 IMPORTANT - A.G.M. NEWS |
THE STRETFORD BRIDGE CLUB A.G.M. WILL NOW BE HELD AT THE CLUB ON
TUESDAY 11TH FEBRUARY AT 11.00 A.M.
FOLLOWED BY A BRIDGE SESSION, WHEN POSSIBLE
Paid-up Members will be able to vote; stand for an office (President, Chairman, Hon. Secretary, Hon. Treasurer or Hon. Auditor) or other Committee position (6 available excluding Officers); nominate others; or propose any changes to the Rules & Regulations.
The Quorum for this will be "15 Members" (1965 amendment). Please support this meeting. If special arrangements are needed for attendance or participation at a distance, please let me know and we will endeavour to accommodate you.
IMPORTANT DEADLINES:
Tuesday 28th January - last day for Membership applications to be considered in time for voting etc. at the A.G.M.
Tuesday 4th Feb - Members should have received notice of the A.G.M. (and any proposed nominations or Rule changes should be on the Club noticeboard, if possible).
Saturday 8th Feb - last day for any proposed Rule changes to reach the Treasurer, in writing.
(Due to his health situation, the current Secretary is unfortunately unable to deal with any correspondence or matters relating to the A.G.M., when he will officially step down.)
Please also see the notice board at the Club.
Thank You,
Chris Collison,
Treasurer,
07960 245 440
originalcheshirecat1987@yahoo.co.uk
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| MEMBERSHIP FEES 2024-5 |
For face-to-face bridge at the club, it's £25 for the year (this also covers online bridge membership) November 2024 until the end of October 2025. TO APPLY for membership, please fill in a form at the club, or contact me as below, or on 07960 245440. It will be considered by the Committee Members when possible.
For playing online bridge ONLY, the cost is £10 for the year. If you haven't already, please contact me at originalcheshirecat1987@yahoo.co.uk for an Online Membership form. David Tilley is now dealing with invoicing.
If you use online banking, our sort code is 40-43-20 and our account number is 30784877 – HSBC Bank – Stretford Bridge Club Ltd. If not, please make cheques payable to Stretford Bridge Club Ltd, at 66 Derbyshire Lane, Stretford, Manchester. M32 8BF, or pay in person when at the club. Thanks.
Chris Collison, Treasurer.
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| TUESDAY EVENING ON-LINE BRIDGE |
Our friends at Warrington Bridge Club have teamed up with the local Antrobus Club to hold an evening on Real Bridge every Tuesday at 7pm. It's only £1 to play.
Details can be found HERE.
Any queries, give DaveT a call. Do please support this, it will be a friendly session of relaxed bridge, especially good for our newer members.
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| BRUSH UP ON YOUR BRIDGE |
We're now running an extra session on Friday afternoons, starting at 1.15. It’s aimed at players who haven’t played (much) bridge for quite a while, and people newer to bridge altogether.
With others to play with & against, and a few more experienced players on hand to advise, you’ll have a chance to practice bidding and playing in a duplicate session. We can start as gently as you want, then gradually build up to real session play, at normal playing speeds.
We also welcome more experienced volunteers to assist, and players at other levels to join us as partners and opponents. Whatever your ability, there could be a role for you.
Please let us know if you’d like to come along and take part. You can ring Chris on 07960 245 440 or email originalcheshirecat1987@yahoo.co.uk.
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| Our Online Bridge Club |
For the past few years, our online Bridge has been played in association with our friends at Brierfield and Warrington Bridge Clubs each Monday and Friday evening. Sadly, Brierfield has decided not to support the venture any longer, and we thank them for their time and support. However, Stretford and Warrington Bridge Clubs will carry on the online sessions, and we welcome players from Brierfield who would still like to play on a Monday and/or Friday evening. Players can continue playing as an Online Member for £10 per year and the usual table fees. Warrington and Stretford Cubs will be contacting players soon to confirm the details. In the mean-time, if you have any queries contact Dave Tilley or Jim Steele and we'd be happy to answer them.
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| OUR SESSIONS |
STRETFORD CLUB SESSIONS
Sunday afternoons at 1:00 pm
Tuesday afternoons at 1:15 pm
Wednesday afternoons at 1:15 pm (Confirmed each week after the Tuesday session)
Our new Brush Up Your Bridge Sessions on Friday afternoons at 1:15 pm
If you let us know in advance, we can usually find you a partner. Most sessions have a stand-by partner in attendance.
STRETFORD ONLINE SESSIONS
Monday Afternoon Open Session on Real Bridge - Monday afternoons at 2:00 pm Click here to Play
Tuesday Afternoon Open Session on Real Bridge - Tuesday afternoons at 2:00 pm Click here to play
Friday Evening Session on Real Bridge - Friday 30th Sept at 7:15 pm SWISS PAIRS!
Monday and Tuesday afternoon sessions are held at Adam Wiseberg Online Bridge; please click on the links.
Payments for these two sessions should be made directly to Adam.
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| Monday and Tuesday Afternoon Online Bridge Sessions |
We have merged our Monday afternoon session (and adding a Tuesday session), working together with the Adam Wiseberg Bridge Club.
These sessions will start at 2 pm and players are most welcome to join.
Follow this link below and it will take you to Adam's site - all our members who have been playing there on Monday
afternoons have said how enjoyable it has been.
The Ten High Session will be reintroduced in a few weeks on a different day. Details when finalised.
There are instructions on Adam's site on how to pay for these sessions.
If you have any difficulties, speak to Adam at the start of the session and he'll help you.
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| SUNDAY MORNING BRIDGE ON BBO |
Over the past few weeks, attendances have dropped which means that the session is not viable to run.
A number of players have been on holiday and bridge weekends and holidays have also resumed.
We have therefore reluctantly decided to cancel the Sunday morning sessions for the next few weeks.
If we can guarantee enough players to make the session viable we will reintroduce it later in the year.
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