Dear all, It was wonderful to see so many of you back again this Monday, as well as some new faces! Please do keep on coming down, I’ve had a great time playing with some of you and it really looks like everyone is getting a lot more confident, I saw contracts at the 6 level more than once. The next few paragraphs are the essential info, you only need to read the other sections if they apply to you. The first thing I’d like to mention is membership. The union page for bridge is https://www.imperialcollegeunion.org/activities/a-to-z/103 where membership can be purchased – it is only £5 and allows us to continue providing the sessions, as well as subsidising the events that will be available throughout the year. Next week we will be meeting same time, same room – that is Meeting Rooms 1&2 at 6pm on Monday 27th October. If you’re having trouble finding us, give me a call on 07748995181 and I’ll try and find you – I’ll be sending out a reminder e-mail about the session on Monday. Also, I’d like to introduce some pub night bridge sessions. These will be held in addition to the Monday evening sessions, provide a chance to play and practice in an informal setting, and will be scored similarly to Rubber. We won’t be holding them for a couple of weeks yet, but be sure to look out for them! London Cup I mentioned the London Cup in the previous e-mail, I have received a couple of responses in regards to participating, but if you haven’t done so already then please email imperialbridgeclub@gmail.com <mailto:imperialbridgeclub@gmail.com> if you are interested. You are welcome to join either as a partnership or as an individual (we will organise solo entries into partnerships), and it promises to be a fun day. I can’t as of yet give a definite date as LSE are still organising the room booking, but it will most likely be towards the end of November. Beginners Lessons It’s great to see how far everyone has come along in the last two weeks, and I can’t even imagine how good everyone will be two weeks from now. Hopefully some of the info on the bidding sheets is starting to sink in, I will continue to bring some copies along to the next few sessions just in case. I’ve also attached them to this e-mail if you’ve lost your copy. Next week we will discuss overcalls and pre-emptive bids at the beginning of the session, along with some play strategies. I will also be in contact with a professional coach who will be coming in once a term. Thanks for reading, and see you all of you on Monday! Dominic