CLYDE BRIDGE CENTRE
GLASGOW'S HOME OF BRIDGE
4 NASMYTH PLACE HILLINGTON G52 4PR
0141 473 3124
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If you have experienced any difficulty with registration contact Maggie by clicking HERE
£25 for one seminar; £40 for both seminars. 

You can pay by clicking 25th April   
If you only booked for March but would now like to attend in April we will only charge you £15. 

STANDBY
Please check the April Standby list by clicking APRIL

THURSDAY PAIRS: The wrong boards were uploaded but the correct boards can be seen HERE

Results
Relaxed Sunday Pairs
1pm
SBU Under 21 Training Day
1-7pm
Friday Morning Bridge & Crumpets
1030am
Thursday Evening Pairs
7pm
Thursday No Fears
7pm
SBU EASTER PAIRS Wednesday Afternoon
12.45
Wednesday Evening Pairs
7pm
Play and Learn
Tuesday Afternoon Pairs
1245
BBO
7pm
Hugh Kelsey
Calendar
Mon 30th March 2026
Monday Evening pairs
7PM
Director: Steve Male
Standby: Fiona McNaughton
Mon 30th March 2026
Advanced Course
Academy
10am- 12pm
Key Holder/contact: Frances/Norma
Tue 31st March 2026
Tuesday Afternoon Pairs
1245
Director: Steve Male
Standby: Patricia Millar
Tue 31st March 2026
Division 3 Match
Downstairs 18.45
Hearts of OG vs Odyssey
Captains: Carolyn Clark / Fiona Glen
Key Holder/contact: Peter Cairns
Tue 31st March 2026
BBO
If any issue chat SBU_W_CLY 7pm
Director: John Parker
Tue 31st March 2026
Beginners
Academy 7pm
Key Holder/contact: Frances/Norma
Tue 31st March 2026
Division 1 Match
Downstairs 19.00
Clydesiders vs Mavericks
Captains: Peter Cairns / John Di Mambro
Key Holder/contact: Peter Cairns
Tue 31st March 2026
Division 3 Match
Downstairs 19.00
Just Us vs Bronzies
Captains: Bobby Dickson / Olivia Birch
Key Holder/contact: Peter Cairns
Wed 1st April 2026
Wednesday Afternoon Pairs
12.45
Director: Shirish Chotai
Dealer: Peter H
Standby: Jean Ogilvie
Wed 1st April 2026
Wednesday Evening Pairs
7pm
Director: Steve male
Standby: Tony Nolan
  (Partner?)
Wed 1st April 2026
Wednesday Play & learn
Academy 7PM
Director: Margaret McCallum
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 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.

Barnet's Seminar - A Resounding Success!

Approximately 40 people attended and thoroughly enjoyed Saturday's seminar led by Barnet Shenkin. 
For many of us it was a revelation and offered a completely different approach to thinking about how to play hands. Unlike conventional teaching, Barnet encouraged us to think about the 52 cards in the pack and work out based on the bidding and leads where the cards were likely to be and how to change our plan as the play developed. He showed us how to make what seemed like unmake-able contracts make! We learnt about "Empty Spaces" and "The Dentist's Coup" amongst other valuable tips. He even told us to forget many of the lessons we learnt as Beginners as we move on to be more experienced players. 
Mixed in was a number of very amusing stories about world class players which had us all chuckling.

The feedback has been Excellent so if you want a place at April's seminar, book now before it's oversubscribed!

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. 

Improving Your Bridge Part 3 has been postponed until the Spring.

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.
 

Keep the Date Free!

We will be celebrating our 1st Birthday with a special party on Saturday 16th May. Mark the date in your diary and keep it free. More information to follow.

Busy Friday Bridge & Crumpets
Enjoying our Crumpets
Social Chat
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Friday mornings are growing in popularity as word spreads that there are worse ways to spend a morning than playing Bridge in a relaxed atmosphere, enjoying a social chat with friends old and new, and enjoying Tea and crumpets in a short break. Come along and see for yourself. 

YOUTH NEWS
YOUTH NEWS

Spread the word and encourage your young people to try out this fascinating game. Last year's summer camp at Stirling was a great success and loads of fun. Click HERE for more information. 

Tournament Director's Course

Angus MacDonald will be holding a Tournament Director’s course on Saturday,18 April from 10 to 4. There is a nominal charge in the region of £10 depending on the number of attendees. For those wishing to attend what will be a very instructive session, please contact Alan L.

Could you teach Bridge?

You don’t have to be an expert to teach Beginners to play Bridge!
Possibly a back ground in teaching is more helpful! After all you didn’t need a degree in Astronomy to teach about the Solar System! 
Contact the SBU HERE 

Lost & Found
  • Coats
  • Found

 

Various jackets, jumpers etc have been left behind, and can be retrieved from the cloakroom.

 

Help Shape the Future of Youth Bridge in Scotland
Help Shape the Future of Youth Bridge in Scotland

Over the past year, the Scottish Bridge Union (SBU) has made exciting strides in developing Youth Bridge across the country. As their initiatives grow, so does the need for a committed and collaborative team to help them deliver even more impact. They’re now recruiting volunteers to take on key roles within the Youth Bridge programme. If you're organised, enthusiastic, and eager to make a difference in young people's lives through bridge, please contact OpsCoordinator@sbu.org.uk

Barnet's Corner

Splinter 

Board 3 on Monday night  gave N/S a bidding problem. 

Here would be a reasonable sequence if EW passes 

i) 4D is a Splinter
ii) 5D shows 3 key cards 

North can evaluate his hand knowing partner has a singleton diamond.

 

It is a 30 point pack.  You deduct 10 points of the singleton suit. You assume 1 loser in Diamonds and need 27 points of the remaining 30. Because you have the AD you only need 23 points, which is exactly what you have so it works and the quality of these points, A's and K's brings 7 into play. 

Play -  On any lead declarer can draw trumps. If they are 3 –2 he can work on clubs making all 13 tricks if they split 3/2  and 12 if club are 4-1 – ruff a club, cross to dummy  with a spade and concede a club. 

Should West bid?  Some may overcall 2S but I would not at these colours. 1S if any would be enough.  Then North would  X.  South then would start with a cue bid of 2S.  It would be harder to reach slam. Perhaps if South were to bid 4D over the double that should be a splinter bid agreeing hearts. 3D would have been natural and forcing. Maybe that could be a tip to take from this hand. 

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!
Upcoming Congress & Interesting Events

Click n the links below to find out more.

Oban Congress 
10-12th April Elgin Bridge Congress
16-19th April Forese Bridge festival
6-9th November Scottish National Congress

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

STANDBY SYSTEM

The Standby System : Members will receive their allocated dates in alphabetical order by email.  All members are required to be a Standby only once in the year and prompt confirmation, or if you cannot manage that date, a speedy response indicating when you are available, is greatly appreciated. Members can check names of the Standby in the Calendar or by clicking HERE  Please ensure you put your date in your own diary. If you need to change your date please try to arrange a "swap" and inform the TD of the new arrangement. 
When the standby arrives they should sit at the "standby" table and anyone without a partner should add their name to the Diary on the table as they come in. The TD will pair anyone up before the start of the tournament. 

If you intend to use the Standby system please arrive at the club a minimum of 15 minutes before the start of the tournament. 

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! 

 

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