| Monday afternoon Bridge |
There will be Bridge in the Club on Monday 23rd and 30th December at 1pm
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| Elizabeth Johnson |
We are sad to report that Elizabeth died peacefully in hospital on 14.12.24. She was a member of our club for very many years and served on the committee in particular, as treasurer.
She has been greatly missed since ill health kept her from the club.
Funeral details will follow.
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| Alex Dillon |
We are sad to announce the death of Alex Dillon, long time member of the club. Although Alex has not played at the club recently, he will be fondly remembered.
Rest in peace.
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| Welcome |
Welcome to Stirling & Union Bridge Club
Our club welcomes players of all levels and abilities.
Regular sessions are:
Monday and Wednesday afternoons: 1pm - 4pm
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday evenings: 7pm - 10pm
Visitors are welcome, and we invite you to become a member after three visits.
Subscription; £10 per annum from 1st September each year (SBU subscription is additional)
Table money: £3 per session for members and visitors (card only)
Refreshments (tea, coffee, biscuits) are available to purchase (cash only)
If you would like to join our club, please contact Jean Bidwell, Membership Secretary (SUBCSecretary@outlook.com)
If you would like to learn to play bridge, please contact Anne Ritchie (aefritchie@hotmail.co.uk)
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| Congratulations |
Congratulations and well done to Gavin Keith and Bob Gil on achieving 3rd place in the Johnston Ranked Pairs event at the New Melville Bridge Club on Sunday, 1st December. Full results can be accessed on the SBU website.
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The Board is keen to celebrate our members' successes in external events, where we know about them. If you would like any such successes recognised on the website, please let Mary Storrar know (mary.storrar@btinternet.com)
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| More fundraising news |
Following the club's participation in four of last week's five national events for Children In Need, a total of £606 was donated. This is a magnificent achievement - with sincere thanks to everyone who took part.
Full results can be accessed on the ecats bridge website ( https://www.ecatsbridge.com/sims/results.asp?eventid=003633 )
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| Partners |
If you are looking for a partner or teammates for any session, please contact
Afternoons
Monday: Susan Wilson tel: 07778506406 or email: wilsonsusan1947@gmail.com
Wednesday: Susan Wilson - as above
Evenings
Monday and Wednesday: Jean Bidwell tel: 07484 679040 or email SUBCSecretary@outlook.com
Tuesday: Pat Wilson tel: 01786 473907 or email: patwilson13@outlook.com
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| MND fundraising success at SUBC |
 Mary Storrar and her family would to thank everyone who was involved in or contributed in any way to the fundraising event on 6 October 2024.
The event raised a magnificent £2044.50 in aid of MND (Motor Neuron Disease).
The winners on the day were Sheila Vass and Eric Starritt; runners up were Anne Ritchie and Grant Harrower.
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| Membership policy |
The club's membership policy was reviewed and clarified at the recent board of trustees meeting, as follows:
- The membership year runs from 1st September to 31st August. This applies to both the club and the SBU.
- Any new person joining up until 31st May will be expected to register and pay the relevant club and SBU fee.
- Anyone new person joining between 1st June and 31st August is encouraged to join both the club and the SBU and will become eligible for both subscriptions from 1st September of that year. In this circumstance, they will receive their SBU number and become eligible for points.
- Alternatively, a new person joining between 1st June and 31st August may attend as a visitor, paying table money, but will not have an SBU number and therefore they will not be eligible for any SBU points until they join formally.
- During the membership year, visitors would be allowed to attend up to three times, then would be expected to join and pay the fee.
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| BBO On Line |
For anyone new to our online pairs competitions.
You must have registered your BBO user name on mempad. You can then register for this event in the 2 hours before the start time. Log into BBO and go to competitive - all tournaments. The tournament will appear under SBU_W_STU. Use SBU in the search function to find the competition. The cost will be 2BBO$. To buy BBO$ click on this link www.bridgebase.com/purchase/pay.php any problems contact Ivan
Both you and your partner must be online at the same time to register but only one of you issues the invitation.
Once partner has accepted the invitation you can leave the site BUT make sure you are both logged into BBO in Competitive 15 minutes before the start of the tournament. Some people have missed out because they tried to login to late and it also allows us to ensure you are playing the most appropriate competition.
All members and friends are welcome.
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| Online Competitions |
If you wish to enter any of the SBU online bridge competitions then you need to register your BBO name on Mempad. If you don't then you will not be able to enter.
"Undos" in online Bridge
The SBU allows "undos" in the bidding but not in the play.
S&UBC are doing the same.
"Undos" are allowed for genuine "misclicks" and not for changes of mind or other mistakes.
The number of boards will depend on the number of tables.
You can register for this event in the 2 hours before the start time. Log into BBO and go to competitive - all tournaments. The tournament will appear under SBU_W_STU. Use SBU in the search function.
Both you and your partner must be online at the same time to register but only one of you issues the invitation.
Once partner has accepted the invitation you can leave the site BUT make sure you are both logged into BBO in Competitive 15 minutes before the start of the tournament. Some people have missed out because they tried to login to late and it allows us to ensure you are playing the most appropriate competition.
All SBU members are welcome!
Some people have had trouble registering their BBO user name on Mempad. If you are not registered please contact Gavin Keith (gavin.taylor.keith@gmail.com) or Mike Scully (07505 392596).
We ask that people who have not played in any of our pairs competitions register early so that we can sort out any problems as soon as you let us know.
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