Online bridge update 63

Thanks for everyone who turned out last Tuesday to make sure that the normal Tuesday morning supervised play session was able to go ahead. The situation is similar this week, but we will be reverting to the normal 9.30am start time assuming we have sufficient numbers to go ahead. I have included a payment option in this email, but if you want to email me to let me know your availability I will confirm that we are going ahead before asking you to pay.

Looking further ahead, now that restrictions are about to be lifted, the prospect of face to face bridge is coming nearer and nearer. The last hurdle to overcome is the risk that, even if we all assemble as double-vaccinated covid-free bridge players, we may still get caught by the “go isolate” rules from some third party app-detected contact until those restirctions are also lifted. For the moment therefore it looks like September rather than July for our first face to face session.

I am planning to be on holiday from August 29th for two weeks, so there will be a break in most bridge sessions for those two weeks, but there will be a proper programme of play sessions and lessons in the autumn when I get back. A number of you have expressed interest in either taking or redoing some of the basic Robson courses while there is also a backlog of single topic seminars to be held (for example two-suited overcalls,, throw-ins and so on).

Jonathan