| About our club |
We are one of the largest bridge clubs in the UK with over 700 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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| Congress Winners |
Congratulations to our Bridge Operations Manager Andrew Harborow and his partner Tom Bagnall on winning the Scottish Bridge Swiss Pairs for bronze and silver players on Saturday in Stirling. They won all seven of their matches.
Congratulations also to Julia Campbell, Rob Hickling, Sue & Ian Campbell on winning the Scottish Bridge Swiss Teams for bronze and silver teams on Sunday in Stirling.
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| Member's Survey - Now Live |
Our annual Member survey is now live and you can give your views on how the club is run here.
Your feedback does make a difference to how the club is run and last year, we successfully introduced a new seminar series and identified a few more volunteers, amongst other things.
We look forward to your input and continually improving the club for everyone.
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| Summer BBQ - 1st August 2026 |
This year's Summer BBQ will be on Saturday 1st August, tickets are limited to 100 so sign up quickly.
You can sign up here or through the BBQ 2026 dropdown at the top of the page where you can find further info about the day.
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| The Summer Accumulator |
The Summer Accumulator will run every Wednesday from 22nd of April through to Wednesday 26th August starting at 7pm. This is an Open tournament so if you have friends who are not members of the New Melville they are also very welcome to take part. The accumulator provides the opportunity to play with different partners and also to play with and against many top players of the game. It is handicapped so those with less experience get a "boost" to their result. So get your calendars out and start arranging matches now
If you are new to the accumulator or are a bit worried about playing, then why not try it out by partnering one of our more seasoned players? We have several experienced players who are willing to introduce you to the competition. Email me here with dates that you are interested in...
The winner of the Accumulator is the player who gets the best six handicapped scores playing with a minimum of three different partners over the course of the summer; this is a great opportunity to play bridge with many different partners.
There will be cash prizes down to tenth place at the end of August as well as a trophy for the winner.
Scale of Handicaps
Novices & Club Masters have a handicap of +6%
Local Masters have a handicap of +4%
District Masters and Masters have a handicap of +2%
*Masters and Regional Masters have a zero handicap
Scottish, & National Masters have a handicap of -2%
Life Masters & Senior Life Masters have a handicap of -4%
Grand Masters have a handicap of -6%
Handicaps can be amended at the discretion of the Bridge Operations Manager
The handicaps of each player is averaged with their partners
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The Summer Accumulator will run every Wednesday from 22nd of April through to Wednesday 26th August starting at 7pm. This is an Open tournament so if you have friends who are not members of the New Melville they are also very welcome to take part. The accumulator provides the opportunity to play with different partners and also to play with and against many top players of the game. ..........
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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.
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.
You can sign up to next term's lessons here; these start week commencing the 21st September.
If you are new to the game, you can sign up to a taster session here. These will be on the 2nd and 5th September
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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