Bristol Bridge Club

Fast Track Course - Autumn 2018

Fast Track Bridge is a course for complete beginners who want to learn to play and get started quickly. It will also suit people who have learnt before but need to refresh their knowledge and anyone who cannot commit to a longer course of weekly lessons. The pace is more intensive than my longer beginners courses so it may suit faster learners.

Fast Track is a new course which is part of the National Learning Programme of English Bridge Education and Development CIO*. (which the *charitable organisation for bridge education)

For more details see http://www.bridgeclassbristol.co.uk/fast-track-bridge.html

Club History

In mid 1950's Graham Griffith, John Spielman , Stephen Thomas and W. Morley Burry used to play bridge in a house on 41 Oakfield Road, just off Whiteladies Road. It was run by a lady as a business. She was charging them too much for the use of the premises. So they moved, with many others, to Aces Bridge Club.

Graham Griffith was the driving force behind the BBC being formed. He, John Spielman, Stephen Thomas and others loaned or donated money to the new club and subsequently bought the lease for the new premises on The Promenade in Clifton (close to the Mayor's residence) and registered it as Bristol Bridge Club. Graham was the first chairman of the club 1958-1960.

In the early 80's, they were approached by the landlords to see if they would sell the lease as they had a buyer for the whole building. The lease still had 7 years to run so they were in a strong position to get a good deal. After finding new premises it was put to the members at an EGM. Only a few did not like the idea mainly because it was "Hotwells " and not Clifton. They raised extra money by way of loans/ gifts from members and a bank loan.

After many months searching for new premises and further negotiations, they bought the lease of the present building in March 1981. Many members gave their time to get the building in shape. It took around six month to get the place ready to be used as Bridge Club. So in November 1981 they moved from The Promenade to Grenville Hall, Oldfield Road, our present premises (this was done over one weekend).

This building was previously used as a printing works, and store for printing materials.

Welcome to Bristol Bridge Club

Bristol Bridge Club aims to provide facilities and opportunities for all its members to enjoy playing and learning bridge, no matter at what level. Beginner or international.

We are a large club and are able to offer playing sessions that suit all levels of ability. Non-members are always welcome.

The club has its own premises and we are situated near the centre of Bristol in Hotwells. The club consists of a large playing room with a smaller area for classes and a licensed bar that also offers light refreshments.

The club plays duplicate bridge on most days of the week, usually with a qualified director.

The club is affiliated to the English Bridge Union (EBU), via the Avon Contract Bridge Association (ACBA).

BRISTOL BRIDGE CLUB is a charity and it has been entered onto the Register of Charities with the Registered Charity Number 1167959.

There is car parking close by.

For directions and map, click here.

Hand of the Week

Week 41

This week I have two interesting bidding problems from recent events.

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Axxx

KJxxx

KJxx

North is the dealer and the uncontested auction goes 1h -1s -2c -2d (4th suit) now north has a difficult bid some chose 2nt and were duly raised to 3nt when south thought they were not strong enough to show the club support (3c is game forcing following 2d). Others chose 2s and some souths prematurely bid 4s which like 3nt was also unsuccessful .

1h -1s -2c-2d-2s -3c looks good and now north bids either 3d over which south bids 3h -4h or bids 3h -4h .Note the careful 3c and 3d bids which pave the way to reach the only making game 4h.

Secondly a more simple auction

AK9xx

QJxxx

JTx

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Axx

Kxx

the bidding went 1s -2s -3c -4s.

A few points of interest .The 2s raise is predicated on the basis that 1s will be a 5 card suit nearly all the time (playing weak no trumps it will only be 4 if 4-3-3-3 provided you open all other strong no trump shapes 1m) and look how easy it makes the later bidding since north knows of the fit they try for game with 3c which is a long suit try and now with 2 known good cards plus the trump holding south bids 4s. A good rule as responder to a game try is to accept the try with 2 or more "working cards" which include the Queens of both trumps and partner's game try suit (clubs here).

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In mid 1950's Graham Griffith, John Spielman , Stephen Thomas and W. Morley Burry used to play bridge in a house on 41 Oakfield Road, just off Whiteladies Road.  It was run by a lady as a business. She was charging them too much for the use of the premises.  So they moved, with many others, to Aces Bridge Club.
Graham Griffith was  the  driving  force  behind  the  BBC  being  formed.  He, John Spielman, Stephen Thomas and  others  loaned or donated  money  to  the  new  club and subsequently bought the lease for the new premises on The Promenade in Clifton (close to the Mayor's residence) and registered it as Bristol Bridge Club. Graham was the first chairman of the club 1958-1960.
In the early 80's, they  were  approached by  the  landlords to  see if  they  would  sell  the  lease as  they  had  a buyer  for  the  whole  building.  The  lease  still  had  7  years  to  run so  they  were  in  a  strong  position  to  get  a  good  deal.   After  finding  new  premises it  was  put  to  the  members  at an  EGM. Only  a  few  did  not  like  the  idea  mainly  because  it  was  "Hotwells " and  not  Clifton. They  raised  extra  money  by  way of loans/ gifts from  members  and  a bank  loan.
After many months searching for new premises and further negotiations, they bought the lease of the present building in March 1981. Many  members  gave  their  time to  get  the  building in  shape. It took around six month to get the place ready to be used as Bridge Club. So in November 1981 they moved from The Promenade to Grenville Hall, Oldfield Road, our present premises (this was done over one weekend).
 This building was previously used as a printing works, and store for printing materials.
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