| CIVIL SERVICE CLUB |
Despite some uncertainty we continue to play bridge on Mondays and Wednesdays at the Maidstone Civil Service Club. The gates will now remain open on Wednesday evenings as the Club premises are open but the gates will be closed whilst the Monday Bridge is in play. The gates are due to be electrified soon but the same rules are expected to be applied.
Following representation from CSC Members at Maidstone and Bristol a Special "ZOOM" General Meeting has been called for 1800 hours on Wednesday next, 25 February, but which can only be accessed by members who have pre-registered to attend. There is a specific item on the Agenda relating to Club closures. We will try and accommodate Bridge Club Members who have signed up to participate that evening and further information will be circulated when it is available.
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| Last updated : 21st Feb 2026 18:31 GMT |
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| Welcome to Maidstone Bridge Club |
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With 150 members, MBC is EBU affiliated and has been providing top class bridge and lessons for new members for over 60 years
The Club meets on Monday afternoons and Wednesday evenings for face-to-face bridge at the Maidstone Civil Service Club in Recreation Close Maidstone with computer scoring and pre-dealt hands
Table money is £3 for members (£3.50 visitors who are very welcome) and free tea, coffee and biscuits are available
Please note that card payments are the preferred payment method on both days
Car parking is available at the rear of the Club but be aware Monday afternoon can be congested so please follow any instructions given.
Parking on the grass is not permitted. There is no shortage of parking space on Wednesday evenings
Play starts at 1300 on Mondays and 1900 on Wednesdays; we normally play 24 or 27 boards with play finishing around 1615 or 2215
Please note we do not operate a host system but if you contact Linda for Mondays or Richard for Wednesdays they will try to pair you up
Linda Catt on 07748967416 Mondays or Richard Sissons on 07780681405 Wednesdays
For general bridge enquiries please email Pauline Davis pjdvs28@gmail.com or see our Facebook page
Scores are normally posted on this site about half an hour after play finishes
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| Last updated : 25th Oct 2025 14:08 GMT |
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| Wednesday 14th January EBU Winter Sim Results |
The results, along with commentary for the hands, from the first EBU SIM Pairs event of the year can be accessed by clicking this link.......
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| Last updated : 15th Jan 2026 17:41 GMT |
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| Hand Of The Week |
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Board 21, Wednesday 11th February
At our table, North opened 1S, South responded 2C, North rebid 2H, South jumped to 6NT, playing in the same slam contract as three other tables: two made the 6NT contract, two didn't. By listening to the bidding, what did the two Wests, whose leads helped defeat the seemingly rock solid 6NT contract, deduce?
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| Show Answer |
West has a tricky lead to make as the auction may appear to have given little useful information away. The two Souths who made the contract both received a minor suit lead. But the two West's whose leads defeated the contract chose, perhaps counterintuitively, to lead a major based on what they heard. The more obvious lead might be the unbid suit, but South's confident jump bid to 6NT confirms with 100% certainty that Diamonds are well-blocked as are Clubs. As South showed no interest in supporting North's Hearts or Spades, the implication is South is likely to have a short major suit or suits and hence it is reasonable to deduce the best hope of defeating the contract lay in West leading a major towards this hoped for weakness and expecting, if the logic is correct, that East might have something useful.
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| Last updated : 20th Feb 2026 09:07 GMT |
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