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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
22nd July 2026
MIXED PRS RD 1
Maydene 1pm
Director: Jane Stephens
Scorer: Andy B
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22nd July 2026
Tricks of the Trade Summer Break - Heffalump Traps
(Teaching)
Zoom 7:30pm
Director: David Lewis
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23rd July 2026
F2F Club Pairs
Maydene 7.15pm
Director: Alan Gristwood
Scorer: Andrew G
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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
Training Courses

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 : 12th Jul 2026 11:42 BST
EBU Promotions

Congratulations to the following members who have received EBU Promotions:

David Astles  - Local Master

Julia Hockey -  Area Master

Last updated : 9th Jul 2026 06:31 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 Mixed Pairs on 22nd & 29th July.  

 

Last updated : 17th Jul 2026 23:59 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
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 : 18th Jul 2026 22:24 BST
Wnners of the Pivot Teams competition
Wnners of the Pivot Teams competition

Winners of the Pivot Teams Event held 13th July

1st - John Fairhurst, Andy Fry, Phil Brown & Keith Bennett

2nd - David Lewis, Graham Ledger, Danielle Sissingh, Manny Navarro

3rd - John Glasscock, Sam Golding, Andrew & Mary Ferguson.

Well done everyone!

Last updated : 15th Jul 2026 19:23 BST
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

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  Booking form for this will open at 9am on Monday 27th July.

Last updated : 15th Jul 2026 22:39 BST
How are we doing with SLAM bidding?

How are we doing with SLAM bidding?   In June we bid 56 slams and made 71% a good percentage increase on last month and highest so far this year.

Top Point scorers are:

Nick Mock - 5 points

Michael Duncombe - 4 points

Sam Golding & John Glasscock - 3 points

Well done everyone!

Last updated : 2nd Jul 2026 08:51 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 June?  The top 4 people this month are:

Chris Diston, Judi Coady, Bob Germon & Macushla Stewart

Well done everyone!

Last updated : 2nd Jul 2026 09:03 BST
Charity Contributions

The club has paid monies from the Andrew Robson Training Day to the following charities:

Hampshire Air Ambulance - £150

Basingstoke Community Food Link - £150

Thankyou!

Last updated : 2nd Jul 2026 08:51 BST