Maidstone Bridge Club
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Beginners' Bridge Lessons 2025

The next round of lessons for beginners will commence on 20th January at the Civil Service Club

See the Bridge Lessons 2025 tab above on the Main Menu for further details

Beginners' Bridge Lessons 2025
Last updated : 3rd Dec 2024 12:15 GMT
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Wednesday Evening F2F Punctual Start at 7pm

If likely to be delayed, please phone Richard on 07780681405

If the movement has been set up and we are not aware you are coming we may have difficulty in accommodating you
Last updated : 10th Jun 2024 08:10 BST
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Thursday Night Online Bridge In 2025

Weekly RealBridge online sessions will take place on Thursday evenings in 2025 commencing on 9th January; please login by 7.00pm for a 7.15pm start. To join a session you will need to be a member and should login to the Members Only area of the website. Once you have access to the Members Only area, go to Member Only Notices where you will find a link to that evening's online game.
Last updated : 11th Dec 2024 09:38 GMT
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Maidstone Bridge Club

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60 YEARS OF TOP CLASS BRIDGE IN MAIDSTONE

The Club is EBU affiliated:  P2P, Master Points,

Computer deals and Electronic Scoring

 
Last updated : 28th May 2024 13:53 BST
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Welcome to Maidstone Bridge Club
Welcome to Maidstone Bridge Club

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The Club meets on Monday afternoons and Wednesday evenings for face-to-face bridge at the Maidstone Civil Service Club with computer scoring and pre-dealt hands

Table money is £3 for members (£3.50 visitors who are very welcome) and free tea, coffee and biscuits are available. Please note: card payments are required on Wednesday evenings

There is ample on-site parking at the rear of the Club, particularly on Wednesday evenings

Play starts at 1300 on Mondays and 1900 on Wednesdays; we normally play 24 or 27 boards with play finishing around 1600 or 2215
Please note that there is a host available on Mondays but not Wednesdays
Scores are normally posted on this site about half an hour after play finishes

Players looking for a partner for either session please give Barry a ring on 07442 132119. For general bridge enquiries please email ras15h@virginmedia.com or see our Facebook page

On-line bridge is also available on Wednesday evenings starting at 1915 using the Realbridge platform; details of how to take part are shown in the adjacent column
Last updated : 10th Dec 2024 13:08 GMT
Hand of the Week

Board 11 from 4th December is our Hand of the Week: Richard & Jenny were the only NS F2F pair to bid and make 6S; Geoff & Mary and Amanda & Cynthia scored well as the top EW pairs with minus one in Hearts. Slam or sacrifice? 

South opens 1S (or 1NT if playing 15-17) so with North's 5 loser hand they must say more than just 4S. Whatever North responds, East will intervene and bid Hearts but NS must not be deterred as they can make 7C, 7D or 7S with careful play. North may only have 12pts but with just 5 losers the value of using the LTC as a means of hand evaluation is clear and puts them in the driving seat. Blackwood doesn't work well with a void, so control bidding offers perhaps the safest route to the 6S slam contract:

Only by not being outbid by East will NS get a better than average score on this board
Last updated : 10th Dec 2024 10:49 GMT
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Ladders Pairs 2024

Congratulations to Jenny Kendall and Richard Sissons for winning this years Ladder Pairs Competition. They scored 63.22% with Barry Quinnell and Eugene Hood a close second on 62.79%. Third were Daran Steele and Geoff Smith on 62.14%.
Last updated : 6th Dec 2024 17:44 GMT
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The 2024 Learn Bridge Class's Final Lesson
The 2024 Learn Bridge Class's Final Lesson

Catherine and Geoff held the final wrap-up session with the Class of 2024 on 2nd December

We look forward to this talented group of students joining the Club's duplicate play

Congratulations to all!

Well done Michael Bishop & David Brown - the first of this year's students to win Master Points
Last updated : 2nd Dec 2024 18:01 GMT
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Children in Need SIM Results
Children in Need SIM Results

26 pairs (online and F2F) from MBC played in the hugely successful Children in Need simultaneous pairs (SIM) run by ECatsBridge on Wednesday 13 November, which in total contributed over £59,000 through 5 SIM sessions for Pudsey.

Overall, 1,448 pairs from across the country played in our SIM with Barry Quinnell & Eugene Hood finishing 35th as the highest placed MBC pair followed by Geoff Smith & Daran Steele in 62nd place. Ten MBC pairs finished in the top 33% and earnt Master Points. The final placings with Master Points awarded can be downloaded from 006143-Final Results-13-November-2024.pdf

 
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Christmas Party

The Christmas Party will be held at the Civil Service Club on Wednesday 18th December starting at 1800 hours and there will be no online session that evening. The cost is £10, payable in advance, and a host will be available if you don't have a partner.  The party will be run as a Teams of 4 Competition. There will be a buffet supper provided by Cynthia and Amanda with wine and soft drinks available. There will be prizes !!
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Results
Wed 11th Dec 2024
Pairs F/F
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Mon 9th Dec 2024
Monday Pairs F/F
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Wed 4th Dec 2024
Pairs F/F
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Wed 4th Dec 2024
Pairs
O/L
Mon 2nd Dec 2024
Monday Pairs F/F
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Wed 27th Nov 2024
Pairs
O/L
Wed 27th Nov 2024
Wednesday Pairs
Mon 25th Nov 2024
Monday Pairs
Wed 20th Nov 2024
Pairs
O/L
Wed 20th Nov 2024
Wednesday Pairs
Calendar
Wed 11th Dec 2024
Pairs
O/L 1915
Wed 18th Dec 2024
Christmas Party F/F
CSC 18.00
Director: RS
Mon 23rd Dec 2024
Monday Pairs F/F
CSC 13.00
Director: RC
Mon 30th Dec 2024
Mondar Pairs F/F
CSC 13.00
Director: RC
Mon 6th Jan 2025
Monday Pairs F/F
CSC 1300
Wed 8th Jan 2025
Wed Pairs F/F
CSC 1900
Director: RS
Thu 9th Jan 2025
Thur Pairs
O/L 19.15
Director: RS
Mon 13th Jan 2025
Monday Pairs F/F
CSC 1300
Director: RC
Wed 15th Jan 2025
Wednesday Pairs F/F
CSC 1900
Director: RC
Thu 16th Jan 2025
Thur Pairs
O/l 1915
Director: RS
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