| Learn to Play Bridge - Beginners Course starts in January 2025 |
We are starting a new Beginners Course which will run on Tuesday evenings 7.00pm - 10.00pm starting on Tuesday 7th January.
The course will be delivered by English Bridge Union (EBU) qualified teachers using multi-media delivered presentations combined with practical play sessions.
Cost £30.00 Enrolment Fee plus £5.00 per lesson.
Participants will be provided with a binder and printed course notes from each lesson. The cost of these is covered by the Enrolment Fee.
If you would like to attend the course please complete the form below.
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| New Tuesday Evening Relaxed Session |
A new regular Tuesday Evening session begins on 19th November.
The session will be 'relaxed', initially playing circa 18 boards.
If numbers allow we will also provide a practice table for anyone wishing to come along but feels they are not ready to play in the 'competetive' session.
All members are welcome.
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| Our Club |
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We are an English Bridge Union (EBU) Affiliated Club located at
160 Walmley Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B76 2QA.
Our club house is located on the same site as
THE SUTTON COLDFIELD RUGBY CLUB.
Click here for Map.
The Club Mobile is 07749 410362 and is monitored prior to Club sessions. Please notify late arrival.
Our Club Secretary is Mary-Anne Rogers, contactable on: 07503170695. You can also email suttoncbc@outlook.com with your query or you can leave a message on our message board via the left hand menu.
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| Assisted Play Session Friday Evenings |
Assisted Play sessions continue to be run every Friday evening. Session start time is 7.00pm
Once a month there will be a short lesson starting at 6.45pm before the start of play. Many of our existing members may find these sessions useful as a refresher to previously learned subjects.
All members are welcome and may attend the lesson only if they wish.
| Friday Evening Lesson Schedule |
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| More on Doubles |
Friday 17th January |
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| SCBC Competitions 2024 - Updated - Latest Stratified Positions |
 Your committee has decided to run four competitions during 2024.
The SCBC Masterpoint Cup
This is an annual competition and all competitive sessions count. The winners are simply those with the most Masterpoints won. Results will be stratified based on NGS Grade as at 1 January 2024.
Click here for stratified positions at the end of September. SCBC Masterpoints Competition 30 9 24.pdf
The President's Cup
This is a 'Blue Pointed' pairs competition run over two Friday Afternoon Sessions. Scores in both sessions will will be combined. The competition is 'Starified' to provide three winning pairs.
The Winning Pairs in Each Grade Category are shown below.
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Group B |
Group C |
| Nick and Anne Woosnam |
Rob Penny and Brian Van Zyl |
Vince Hageney & Ann Grennan |
Click on the link to see a full breakdown of the results. Presidents Cup 2024.pdf
The Woosnam Cup
Every Thursday Night session will be a qualifying session for the Woosnam Cup.
The Charlesworth Cup
Every Friday Afternoon session will qualify for the Charlesworth Cup.
Click here for stratified positions at the end of August Charlesworth Cup 31 8 2024
Conditions of Contest for SCBC Competitions 2024
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| Hosted Sessions |
The following sessions are now usually hosted so any Member can turn up without a partner and be sure of a game. Please arrive early if you do not have a partner.
Monday Afternoon. Please Arrive by 12:50pm.
Monday Night. Please Arrive by 6:50pm.
U3A Tuesday Afternoon. Please Arrive by 12:50pm. Please note that we do not guarantee a Host at this session.
Tuesday Night. Please Arrive by 6:50pm.
Wednesday Night. Please Arrive by 6:50pm.
Friday Afternoon. Please Arrive by 12:50pm.
Friday Night Assisted. Please Arrive by 6:50pm.
No Partner Required for Members at any Hosted Session
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| Tuesday Afternoon U3A Session at SCBC |
 Sutton Coldfield U3A Relaxed Playing Session every Tuesday Afternoon.
Please arrive by 12.50pm for a 1.00pm start.
The is a U3A session at which SCBC members are also welcome to play.
Beginners are welcome provided they can play the game. We will try to arrange partners for anyone turning up on their own but this cannot be guaranteed.
Normal £3.00 table money for all U3A and SCBC Members.
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| Sunday Night Hand Review Session |
 The club is now running a fortnightly 'Hand Review/Discussion' session between 7pm - 9pm to which all members are welcome. Please see Calendar for session dates. Table Money of £2.00 will apply.
Difficult hands played during the previous week will be reviewed, focusing predominently on those played on Wednesday Night.
The session will involve playing hands and then discussing important aspects of bidding and play that arise.
Participants may also nominate hands for discussion.
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| General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) |
Sutton Coldfield Bridge Club's response to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which comes into force on 25th May 2018 can be found by clicking here to see our Privacy Policy as to how we store, use and distribute our members' data.
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| Website Disclaimer |
Website disclaimer - Links contained on this website may lead to websites not under the control of Sutton Coldfield Bridge Club (SCBC). SCBC is not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site. Links provided on this website are provided to users only as a convenience and SCBC accepts no liability in respect of the content of any such linked site, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by SCBC. Users link to any linked sites at their own risk.
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