Club Membership is due for the 2026-2027 year, and will remain at £30 for the year (September 2026 to end-August 2027). This includes membership to the Sports and Social Club as well as being able to play in all duplicates, attend lessons, seminars (at a reduced rate) and play for the Club. Could new members please complete a form on the web site, all existing members can pay in to the account that you use to pay for lessons and duplicates. All details, plus much more, in the August 2026 Newsletter that you can find in the Main Menu!

The duplicate Weekly Winners at Abbey Smith Bridge Club W/c 5th October 2026

Congratulations go to:

Anna Brooks & Trish Drane (Monday)

N/S Nikki Geelan & Eddi Banks (Wednesday)

E/W Paul Higgins & Hilary Mays (Wednesday)

N/S Pete Rowling & Di Shepherd (Thursday am)

E/W Sandra Monger & Eileen Francis (Thursday am)

Chris Ive & Martin Flynn (Thursday)

N/S Ralph Holliday & Richard Devas (Friday)

E/W Simon Jones & Penny Bligh (Friday)

The duplicate Weekly Winners at Abbey Smith Bridge Club W/c 12th October 2026

Congratulations go to:

Abbey Smith & Robot (Monday)

N/S Martin Flynn & Avril Bates (Wednesday)

E/W Sheilagh Fahy & Sherry Lane (Wednesday)

N/S Marion Cross & Sue Edwards (Thursday am)

E/W Ray Selwood & Tina Jones (Thursday am)

Keith Rickson & Paul Garthwaite (Thursday)

Abbey Smith & John Cleal (Friday)

Congratulations Michael and Abbey for 2nd in the Mixed Pairs Championship at the EBU 2026 Summer Meeting in Eastbourne!

The Abbey Smith Bridge Club has risen by 9 places to 38 out of 50 in the EBU ranking of clubs by player sessions between March 2025 and March 2026. This is fantastic news and a real indicator as to how the club is growing. Thank you to all the players that made this possible by supporting the club year on year! You can look at the full rank list here EBU Top 50 Clubs by Players