During April, Woodborough Bridge club’s three teams will be completing their matches for the current season. The league is very closely contested this year and the club hopes its teams will be able to maintain their current strong positions. Members…
Woodborough Bridge Club reports a packed village hall for its first charity afternoon tea and bridge drive, held on 21 October 2015. At the start of the afternoon Mrs Jenny Farr, president of the Nottingham Branch of the NSPCC, gave…
Woodborough Bridge Club has provided a number of updates. 29 players attended the intermediate seminars which started in May, where the topic of opening and responding to ‘no trump’ calls was explored and practice hands played. A charity bridge drive…
Woodborough Horticultural Society reports that its spring show in April 2015 saw entries up and a healthy turnout of visitors. Class winners and trophy winners were: Lyndon Clements, Margaret Allsopp, Mike Rowan, Jill Brown, Inga Filmer, Phil McCann, Jill Hicking,…
A COMBINATION of fine dining, good company, a stimulating game of cards, and even a bit of exercise in between. That seems to be the recipe behind Café Bridge, which came to Nottingham for the first time in 2013. Café…
LAMBLEY Historical Society has published its programme of events for 2015. The society meets on a monthly basis, with meetings held indoors in autumn, winter and spring at which guest speakers are invited to give talks on a range of…
Woodborough Bridge Club enters a number of national ‘simultaneous pairs’ competitions throughout the year. In October 2014 the club played in the English Bridge Union’s (EBU’s) own event. In November it raised £150 for Children in Need by taking part…
In September, Woodborough Bridge Club welcomed seven visitors to its annual open evening – some were beginners, who were happy to just observe. Two were playing for the first time in 20 and 40 years respectively. The club was unable…
DURING April some Woodborough Bridge Club members ran, and supported, charity events. The first event on 17 April 2013 found 68 players (23 from Woodborough) rotating between five cafe venues in the centre of Nottingham. After gathering at Canal House…