Welcome to the Collier Row Bridge Club web site. 

Bridge is played at the North Romford Community Centre, Clockhouse Lane, Collier Row RM5 3QJ, on Thursdays and Saturdays at 7.30pm.

Visitors are welcome to all club nights except for the the two Teams competition nights. On any other competition nights, visitors are welcome to play however they will not be eligible to win any prize or trophy (Please see the competitions section of this site for the scheduled competition dates).

We do not currently use bridgemate scoring, however the Thursday sessions are usually scored immediately after the event (this takes no longer than 20 minutes), and players are welcome to join committee members in the bar after the session if they wish to see their final scores.

Please note we are NOT currently able to offer a host system, however if you would like help in finding a partner please phone Joyce on 01708 780980. In addition, members can use the "members only" section of this site to exchange e-mail messages and arrange partnerships. If you would like to use the "members only" section, please ask a committee member for the password.

This year's event was won by Sue and Chris Taylor, Robert Elliott and Sandy Riach. Thank you to all who took part, approximately £466.68 was raised for St Francis Hospice. Please click on the headline to see round by round results.

Paul Graham, who has been playing bridge at Collier Row for 25 years is running bridge classes for beginners starting from September 2013. He is also hosting a 'Learn & Play' bridge club from October 4th, every Friday at 7.30pm. Venue - St Lawrence Church (minor hall). This is designed to help people that have just finished classes or have played a little & need some assistance.

Calling the Director should be looked upon as asking for help or clarification and not as if it is inferring that the opponents are cheating.  Call the Director when an irregularity has occurred or is thought to have occurred.  If you try to sort it out yourselves it makes it extremely hard, if not impossible, for the Director to give a correct ruling.   Just to be awkward ……. as Directors we would expect the more experienced players, when playing against less experienced opponents, to overlook minor infringements.  This does not follow the Laws of Bridge but the Laws do allow the Director to exercise discretion in certain Rules with regard to less experienced players, and we hope this will keep the friendly atmosphere at the club.

 Count your cards before looking at them.

The board should remain in the centre of the table throughout the hand.

Itis now permissible for any player to point out that a card is wrongly pointed(turned the wrong way).  This can only be done before the play of the next trick.

 Dummy can only attempt to prevent Declarer from committing an irregularity but must not warn him if he has already ‘played’ the card - but see next rule.

 A Defender is now allowed to ask partner about his failure to follow suit as well as Dummy being able to ask declarer.  A Defender may also ask Declarer.

 Dummy must not attempt to influence what card Declarer plays from dummy, either by attempting to play a card before Declarer has nominated it or by hesitating, or looking surprised, when it is nominated.