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Ipswich & Kesgrave Bridge Club

Mondays and Thursdays at 7:00pm

Monday Relaxed Pairs: online on BBO or face-to-face at Kesgrave Community Centre, Ipswich, both sessions start at 7:00pm. The same boards are played and all participants receive follow-up notes on the deals, distributed by email, usually within two days.

Thursday Club Pairs: also on BBO or face-to-face in the Ropes Hall, Kesgrave Community Centre, Ipswich. Both sessions start at 7:00pm and although the results are separate, all participants play the same deals.

Visitors: always welcome, for any session we run. Before your first session you must register with us; see the Visitor Information Form. Online players for Monday or Thursday can use the respective links from the Online Bridge Club box, right.

At Kesgrave we run a cashless system for collecting table money and players are billed for sessions played at the end of each month.

If you need a partner, check our Partnership Desk.

Any questions, about any format, please let us know, we're here to help.


Challenge Match Against Chichester Bridge Club

Our winning run came to an end with a loss to Chichester, 87-73 VPs. True, Chichester were aided and abetted by Tyler Hill, but no complaints. We were able to raise eight teams and Chichester only four. The always-keen Tyler Hill BC were able to immediately provide four more; since they started in 2020, this was their 125th match.

At the half, matches were 4-4- with I&K ahead by an aggregate 30 IMPs. But the Chichester All-Stars made a strong comeback, winning the second half by 44 IMPs and crucially turning around a tight match to go 5-3 up. Well played opponents.

All line-ups and results of all matches are available in the recent box left and on the results page.


Monday 11th & Thursday 14th May

Is the first charity week in 2026, supporting,

Table money from all four sessions wiill be donated; read more below.


Apology

We would like to apologise to all those who arrived at Kesgrave for last Thursday's Pairs.

We knew the Centre is a Polling Station but had heard of no cancellation; we would not have been surprised by having to move rooms. Whether caused by the late decision to 'un-cancel' the local elections or not, communication between KWMCC and the club faltered.

That said, we could clearly have been more proactive and we would like to make amends by holding a free session on Thursday 21st May at Kesgrave.

(Not next week, that's Spring Charity Week – above)


More below; scroll down or click on:

Deal of the Week

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AGM of Suffolk Contract Bridge Association

The 2026 AGM of the Suffolk Contract Bridge Association will be held at 2pm on Sunday May 17th at the Blackbourne Centre, Elmswell IP30 9UH.

Attendance at the AGM is, of course, free. The AGM will be followed by a session of Bridge (around 24 boards) with a break for a catered tea at around 4pm. Play will conclude by 6:30pm. Entry fee for the Bridge is £5/head.

See the Suffolk website for more details, including entry to the AGM Pairs.

Spring Charity Week

For this calendar year's first charity week in May we are pleased to adopt a member suggestion and will support Music in our Bones. They seek to help people through music and group singling and are a small charity based in Suffolk who in their own words, have,

… created 8 lively communities across Suffolk where you’ll be sure of a warm welcome. Come and join others who have discovered that singing together really can lift spirits and help us to manage the many challenges of life.

Groups run in the Lowestoft, Bury and Ipswich areas. We also run online groups for those unable to attend in-person. We are especially keen to reach family carers, anyone managing a long term condition, depression or anxiety, and anyone who thinks singing with others might lift their spirits.

All table-monies from the four sessions in the week of Monday 11th and Thursday 14th May will be donated to the charity

Learn and Improve

We teach bridge from scratch, run classes for beginners and improvers and seminars for seasoned club players. So, wherever you are on your bridge journey we think we have something for you.

Results
Spring Charity
Online Pairs
Director: Julie Milewski
Scorer: Christopher Chambers
Spring Charity
Club Pairs
Director: Bill
Scorer: Bill
Spring Charity
Club Merged Pairs
Scorer: Christopher Chambers
Challenge Match v Chichester BC
Director: Mark Honess
Scorer: Christopher Chambers
Spring Charity
Online Relaxed Pairs
Mary Garnham (8)
Director: Chris Chambers
Scorer: Christopher Chambers
Spring Charity
Club Relaxed Pairs
Mary Garnham (8)
Director: Conrad Simons
Scorer: Conrad Simons
Spring Charity
Merged Relaxed Pairs
Scorer: Christopher Chambers
Online Pairs
Director: Chris Chambers
Scorer: Christopher Chambers
Calendar
18th May 2026
Online Relaxed Pairs
7:00
Director: Chris Green
18th May 2026
Club Relaxed Pairs
7:00
Director: Chris Green
21st May 2026
Online Pairs
7:00
Director: Chris Chambers
21st May 2026
Club Pairs
7:00
Director: Ralph Parish
25th May 2026
Online Relaxed Pairs
7:00
Director: Chris Green
25th May 2026
No Bridge - Online only
28th May 2026
Online Pairs
7:00
Director: Julie Milewski
28th May 2026
Club Pairs
7:00
Director: Conrad/Alison Simons
1st Jun 2026
Online Relaxed Pairs
Mary Garnham (9)
7:00
Director: Chris Green
1st Jun 2026
Club Relaxed Pairs
Mary Garnham (9)
7:00
Director: Chris Green
4th Jun 2026
Online Pairs
7:00
4th Jun 2026
Club Pairs
7:00
Director: Mike Judd
8th Jun 2026
Online Relaxed Pairs
7:00
Director: Chris Green
8th Jun 2026
Club Relaxed Pairs
7:00
Director: Chris Green
11th Jun 2026
Online Pairs
7:00
11th Jun 2026
Club Pairs
7:00
Director: Tony Shearman
15th Jun 2026
Online Relaxed Pairs
7:00
Director: Chris Green
15th Jun 2026
Club Relaxed Pairs
7:00
Director: Chris Green