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.

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

Bamberger 'Virtual Team' 2026

Congratulations to the winning 'team': Julie Milewski & Peter Milewski (NS, BBO), Andre Gray & Carol Smith (EW, F2F).

There were 20 tables in the merged scores, exactly half the pairs qualifying under the member-playing-with-member rule (applicable to all our compeititions). More about the event below in DotW.

Also decided on Thursday was the Online IMP Pairs: despite just missing out as East-West above, Bryan Sellick & Mike Bone secured the trophy (if there is silverware).

The Thursday Mens/Ladies/Mixed continues through August and September. All annual competitions finish on 30th September.

More below; scroll down or click on:

• Deal of the Week
• Suffolk Events
• Spring Charity Week

Missed any? All past articles have their own page (also menu-item, left).

Learn and Play at Elmswell

This event at Elmswell Community Centre is run on the successful template of our own 'Play and Learn' events (in February): four 4-board rounds with analysis and instruction after each round.

Sunday 16th August: entry fee is £10 per player; bring-your-own lunch.

Enter via the Suffolk website.

The 2026 Suffolk Café Bridge

This year's edition of this popular event will take place in Bury St Edmunds on Thursday 3rd September, between 10:15am and 15:45pm

The entry fee is £30 per player.

Enter via the Suffolk website.

Table money from the four sessions in week beginning Monday 11th May plus donations came to £360 which were donated to,

The organisation was suggested by a member – which you all are able to do. Music in our Bones 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.