It is with great sorrow that Jennifer, Howard and Michael and families report the death of their dearly loved husband, Brian Armitage, dad, granddad, great granddad and uncle. Always known as 'Brian', he died at home in Belper, after many illnesses stoically borne throughout his life but foremost was a dedicated family man. Brian taught Maths in Bolton at Farnworth Grammar, St Cuthberts, Canon Slade and North Bolton Sixth Form College, retiring in 1994. He was a well-known devotee of Bolton Wanderers. Brian was born in 1933 and of late has been living in Belper near his family. He joined Bolton BC in May 1954 and was a very strong player winning many competitions but always had time to help and encourage other players with their game. After spending 89 years in Bolton he moved to Belper, Derbyshire to be closer to his family. Brian will be sorely missed by his family and friends.

The funeral is Wednesday 18 March at 12:00 at Amber Valley Crematorium, Swanwick, followed by a buffet, anyone wishing to attend will be very welcome.

The annual Bolton Club Individual will be held on 11th March 2026 at the Club. As usual, all players will be playing the same system Ref: Individual System at the event. It would be helpful for planning the movement if you can indicate below your entry to the event.  

It is with sadness that we have to advise of the death of Barrie Newall on 15th February 2026.    Barrie, together with his wife Julia, was a long term member of the Club.   He supported our Competitions and duplicate sessions for many years before his declining health made it difficult for him to come to the Club.  He also played numerous times  at County level.    His funeral will be held at Burnley Crematorium on Friday 6th March at 2.30 pm.  Our condolences go to Julia and family and all his numerous friends.   

Bridge Club 80th Year Celebrations

Bolton Little Theatre – Friday 27th March 2026

This is the first event we are planning to hold to celebrate 80 successful years of Bolton Bridge Club

We have reserved 60 tickets for The Lady in the Van by Alan Bennett on Friday 27^th March 2026 at 6.30pm at Bolton Little Theatre, Hanover Street.  The tickets are priced at £20 each and this includes a private pre-show light finger buffet and welcome drink.  The show starts at 7.30pm and we can use the separate room in the interval for coffee/tea and drinks to be purchased from the theatre bar. 

Tickets are limited so they will be offered to members on a first-come, first-served basis, and payment will be requested at the time of booking. To simplify the administration, we are requesting bookings are made by contacting committee member Janice Drake by email on janiced@live.co.uk, and payments will also be collected by Janice on behalf of the club.  Her account details are as follows:

Sort code: 40-47-87   Account number: 21604155, or payments by cheque by arrangement.

Members are welcome to invite a guest if they wish who should be included in their booking.  Please advise should you or your guest have any special dietary requirements.  

We look forward to celebrating this milestone with you in 2026 at this and some future events at the club!