| Find us on Facebook and Instagram |
Frome Bridge Club now has a presence on Facebook and Instagram.
To follow us and see latest news, please click on the FB & Instagram links at bottom of the LH column.
Happy New Year and Happy Bridge Playing.
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| Somerset County League 2025-2026 |
Round 6 of the Somerset County League 2025-26 contest took place on Friday 16 January, with David Clayton's Frome team coming top of the 30 teams competing. This leaves David's team in the lead in Division 3. In Division 2, Ray Nicholson's team now lies in 3rd place, with John Perry's in 7th place. The next match is on Friday 6 February. Good luck to all concerned.
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| Club Competition & Award changes |
A new Prizes and Awards format was agreed at the club's committee meeting in October 2025, including two key changes:
a) on the basis Bridge is a pairs game, it was decided to lapse the Individual Championship with immediate effect
b) the Percentage Pairs, known as the Club Pairs Championship, will continue but will in future run from Easter to Easter, instead of September to Easter
To see the Leaderboard in the current Club Pairs Championship, click on Competitions in LH menu.
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| Bridge Lessons |
Frome Bridge Club’s new teaching year - friendly lessons for Beginners, Improvers & Intermediates - got underway in October. If you're interested in learning the game, or improving your play, see details below. Meanwhile, if you want to refresh areas of your play, do check out some of the Club’s excellent lessons, including six new PowerPoint lessons: Click on Bridge Lessons in Left Hand menu.
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| Frome Bridge Club |
The club is affiliated to the EBU and aims to provide friendly but competitive duplicate bridge for members and visitors.
Boards are electronically duplimated and tablets are used for scoring with results available as soon as the last board is completed.
The club meets every Monday at 7pm in Wesley Methodist Church at Wesley Slope, Frome, for Face-to-Face play.
In addition, we provide lessons followed by assisted play on:
Thursday mornings from 9.30 to noon and Tuesday evenings from 6.30pm.
For further details contact: John Perry on 01373 467508
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| What are Masterpoints and the Ranking System? |
Masterpoints (MPs) and the Ranking system
After each Monday session the results for the evening are uploaded to the EBU.
The EBU allocates MPs to each player in the top ranks for that evening
depending on the number of tables in play.
The ranks start with:
Local Master 100 MPs
Club Master 200 MPs
Area Master 500 MPs
District Master 1000 MPs
County Master 2500 MPs
Master 5000 MPs
and then upward
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| Best Behaviour at Bridge |
Enjoy the evening!
Whether you are playing in a competitive or social session, please ensure that
you make the bridge enjoyable for yourself, your partner and your opponents.
Enjoy their company and congratulate them on their good play or bidding
Click here to read the EBU's Best Behaviour at Bridge statement.
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