There is wheelchair access and a lift. Parking is available in adjacent streets and there is a car park in St George's Road.

We operate a host system and aim to find visitors a partner, though to avoid disappointment it is advisable to contact a committee member.

Players are asked to be seated by 7.25 pm so that play can commence promptly at 7.30 pm and end at 10.30 pm.

Table money - which includes tea, coffee, cold drinks and biscuits, is £3.00 for members, students £2.00, visitors £4.00

Membership fees are £12 per annum.

The 2016/7 Improvers course started on 19 September.   This class is full.  

If you have enrolled already, please see further details above left on the tab labelled 'Improvers Group'.

If you wish to be informed about future Beginners or Improvers classes, or have any other queries, 

please contact Barbara Noble:

beckenham.bridge@gmail.com or telephone 020 8658 4825

HANDICAPS

Your committee has decided that the handicapped league competition, which started in January 2016 will no longer be played, as it attracted a very small field. The Handicapped Ladder will continue, in parallel with the main ladder, where the points awarded will be just as in the normal ladder but on the handicapped result of the ladder nights.  Similarly, there will be a new Handicapped Variety Pairs, starting in January 2017. We hope this will encourage members to paly with a wider variety of partners in this popular competition. 

Handicaps are calculated from the gradings of the players on the English Bridge Union National Grading Scheme (NGS).  In order to have a handicap, each player must be on the club database and have an NGS grade.  The handicap is 50 minus the average of the NGS grades of the pair and the original percentage is modified by this amount.  From now on, the results of all pairs events will include the handicapped scores.  

The handicapped scores may be accessed from the "Handicap” button when calling up a result on the web.  The handicapped results will also be printed out at the end of each session.  The intention is to give everyone an equal chance based on their results in the recent past.  The clearest beneficiaries will be the players whose bridge skills are increasing.  It is hoped that improvers will be encouraged by this to enter more competitions and to reap success.

If you want a bridge partner in advance for a particular evening, or more regularly, please contact Janet Prior (see box below).

Janet will email members with your email address and telephone number so anyone interested can contact you directly.

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