History:

The Skandinavia/Benelux Friendship club for bridge players has its origin in the Holland/Norge friendship club. This was started on new years day ( 1.1.2004) after an idea of getting players with some similar background to meet in a friendly way of playing bridge. Initiative was taken by KjellH. Because of big interest from players from ALL the Scandinavian and BeNeLux countries it was decided in March 2004 to expand the club so all players from these 6 countries could have a possibility to join our club. In afterhand it is easy to see this was a good decision for the club

Spirit:

We have managed to make a spirit in our friendship club that bridge players all over the world miss in most communities. This is achieved ONLY because most members WANT it to be this way.

Tournaments:

We run tournaments and Team matches for members several times every week with regularity. And variation is big. Through the month we have Indy-tournaments, Imp Pairs, Mp Pairs, Mixed Pairs and Club Nationals and Team Match competition for registered teams. Main language used at web-site and in tournaments is english.

TDs and Hosts:

The club has got several GREAT helpers. We will need MORE helpers, but to become a helper, you need to have played our tournaments some time to understand the ‘SPIRIT of the CLUB’. But qualified members are needed, especially for Hosting our tournaments. To be a TD or Host in our tournaments is so big job, that it’s mostly NOT possible to play in the same tournament. But if you want to do a job for our friendship club, don’t hesitate to click this link to CONTACT US.

Future:

The club runs tournaments at BBO, has had a ‘live’ gathering, and hopefully we can devellope it to become something more in the future, but for that I will need ideas and also maybe help from some of you.

If you have any ideas, questions or problems, don’t hesitate to contact me ( KjellH ) or other helpers, either on BBO , but preferably by mail

Email addresses:

Kjell Harald Melheim ( KjellH )

KjellH

Email address to other helpers are: ’bbo-name’@bridgefriend.com