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Welcome to Christchurch Bridge Club
New No Fears Face to Face Session

Our new No Fears session is happening on Wednesday afternoons at St. Ambrose Hall with a scheduled start time of 2pm. Table money is £3 .

Club Information

We are a friendly club affiliated to the EBU and adhere to the Best Behaviour Guidelines

 

We play a mix of Online Bridge on the RealBridge platform and face to face sessions.

 

Online - Chair:  Tim Dunsby email tdunsby@yahoo.co.uk

 

Monday                                  RealBridge 7.15 pm

Wednesday                            RealBridge 7.15 pm

 

Please note there will not be a host for these online sessions

 

 

Face to Face   -    Email: Peter Craven  pcraven30@gmail.com or telephone:  07793 406889

Wednesday    St Ambrose Church Hall 72 West Cliff Road Westbourne BH4 8BE

Friday             St Ambrose Church Hall 72 West Cliff Road Westbourne BH4 8BE.

   The Hall is at the rear of the Church. 1.30pm for a prompt start at 1.45pm

All sessions will be hosted so single players will get a game

 

If you wish to apply for membership please complete the Membership application  form under the tab in the main menu.

 

Chair:  Tim Dunsby email tdunsby@yahoo.co.uk

 

Face to Face Sessions

We run Face to Face sessions on Wednesday and Friday afternoons at the St Ambrose Church Hall
72 West Cliff Road, Westbourne BH4 8BE. The Hall is at the rear of the Church.

Wednesday is a "no fears" session offering support  and starts at 1.45pm for a 2pm commencement of play.

Fridays

Entry to the hall after previous occupants have left between 1:30 and 1:45 for a start as soon as possible after 1:45

All sessions will be hosted so single players will get a game

Non members welcome.

Table Money will be £3 and there are refreshments available.

 hands are now machine dealt: this ensures properly "random" hands and saves the dealing time.

For more information, please contact Peter Craven.

Email:  pcraven30@gmail.com or telephone:  07793 406889

Face to Face Sessions
Game Session links to RealBridge - Any problems phone 07421900854

Game Links for Monday & Wednesday - 7.00pm for a 7.15pm start, playing 22 boards, cost £2 per game

You can find the link to our RealBridge games on the calendar page of this website, click  HERE  to be taken to the calendar.

You can also find the mini calendar on the right-hand side of this web page.

 

Laptop and PC users should “click” or “Ctrl-Click” the link. On a tablet, you should just touch the link and then a new window should open on your device. Please enter your First & Last Name, in the “ID number box” please enter your EBU number if you have one otherwise enter eight eights (88888888). Do not enter a random number. These are both required so that we can score and bill correctly.

Our regular weekly RealBridge Online Duplicate Pairs sessions:

Monday and Wednesday Evenings at 7.00pm prompt for a 7.15pm start, playing 22 boards, cost £2 per game
By playing in our games you promise to pay Christchurch Duplicate Bridge Club the session fee. The table money payment system is changing so please await further notification.

To test your audio and video equipment, you can use the RealBridge camera test link below:

 https://play.realbridge.online/camera.html

Laptop and PC users should “click” or “Ctrl-Click” the links. On a tablet, you should just touch the links and then a new window should open on your device, just follow the instructions in the new window. You may need to allow your browser to use the camera and microphone.

If you can see yourself and see the microphone bar is working, you know you will be seen and heard.

If you don’t have a camera and microphone on your Tablet or PC you are still very welcome to join in with us, you just won’t get the full RealBridge experience. You can still chat with players by text.

The playing speed for the Monday and Wednesday games will be 2 boards in no more than 14 minutes.

If you know of someone who is a member of a Bridge Club in Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch, Ringwood, Allendale and surrounding areas then please let them know as they are most welcome to join us.

Tim Dunsby    -   email:  tdunsby@yahoo.co.uk

CDBC Chairman

Thursday Online Session

Please note this session is now suspended until further notice

Feedback

Please feel free to email the committee with any questions, feedback or suggestions.You should receive an initial reply within 48hours.

Andrew Ellis

It is with great sorrow that we have learnt of the passing of long standing member Andrew Ellis. The funeral is on Saturday 2 May at 10.30 at Harbour View Crematorium, Long Barrow Hall, Randalls Hill, Lytchett Minster, Poole, BH16 6AN. Refreshments will be served at the same location after the service. In lieu of flowers, donations to Macmillan Caring Locally would be greatly appreciated: 

The family would like to know numbers by 22 April 

Club Weekends

The weather for our weekend in Paignton  at the  Palace Hotel 17th-20th April 2026 came up trumps. We were joined by some players from Lymington Bridge Club and two inquisitive gulls. Full results on the results pages. Overall winners? The hotel staff. We are planning to return 15-18 October 2027. More information and pictures on the Club Weekend Page.
The next weekend is in Salisbury October 9-12 2026. More details here

Club Weekends
Real Bridge Connection Issues
If you encounter internet difficulties on RealBridge we strongly recommend that you turn your device off and reboot.
Most times this will sort the problem out. See below for other technical tips.
EBU Ranking Promotions

Congratulations to

John Harris  Area Master
Aine Fox  1 Star Regional Master
Madeleine Parker  Master
Marguerite Frost  Area Master
Keith Henderson  District Master
Anne Mynors-Wallis  Area Master

 

Results
Monday Pairs
7.15pm
F2F Pairs
1.45pm
Wednesday Pairs
7.15pm
F2F No Fears
Monday Pairs
7.15pm
2026 Paignton Sun Aft
Calendar
29th Apr 2026
Wednesday Pairs
7.15pm
Director: Tim
 RealBridge Login
29th Apr 2026
No Fears
St. Ambrose Hall 2.00pm
1st May 2026
F2F Pairs
St. Ambrose Church Hall 1.45pm
Scorer: Robin
Host: Lesley
4th May 2026
Ray Whitby Trophy
7.15pm
6th May 2026
Roy Wisdom Trophy
7.15pm
6th May 2026
No Fears
St. Ambrose Hall 2.00pm