We play at the Old School, Clare CO10 8PX every Monday evening at 7pm for a 7.15pm start. We use Bridgemates for scoring and we have duplimated boards so hand records are available after the game and on the website.

We pride ourselves on our friendliness and good manners.

We particularly welcome visitors and are keen to encourage new players. If we can help in any way please contact a member of the committee.

If you explore this website you will find more details about this club and information on forthcoming club and local events. 

We are affiliated to the English Bridge Union and play with 19 other clubs in the Suffolk Contract Bridge Association.

The Suffolk Club Teams of Four will be held on Sunday 16 October 2016 at Highwoods Community Centre, Colchester. Clare will pay for any Clare team who wants to enter. If you are interested but do not have a team talk to Jenny Price, who is keeping a list of those who may be interested.

Click on the title above for the application form.

A fab summer party, with amazing food (Jerry can come and stay at our house at any time) and some great bridge.

and the winners were Eugene and Bernadette and Angie and Will.

A very successful AGM, sadly we lost Nick as our Chairman, who has been a great Chairman for the last 7 years. Adele, on behalf of the membership, presented Nick with a fab jug. Sarah will be replacing him as our new chairman.

It was a fabulous lunch

Jerry is one fine chef, the food was fab, followed by a great afternoon of bridge. Thoroughly enjoyed by all.

A great afternoon of bridge was enjoyed by everyone. Congratulations to all those who work so hard behind the scenes.

David Brown and Antony Cusk were the winners, David Walker and John Pearson were second and Peter Ison and Jane Aylett  and Derek Oxbrow and Peter Somerfield were joint third.

The highest placed Clare pair were Chris Hollingsworth and Richard Evans, who were seventh.

Click on the Clare Swiss Pairs tab to the left to see the full results.

♦  All the current entry forms for Suffolk competitions can be found under the tab to the left called Suffolk Competitions ♦ 

♦ ♦ ♦  The Annual General Meeting of Clare Bridge Club will be held on Monday 16^th May 2016 at 7.00 pm and will be followed by the usual evening of duplicate bridge ♦ ♦ ♦ 

♣  Nominations are invited for the Officers of the Club (Chair, Treasurer and Secretary)  ♣ 

♣  In addition, there are currently other vacancies on the Committee and nominations are invited for these ♣ 

♣  Click on  the Nomination Form tab to the left to download/print the Nomination Form ♣ 

♦ ♦ ♦  The minutes of the 2015 AGM can be found by clicking on the tab to the left ♦ ♦ ♦ 

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥  For all you competitive souls ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ 

Clare Bridge Club hosts the Seniors Pairs at Clare

The Seniors Pairs will be held on Wednesday 13 July 2016 at 7pm

Put the date in your diary

Entry form click here: Seniors Pairs Entry.pdf

♥ There are three national club teams competitions that may be of interest to club members♥ 

The NICKO (National Inter-clubs Knockout). This is open to any team representing Clare. Clare Bridge Club will pay the entry fees of any Clare team wishing to enter.

The Pachabo. This is for the winners of the Suffolk Championship Teams and Suffolk pay the entry fee for the successful team.

The National Garden Cities. This is for the winners of the Suffolk Club Teams of Eight and Suffolk pay the entry fee for the successful team.

♥ Suffolk has five competitions that may be of interest to club members♥ 

The Suffolk Championship Teams. This competition is not club related and anyone can enter a team.

The Suffolk Club Teams of Eight. The team has to comprise of members of Clare Bridge Club. Clare will pick the Club’s best team based on availability and the rankings. Clare Bridge Club will pay the entry fees.

The Suffolk Club Teams of Four. This competition also requires all the team to be members of Clare Bridge Club. Anyone who wishes to enter a team on behalf of Clare (and comprising entirely of Clare members) will have the entry fee paid by Clare Bridge Club. It is a good opportunity for members to gain experience and confidence in team competitions and to improve  the chances of selection to other team events.

The Winter League. This competition is not club related and anyone can enter a team.

The Summer League. The teams have to comprise of members of Clare Bridge Club. Clare will pick the Club’s best teams based on availability and the rankings. Clare Bridge Club will pay the entry fees.

Have a great day on Friday on the Andrew Robson Masterclass.

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ We all wish Ron Hartley a very happy 90th birthday on Friday 26 February 2016 ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ 

We hope he has a fabulous day and many more of them

Congratulations to the Clare team of Jenny Price and Rosemarie Mascall with David Price and Jane Moore.

They won their Semi Final against the Colchester team of Mike Scherer and Eric Newman with Jukian Lang and David Morran.

They will play the Rick Hanley team in the final.

It will be held at

Lavenham Village Hall

on

Sunday 8 May 2016 at 2pm

♠ ♥ ♦ ♣  Click on the tab to the left for the entry form ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ 

♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ Have great Christmas everyone.♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ 

We will be playing on Monday 28 December 2015.

Clare came third in the Suffolk Club Teams fo Eight competition last Sunday.

Congratulations to Jan and Adele, Jane and Elizabeth, David and Andrew and Jenny and Rosemarie.

Congratulations to the following pairs who succeeded in reaching the semi finals of the Suffolk Championship Pairs:

Dave Allen & Derek Brinkley
David & Jenny Price
Nick & Sarah Farr
John Hooper & David Goodliffe
Stella Hjaltun & Paul MacLachlan
Margaret Scurlock & Elizabeth Godden
Will & Angie Pavry
Paul Flavell & Bridget Smith
Ian Stares & Terry Wood

The semi final will be held at Kesgrave on Friday 19 February 2015 at 7pm.

The EBU has issued this press release regarding the Judicial Review as to whether Bridge should be regarded as a sport.

David is now getting aclimatised in Chennai, ready to start tomorrow.

For those who are interested, here is the link to Simons' (the Seniors' Captain) blog http://ebuselection.blogspot.co.uk/.

For those who want to watch, many of the matches will be available on Vugraph at Bridge Base On Line http://www.bridgebase.com/.

The EBU will be publishing the results on http://www.ebu.co.uk/node/2151.

Please note an error in the Bridge Club Calendar:  The EBU Spring Pairs are being held on Monday 4th April 2016 (not 11th as stated on calendar), which means that the Beryl Dorey for April will be held on Monday 11th April.2016  Many apologies

Clare I won their final match against Ipswich, 56-24 and we are currently in first position.

However, Colchester and Ipswich still have a further match - watch this space.

Well done David and Jenny Price, Rosemarie Mascall, Nick and Sarah Farr, Jane and Andrew Moore, Geoff Foster-Taylor, Elizabeth Tora, John Hooper, John Symons and Tony Philpott.

Clare II have two  further matches and are currently in first position.

Clare had a clean sweep in the Mens and Womens Pairs. Jane Moore and Elizabeth Tora won the Women's Pairs and David Price and Andrew Moore won the Men's Pairs. Adele Wayman and Jan Havard-Davies were second and Will Pavry, playing with Paul Rickard, was third.

♥ Clare I has won their third match in Division 1. They beat Stansfield 68-12 ♥

♠ Well done to Jenny Price and Rosemarie Mascall, David Price and John Symons, Sarah and Nick Farr and Jane and Andew Moore ♠ 

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The Clare team in the Suffolk Summer League Division I has won one match against Frinton and lost their second match against Colchester. Well done to all who played, Jenny Price as captain, playing with Rosemarie Mascall, David Price, Geoff Foster-Taylor, Jane Moore, Elizabeth Tora, Andrew Moore and John Hooper.

Clare II are currently leading Division II of the Suffolk Summer League. Well done to John Symons, our excellent Captain, playing with Tony Clement, Jan Havard-Davies, Adele Wayman, Margaret Scurlock, Elizabeth Godden, Joyce Wood, Stella Hjaltun, David Goodliffe, Philippa Deman, Robert Hume and Derek Phillips.

The Ladies and Mens Pairs (including the married pairs) will be held at Clare Bridge Club on Wednesday, 16 September at 7pm.

Click on the button in the box to the left for an entry form.

The Suffolk Senior Pairs were held on the 14 July at Clare Bridge Club, Clare had two pairs in the top 10. Geoff Foster Taylor and David Price at fourth and Jenny Price and Rosemarie Mascall sneaking in at tenth

Clare swept the board with bridge trophies for the last season, winning more events than any other club in Suffolk.

Andrew and Jane Moore won the Married Pairs

Jane Moore and Elizabeth Tora won the Womens Pairs

David Price, Jane Moore, Jenny Price and Rosemarie Mascall won the Suffolk Championship Teams

Clare won the Summer League Division 1 (for the second time in succession)

Congratulations to everyone involved, particularly to Jane who was involved in every one.

David was lucky enough to be invited to a Palace Garden Party. Whilst they are not told why they were invited, they can only assume it is a result of David's Bridge.

They had a fab time, the organisation was first class, the tea was superb and the sun shone.

They send huge thanks to the Countess of Euston, the Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk for the invitation

Great afternoon for the Clare Swiss Pairs. We had 26 tables. Malcolm and Barbara directed.

It was won by Karen and Malcolm Pryor. Jenny and David Price came second, Giles Ip and Simon Budd came third and Tony Veran and Stuart Dunston came fourth.

Ken and Penny Riley won the ascenders prize.

Clare did well, in addition to David and Jenny, Jane and Andrew Moore came 5th and Cleopatra Hemsby and Allyn Bignall came 9th.

The Suffolk Teams Final was won by Jenny Price and Rosemarie Mascall and David Price and Jane Moore. They will represent Suffolk in the Pachabo cup in June.

On Sunday 19th April Clare Bridge Club held a celebation to mark Basil's 37 year tenure as President of the Club.

This was well attended by members of the club, who were delighted to see Basil.

Basil was presented with a small token of gratitude by the committees.  This was followed by a champagne reception, followed by bridge (7 tables) and afternoon tea.  We played individual bridge which Cleopatra won with David Goodliffe coming second.

David played in the  Night of the Stars, Britain's premier charity pro-am bridge competition last Thursday. It raised over £50,000. Well done David.

In addition to the charity auction of the stars, there are some playing places available and Jenny and Rosemarie were lucky enough to play.

Amongst other great players, they played against Zia Mahmoud for two boards.

Congratulations to Jane and Elizabeth won the the Suffolk Women's Pairs title, ragaining the title they last won in 2011.  Winning by over 10% with a fantastic score of 70%.

Clare pairs did very well; taking 4 of the first 5 places; as Joyce & Stella were 3rd, Sue & Judy 4th and Cleo & Ezlizabeth 5th

In the Mens Pairs ..... David Price and Andrew Moore finished second behind David Morran and Julian Lang

Congratulations to all.

Full details and results can be found at SCBA Website