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 ♥ Club Statistics Update 30th November 2025 ♥ |
The number of ACTIVE clubs in the database has risen to 921.
The TOTAL number of clubs, including Dormant and Defunct, in the database has risen to 1105.
The number of club sessions analysed on all 921 is 1,967.
4 clubs were added, and 8 revisited during the last fortnight. Most of them were reviewed well over a year ago.
Sadly, it is still true that most club web sites have no reference to learning bridge.
This has now reached the level where it seems reasonable to estimate the number of player sessions, playing duplicate, in all clubs in the database every week.
It's around 51,000.
There is a very slow, but steady, rise in table money. One or two clubs have reduced their table money fees, again.
Dormant and defunct clubs are forming a big section (3% and 14%), they are excluded from data about active clubs.
Newly discovered defunct and dormant clubs are being included in the database as they come to light to try and assess the long term impact of Covid.
However, they are excluded from activity statistics. My estimate would be that 25% of clubs that were active pre-covid have folded. Smaller weekly clubs were hardest hit.
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| Last updated : 1st Dec 2025 18:28 GMT |
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| What are clubs offering? (By actual numbers) |
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Web sites are checked on a rota basis addressing last inspected first. These figures are updated once a fortnight.
The time between reviews of each club is about a year and a half.
A few new clubs are added in each fortnight.
Hybrid Events means the club is offering Face to Face AND Online and some in the form of Hybrid Events.
Hybrid Club means the club is offering some Face to Face and some Online Sessions.
Face to Face means the club is only offering Face to Face Sessions.
Online means the club is only offering Online Sessions.
School means the offer is principally lessons and practice.
Dormant means the club web site is there, but the club is not offering sessions dedicated to its members.
Defunct? means the club web site appears to have been closed down.
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| Last updated : 1st Dec 2025 18:29 GMT |
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| Latest Full Club Collated Dashboard |
| Total in Database |
1105 |
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| Of which EBU Affiliated & Active |
479 |
52% |
| Of EBU Top 50 (2019) |
50 |
5% |
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| More than 100,000 website visits in last year |
142 |
13% |
| 20,000 - 100,000 website visits in last year |
447 |
40% |
| Less than 20,000 website visits in last year |
307 |
28% |
| No count of visits available |
25 |
2% |
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| Dedicated Premises |
69 |
7% |
| Shared Community |
728 |
79% |
| Section of Multi Purpose Sports or Social Club |
44 |
5% |
| Shared Bridge Venue |
12 |
1% |
| Holiday Venues |
2 |
0% |
| Private |
12 |
1% |
| Online Only |
54 |
6% |
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| Club Offer = Hybrid Event |
8 |
1% |
| Club Offer = Hybrid Club |
169 |
15% |
| Club Offer = Face to Face |
676 |
61% |
| Club Offer = Online |
57 |
5% |
| Club Offer = School |
11 |
1% |
| Club Offer = Dormant |
28 |
3% |
| Club Offer = Defunct? |
155 |
14% |
| Total Classified |
1104 |
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| Face to Face Sessions On Offer |
1641 |
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| Clubs Offering Face to Face |
853 |
77% |
| Offering at least one online |
234 |
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850 |
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| Clubs Offering BBO Competitions |
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| Clubs Offering RealBridge Competitions |
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| Clubs Offering Bridge Club Live Comps |
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| Total Online Club Sessions Weekly |
388 |
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| Club Bridge Base Online Sessions |
154 |
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| Club RealBridge Online Sessions |
212 |
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| Club Bridge Club Live Online Sessions |
0 |
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| Club StepBridge Live Online Sessions |
4 |
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| Club Intobridge Online Sessions |
4 |
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| Highly Active (>100,000 visits annually) |
142 |
13% |
| Average Online Sessions weekly |
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| Face to Face Sessions Weekly |
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| Face to Face Sessions Under Discussion |
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| EBU Affiliated |
120 |
85% |
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| Medium Active (20,000-100,000) |
450 |
41% |
| Average Online Sessions weekly |
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| Face to Face Sessions Weekly |
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| Face to Face Sessions Under Discussion |
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| EBU Affiliated |
246 |
55% |
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| Low Active (<20,000) |
319 |
29% |
| Online Sessions weekly |
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| EBU Affiliated |
102 |
32% |
| Club Governance |
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| U3A |
28 |
3% |
| Limited Companies |
21 |
2% |
| CIO |
25 |
3% |
| Proprietors |
50 |
5% |
| Section of Multi Activity Club |
53 |
6% |
| Status Not Recorded |
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| Informal Association (No constitution published) |
363 |
40% |
| Unincorporated Asociation |
376 |
41% |
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| Club Web Site Host |
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| BridgeWebs |
902 |
98% |
| Pianola |
10 |
1% |
| Community |
1 |
0.1% |
| U3A |
4 |
0.4% |
| BridgeCloud |
2 |
0.2% |
| Clubs4UK |
3 |
0.3% |
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| Club Teaching Activity (Revised 2025) |
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| Active Club/School Entries |
921 |
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| No Bridge Lesson Information on Home page |
628 |
68% |
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| Club offers Rubber |
0 |
0.00% |
| Club offers Chicago |
5 |
2.72% |
| Beginners Lessons |
177 |
96.20% |
| Improvers Lessons |
148 |
80.43% |
| Advancers Lessons |
10 |
5.43% |
| Practice |
47 |
25.54% |
| Tasters |
2 |
1.09% |
| Private Lesson |
2 |
1.09% |
| BFA |
4 |
2.17% |
| EBS |
1 |
0.54% |
| FastTrack |
5 |
2.72% |
| Refresher |
6 |
3.26% |
| Page refers learners to named teacher |
56 |
30.43% |
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| Club Home Page Names Teacher(s) |
122 |
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| No teacher name yet recorded |
984 |
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| Table Money |
820 |
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| £1.00 |
27 |
3% |
| £1.50 |
23 |
3% |
| £2.00 |
176 |
21% |
| £2.50 |
117 |
14% |
| £3.00 |
283 |
35% |
| £3.50 |
34 |
4% |
| £4.00 |
85 |
10% |
| £4.50 |
6 |
1% |
| £5.00 |
38 |
5% |
| >£5.00 |
31 |
4% |
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| Table Money (EBU Affiliated) |
442 |
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| £1.00 |
7 |
1% |
| £1.50 |
9 |
1% |
| £2.00 |
55 |
7% |
| £2.50 |
74 |
9% |
| £3.00 |
174 |
21% |
| £3.50 |
27 |
3% |
| £4.00 |
64 |
8% |
| £4.50 |
5 |
1% |
| £5.00 |
16 |
2% |
| >£5.00 |
11 |
1% |
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| Table Money (Not EBU Affiliated) |
376 |
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| £1.00 |
20 |
2% |
| £1.50 |
14 |
2% |
| £2.00 |
121 |
15% |
| £2.50 |
43 |
5% |
| £3.00 |
109 |
13% |
| £3.50 |
7 |
1% |
| £4.00 |
21 |
3% |
| £4.50 |
1 |
0% |
| £5.00 |
22 |
3% |
| >£5.00 |
18 |
2% |
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| Last updated : 1st Dec 2025 18:34 GMT |
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| Club Snippets |
A selection of news from club web sites and other reports
Older Material has been moved to another page: : Archived Club Snippets
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| Last updated : 30th Jun 2024 14:14 BST |
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| Club Snippets 2025 Meridian |
| 35th Anniversary Celebrations |
We celebrated the Club's 35th Anniversary on Thursday September 25th with a glass of bubbly and cake!
Some of our students joined in the fun and some stayed on to watch the play after the break.
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| Last updated : 31st Oct 2025 18:17 GMT |
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| Club Snippets 2025 Thurlstone |
Thurlstone
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It is with huge regret that Thurlestone Bridge Club is closing until further notice due to lack of support.
The Club has been going since 1984 but since covid and with aging members, it has meant that few have been attending.
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| Last updated : 17th Oct 2025 11:31 BST |
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| Club Snippets 2025 Porchester |
Porchester
After 50 years, Portchester Bridge Club has sadly closed it's doors for the last time.
From years when 150 people would play at some time throughout the year, and we had to limit the membership to 100, our numbers have gradually declined to the point where the club was no longer socially or financially viable.
We wish to thank all those who have played with us over the years, bringing fun and entertainment to so many, and especially those who have helped organise and run the club - in recent years the stalwarts have been David Boulton and Roger Hutchings. Heartfelt thanks to them and all other helpers.
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| Last updated : 31st Oct 2025 18:26 GMT |
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| Club Snippets 2025 |
Godstone
| Current Status |
The club has now closed as there was not enough interest
for Bridge on Mondays.
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Heighington
| Introducing the Token |
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Ever mindful of the move towards a cashless society we would like to introduce the Token system of payment which will run concurrently with cash payments. Hopefully this will help with your problem of finding change for Bridge and our problem of having to deal with too many large notes. The idea is that you buy 4 (£10) or 8 (£20) tokens at a time and then use them to pay for your next few sessions, keep them handy in your bag or the car. Each token is worth £2.50 and can be used for 1 session of play on either Monday or Friday. The tokens can be bought for cash or for transactions of £20 or more the Treasurer has agreed to accept bacs transfer provided that the transfer is accompanied by an immediate email informing her of the payment.
Please note that cash is still perfectly acceptable but please try not to pay for one session with a £20 note or you may find your change is wooden discs
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Camberley
| Gentle Duplicate Sessions |
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We are pleased to announce that our new Gentle Duplicate sessions, started in August 2024, have been successful and we are currently welcoming between 24 and 30 players.
These are EBU sessions with NGS and Master Points awarded, and, as such, no advice can be given during the hands. However, discussion is encouraged after play. The idea is to improve our game through sharing ideas and talking through what went well and how we could have done better.
These sessions will be for approximately 18 boards and as a rough guide, are best suited to players with NGS 9 or below.
We are aiming to have a host for each session, please check the calendar to see if there is a host or not. Come along and give it a try. You will be very welcome.
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Aylesham
Opens (New Venue)
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A special mention to say thank you to Ann and David Melville who worked tirelessly to make The Aylsham and North Walsham Bridge Circle the success it was. We aim to continue in the same spirit, welcoming new, less experienced players, providing a relaxed and friendly club.
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Aylesham and North Walsham
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A big thank you from Ann & Dave for the lovely card and gifts.
We have enjoyed playing Bridge in Aylsham for more than
forty years. Please continue to enjoy playing.
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Tally Ho
| NOTICE TO MEMBERS |
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Report
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
TALLY HO BRIDGE CLUB WOUND UP
14:00 Wednesday, 13th, December 2023
Parnell Room, Quaker House, Colchester
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Eckington
CLOSURE OF CLUB
WITH GREAT REGRET AN EXTRAORDINARY MEETING LAST NIGHT VOTED TO DISBAND THE CLUB AS IT WOULD ONLY HAVE 11 MEMBERS DURING 2025. A FAREWELL GATHERING WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY 12th MAY AT 6.30 P.M. AND ALL MEMBERS ARE WELCOME.
Eaton Bray
An online club based in Bedfordshire, has folded.
Chew Valley
Welcome to Chew Valley Bridge Club
| Important Announcement |
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It is with great regret that after 38 years of bridge the Committee have reluctantly decided that with numbers dropping over a long period the club is no longer viable. The club closed at the end of 2024.
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English Bridge School
Welcome to the EBS Supported Relaxed Duplicate Pairs
| We have ceased operation of our supervised weekly game on BBO |
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After more than 3 years of operation, the trustees and management of English Bridge Education & Development have decided to immediatley cease operation of our weekly EBS relaxed pairs session on BBO
As a charity organisation we have a duty to ensure that our staff are deployed to maximise their impact on the bridge world.
Unfortunately, the number of attendees at our weekly game does not jsutify the amount of time that we spend preparing and running the sessions.
Clive and I have really enjoyed supervising these games and getting to know many of you through our Zoom meetings.
However, the time has come to say Goodbye. We'll be in touch soon with suuggestions for how to access similar online bridge sessions.
Best Wishes
Mark Humphris ( Mark@ebedcio.org.uk) and Clive Turner
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Badger Farm
Badger Farm Acol Club
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Badger Farm Acol Club Has Closed
as of Friday 20th December 2024
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| Last updated : 31st Oct 2025 18:26 GMT |
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| Club Snippets 2025 Wyvern |
Wyvern
| Club History |
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THE WYVERN BRIDGE CLUB
1985: The Wyvern Bridge club was the brainchild of Simon Ainger, who owned the prestigious Heath Bridge Club in Weybridge. He felt that there was a need for a less stressful club, and, in March 1985, put an advertisement in the Surrey Herald to this end. The response was good and the first Duplicate was held in April, after two sessions of rubber bridge to assess standards. By July, we were playing on two nights a week, Tuesdays and Fridays.
1987 Simon Ainger retired, but not before he had found new premises at the Squash Club in Pyrford for both the Heath and Wyvem clubs. They would then have their own committees, and Simon appointed John Magee (later Mr. Bridge) to be the first chairman of the Wyvem.
1990 Required to vacate the Squash Club.the two clubs went their separate ways, the Heath to Cobham and the Wyvern to the Village Hall in Hersham, where play was restricted to one night a week, on Wednesdays. Finally the club moved to the Hersham Day Centre, where play continues on Wednesdays.
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| Last updated : 31st Oct 2025 18:22 GMT |
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| Club Snippets 2025 West Oxfordshire |
West Oxfordshire
Welcome to West Oxfordshire Bridge Club
| New club opened in Carterton |
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WEST OXFORDSHIRE BRIDGE CLUB
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| Last updated : 17th Oct 2025 11:28 BST |
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| Club Snippets 2024 The Warwick in Redhill, Surrey |
The Warwick Bridge Club in Redhill, Surrey
We are a small friendly Bridge club in the centre of Redhill, Surrey, within easy reach of Reigate, Merstham, Salfords and Nutfield.
We welcome new members and visitors to play Duplicate Bridge. Speed of play is determined by those present, so it is ideal for both novice and experienced players.
We meet in the Parish room in the church hall at St Matthew's Church on Station Road every Wednesday at 7 pm; play starting at 7.15 pm. Please see Information page for more details.
History of the Club
The club was formed by a group of beginners attending bridge classes at Reigate College in 1988. The club initially played at the Norfolk Hotel and soon supported club nights of six tables. Unfortunately, for various reasons, the Norfolk proved to be an unsatisfactory venue.The location did at least provide one memorable moment when a resident crossed the room in pyjamas, walking calmly between the tables to exit on the far side, bringing an unusual silence to the gathering.
A number of other venues were tried until the club finally found St Matthews Church Hall, where we have stayed ever since. The club also took on the name of The Warwick, that being the original name of the settlement that became the town of Redhill.
Although, like most clubs, membership has fluctuated over the years, we are now experiencing signs of a healthy revival. The club is going through a period of positive change, with a revitalised committee, revised constitution and rules and a new website to bring us into the modern age. We are still looking for new members and are confident that the club will continue to grow, whilst maintaining its friendly and sociable attitude to an evening's Bridge.
| CLUB CLOSURE Jan 2024 |
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It is with great sadness that we have to announce the closure of The Warwick Bridge Club.
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| Last updated : 31st Oct 2025 18:24 GMT |
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| Club Snippets 2025 Bridgenorth |
Bridgenorth
Bridgnorth Bridge Club
Unfortunately, due to lack of support, Bridgnorth Bridge Club is no longer running.
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| Last updated : 9th Oct 2025 07:43 BST |
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| Club Snippets 2024 Fownhope |
| Important News |
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Due to declining numbers
The Club is closing.
Today was the last meeting.
Thank you to all current and past members for your support.
7th November 2024
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| Last updated : 2nd Nov 2025 09:58 GMT |
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