| Welcome to Maidstone Bridge Club |
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With 150 members, MBC is EBU affiliated and has been providing top class bridge and lessons for new members for over 60 years
The Club meets on Monday afternoons and Wednesday evenings for face-to-face bridge at the Maidstone Sports & Social Club in Recreation Close Maidstone 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 that card payments are the preferred payment method on both days
Car parking is available at the rear of the Club but be aware Monday afternoon can be congested so please follow any instructions given.
Parking on the grass is not permitted. There is no shortage of parking space on Wednesday evenings
Play starts at 1300 on Mondays and 1900 on Wednesdays; we normally play 24 or 27 boards with play finishing around 1615 or 2215
Please note we do not operate a host system but if you contact Linda for Mondays or Richard for Wednesdays they will try to pair you up
Linda Catt on 07748967416 Mondays or Richard Sissons on 07780681405 Wednesdays
For general bridge enquiries please email Pauline Davis pjdvs28@gmail.com or see our Facebook page
Scores are normally posted on this site about half an hour after play finishes
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| Last updated : 9th Jul 2026 07:50 BST |
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| Jean Archer |
It is with sadness we have recently been notified of Jean Archer's death. Jean played Bridge for many years with husband John at Bearsted Bridge Club but after John's death (some years ago) she still played from time to time at Maidstone. It is understood she passed away after a long illness. The picture here was taken in 2005 at a Cafe in Henin Beaumont in France, before play commenced, on the occasion of our Annual Inter Club Bridge Competition. At the front are Jean and John Archer
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| Last updated : 6th Aug 2026 10:03 BST |
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| Club Competitions 2026 Diary Dates |
Monday 28th September: Club 70th Birthday Celebration - Handicap Pairs
Wednesday 14th October: Championship Pairs
Wednesday 11th November: Mixed Pairs (separate trophy for highest placed married couple)
Monday 7th December: Brooke Trophy Individual
Wednesday 30th December: Christmas Party
A Reminder: Ladder Pairs are held on the first Monday/Wednesday each month with a year end result
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| Last updated : 28th Jul 2026 09:00 BST |
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| Hand Of The Week |
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Wednesday 5th August: Board 6
Board 6 tested the E/W bidding, and if they weren’t perfect South had a chance to shine. How should it be bid?
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With East to open, 19 points and 5 Losing Trick Count 1S would have been everyone’s choice. After South’s pass West will now bid 1NT (if that shows 6-9 pts) or 2C if your system allows you to bid at the 2 level on 9 pts. The spotlight is now on East. The choices are (if partner bid 1NT) 3S or 3NT. If partner bid 2C surely the only bid will be 3NT. Why is 3NT better?
If you are playing 5 card majors, you have no choice as to bid spades again would show 6 cards. If you are playing 4 card majors do you really want to be playing in spades if partner has 2 small – for he has not promised any more, and you are well covered in al the other suits.
The play in 3NT is rudimentary whether East or West declares. 2S+2H+3D+3C is a nice easy 10 tricks, conceding just AK of S and AH. In 4S you have the same losers – but if South starts with his long suit D, when he wins the KS, another D will enable North to ruff with his small trump, making 4 tricks against a 10 trick contract.
6 out of 9 pairs wanted to play in Spades, with only one pair being allowed to make 10 tricks. 2 pairs out of 3 made 10 tricks in the 9 trick contract of 3NT.
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| Last updated : 7th Aug 2026 07:50 BST |
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