CLYDE BRIDGE CENTRE
GLASGOW'S HOME OF BRIDGE
4 NASMYTH PLACE HILLINGTON G52 4PR
0141 473 3124
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BULLETIN

PROVISIONAL DATE FOR AGM
WEDNESDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER 4.30PM

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND ALL THE LINKS TO REGISTER FOR THE ABOVE EVENTS

 

BBO Tuesday Night 7pm

BBO: Log in on Tuesday night by 645pm to play. Any SBU member can play provided they have added their BBO name to their Mempad profile 

Results
Thursday Evening Pairs
7pm
Thursday No Fears
7pm
Wednesday Afternoon Pairs
1245
Wednesday Evening Pairs
7pm
Clyde play and learn
Tuesday Afternoon Pairs
1245
BBO
7pm
Monday Evening pairs
7PM
Relaxed Sunday Pairs
1pm
Friday Morning Bridge & Crumpets
1030am
Thursday Evening Pairs
7pm
Calendar
Fri 10th July 2026
Friday Morning Bridge & Crumpets
1030am
Director: Horst Koplek
Standby: Susan Stuart
Sun 12th July 2026
Relaxed Sunday Pairs
1pm
Director: Fiona
Dealer: Angus
Standby: James Walker
Mon 13th July 2026
Monday Evening pairs
7PM
Director: Alan Livingstone
Standby: Stephanie or Another
Tue 14th July 2026
Tuesday Afternoon Pairs
1245
Director: Steve Male
Standby: Dorothy Sim
Tue 14th July 2026
BBO
If any issue chat SBU_W_CLY 7pm
Director: Maria Jackson
  (Partner?)
Wed 15th July 2026
Wednesday Afternoon Pairs
1245
Director: Shirish Chotai
Dealer: Angus
Standby: Rona Statt
Wed 15th July 2026
Wednesday Evening Pairs
7pm
Director: Peter Hodgson
Standby: Lesley Woore
Wed 15th July 2026
Wednesday Play & learn
Academy 7PM
Thu 16th July 2026
Thursday Evening Pairs
7pm
Director: Sandy Mathieson
Standby: Grace Walker
Thu 16th July 2026
Thursday No Fears
Academy 7pm
Fri 17th July 2026
Friday Morning Bridge & Crumpets
1030am
Director: Horst Koplek
Standby: Eleanor watson
CLYDE BRIDGE CENTRE

See Our Picture gallery Under the Home Tab to look inside
The Clyde Bridge Club is easily accessible from the North and South of Glasgow, Paisley, Dumbarton, Erskine, Kilmarnock, Greenock, Hamilton, East Kilbride & Cumbernauld with plentiful free parking. 
Our Bridge Academy has a range of courses to meet all levels of players from beginners to experienced. See Where & When We Play for list of tournaments.  But first see our Picture Gallery and then visit us and see for yourself what this Glasgow bridge club has to offer. 
Visitors: All visitors are welcome up to a maximum of six visits per year.

Grandparents!

We will hold a session for Grandparents (or other relatives) and children on Thursday 16th July between 10.30am and 12 noon. Please email Stephanie with brief details of names and age.
 

Taster Sessions: Tell Your Friends!
Taster Sessions: Tell Your Friends!

If you would like to find out more about our next set of Beginner lessons email FRANCES or explore The Bridge Academy tab.
 

The Bridge Academy
The Bridge Academy

Look under The Academy Tab above for information about all the courses The Academy has to offer.
Remember to apply asap as the courses become full very quickly. 

Summer Sessions:
Saturday 1st August Back 
to Basics 
Wednesday 12th August All About Doubles
See The Academy Tab for more information

What’s next for our first intake of students? 
The journey continues with our Second Year Course, now in preparation. This is the natural progression for those who have completed the 40-week beginner programme—building confidence, sharpening skills, and taking your bridge to the next level. However the course is also suitable for people who understand the basics of Bridge but may not have previously taken lessons.

Demand is already high, so don’t delay,  if you want to avoid disappointment.
Contact Frances.McKeon@clydebridgecentre.org.

Full details can be found under The Bridge Academy tab above, Second Year Course.

Start date: Wednesday 2nd September
Time: 7–9pm
Tutors: John Di Mambro and Maria Jackson

If you are interested in a course that is not featured let us know by emailing The Academy

If you would like to find out more about our next set of Beginner lessons email FRANCES or explore The Bridge Academy tab.
 

Next Session League Matches Start September

Did you play in the last sessions or did you miss out? If you would like to enrol a new team, or would like to be added to an existing team, please email Peter
Apologies for the error in the email address in the Weekly News. 
Captains please try again if your email got returned, to confirm your 
participation in the next session. 

Victor Goldwater Individual Tournament
Janice
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The look on Janice Hutchison's face says it all! She was delighted to be the winner of this really fun event. The slight mayhem over the movements added to the fun and all 60 participants enjoyed the repartee, the cakes and of course the Bridge. Thanks to Angus for his good humour and ability to sort us all out!!

Our First Graduation
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Congratulations to our first graduates from the Bridge Academy. The smiling faces show how much they have enjoyed their first year of lessons, and are looking forward to starting year 2 after the summer. They will be coming to Play & Learn on Wednesday evenings so if you see "new faces" please make them welcome. 

Barnet's Corner

Analysis from the European Championship in Riga
Norway v Belgium

Board 2

The Bidding: 
1. 3NT shows a solid Major Pre-empt.

2. 4S (with QJH North knows partner's suit must be S)

The Play:
East led CQ to the Ace.  West shifted to the D8

How should you play ? Click HERE to play the hand in BBO.

Click "Show Answer" when you're ready! 

Declarer who is a strong player played the Q. This was the second board of the day. Perhaps he was not fully alert yet. East now found a fine play of letting that win the trick. Remember he could not see the diamonds in declarer's hand. Now, there was no way home. Declarer either had to lose a diamond ruff or if he drew trumps had 2 club losers. The easy way to make the hand was to play low on the diamond from hand. Now if East ducks, win 10 and ruff your club before drawing trumps and conceding a diamond.

Only a trump lead or diamond lead can legitimately defeat the contract. Try it out.

Still a very nice duck from East. It shows that even the best players can make a mistake.

MEMBER ACCOUNT PAYMENT DETAILS & STATEMENT

For the bank details of where to pay money in for your "tournament" account (NOT membership) please click HERE

To receive an Email of your balance and statement of activity, please enter your SBU number and click “Receive account statement” button below; payments into your account do not appear immediately so recent payments may not show for a week or so. If you experience any problems please email The Treasurer

 





 

Bringing a Visitor?

Visitors are very welcome up to 6 visits a year. If you bring a visitor please

  • Introduce them to the TD so they can ensure that the player's name is entered into the player data base. 
  • Ask them to write their name and email address in the Visitor's Book which is kept on the small filing cabinet in the centre of the Tournament room
  • Ask the cafe assistant to take their £5 payment by credit card.
  • Thank you!
Cafe Bridge in Scotland
Cafe Bridge in Scotland

If you haven't played Cafe Bridge you've missed out on some great fun!
The programme for Scotland in the Spring, Summer and Autumn can be found HERE

KEY Holders

A list of all key holders can be found in the "Members Only" Area of the website. 

SOCIAL MEDIA

         

We're now on INSTAGRAM and FACEBOOK Click on the links and Like, Share, Comment to spread the word! We’ve found a really fun and great FB page to follow/share: check it out HERE  Watch our videos and share with your friends. The page changes frequently so please keep clicking! Look on the FB SBU Community Group page for interesting info from other clubs. 

Find a Partner/Reserve

Click on Members Only (Navigation Menu above)  Login using your usual ID and password Scroll to the tournament you want to play in using the right hand slider Tick the PR box ( left box of the 3 little boxes).  Press Confirm (near the top) To cancel your request, login as above then untick the PR box and press Confirm To contact someone looking for a Partner, Click on their request to email them or call them using the telephone number displayed.  Or reserve place by ticking PL