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Club Statistics
 
 
  Find a club offering Face to Face
Find a club offering Face to Face

 

  More than 95% of Bridge Clubs are listed on BridgeWebs  

   You can see those clubs on a map   

Click here to find a bridge club on the BridgeWebs map
The map has two "levels". 
Use the + to increase the scale, you will see a pin for each county, click on a county to see clubs in that county.

Use the + to increase the scale and hover over the pins, club names will appear.  

♣    Click on an area to see more clubs ♣   

Click here to find a bridge club in the BridgeWebs Club Index

Last updated : 23rd Mar 2025 16:36 GMT
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  ♥  Club Statistics Update 15th June 2025 ♥ 
 
 
The number of ACTIVE clubs in the database has risen to 854
The TOTAL number of clubs, including Dormant and Defunct, in the database has risen to 1028.
The number of club sessions analysed on all 854 is 1,884. (A number of sessions had ceased on review)
NO previously active clubs were found to have closed.
 
39 clubs were added or revisited during the last fortnight. Most of them were reviewed well over a year ago.

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 53,500. There is decline.

The detail captures day of week, time of day and the average number of tables in the last three sessions.
 
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.
 
Last updated : 15th Jun 2025 16:36 BST
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  What are clubs offering? (By actual numbers)
What are clubs offering? (By actual numbers)

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.

 

Last updated : 15th Jun 2025 16:36 BST
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  What are clubs offering? (Proportion of sample)
What are clubs offering? (Proportion of sample)
Last updated : 15th Jun 2025 16:36 BST
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  Club Sessions, F2F and Online, by Day and Time
Club Sessions, F2F and Online, by Day and Time

 

Last updated : 15th Jun 2025 16:37 BST
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  How Many Sessions do Clubs Typically Run?
How Many Sessions do Clubs Typically Run?
Last updated : 15th Jun 2025 16:37 BST
  Face to Face Table Numbers ALL Clubs by Day and Time
Face to Face Table Numbers ALL Clubs by Day and Time
Last updated : 15th Jun 2025 16:41 BST
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  Sessions with special designations
Sessions with special designations
Last updated : 15th Jun 2025 16:39 BST
  Online Session Platforms
Online Session Platforms
Last updated : 15th Jun 2025 16:41 BST
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  Some Analysis of F2F Average Table Numbers by Venue Type
Some Analysis of F2F Average Table Numbers by Venue  Type
Last updated : 15th Jun 2025 16:41 BST
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  Club Venue Types
Club Venue Types
Last updated : 15th Jun 2025 16:42 BST
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  Club Governance
Club Governance
Last updated : 15th Jun 2025 16:42 BST
  Member Table Money Trend
Member Table Money Trend
Last updated : 15th Jun 2025 16:42 BST
  Club Member Table Money
Club Member Table Money
Last updated : 15th Jun 2025 16:43 BST
  EBU Affiliated Club Table Money
EBU Affiliated Club Table Money
Last updated : 15th Jun 2025 16:43 BST
  Non EBU Affiliated Club Table Money
Non EBU Affiliated Club Table Money
Last updated : 15th Jun 2025 16:43 BST
  Latest Full Club Collated Data
Total in Database 1028  
Of which EBU Affiliated  & Active 448 52%
Of EBU Top 50 (2019) 50 5%
     
More than 100,000 website visits in last year 138 13%
20,000 -  100,000 website visits in last year 430 42%
Less than 20,000 website visits in last year 262 25%
No count of visits available 24 2%
     
Dedicated Premises 65 8%
Shared Community 670 78%
Section of Multi Purpose Sports or Social Club 40 5%
Shared Bridge Venue 12 1%
Holiday Venues 2 0%
Private 10 1%
Online Only 55 6%
     
Club Offer = Hybrid Event 9 1%
Club Offer = Hybrid Club 165 16%
Club Offer = Face to Face 613 60%
Club Offer = Online 57 6%
Club Offer = School 10 1%
Club Offer = Dormant 27 3%
Club Offer = Defunct? 146 14%
Total Classified 1027
Face to Face Sessions On Offer 1531  
Clubs Offering Face to Face 787 77%
Offering at least one online 231  
  850  
Clubs Offering BBO Competitions    
Clubs Offering RealBridge Competitions    
Clubs Offering Bridge Club Live  Comps    
Total Online Club Sessions Weekly 378  
Club Bridge Base Online Sessions 154  
Club RealBridge Online Sessions  202  
Club Bridge Club Live Online Sessions 9  
Club StepBridge Live Online Sessions 4  
Club Intobridge Online Sessions 4  
Highly Active (>100,000 visits annually) 138 13%
Average Online Sessions weekly    
Face to Face Sessions Weekly    
Face to Face Sessions Under Discussion    
     
EBU Affiliated 120 87%
Medium Active (20,000-100,000) 433 42%
Average Online Sessions weekly    
Face to Face Sessions Weekly    
Face to Face Sessions Under Discussion    
     
EBU Affiliated 228 53%
Low Active (<20,000) 273 27%
Online Sessions weekly    
Face to Face Sessions Weekly    
Face to Face Under Discussion    
     
EBU Affiliated 90 33%
Club Governance    
U3A 23 3%
Limited Companies 21 2%
CIO 25 3%
Proprietors 50 6%
Section of Multi Activity Club 44 5%
Status Not Recorded 30 4%
Informal Association (No constitution published) 341 40%
Unincorporated Asociation 346 41%
Club Web Site Host    
BridgeWebs  835 98%
Pianola 10 1%
Community 1 0.1%
U3A 4 0.5%
BridgeCloud 2 0.2%
Clubs4UK 3 0.4%
Club Teaching Activity (Revised 2025)
Active Club/School Entries 854
No Bridge Lesson Information on Home page  565 66%
Clubs will be counted multiple times:  
Club offers Rubber 1 0.57%
Club offers Chicago 5 2.87%
Beginners Lessons 173 99.43%
Improvers  Lessons 143 82.18%
Advancers Lessons 10 5.75%
Practice 49 28.16%
Tasters 2 1.15%
Private Lesson 2 1.15%
BFA 4 2.30%
EBS 1 0.57%
FastTrack 5 2.87%
Refresher 6 3.45%
Page refers learners to named teacher 56 32.18%
Club Home Page Names Teacher(s) 125
No teacher name yet recorded 904
Table Money 765
£1.00 26 3%
£1.50 24 3%
£2.00 172 22%
£2.50 115 15%
£3.00 255 33%
£3.50 31 4%
£4.00 74 10%
£4.50 5 1%
£5.00 34 4%
>£5.00 29 4%
Table Money (EBU Affiliated) 415
£1.00 7 1%
£1.50 10 1%
£2.00 56 7%
£2.50 74 10%
£3.00 161 21%
£3.50 24 3%
£4.00 54 7%
£4.50 4 1%
£5.00 15 2%
>£5.00 10 1%
Table Money (Not EBU Affiliated) 348
£1.00 19 2%
£1.50 14 2%
£2.00 116 15%
£2.50 41 5%
£3.00 94 12%
£3.50 7 1%
£4.00 20 3%
£4.50 1 0%
£5.00 19 2%
>£5.00 17 2%
Average Member Table Money
 
All Clubs £2.932
EBU Affliated Clubs £3.043
Non EBU Affiliated Clubs £2.804
Clubs in Dedicated Premises £3.461
Last updated : 15th Jun 2025 16:44 BST
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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

 

Last updated : 30th Jun 2024 14:14 BST
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  Club Snippets 2025

Tally Ho

NOTICE TO MEMBERS

Report

EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

TALLY HO BRIDGE CLUB WOUND UP

14:00 Wednesday, 13th, December 2023

Parnell Room, Quaker House, Colchester

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

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.

English Bridge School

Welcome to the EBS Supported Relaxed Duplicate Pairs

We have ceased operation of our supervised weekly game on BBO

 

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 

Badger Farm

Badger Farm Acol Club

Badger Farm Acol Club Has Closed

as of Friday 20th December 2024

Spadesbourne

SPADESBOURNE BRIDGE CLUB

 * * The club has closed * *

Thurlstone

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.

West Oxfordshire

Welcome to West Oxfordshire Bridge Club

New club opened in Carterton

WEST OXFORDSHIRE BRIDGE CLUB

Bridgenorth

Bridgnorth Bridge Club

Unfortunately, due to lack of support, Bridgnorth Bridge Club is no longer running.

 

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The Club is full and there is currently no space for new members. Existing students going through our foundation course may have the opportunity to become members after the completion of the Foundation Course of lessons. We do not operate any form of waiting list for bridge players looking to join the Club. We would, however, expect to run another set of beginner lessons starting in the Autumn of 2025.

Last updated : 20th Jun 2025 15:50 BST