Lytham Bridge Club Closed

Dear Members and Visitors

In view of the outbreak of the coronavirus and the latest Government recommendations, the committee has decided that the club should close with immediate effect. There will be no more regular sessions, nor any teaching sessions, until further notice.

Any members who might be interested in playing online bridge, click here to access the EBU's online bridge webpage.

Click here to see the latest NHS advice regarding the outbreak. The EBU also maintains a coronavirus webpage here.

Please keep an eye on this news item for the latest information.

Keep safe and well and thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Lytham Bridge Club Committee

16th March 2020

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Lytham Bridge Club have registered with the Bridge Club Live website. Now any member of the club who is also a member of Bridge Club Live can play online bridge with their Lytham partners and gain master points in BCL competitions. If you would like to join BCL please click here to register. The cost is only £1 for the first 30 days and you can play up to 96 boards per day. Further information about BCL can be found on the EBU website here.

Lytham Rose Bowl

Sunday 26th April at 12:30pm

This event has been cancelled

We are currently unable to run this year's Lytham Rose Bowl due to the coronavirus outbreak. We apologise to all players who have entered and hope that the cancellation has not caused any inconvenience.

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WELCOME TO LYTHAM BRIDGE CLUB

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Lytham Bridge Club is located in the heart of Lytham St. Annes in our own purpose-built clubhouse bungalow. The club has a large comfortable playing area and all the facilities you'd expect from a well-supported club - a car park and ample street parking, easy access to the building, facilities for the disabled, and catering facilities with five star accreditation.

We are the only bridge club in the Lytham St. Annes area which is affliated to the English Bridge Union, which means our members all benefit from the support offered by the country's governing body. Our members automatically become members of the EBU so they have the opportunity to earn master points and be able to monitor their personal progress and compare it with other local and national players. They can also play in EBU-sponsored events. Lytham Bridge Club is over 60 years old so we have plenty of experience to help our members become better players.

Our regular sessions on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays are hosted sessions so you don't need a partner - if you come along on your own you will be guaranteed a game. We also have regular sessions on Mondays and Saturdays. Details below.

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Teaching at Lytham Bridge Club

- Teaching cancelled until further notice -

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We currently provide many teaching programmes for all levels from absolute beginners to intermediate players. You do not need to be a member to follow our teaching programmes - everybody is welcome no matter what their ability, including experienced players who wish to brush up on certain parts of their game.

Monday afternoon (1:30pm) - Prepared hands for novices and intermediate learners
Tuesday morning (9:30am) - Supervised revision sessions
Tuesday evening (7:30pm) - Supervised duplicate sessions for novices
** Starting 8th January ** Wednesday afternoon (1:30pm) - Presentations and supervised sessions for intermediate learners

Click here for more information on our teaching schedule.

We always welcome new returning and improving players and our experienced teachers go out of their way to teach and support, providing you with what you feel you need rather than what we think you need. At Lytham we have many experienced players who will partner you and act as mentors until you become more confident. If you would like to find out more about our teaching programmes, please send an email to lbclub.4a@gmail.com or call our teaching coordinator Bill on 01772-686335. Mondays and Tuesday teaching sessions costs £2.00 for members and £3.50 for visitors, and the Wednesday session costs £3.00 for members and £4.50 for visitors.

Click here for more information on Lytham Bridge Academy.

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The first annual World Online Championship will be launched on Thursday 12th December. The championship is a free online competition sanctioned by the World Bridge Federation and the English Bridge Union. The competition will be held from March to August 2020 with a live final in November 2020. The Championship is open to any bridge player wishing to take part, and is not just fun and challenging but also has really impressive cash prizes on offer!

Anyone with an interest in online bridge can find further details by clicking here.

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Our regular pairs sessions are:

Monday evening (7:30 pm)

Tuesday afternoon (1:30 pm)

Wednesday evening (7:30 pm)

Friday afternoon (1:30 pm)

Saturday evening (7:15 pm)

Visitors are welcome for every session. The Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday sessions are all hosted - you can arrive on your own and you will be guaranteed a partner. Free tea and coffee served during every session. Please be seated 15 minutes before the start of a session. Table money £2.00 (members) and £3.50 (non-members).