Sadly, we report the news that John Chamberlain died on Friday. He was one of Reading Bridge Club’s members with the longest unbroken membership and one who had aways been very supportive of the club.

John, who retired as a partner in a local firm of Chartered Accountants, was an enthusiastic sportsman who had played hockey across the world for the English Seniors.

Bowls came afterwards and he was still playing last year.

In between, John would play bridge whenever he could and was still playing last week, even when he could no longer get out of bed!

The funeral will be held at the Sacred Heart Church, Henley at 2pm on Tuesday 6 May and afterwards tea at Phyllis Court, Marlow Road, Henley.

Thursday evening Online Bridge

Reading Bridge Club are holding online bridge sessions jointly with Loddon Vale Bridge Club on RealBridge on Thursday evenings. Table money is £2 and members will be invoiced at a later date.

Please log on by 7.20pm for a 7.30pm start. Log on with your real name in the Full Name box and your EBU Number in the ID Number box.

RealBridge Link: 1 May

To test your microphone and camera click here

If you haven’t played on RealBridge before then the Realbridge Quick Start Guide has lots of useful information and can be accessed by clicking here

If you need a partner then the Find a Partner function on this website can be used or contact Chris Hopkins from Loddon Vale, email: chrs.hpkns@googlemail.com

There are two methods to create a Partner Request. Both methods require that a member has set up a password on their member account. The easiest method is to click on Find a Partner in the menu. This will show any current requests and by clicking the People icon a new request can be added. The second method is to log into the members area and click the Find a Partner tab.

Full details of how to add a request can be found here

The Guide to logging into the Members Area can be found in the Information section of the website and also by clicking here

Please contact Gill Smith with queries/problems.