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Basingstoke Bridge Club
a friendly club offering opportunities to learn as well as play
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How to contact us

If you are interested in joining us, would like to discuss teaching or have any other questions please contact our Club Chairman, at bstokebridge.chairman@gmail.com

Calendar
13th August 2026
F2F Club Pairs
Maydene 7.15pm
Director: David Walton
Scorer: Ann J
14th August 2026
F2F Club Pairs
Maydene 10am
Director: Jean Babb
Scorer: Mike
14th August 2026
Virtual Pairs with Milton Keynes
Realbridge 7.30pm
Director: Milton Keynes
Scorer: Malcolm
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Welcome to Basingstoke Bridge Club
Welcome to Basingstoke Bridge Club
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Basingstoke Bridge club was founded in 1966 by Harold Foster and is the largest bridge club in Hampshire with a thriving membership of over 250.  We are located in our own premises at Maydene, Sherborne Rd, Basingstoke, RG21 5TG (at the corner of Richmond Rd) and have just had an extension added to increase comfort for our members.

We have members of all ages and abilities. ..........

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Last updated : 26th Nov 2025 14:58 GMT
What we offer and when
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Bridge sessions - what we offer and when

These session are F2F at the clubhouse - please arrive at least 10 minutes before the session:

  • Club pairs - Tuesday & Wednesday afternoon, Thursday evening and Friday mornings
  • Gentle Duplicate - Starting in June - Monday evenings from 7pm

The following sessions will be run online on RealBridge.  

  • Club pairs - running on Monday and Friday evenings 
  • Club teams - running on the last Monday of the month 
  • 9-High pairs - most Tuesday evenings 
  • 9-High teams - once a month on a Tuesday evening 
  • Club Social Lounge - every day from 9.30am to 9. ..........
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Last updated : 18th May 2026 09:19 BST
Training Courses starting in September

The club currently provides Absolute Beginners, Intermediates and Improvers courses.

Please do contact us if you are interested in learning with us.

Courses starting in September are:

  • Improvers - Tuesday mornings at the club
  • Absolute Beginners - Wednesday mornings at the club
  • Intermediates - Thursday mornings at the club

We also provide the following for continuing development:

  • Tricks of the Trade - alternate Wednesday evenings online
  • Supervised Play - Saturday mornings at the club

Please click here to go to our Training website for more information.

 

Last updated : 24th Jul 2026 15:30 BST
EBU Promotions

Congratulations to the following members who have received EBU Promotions:

Julie Pipe  - Local Master

Julia Tyler -  Area Master

Susan Gilchrist - Club Master

John & Marie Luff - District Master

Last updated : 11th Aug 2026 23:27 BST
Competitions 2026

2026 Competition list is now available.    Please click here for the full list.

Please click here for all the information about each competition.

The next club competition is the Club Pairs on 14th & 21st September.  

 

Last updated : 29th Jul 2026 16:47 BST
NEW FEATURE

Great News – New Members!

We’re excited to welcome several new members to the club! To help them (and others) find regular playing partners, we’ve set up a Regular Partner Request Form.

You can access the form from the menu on the left – or simply click the link below.

Click here

Let’s do our best to help match people up and get everyone playing regularly!

Last updated : 19th Oct 2025 09:24 BST
WhatsApp

Did you know that the club has its own WhatsApp Chat group?  WhatsApp is a free messaging and video calling app that works on most phones. If you are interested in joining the group please email John Fairhurst on bstokebridge.chairman@gmail.com, providing details of your mobile number. 

Last updated : 28th Jan 2026 12:27 GMT
Charity Contributions

The club has paid monies from ECATS Sims to the following charities:

Kidney Research - £40.50 

British Heart Foundation - £40.50 

Thank you!

Last updated : 6th Aug 2026 21:08 BST
CLUB UK HOLIDAY 17th MAY 2027

The next Bridge Holiday will be held at the Saunton Sands Hotel in Devon from 17th May to 21st May 2027. 

Full details have been emailed to all members 

Click here to book.

Last updated : 29th Jul 2026 21:50 BST
Winners of the Mixed Pairs Competition 2026
Winners of the Mixed Pairs Competition 2026

Congratulations to Chris Diston & Georgie Bovill who have won the Mixed Pairs Competition on 22nd & 29th July.

Second were John Glasscock & Sam Golding and third were Richard Bass & Kathy Wilson.

Congratulations everyone.

Last updated : 30th Jul 2026 08:15 BST
Teaching Courses available from Sept

Last updated : 29th Jul 2026 16:07 BST
Who has increased their NGS score the most this month?
Who has increased their NGS score the most this month?

Who has increased their NGS score the most in July?  The top 4 people this month are:

Helen Dye, Ann Goss, Phil Brown & Marian Rudd

Well done everyone!

Last updated : 1st Aug 2026 14:10 BST
How are we doing with SLAM bidding?

How are we doing with SLAM bidding?   In July we bid 80 slams and made 54% a good number of slams but not so good on percentage made

Top Point scorers are:

Chris Diston & Georgina Bovill - 4 points

Sam Golding & John Glasscock - 3 points

Vera Watts, Phil Brown, Helen Gault, Andrew Gristwood & Robert Burns - 2 points

Well done everyone!

Last updated : 1st Aug 2026 14:12 BST
Update on Charity Status

An application has been approved by the committee and submitted to the Charity Commission. A response is expected within 27 weeks.

Once the application has been approved by the Charity Commission, an EGM will be called and members asked to approve the transfer of the club’s assets to the new charity so that the charity will become the new club. A simple majority will be necessary for this to happen.

Click here to see again the main benefits of becoming a charity.

The Committee

Last updated : 29th Jul 2026 16:06 BST