| Visitors Welcome |
Visitors Welcome
We meet for duplicate Bridge on Monday mornings and Tuesday evenings. We also have a 2 hour Supervised Play Session on a Wednesday afternoon. For full details click here.
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| Bridge and ADHD |
Bridge and ADHD
Thanks to Les Calver for finding an online article highlighting the benefits that playing bridge can have for those with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
Duplicate bridge is an engaging activity for individuals with ADHD due to its fast-paced, complex, and social nature, which often provides the necessary stimulation to maintain focus. The structured, partnership-driven, and intellectually demanding environment rewards quick thinking, strategic, and creative problem-solving skills, making it suitable for neurodiverse brains. The key benefits are: high stimulation/novelty, focus management and cognitive engagement.
If you click here you can see the full article - it's worth a read.
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| Ladies' pairs 2026 |
 Ladies' pairs 2026
Congratulations to Pauline Fitzpatrick and Karen Israel for winning the club's Ladies' Pairs competition
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| Men's pairs 2026 |
 Men's pairs 2026
Congratulations to Peter Flippant and Kevin Whiteside on winning the club's Men's Pairs competition for 2026
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| New monthly 'Easy Going' pairs session |
New easy going sessions
The club will be running a new monthly 'easy going' session on the first Wednesday of the month starting on 7th January. Play begins at 2:15 so please arrive by 2:10 latest (note that we cannot enter the room before 2:00 as it is in use). There will not be a host available for these sessions so please email Louise if you need a partner or you'd like to be included in the Partner-Finding Whatsapp Group. We look forward to seeing you there
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| System announcement and system cards |
Please can all pairs make a brief statement of their system when they sit at a new table. Examples are: Acol, weak no trump, weak 2s in the majors or three weak 2s; Benji (or reverse Benji), weak no trump.weak 2s in the majors or three weak 2s; Acol, weak no trump, multi-two diamond. Any fundamental change from basic Acol (for example 5 card majors) should be drawn attention to.
Please can established pairs have one system card at the table. The link to the EBU system cards is here https://www.ebu.co.uk/laws-and-ethics/system-cards
Hopefully if we can follow this guidance the game will be clearer and fairer to all players
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| Teaching and mentoring |
WANT TO LEARN BRIDGE?
At Bedford Bridge Club we are passionate about the future of bridge and ensuring the face-to-face aspect of the game continues.
Pippa Green, Louise Smith and Karen Israel support each other in the teaching and mentoring of bridge in the Bedford area and always try to cater for the needs of their students.
Rothsay Education Centre
On a Tuesday, class style lessons are given each week for two hours. Two different classes are available, one for beginners and one for players wishing to develop their card play and bidding. A maximum of 16 students can be catered for in each session.
Click here for full details and contact numbers
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