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 ♥ Club Statistics Update 17th May 2026 ♥ |
The number of ACTIVE clubs in the database has risen to 957.
The TOTAL number of clubs, including Dormant and Defunct, in the database has risen to 1143.
The number of club sessions analysed on all 957 is 2,049.
2 clubs were added, and 4 revisited during the last fortnight. (I've been a bit busy!) Most of them were reviewed well over a year ago.
73% of clubs have been reviewed for a second time, in particular picking up revised table numbers.
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.
This fortnight there is a small increase driven by captured numbers.
AND following a review of club numbers by county, the estimate of the total number of active clubs is revised to 1050.
This week, my estimate of the number of duplicate player sessions each week to 57,000.
There is a very slow, but steady, rise in table money. In this fortnight's review of 4 clubs, two (!) had raised their member table money and another had increased their annual subscription.
The bridge community continues to offer excellent value for money, I do hope they are safeguarding the future of their clubs.
Dormant and defunct clubs are forming a big section (2% 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 : 23rd May 2026 15:52 BST |
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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 : 23rd May 2026 15:52 BST |
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| Latest Full Club Collated Dashboard |
| Total in Database |
1145 |
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| Of which EBU Affiliated & Active |
491 |
51% |
| Of EBU Top 50 (2019) |
50 |
4% |
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| More than 100,000 website visits in last year |
150 |
13% |
| 20,000 - 100,000 website visits in last year |
467 |
41% |
| Less than 20,000 website visits in last year |
316 |
28% |
| No count of visits available |
24 |
2% |
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| Dedicated Premises |
71 |
7% |
| Shared Community |
757 |
79% |
| Section of Multi Purpose Sports or Social Club |
44 |
5% |
| Shared Bridge Venue |
12 |
1% |
| Holiday Venues |
3 |
0% |
| Private |
12 |
1% |
| Online Only |
58 |
6% |
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| Club Offer = Hybrid Event |
8 |
1% |
| Club Offer = Hybrid Club |
177 |
15% |
| Club Offer = Face to Face |
701 |
61% |
| Club Offer = Online |
59 |
5% |
| Club Offer = School |
12 |
1% |
| Club Offer = Dormant |
28 |
2% |
| Club Offer = Defunct? |
159 |
14% |
| Total Classified |
1144 |
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| Face to Face Sessions On Offer |
1715 |
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| Clubs Offering Face to Face |
886 |
77% |
| Offering at least one online |
244 |
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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 |
371 |
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| Club Bridge Base Online Sessions |
148 |
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| Club RealBridge Online Sessions |
202 |
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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) |
150 |
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 |
127 |
85% |
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| Medium Active (20,000-100,000) |
470 |
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 |
249 |
53% |
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| Low Active (<20,000) |
327 |
29% |
| Online Sessions weekly |
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| EBU Affiliated |
105 |
32% |
| Club Governance |
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| U3A |
28 |
3% |
| Limited Companies |
22 |
2% |
| CIO |
25 |
3% |
| Proprietors |
53 |
6% |
| Section of Multi Activity Club |
53 |
6% |
| Status Not Recorded |
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| Informal Association (No constitution published) |
387 |
41% |
| Unincorporated Asociation |
384 |
40% |
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| Club Web Site Host |
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| BridgeWebs |
939 |
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 |
957 |
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| No Bridge Lesson Information on Home page |
661 |
69% |
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| Club offers Rubber |
0 |
0.00% |
| Club offers Chicago |
5 |
2.66% |
| Beginners Lessons |
184 |
97.87% |
| Improvers Lessons |
151 |
80.32% |
| Advancers Lessons |
11 |
5.85% |
| Practice |
47 |
25.00% |
| Tasters |
2 |
1.06% |
| Private Lesson |
2 |
1.06% |
| BFA |
4 |
2.13% |
| EBS |
1 |
0.53% |
| FastTrack |
5 |
2.66% |
| Refresher |
6 |
3.19% |
| Page refers learners to named teacher |
55 |
29.26% |
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| Club Home Page Names Teacher(s) |
122 |
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| No teacher name yet recorded |
1025 |
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| Table Money |
854 |
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| £1.00 |
29 |
3% |
| £1.50 |
24 |
3% |
| £2.00 |
174 |
20% |
| £2.50 |
119 |
14% |
| £3.00 |
300 |
35% |
| £3.50 |
35 |
4% |
| £4.00 |
92 |
11% |
| £4.50 |
6 |
1% |
| £5.00 |
42 |
5% |
| >£5.00 |
33 |
4% |
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| Table Money (EBU Affiliated) |
456 |
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| £1.00 |
8 |
1% |
| £1.50 |
8 |
1% |
| £2.00 |
55 |
6% |
| £2.50 |
76 |
9% |
| £3.00 |
177 |
21% |
| £3.50 |
26 |
3% |
| £4.00 |
69 |
8% |
| £4.50 |
5 |
1% |
| £5.00 |
18 |
2% |
| >£5.00 |
14 |
2% |
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| Table Money (Not EBU Affiliated) |
396 |
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| £1.00 |
21 |
2% |
| £1.50 |
16 |
2% |
| £2.00 |
119 |
14% |
| £2.50 |
43 |
5% |
| £3.00 |
123 |
14% |
| £3.50 |
9 |
1% |
| £4.00 |
23 |
3% |
| £4.50 |
1 |
0% |
| £5.00 |
24 |
3% |
| >£5.00 |
17 |
2% |
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| Last updated : 23rd May 2026 15:56 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
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| Last updated : 30th Jun 2024 14:14 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 Heighington |
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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| Last updated : 31st Dec 2025 21:55 GMT |
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| Club Snippets 2025 Godstone |
Godstone
| Current Status |
The club has now closed as there was not enough interest
for Bridge on Mondays.
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| Last updated : 31st Dec 2025 21:52 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 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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| 2024 08 Pannel Bridge Club Closes |
After nearly 40 years Pannal Bridge Club will be closing soon.
Our last meeting will be on 19 August 2024.
Many thanks to those who have supported the club over the years
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| Last updated : 24th May 2026 08:31 BST |
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| Club Snippets 2025 Olney Bridge Club |
| Olney Bridge Club |
Olney Bridge Club started in 1992. It has now been disbanded after holding its last session on Monday 1st December 2025.
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| Last updated : 1st May 2026 07:32 BST |
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| Ossett AGM |
The Ossett Bridge Club AGM for 2026 was held on Wednesday 15th April.
A brief summary is as follows.
The Committee were re elected in their entirety - Maria Walker as President, Marilyn Monaghan as Social Secretary, Val Carter as Treasurer and Joan Ella as Vice President.
Subs and Membership remain the same (£3 Table money and £15 Annual Membership - now due for renewal, thanks).
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| Last updated : 24th May 2026 08:49 BST |
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| Club Snippets 2026 East Kent |
Welcome to the website for the East Kent Bridge Club
The East Kent Club meets every Friday starting at 2.00pm at CAPEL-LE-FERNE VILLAGE HALL. Duplicate Bridge is played in a friendly and informal manner. Players of all standards are welcome but the Club is unsuitable for either expert players or complete novices. The ethos of the Club is to provide an environment that is friendly and welcoming to both inexperienced and regular players and provide an intro to the world of competitive bridge
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| Last updated : 1st May 2026 07:53 BST |
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