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Stirling and Union Bridge Club
Bob McIntyre

We are very sad to report that Bob has died after a short illness.

He was a very long standing member of our Club and will be greatly missed.

His funeral will take place on the 6th February at 1pm in Stirling Crematorium.

His family wish to invite everyone to the Dunmar House Hotel after the funeral.

 

Shanta Dobbie

We are sad to report that Shanta has died.

For many years she was an enthusiastic member of our club and has been much missed as ill health kept her away.

Her funeral will take place on Thursday 23rd January at 13.45pm in Falkirk Crematorium.

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

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)

 

 

Competition Winners Autumn 2024

Monday afternoon 1= Mick & Veronica Oak. 3rd Alan Roberts  4th Sylvia Mackenzie 

Tuesday evening 1st Lachie Maclachlan 2nd Hugh Logan 3= Bob Gil, Frances Scott, Margaret Tough

Wenesday afternoon 1= John & Sheila McVey 3rd Tim Hedley 4th Pat Lennon

Thursday evening 1st Lachie Maclachlan 2= Anne Ritchie, Jean Bidwell, Gill Roberts, George Roberts

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

Wednesday:  Jean Bidwell tel: 07484 679040 or email SUBCSecretary@outlook.com

Tuesday:  Pat Wilson tel: 01786 473907 or email: patwilson13@outlook.com

 

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.
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.

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.

BBO

Members new to playing Bridge on line may find the You-Tube videos by Paul Gipson helpful.

The link is https://youtu.be/9KFIpvYVl94

How to print the hands

If you want to print the hands, go to the event you want, using a device connected to a printer.

At the top of the results list, click on the button 'Hands'.

Choose one of the pdf options and print. 

 

How to replay a hand

To replay any game in BBO, go to results page and choose the event the game was in 

Go to the pair you want to play in - on the right hand side of the screen you will see the hands laid out, starting at one.  

Go to the game you want to play.

Directly under the hand, click on the box 'Play it again'

It will open up in BBO (if you have a BBO username) and allow you to replay the contract. 

Results
Lewis Middleton - 21 Jan
Scorer: Ivan Condon
stewart anderson quaich
Scorer: Ivan Condon
Moira Bain (Thursday)
Scorer: Ivan Condon
Weir Kirkpatrick
Scorer: Ivan Condon
Teams
Scorer: Ivan Condon
Lewis Middleton - Tues 14 Jan
Scorer: Ivan Condon
stewart anderson quaich
Scorer: Ivan Condon
Calendar
21st Jan 2025
Lewis Middleton (Tuesday)
Scorer: SUBC
22nd Jan 2025
Weir Kirkpatrick (Wednesday)
Scorer: SUBC
22nd Jan 2025
Wednesday Evening Teams/Pairs
Scorer: SUBC
23rd Jan 2025
Moira Bain (Thursday)
Scorer: SUBC
27th Jan 2025
Stewart Anderson (Monday)
Scorer: SUBC
28th Jan 2025
Lewis Middleton (Tuesday)
Scorer: SUBC