Welcome to Nailsea Bridge Club website.  

The Club plays duplicate bridge on Thursday evenings. We are affiliated to the English Bridge Union (EBU) via the Somerset Contract Bridge Association (SCBA). Nailsea Club members automatically become members of both the EBU and SCBA once they have played 12 times at this club. As an affiliated club all our members are entitled to the benefits of EBU membership, which you can read about here.

Hands are computer dealt (duplimated), enabling hand records to be available at the end of play. They are also displayed on this website, together with the evening's results. Master Points are then uploaded to the EBU. 

The Club takes part in SCBA competitions and three annual charity simultaneous pairs. Some of our players do well in county competitions and occasionally at national level. Others just enjoy a pleasant evening's bridge.

Visitors and prospective new members are always welcome.

The Club meets at Mizzymead Recreation Centre, Mizzymead Rise, Nailsea BS48 2JJ. Table money is £3.00 for members and £3.00 for visitors.

There is an annual Membership User Fee of £24. Once visitors have played three times they would be expected to become members of the Club.  

Please note that we use electronic scoring and request members and visitors to arrive by 7.00pm. If you are unable to arrive by then, but intend to play, please let someone know in advance. The director/scorer will then be able to set up the bridge tablets for a prompt start at 7.10pm.

Director Training

The next EBU director training course will take place in Bristol starting on 18th January. Please contact Alan for more details if you are interested in this.

Somerset

Nine High Pairs, 25th January 2026, to be held at Kingston Seymour Village Hall, BS21 6XE, starting at 1pm

Details here from Somerset CBA.

Somerset County League 2025–26: The season has started, but if anyone else would be interested in playing then please let Alan know. All seven matches are on RealBridge on Friday evenings (from September to February).

We regret to announce that Joe Patrick, a long-standing member and a previous Chairman of this Club, passed away on 28 October 2025. His funeral was held on 20th November.

The Bridge Club has no membership fee but Mizzymead Recreation Centre charges a User Registration Fee (URF) which is payable by the members of all sections and regular hirers.  Renewals are due on 1 May and the 2025 fee is £24.

Mizzymead prefer that the separate sections collect the UR fees from their own members and pay over in bulk. They will then not have to deal with numerous individual payments.  Ken Bawdon will collect your £24 either in cash, by cheque payable to Nailsea Bridge Club, or those who use internet banking can make payment direct to:

Account: Nailsea Bridge Club    Sort Code: 20-94-74    A/c No:  60659517

New (and returning former) members will need to complete a Registration Form available from Ken or under the information tab on the left hand side of this Home page.

Nailsea's participation in Somerset's Michael Coda Cup on 27th February 2025 raised £88. The charity being supported this year is the Young Carers Development Trust (www.ycdt.org.uk). The combined result from the five Somerset clubs that took part on the Thursday is here.

The  Charity Challenge on 13th March 2025 raised £40 for Macmillan Cancer Support and £40 for Mind. 

Thank you to all who contributed.

At the end of November 2022, the Club celebrated its 50th anniversary. A special event was held attended by more than fifty past and present members.

Two sessions of bridge were played either side of an excellent tea. It was a delight to catch up with a number of our past members and see them playing once again.

Two of our current members were also founder members of the Club. Barbara Parker and Marion Blackhall are shown cutting the cake to mark the occasion.