| AGM and Teams Championship in May |
We are now playing at St Nicholas Church Hall, Thames Ditton KT7 0QQ (click here to see a map) on the ground floor, so no stairs to negotiate. There is on-site parking for approximately 20 cars. Tea, coffee and biscuits are included with table money. The only thing you might like to bring is a cushion for the hardish chairs.
The date for the AGM has been fixed for 28th May, further details such as agenda will be forthcoming nearer the time, but it will probably start 7pm, or a bit earlier to allow time for the bridge afterwards.
The Teams Championship is 14th May, for teams of four.
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| CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLUB PAIRS CHAMPIONS 2024 |
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Congratulations to Marion Hart and Ken Wilshire who won a closely contested 2024 Club Pairs Championship. They are awarded the John Harris Cup which has been running since 1950. Click here to see a list of former winners.
Good luck to this year’s champions at Surrey's Mary Edwards Cup on 12th May.
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| New venue during Thames Ditton Centre refurbishment |
Elmbridge Council has decided to lease the Thames Ditton Village Centre to a Community Interest Company called Vital Village which is to carry on and extend the range of activities which take place there. Vital Village is going to carry out an initial refurbishment of the Centre to improve its halls and amenities, and which will necessitate Ditton Bridge Club relocating to St Nicholas Church Hall down the road in Thames Ditton for up to three months from 9th April. We are working with both Vital Village and St Nicholas regarding this and look forward to the prospect of an enhanced and secure venue for the future.
We have been to see the St Nicholas Church Hall which seems suitable for a temporary venue. Free tea, coffee and biscuits will be available. There is parking for 20 cars in the Church Car Park and the Ashley Road Car Park is a four-minute walk away.
We will give more information as it becomes available but if you have any specific questions, please click here to email the Club.
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| David Wadey 1918-2021 |
 Some of our members will remember David Wadey
who played at the club for many years.
Before he passed away, he provided us with a memoir of his life
including his wartime experiences at Dunkirk and El Alamein
as well as his many years of playing bridge.
Click here to read more…
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| CONGRATULATIONS - CLUB TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIP 2022-2023 |
Congratulations to Marion Hart, Ken Wilshire, Andrew Bannock and John Dagnall who won the 2022-3 Club Teams Championship on Tuesday 23rd May 2023. Paul Hainsworth, Christine Morgan, Giovanni Homewood and Gabrielle Roberts came second. Well done to all who came to play in the event.
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| ENGLISH BRIDGE UNION NATIONAL PAIRS COMPETITION 2022-2023 |
Well Done to Andrew Bannock and John Dagnall who finished 3rd in this year's EBU National Pairs competition. In the first round, they qualified from a session at Ditton Bridge Club (and then only coming second), so have a go next year and see if you can do one (or two) better!
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| Ditton Bridge Club, Thames Ditton, Surrey |
Ditton BC holds regular duplicate bridge sessions on Tuesday evenings at . Visitors are welcome on each evening (but will not qualify from or be awarded trophies at Club Championship events).
We usually operate a host system on ordinary duplicate-pairs on Tuesdays, so players turning up on their own on those evenings are likely to be offered a partner.
Table money is normally £5 for members, and £6 for visitors and guests, and includes tea, coffee and biscuits.
We look forward to your visiting this Club some day soon.
John Dagnall, Chair
(Please click anywhere on this panel to email the club)
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| Where We're Near |
Ditton Bridge Club is affiliated to the English Bridge Union (EBU) & the Surrey County Bridge Association (SCBA). We are in Surrey County's Borough of Elmbridge, just outside the London Borough of Kingston upon Thames, & very near to Surbiton, Hinchley Wood, Esher & East Molesey. We are not at all far from Claygate, New Malden, Hampton Court, Hook, Tolworth & Chessington.
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| Bridge Lessons |
Bridge lessons and play sessions for all levels: contact: Meena Samani on 020 8339 0645 or 07740 053 683, or at fun2playbridge@outlook.com
Bridge courses restart in September: Bidding Refresher and Next Steps on Thursday mornings; Intermediate and Advance Levels on various days - please call Meena to discuss.
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| Our Extensive Refurbishment |
The extensive refurbishment of the Club’s physical infrastructure has been achieved with the kindness and generous financial support of the following local grant‑making bodies.
This tremendous support will enable us to provide members and visitors with a much improved, more comfortable and up-to-date playing environment
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| The EBU's Bridge Warehouse |
Ditton Bridge Club is affiliated to the English Bridge Union (EBU) and is happy to help publicise The Bridge Warehouse.
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