Sunday 1st February Palmer Bayer Trophy. This is a no fear event aimed at casual bridge players that have little or no experience of duplicate bridge. The venue for this Wimbledon Bridge Club.

Sunday 8th Feb Teams of 4 Ian Gardiner Trophy the two leading teams will go into a play off and the winners will represent London in the Pachabo Cup. Compeition is tough, and participants must be members of London.

Thursday 19th March 2015. The Garden Cities is the national teams-of-eight championship for EBU affiliated clubs. The winner of London’s single-session qualifying heat will be eligible to play in the South-East Regional Final, and, if successful there, in the National Final. We are hoping to enter a team this year.

7th-8th March see the return of the LMBA Green pointed Swiss Weekend at Westminster Hall. This was a new venue last year and proved very popular. Saturday will be Swiss pairs, and the teams event takes place on Sunday.

29th March Championship pairs This competition is a one-day, two session, match-pointed pairs. The top fourteen pairs from the first session will compete in an all-play-all final with carry-forward scores whilst the remainder of the field competes in a consolation final. This major County Pairs Championship is green-pointed and is the qualifying event for the Corwen Trophy, the national inter-county pairs championship. Not for the faint hearted.

The ever popular Café Bridge in Battersea takes place on the 21^st April. You are strongly advised to book early for this event as these are always oversubscribed.

The first dinner and bridge evening of the year takes place on Tuesday 20th January, and normally every third tuesday in the Month. Entries cost £84 per couple which covers the cost of the bridge and a two course dinner with wine. At least one of the pair must be a member of a St James Clubs. Regular competitors that make 5 or more appearances qualify for the Sir Basil Hall Challenge trophy.

Oxford and Cambridge. Entries are being accepted for the February event on Wednesday 11th February.These events normally fall on the 2nd Wednesday of Each month. Entries cost £80.00 per pair, which covers pre-dinner drinks and a two course dinner with wine. The winning pair receives a bottle of champagne each.  At least one of the pair must be a member of a St James Clubs.

The Naval & Military meet every on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of every Month. The entry cost is £80.00 per pair which includes dinner and fine wines.

The reform Club meets on the first Monday every month. Players are requested to arrive at 6.30. The entry cost is £40 per person which includes dinner with wine and champagne for the winners.

If you missed out last year, there is another opportunity to improve your game with the country's foremost Bridge teacher. This year's tutorial session is aimed at social players mainly, but according to Andy, duplicate players will learn lots! The date for you diary is Thursday 26th February. Full details and booking can ve found on the Woodcote Park site.