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The Club reopened on Friday 17th April.

Welcome to Canterbury Duplicate Bridge Club
Congratulations.

Congratulations to 6 players from Canterbury who played in the Kent Championship Pairs - Larsky Cup final on Saturday 28th March 2026. Steve Auchterlonie & Mark Benson were 2nd {57.9%}, Paul Gibbons and Sharon Bayne were 3rd {57.5%} and Andrew Collins with David Cock were 4th {57.1%} and all automatically qualified (if they wish to) to represent Kent in the 2026 Corwen to be held at Telford on the 23rd May.

Club Secretary

 

General Club Details

We are a friendly EBU affiliated Bridge club that currently meets and starts play at 7pm on Friday evenings in the St Dunstan's Church Hall, 80 London Road, Canterbury CT2 8LS (opens google map link). Please aim to be present by 6-55pm latest for prompt start. Please check the Calendar shown to the right of the Home page for any special events or planned club closures.

We use computer pre-dealt boards and Bridgemates scoring system uploaded to Bridgewebs.  Details of the hands are shown with the results on this website, usually later the same evening.

Tea/Coffee with some biscuits will be available from the kitchen.

Visiting pairs are always welcome, as are players of all standards of ability.

A small car park area is available on-site (up to @12 cars) and in local streets - (some streets without charge) and is quite close to Canterbury West Train station and its car park.

 

Notices/information for Kent Competitions in 2026

Upcoming local and Kent County events in 2026

Arnold Cup/Plate (teams) - Home or online (first 2 rounds only) Draw has been made and published.

Most Saturdays there is a online (BBO) NGS 9 and below duplicate run by Sharon Bayne starting at 14-30pm (see Kent County Bridge Association calendar)

Saturday 16th May Blue pointed Swiss Pairs - 13-00 Real Bridge Online Platform. Enter via the KCBA website

Sunday 19th July Phillimore Cup (Blue Pointed Swiss Pairs) - 11-00am Tunbridge Wells BC (F2F)

Buck Cup 2025

Congratulations to the Canterbury team of 8 - Sharon Bayne, Paul Gibbons, David Cock (Capt.) Dimitre Steov, Franco & Helen Carlotti, Julian Stowell, Andrew Gregory for winning the Buck Cup. Canterbury A is promoted to the Mitchell Salver in the Corbett leagues for 2027.

 

 

'Partner Finder' or Host

We are currently unable to routinely offer a Host or Partnering service.

The Club operates a members only WhatsApp partner group. If the secretary has enough notice (min 72 hours) he may be able to see if a partner can be found, on request, for a non-member of the WhatsApp group as a one-off request. (it is expected for new members to join the WhatsApp group for future requests).  

COMMITTEE 2026

Chairman - Steve Bispham

Committee members - Nicky Adamson, open - TBA

Secretary - David Cock

Treasurer - Helen Carlotti 

Tournament Director - Malcolm Lewis

 

 

Calendar
15th May 2026
Friday Pairs
St dunstans Hall 19:00
Director: Malcolm Lewis
Scorer: Malcolm Lewis
Dealer: David Cock
22nd May 2026
Friday Pairs
St dunstans Hall 19:00
Director: Malcolm Lewis
Scorer: Malcolm Lewis
Dealer: David Cock
29th May 2026
Friday Pairs
St dunstans Hall 19:00
Director: Malcolm Lewis
Scorer: Malcolm Lewis
Dealer: David Cock
5th June 2026
Friday Pairs
St dunstans Hall 19:00
Director: Malcolm Lewis
Scorer: Malcolm Lewis
Dealer: David Cock
12th June 2026
Friday Pairs
St dunstans Hall 19-00
Director: Malcolm Lewis
Scorer: Malcolm Lewis
Dealer: David Cock
Results
Friday Pairs
Director: Malcolm Lewis
Scorer: Bridgemates
Dealer: David Cock
Friday Pairs
Director: Malcolm Lewis
Scorer: Bridgemates
Dealer: David Cock
Friday Pairs
Director: Malcolm Lewis
Scorer: Bridgemates
Club reopening
Scorer: Malcolm Lewis
Friday Pairs
Director: Malcolm Lewis
Scorer: Bridgemates