| 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. We operate a "Standby" system for every tournament so players are always guaranteed a partner.
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| Halloween |
It’s time to get spooky at Clyde Bridge Centre! 🎃👻
Join us for a special Halloween Friday Morning Bridge & Crumpets, with plenty of Halloween fun alongside your usual morning of bridge.
Fancy dress is encouraged, so dig out your best witches’ hats, spooky costumes and Halloween accessories!
Friday 30th October | 10:30am
We’d love to see you there for a frightfully good morning of Bridge & Crumpets! 🕷️♠️
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| 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.
Our next Refreshers’ Course starts on Monday 5th October 10-12am. The course covers the following topics over 6 weeks.
- Hand Evaluation & the Losing Trick Count (LTC)
- Overcalls – how to make them and how to respond and deal with them
- 2C Openings – responses and Roman Key Card Blackwood (RKCB)
- Reverses
- Card Play
- Play Week – putting your knowledge into practice with guided play and discussion.
- For more information click HERE
Cost £85 including VAT.
Members and students who have completed the first year course are invited to "Practice & Play" on Monday nights; a relaxed evening with your friends. Be seated by 650pm for 7pm start.
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.
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| Melville V CBC |
 What a great day! We didn’t even mind (too much) that it ended up a draw with 36 points to each team. The atmosphere was great, the food plentiful and delicious: The New Melville will have a lot to live up to next year! Thanks to Alan and his team for co-ordinating the event, and Ileen, Roy, Alyson, Evelyn and Fiona for being “ hands on” and ensuring the catering was spot on.
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| Bridge Club Etiquette |
In order to help the TD run the tournaments efficiently and make the tournaments enjoyable for everyone it would help if everyone would observe the following reminders.
- Arrive Early : At least 10 minutes before the start time and 15 minutes if you don't have a partner.
- Greet the table: Introduce yourself and say "Hello"
- Handle Cards Neatly: Organise your cards and keep them close to your chest: Remember one peep is worth two finesses!
- Bid in Turn: Wait your turn, Avoid comments that could influence play. (This includes sighs and puffs)
- Bidding Boxes: Don’t touch or hover over your bidding box until you’ve decided what your intention is. This can give information to both your partner and your opponents!
- Keep the Game Moving: Play at a steady pace - don't hesitate when you've nothing to think about. This could be construed as "cheating"
- Call the TD: If there's an issue call the TD and wait for them to arrive - don't argue: the TD will make a ruling.
- Win Gracefully, Lose Gracefully! Always thank your opponents at the end of the round.
Some other reminders:
- Bridgemates: Enter the Board Number into the Bridgemate as soon as the Board is placed on the table; once the lead card is played enter the contract and lead and confirm out loud; eg 4S played by North. This helps ensure there are no mix ups.
- Correction of Scoring Errors: Bring any scoring error to the attention of the TD asap. Once you have left the club it may not be possible to correct any errors.
- The "Alert" card should be placed on the table for a couple of seconds - not waved around like a flag!
- The "Stop" card should be placed on the table before the "Jump bid" and left there for approximately 10 seconds; then removed to allow the next player to bid.
- Play your lead card or put down your dummy before filling in your scorecard
- Listen to the TD announcements
- Fill the empty spaces at tables rather than randomly picking any table.
- Shush! Pretend you're in a library and speak quietly!
- The "Sit Out" position remains East/West and players should toss a coin to determine the positions unless there is a medical reason for a pair to remain seated.
- No phones at the table please!
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| 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 £6 payment by credit card.
- Thank you!
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| KEY Holders |
A list of all key holders can be found in the "Members Only" Area of the website.
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| 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
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