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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
1st July 2026
F2F Club Pairs (COMP)
Maydene 1pm
Director: John Glasscock
Scorer: John G
2nd July 2026
F2F Club Pairs (COMP)
Maydene 7.15pm
Director: David Walton
Scorer: Ann J
3rd July 2026
F2F Club Pairs (COMP)
Maydene 10am
Director: Mike Battisson
Scorer: Mike
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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 Beginners and Improvers courses.

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

Current courses are:

  • Beginners - Tuesday mornings at the club
  • Improvers - 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 : 18th May 2026 09:21 BST
EBU Promotions

Congratulations to the following members who have received EBU Promotions:

Macushla Stewart  - 5 Star Premier Regional Master

Chris Fleming -  Club Master

Last updated : 9th Jun 2026 13:49 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
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

The next Bridge Holiday will be held in the UK from 17th May to 21st May 2027. 

Full details of venue and costs will follow soon.  Please put these dates in your diary.

Last updated : 30th Jun 2026 13:00 BST
Winners of Handicap Competitions

Results for Face to Face Handicap competition on Friday 19th June after applying the Handicaps  

1st - Carol Grant & Hilary Shelley

2nd - Mike Robinson & Richard Hutton

3rd - Alan Gristwood & Mike Battisson

Results for Online Handicap competition on Tuesday 23rd June after applying the Handicaps  

1st -  Nicole Walker & Yvonne Mackin

2nd - Dayl Wallace & Will Seymour

3rd - Tom & Carolyn Anderson

Well done everyone!

Last updated : 30th Jun 2026 13:01 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 : 30th Jun 2026 13:01 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 Pivot Teams of Four (in which you partner all members of the team for about a third of the evening each) on Monday 13th July. Before that, however, there is a Summer Charity Simultaneous Pairs for Kidney Research UK and British Heart Foundation on Monday 6th July.  

 

Last updated : 24th Jun 2026 10:46 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 May?  The top 4 people this month are:

Judi Coady, Tony Bateley, Malcolm Green & Andy Fry

Well done everyone!

Last updated : 30th May 2026 15:17 BST
How are we doing with SLAM bidding?

How are we doing with SLAM bidding?   In May we bid 84 slams and made 57%

Top Point scorers are:

Lorraine Motamed and Jane Stevens - 5 points

Peter Lawes and Andy Bartlett - 4 points

Sam Golding, Nick Mock, Dorothy Rivers, Farid Motamed and Julien Richens - 3 points

Well done everyone!

Last updated : 30th May 2026 15:06 BST
Result of AGM vote

At the AGM in November 2025 a presentation was made by our Treasurer, Malcolm on the pros and cons of the club becoming a Charity.  At the end of the presentation members were asked to vote on whether or not they were happy for the club to start work on establishing the club as a Charity.  There were 6 Proxy votes who all voted yes.  In the room all the members except for one also voted yes.  One member chose not to vote.  Based on this strong level of support, the club will now assemble a team to begin the necessary preparatory work. Periodic updates on progress will be provided, and a final vote will be held at an EGM to decide whether the club should formally become a Charity.

Last updated : 18th Jun 2026 16:37 BST