club.

The most important rule of this club is best behaviour at the table, on the basis that good manners cost nothing. 

Please email ocbridgecomps@gmail.com to request a membership application form. 

Charity fund raising events

The Oliver Cowan Bridge Club is proud to support

Children in Need (raised £800 in 2021; £500 in 2020)

The Homeless Street Angels (raised £1426 in 2021; £920 in 2020)

Anthony Nolan Trust received £450

Mind received £300

The Zone received £325

Through our volunteer of the month scheme, the following charities have also benefitted:

St John Ambulance

Norwood

The Emma Maltby Foundation

Undos
Undos

The club allows undo requests for genuine bidding mistakes made as a result of a mechanical error, not a lapse of concentration or forgetfulness, and only when the request is made prior to their partner's bid at the latest.  We do not allow undos for playing.
Any awkward exchanges should be referred to the director. 

Members are reminded that you can change your settings to ensure you double click to make a bid.

Calendar
23rd November 2024
WBU Dragon GP Swiss Pairs
Online 1.00pm
Scorer: OC
24th November 2024
Friendly Online Bridge Club (FOBC) & Lancashire Online Pairs
Online 7.15pm
Director: OC
Scorer: OC
25th November 2024
Friendly Online Bridge Club (FOBC) & Huddersfield BC Online Pairs
Online 7.15pm
Director: OC
Scorer: OC
26th November 2024
Play Without the Experts
Online 7.15pm
Director: OC
Scorer: OC
26th November 2024
Play Without the Experts (Handicap)
Online 7.15pm
Director: OC
Scorer: OC
WBU Dragon Pairs Dates

The Dragon Pairs will see Swiss Pairs games on 10 Saturdays over the course of the year. The entry list will be available on the Oliver Cowan Bridge Club Website after the previous event is completed and the full list of dates and Main Tournament Directors are below:

All games start at 1pm and are 6 x 6 board rounds. They are all green pointed and masterpoints earned will be transferred to the EBU from the Welsh Bridge Union but these games will NOT count for NGS as the WBU do not use NGS.

24th August - Ken Johnston

28th September - Sarah Amos

26th October - Rob Sassoon

23rd November - David Stevenson

18th January - Ken Johnston

15th February - Rob Sassoon

22nd March - Sarah Amos

10th May - Ken Johnston

7th June - Sarah Amos

5th July - Ken Johnston