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Welcome to Stoke Mandeville Bridge Club
Stoke Mandeville Bridge Club (At Aston Clinton Park, near Aylesbury) prides itself on providing a friendly and welcoming atmosphere.

We play duplicate pairs every Monday.

Pre-dealt hands are used with hand records available

Bridgemates at the table for scoring.
Play starts at 7:15, so please arrive by 7:05
Table money £3 per person. First visit free.
Quarterly discount available for regulars.
Free tea, coffee and biscuits are provided.
We enter two teams in the Berks and Bucks County League of 8.

THE MATCHES ARE PLAYED ON LINE USING REALBRIDGE
EBU

EBU: We are affiliated to the EBU and issue master points.

GUESTS: Guests, Visitors and New Members are most welcome. If you need a partner please contact Mary Baker. As we do not operate a Host System, a few days notice is appreciated.

CAR PARKING: There is ample car parking at Aston Clinton Park.

Hand of the Week 14th September

An easy choice this week, with only one slam bid and made, and in a minor suit to boot; Board 2 with a nice 6 Diamonds. What puzzles me is how it can be made. Eleven top tricks are no problem but where is the twelfth? I thought at first that, after drawing 3 rounds of trumps, the spades could be ruffed until the 6th is good but it doesn’t look as if there are sufficient entries to dummy. In fact, the computer says that while the slam can be made played by East (unlikely, of course!), it’s not possible to make it declared by West. A club lead would surely scupper it and I am surprised North did not start with the singleton club but even on the KS lead I am mystified. So well done to Richard and Mary (I am tempted to say “the usual suspects”) but I am withholding the gold cup until you tell me how you made it – and I hope it wasn’t a defensive error!

ONLINE INFORMAL TEAMS

Our next teams evening will be on Wednesday 7th October and will be held on RealBridge. We will open the "booking office" nearer the time but if you have any questions about what's happened, please feel free to email David

 

Play will usually start around 7:15pm, but may be earlier if everyone is ready.

Using Undos

During bidding, if you genuinely mis-click a bid, you can immediately request an undo, which should normally be granted by your opponents.

Undos are not normally allowed during card play, so be careful when playing.

Chris provides an automated email notification service for updates to this section - the service runs from 7am to 10:55pm - if you would like to subscribe, please email Chris

If you would like general information about our weekly online Teams events, please email David Barker

CHILDREN IN NEED - 9th November 2026

 B   B   C  Children in Need

BBC Children in NeedThis year, our BBC Children in Need charity event will be held on the evening of Monday 9th November.
Dates for your diary
Monday November 9th 2026
Children in Need
Monday December 14th 2026
Christmas Party
Bridge Weekend Away

Staverton Park Hotel & Golf Club, Daventry NN11 6JT

SMBC Bridge Weekend 15th to 17th January 2027

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Balance required by 21st November 2026

2 nights stay, buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner, offer of 5 sessions of Bridge, prizes and full use of all the leisure facilities, with plenty of parking on site.

Single £270, Double £200 with Bridge fee per person of £20

£50 deposit required by 31st July 2026. Balance for the room required by 21st November 2026 which is also to include the £20 per person Bridge fee.

Neither the deposit nor the balance is refundable but the committee will do everything possible to promote your place to others should you have to pull out of the weekend

Non-playing partners, spouses and singles welcome. Host system offered

This is not an EBU event and therefore no Master Points will be awarded or no NGS ratings affected

Timetable
Friday Access to the conference room from 1pm with Bridge 2pm – 4pm
Check-in to rooms after 4pm
Buffet dinner at 6pm
Bridge 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start (24 boards) and finish by 10.30pm
Saturday Buffet breakfast
Bridge 9.30am – 12.30pm
Buffet lunch
Afternoon at leisure
5pm drinks party
Buffet dinner at 6pm
Bridge 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start (24 boards) and finish by 10.30pm
Sunday Buffet breakfast
Bridge 9.30am – 12.30pm
Prizes, awards
Buffet lunch
Depart

If you are interested, please register using the registration form found here

Any queries please contact Lesley Wright lesleyebwright@yahoo.co.uk / 07933 608512 or Mary Baker mary.baker12@btinternet.com / 07970 320600

SAD NEWS

ANDRIA MELVILLE-JACKSON

It is with great sadness that I need to let you all know that 

Andria died at home on Tuesday 11th August.

Andria had been a member of our club for many years.

Our thoughts are with her family and friends at this sad time.

Rest in Peace.

ANDRIA'S CELEBRATION OF HER LIFE

This will be held on Friday 11th September at 12.00

at Amersham Crematorium.

Wake will be held at the Red Lion, Coles Hill, Amersham HP7 0LH

Please let Andy know if you will be attending (Andym_j@outlook.com).

Charity Bridge Evening - Donation

Following the charity bridge evening on Monday 6th July, thanks to your generosity, we have been able to donate £621 to Motor Neurone Disease Association in Maria's memory.

SAD NEWS

ANN SHEPHERD

It is with great sadness that I need to let you all know that 

Ann died on Monday 6th July after a sudden illness.

Ann had been a member of our club for many years.

Our thoughts are with her family and friends at this sad time.

Rest in Peace.

Bridge Weekend Photos
Latest Newsletter

The latest newsletter is available of the News Page here

Results
Informal Teams
Director: Mary Baker
Scorer: RealBridge
Pairs
Director: David Barker
Scorer: Bridgemate
Pairs
Director: Richard Plummer
Scorer: Bridgemate
Calendar
21st Sep 2026
Pairs
Director: Mary Baker
28th Sep 2026
Pairs
Director: Fiona Scriven
5th Oct 2026
Pairs
Director: Chris Kaye
12th Oct 2026
Pairs
Director: Steve Marshall
19th Oct 2026
Pairs
Director: Fiona Scriven
EBU promotions for August 2026
EBU

Congratulations to the following who were promoted during August:

Robert Last
Regional Master
Richard Devas
2 Star Premier Master
Alan Coulter
District Master


Current EBU Rankings for club members (who have opted in) are available here

On Line League
Berks and Bucks Contract Bridge Association 
 
On Line League for 25/26.
We have two teams and it will be on Realbridge.
 
A team - Mary Baker (captain)
B team - David Barker (captain)
 
RealBridge

Thank you to all the captains for their hard work in organising the matches.

Thank you to all those that are playing in the teams.

To see the On Line League results tables click here