| About our club |
We are one of the largest bridge clubs in the UK with over 640 members and 190 students learning bridge in our Academy.
If you know how to play bridge and are interested in joining our club then click on the Membership button above for more information and an application form.
Click HERE for a virtual tour of the club.
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| Congratulations - Scottish Cup |
Congratulations to Iain Sime, Derek Diamond, Malcolm Cuthbertson and Douglas Piper who won the final of the 2024/2025 Scottish Cup on Saturday 6 December.
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| Christmas Congress - Dates for the diary |
Escape the relatives at our Christmas congress - dates for your diary.
Our Christmas congress is being held on Sunday 28th December & Monday 29th December. OPEN To all bridge players, please join us, we would be delighted to welcome you to the NMBC.
We have a Swiss pairs tournament on the Sunday starting at 11 am and a Swiss teams tournament on the Monday, also starting at 11am. There will be two sessions of bridge each day.
The congress entry fee remains £15 per person per day. As usual there will be prizes for the winners and best placed Bronze and Silver Pairs/Teams.
Players can bring their own lunch or take advantage of a prepared two course hot lunch. Lunches will require to be pre ordered when submitting your entry form.
The bar will be staffed on both days, with tea, coffee and a wide selection of drinks available.
Bookings are now Open on our website, click on XMAS SWISS CONGRESS.
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| Our Weekly Bridge Schedule |
Face-to-Face Bridge (Open to members and visitors)
Monday and Wednesday afternoons at 12.45 pm.
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evenings at 7.00 pm.
N.B. Tuesday evenings are primarily aimed at bronze players but all are welcome.
N.B. Pre-Booking is required by members for our Monday afternoon tournament by no later than 11 am, as Monday afternoons are very busy. Visitors are requested to book by phoning the club on: 0131 334 4467 if they wish to take part or by emailing the bridge operations manager, Andrew Harborow.
Competitions update: The scheduled Improver with experts events on the 04/12/25 and 08/04/26 have been cancelled, this very popular event will now run on Wednesday 04th March, update those diaries !
OnLine Bridge (Restricted to members only)
Monday and Thursday evenings at 7.00 pm on BBO
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| Learn to play Bridge at The New Melville |
Are you interested in learning how to play Bridge? If you are, we offer lessons at the best bridge academy in town with a team of dedicated teachers and excellent facilities.
Bridge is fun, sociable and good for your brain. For most people, playing around a card table is the most enjoyable format of the game but it can also be played on-line from the comfort of your home.
Next term's lessons start week commencing the 5th January and you can sign up here now
To find out more, contact the Melville Bridge Academy by Clicking on our Academy button above for more details and an application form.
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| Bridge Sessions for Players New to the Game |
On Tuesday evenings at Pinkhill we hold an Improvers Pairs session at 7 pm. These sessions are aimed at people making the transition from student to club player. They will help to build confidence enabling new players to play hands in under 8 minutes - the club standard is a maximum of 7 minutes per board. Help and guidance will be given intermittently on aspects of bidding, play and table organisation. Players with, or without a partner are most welcome.
On Wednesday afternoons at Pinkhill we hold a Novices Pairs session aimed at players who have completed one or more years of lessons. Help with the bidding and play will be provided from an experienced player.
Table money for each of the above sessions is £3.50 payable by debit or credit card at the bar.
Written commentaries of the hands will also be available to take away after play has finished.
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On Tuesday evenings at Pinkhill we hold an Improvers Pairs session at 7 pm. These sessions are aimed at people making the transition from student to club player. They will help to build confidence enabling new players to play hands in under 8 minutes - the club standard is a maximum of 7 minutes per board. ..........
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| Social Bridge |
Social Bridge
We offer weekly games of social bridge on the RealBridge platform for use by players making up their own tables of four. The charge is £4 for a table.
A new set of 24 hands is created on Mondays and these remain the same for seven days.
Players are requested to submit their payment after they have finished playing by using this Payment Link or the link above the lobby table view on RB.
One of the four players should login using this LINK That player can add a table IF the ones showing have been used, or partially used, by using the + late table button. That player can also start the round, if nobody else has, by clicking on the Start round 1 button.
Please DO NOT open the TD table, it serves no purpose for the purposes of social bridge.
The other players should login by clicking HERE
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Social Bridge
We offer weekly games of social bridge on the RealBridge platform for use by players making up their own tables of four. The charge is £4 for a table. ..........
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The New Melville Bridge Club is a company limited by guarantee with registration number SC 437291 and a charity with registration number SC 043594
Registered Office: 1 Pinkhill, Edinburgh EH12 7BA. Telephone: 0131 334 4467
The Club is affiliated to the Scottish Bridge Union and the SBU East District.
Email: bridge.manager@melvillebridge.club
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