Not playing on Monday afternoons? See what you are missing!

Full size mahogany card table needs a new home - The baize is perfect but the wood could do with a varnish. See Simon Gottschalk or any Tournament Director to view it. The table is free but a donation would be welcome.

Another great night on Friday with the Blues Dragon Club. Newcomer Morgan Reader wowed us all with a powerful acoustic blues set and then joined in with our regulars for the closing jam to huge applause.

Tuesdays 17th & 24th March: Club Championship Pairs at 7pm in the club. You must be available for both sessions.

A message from Martin: "We don't want people to have to have to miss 2 weeks' bridge, if at all possible. Therefore, if 2 pairs can only play one separate week each, both pairs can play but not win the Competition. The number of pairs playing each week must be the same"

Wednesday 18th March: Pro-Am Teams at 7pm in the club. Come along as a pair and you will be assigned appropriate team partners.

Friday 20th March: Duplicate Pairs (New) at 10am in the club. There is a short talk on an aspect of bridge at 9.55am and there is a host so everyone is guaranteed a game. The session starts promptly at 10am, we play 21 boards and masterpoints are issued.
Some bidding issues we have discussed in the short bridge talk are:

• Week 1: Can you bid 2D over 1S playing ACOL with as little as 6hcp?
• Week 2: Playing ACOL, can you respond to partner's 1S opening bid by bidding 2S with any hand containing 6-9hcp and three spades?
• Week 3: Please join us to find out more.

Other Special Events in 2026:

APRIL: Tuesdays 14^th and 21^st - Club Championship Teams

MAY: Tuesday 5^th – Italo Bassileti Ladies’ and Men’s Pairs

JUNE: Tuesday 2^nd – Isabel Evans Summer Ladder Starts

JULY:  Sunday 5th - Chairman’s Charity

AUGUST: Thursday 27^th – Isabel Summer Ladder ends

NOVEMBER: Tuesdays 17^th and 24^th – Club Mixed Pairs

DECEMBER: Friday 4^th  - Geoff Evans Quiz

Friday 10th April 7.30pm: Coral McCarthy - an evening of Blues, Soul & Classics, tickets £6 available from the bar. See poster in 'Social Club' in the left column.

Friday 29th May 7pm: Quiz - £10 inc Ploughman's Supper. e-mail Judith at welhamsmith@hotmail.com. See poster in 'Social Club' in the left column.

Bridge Courses & Supported Play: Simon, with the help of Sonia, Jon, Stephen and Sooz, has developed a pathway for those new to Bridge starting with a Begin Bridge Course and leading to actual play in Club sessions.

We now have: Begin Bridge Courses, Continuing Bridge Courses and Supported Play on Wednesday afternoons

Beginning Bridge 10 Week Course:  Started on the 28^th January and will continue on Wednesdays at 1.30pm for 10 weeks

We attach the Flyer - click HERE. Please advise family, friends and work colleagues etc.

We also enclose a more general flyer in both English and Welsh about our Beginners Courses - click HERE. Please arrange to have these on the notice board in your club, gym, library, hub, general store etc. 

To see what former learners have said click on Teaching Review BE..pdf and Teaching Review DB.pdf. 

Continuing Bridge 10 Week Course: The course, held on Wednesday mornings in the club, is taking a break and further details will follow when it restarts. 

Afternoon Bridge: If you are looking for a friendly game and a cup of coffee in the daytime then we hold two sessions each week. Come and join us on Monday afternoons for Social Bridge in the Club (with home made cakes!) starting at 1.30pm and on Thursday afternoons when play starts in the club at 2pm and is suitable for players of all standards. 

If you need a bridge partner for one or two sessions or on a more permanent basis you can contact Sonia Liggett, and she will send an email to the members to see if someone is available and willing - no guarantee!. Her contact details are:

Telephone Number: 07344 563111
Email Address: memsec@cardiffbridgeclub.org

Winter League: 13th March updated results. 

Winter League dates going forward:

26th March 2026 - Extra date (changed from 26th Feb)

9th April 2026

Please note I needed to add an extra date - 26th March - as we have 10 teams.

 Click 2024-2025 Final WL Results.pdf for last year's  results. 

Supported Play: Would you like to improve your bridge with a friendly group of like-minded players? If so you can join our Supported Play Sessions at 1.30pm every Wednesday , cost £5 per person. If you are planning to join us, you can now book a ticket in advance online via the club’s website or pay on the day.

Supported Play sessions of between 16 and 20 boards give you the opportunity to play bridge in a friendly environment where you can ask for help when you are not sure about bidding a particular hand. Please try to arrive around 10 minutes early so we can set-up a movement and get play started promptly.

The Pro-Am Teams are back! The Pro-Am Teams sessions will be held on the 4th Wednesday of the month. Come along as a pair and you will be matched with appropriate partners.

SCORING SYSTEM

We are using iBEscore, a phone/tablet based scoring app.

To download the app go to Applestore, Googleplay or your Appstore and search for iBEscore.

The interface is clear, colourful and very user friendly. Please download and explore the app.

The HELP section of the app contains details for players on how to enter scores. You can use a smart phone if you wish but most people use the tablets that we provide.

Monday Afternoon

1:30pm-4:00pm  Social Bridge in the Club (with home made cakes!)

Cost: £4.00 (non members £5.00) 

A Host is available if you need a partner.
Monday Evening 

7:00pm - 9:45pm Duplicate Bridge on RealBridge 

Cost:  £4.00 (non-members £5.00)

Tuesday Evening
7:00pm-10:15pm  Duplicate Pairs Bridge in the Club

Cost:  £4.00  (non members £5.00) 

Wednesday Afternoon 
1.30pm to 3.30pm Supported Play in the club

Cost:  £5.00 (non-members £6.00)         

Wednesday Evening  

7:00pm - 10.00pm Duplicate Bridge on RealBridge and in the club

Cost:  £4.00  (non members £5.00) 

Thursday Afternoon 
2:00pm - 5:15pm  Duplicate Pairs Bridge in the club

N.B. The session has a host so any member or visitor who has no partner is guaranteed a game.

Cost:  £4.00  (non members £5.00) 

Friday Morning 

10am - 1pm Duplicate Pairs Bridge in the club

There will be a 5 minute talk on a bridge topic at the start of each session

N.B. The session has a host so any member or visitor who has no partner is guaranteed a game.

Cost: £5.00 (non-members £6.00)