Welcome to Manchester Bridge Club.  We are based at 30 Palatine Road, Didsbury, M20 3JJ. Ring us on 0161 445 3712 or email jeff@manchesterbridge.co.uk

For directions on how to find us please click on the yellow 'Information' tab in the menu on the left.

The 24 Hour Charity Bridge Marathon

was a HUGE success!!

Well done to the students who not only managed to stay awake but who have raised an amazing final total of £780.

You can still donate direct to http://virginmoneygiving.com/BridgeforHans

Congratulations to Nicholas Greer and John Parsons on winning the Monday Night Cheadle Royal Cup.

....    And Nicholas (pictured right) has also now won The Geoff Nuttall Trophy - fantastic!

Manchester Bridge Club has a number of rooms which can be hired for celebrations and functions. 

Suitable for special occasions such as Birthday Parties, Receptions, Christenings and Barmitzvahs.

Please ring Jeff or David on 0161 445 3712

or email jeff@manchesterbridge.co.uk

Beginners Lessons

Basics of Bidding  starts on Wednesday 29th May 2013 at 7.30pm and covers openings, responses, rebids, overcalls, doubles, forcing bids, sign-offs, invites and basic conventions.  Five lessons in the course with cost £50. Excellent follow up to the Bridge Basics Card Play Course or a great revision opportunity for those that need a refresher.

We regularly run beginners lessons in the evening and during the day throughout the year.  Please contact us on 0161 445 3712 or email jeff@manchesterbridge.co.uk for more information.

Why not come along and learn this wonderful game of bridge.

One of the very positive suggestions in response to our members questionnaire was that we should have a 'Tips for Improvers' section based on hands recently played at Manchester Bridge Club. 

Michael Newman now writes tips on hands played during the last month which are posted on the website at the end of each month. 

Please click on the yellow tab in the menu on the left for Michael's invaluable current and earlier 'Tips for Improvers'.

As requested by the Monday afternoon players David Debbage holds a brief discussion on a different topic each Monday at 1.00pm.  This is followed by the usual Supervised Duplicate with a break for Bridget's delicious home made scones in the middle! You are welcome to attend for just the duplicate if you prefer. It's just £6 table money for the afternoon with no additional cost for the lesson.

David will be looking at "4th Suit Forcing" on Monday 20th May.  

If there are any topics you would like David to cover in the future please let him know. 

THE RUIA CUP   

"One down - two to go!!"

This popular and fun Swiss Teams event started on Thursday with a room full of tables. The next two sessions are on Thursday 20th June and Thursday 18th July. Results will be announced at the end of the competition. 

You can substitute team players for any of the sessions if you need to or, if you need additional players on any of the days to make up your team, please let Jeff or David know. You can also enter if you are a single player or a pair...........just contact Jeff or David who will help to find you teammates!

MICHELLE BRUNNER MEMORIAL EVENT - Saturday 20th July. 

This is a Mixed Teams Pivot Event and will be run using the same format as last years very successful competition which raised nearly £1700 for The Christie and St. Ann's Hospice.     

Start planning your team entries.

(For further information on this event click on the 'News' tab on the left hand side of this page and see the photos and results from last years' successful competition)

Congratulations to Manchester Bridge Club A Team who won the 2013 Gazette Cup.  This is an event for teams of 8.  Manchester A were winning at half time by a narrow margin of 3 VPs but extended their lead to finish the competition ahead by 11 VPs.  This was mainly due to excellent play in the second half by Mike Bell and Sarah O'Connor.  The full team was Mike Bell, Alan Nelson, John Hassett, Rodney Lighton, Sarah O'Connor, Kath Nelson, Jeff Morris and Rhona Goldenfield.

Thanks to Irene Davies and Barbara Lewis for organising this enjoyable event.