Not playing on Monday afternoons? See what you are missing!

Air Conditioning: The air conditioning in the hall may be in operation during hot weather. Although this will be welcomed by many, some people may find it uncomfortable so please be aware of this and dress accordingly. 

Upcoming Events in 2026:

OCTOBER: Thursday 8th October: The Winter League starts. Scroll down to see information on the Winter League.

Sunday 18th October at 11am - Patrick Jourdain Teams at Gwent Bridge Academy. See EWBA website for more details.

NOVEMBER: WBU Porthcawl Congress – 13-15 November 2026. See WBU section in left column for more details

Tuesdays 17^th and 24^th – Club Mixed Pairs

DECEMBER: Saturday 12^th  - Geoff Evans Quiz

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Bridge Courses & Supported Play: Simon, with the help of Sonia, Jon, Stephen and Sooz, has developed a pathway for those new to Bridge starting with a Begin Bridge Course and leading to actual play in Club sessions.

We now have: Begin Bridge Courses, Continuing Bridge Courses and Supported Play on Wednesday afternoons

Beginning Bridge 10 Week Course:   The current Beginning Bridge Course started on Wednesday the 30^th September 2026 at 2.00pm and will run until 2nd December 2026. 

The next Beginning Bridge Course will start in the club on Wednesday 20th January 2027 at 2pm with a free 'taster' session. The course proper consisting of 2 hour sessions will run for 10 weeks starting at 1.30pm on Wednesday 27th 2027 and will continue every Wednesday until the 31st March.

For more details of our courses click on 'Bridge Lessons' in the menu list at the top left hand side of this page

To book up for the taster session or the full course, or if you have any questions, you can e-mail teaching@cardiffbridgeclub.org 

Daytime Bridge: If you are looking for a friendly game and a cup of coffee in the daytime then we hold four session

the dancefloor.s each week. Come and join us in the club on Monday afternoons at 1.30pm for Social Bridge (with home made cakes!), Supported Play at 1.30pm on Wednesdays, also Thursday afternoons at 2pm and Friday mornings at 10am both of these sessions being suitable for players of all standards.

If you need a bridge partner for one or two sessions or on a more permanent basis you can contact Sonia Liggett, and she will send an email to the members to see if someone is available and willing - no guarantee!. Her contact details are:

Telephone Number: 07344 563111
Email Address: memsec@cardiffbridgeclub.org

Winter League: 

The Winter League will resume under new management!

We are extremely grateful to Liz for running this so successfully over many years and cannot thank her enough. She deserves a break and hopefully she can just play and relax, if that is the right word!

The director is Chris Rochelle

Enter your team by emailing details to: simonmgottschalk@gmail.com 

We would prefer that you enter a team of 6 nominated players, but will accept a minimum of 5 nominated players.

As of 12th Sept the following teams have registered: Gottschalk / Handren / Houston / Pottage / Bentley / Davis / Best / Stevenson / Trickey

Table money will be £4 pp for CBC Members, £5 pp for non-members, £1 pp for Juniors.

You can individually pay each night by card on Club Tickets, but each team can pay by cash on the night.

The nightly sweep will be an extra £1 pp payable in cash on the night.

The scoring system will continue as in previous years.

Start time is 7pm at the club on the following Thursdays:

8^th October 2026

12^th November 2026

10^th December 2026

14^th January 2027

11^th February 2027

11^th March 2027

8^th April 2027

The 2025-2026 Final Results can be viewed by clicking on 2026 Winter League Final Result.pdf

Supported Play: Would you like to improve your bridge with a friendly group of like-minded players? If so you can join our Supported Play Sessions at 1.30pm every Wednesday , cost £5 per person. If you are planning to join us, you can now book a ticket in advance online via the club’s website or pay on the day.

Supported Play sessions of between 16 and 20 boards give you the opportunity to play bridge in a friendly environment where you can ask for help when you are not sure about bidding a particular hand. Please try to arrive around 10 minutes early so we can set-up a movement and get play started promptly.

The Pro-Am Teams are back! The Pro-Am Teams sessions will be held on the 4th Wednesday of the month. Come along as a pair and you will be matched with appropriate partners.

SCORING SYSTEM

We are using iBEscore, a phone/tablet based scoring app.

To download the app go to Applestore, Googleplay or your Appstore and search for iBEscore.

The interface is clear, colourful and very user friendly. Please download and explore the app.

The HELP section of the app contains details for players on how to enter scores. You can use a smart phone if you wish but most people use the tablets that we provide.

Monday Afternoon

1:30pm-4:00pm  Social Bridge in the Club (with home made cakes!)

Cost: £4.00 (non members £5.00) 

A Host is available if you need a partner.
Monday Evening 

7:00pm - 9:45pm Duplicate Bridge on RealBridge 

Cost:  £4.00 (non-members £5.00)

Tuesday Evening
7:00pm-10:15pm  Duplicate Pairs Bridge in the Club

Cost:  £4.00  (non members £5.00) 

Wednesday Afternoon 
1.30pm to 3.30pm Supported Play in the club

Cost:  £5.00 (non-members £6.00)         

Wednesday Evening  

7:00pm - 10.00pm Duplicate Bridge in the Club and on RealBridge

Cost:  £4.00  (non members £5.00) 

Thursday Afternoon 
2:00pm - 5:15pm  Duplicate Pairs Bridge in the club

N.B. The session has a host so any member or visitor who has no partner is guaranteed a game.

Cost:  £4.00  (non members £5.00) 

Friday Morning 

10am - 1pm Duplicate Pairs Bridge in the club

There will be a 5 minute talk on a bridge topic at the start of each session

N.B. The session has a host so any member or visitor who has no partner is guaranteed a game.

Cost: £5.00 (non-members £6.00)