The Jugglers Cup 

Ben Beever Memorial 

Ben passed away in 2015, on 5th July. This year he would have been 50 years old. 

On Wednesday 8th July we held our annual event to remember Ben – a hugely admired past member and teacher at the Club.  

His mother, Pru, was in attendance and brought with her a magnificent cake.  

There were 14 tables playing 24 Boards in an extremely competitive event. This year's winners were Gideon Harvey and Daniel Kelsall, closely pursued by Enid and Rose.  

There was a plethora of cheese to be enjoyed and despite the heat everyone went away happy and looking forward to next year.  

The Committee were very grateful for all the help we received from so many members to tidy up at the end.  

Thank you all for your support 

Please complete the online form below if you are entering our Cream Tea Charity Event to support 'Thumbs Up For Charlie', a local charity providing respite care for families who are living with or are affected by childhood brain tumours.

Have you always wanted to learn bridge?
Bridge is the worlds most popular card game, combining strategy, teamwork, and
social interaction. Whether you are completely new to the game or have only a little
experience, this course is designed to help you learn in a friendly and supportive
environment.
What You will Learn
✓ The basics of bridge
✓ Bidding and card play
✓ Scoring and game etiquette
✓ Simple strategies and techniques
✓ How to play confidently with a partner
Why Learn Bridge?
• Meet new people and make friends
• Keep your mind active and engaged
• Enjoy a lifelong hobby
• Join a welcoming bridge community

We will be running two courses starting in September 2026.  One is an evening course (likely to be a Monday or Tuesday evening) and a daytime course on a Thursday morning.

If you are interested in joining one of our courses or finding out more, please email Susan via grasan30@gmail.com

We are delighted to announce that the following Members of the Club achieved an EBU Master Point ranking in June

Ted Cadman  1 Star Master
Susan Triggs  3 Star Premier Master
Mel Wong  Club Master


Congratulations to you all

We currently have two IntoBridge sessions each week.  These are on a Monday and Friday afternoon at 2pm.  All these sessions are well supported and will continue. We are no longer running the online Swiss Pairs on a Thursday evening.

We now have supervised sessions for beginners, learners & improvers at the club:

Monday afternoon at 1pm for Improvers with Paul Murray.

 Monday evening at 7:15pm for beginners with Frank/Chris

Tuesday evening at 7pm all levels 

Wednesday morning at 10:30 for improvers with Susan Triggs

Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 for beginners with Susan Triggs.

Members £6 & Visitors £8

Everyone is welcome

Please be aware that the BridgeWebs attendance Module is not a real time system. It reflects entry fees spent on online and face-to-face games but does not reflect money paid into your online account until it is manually updated from the Club's bank statement. Our 'WebMaster', Dave Fernley performs these updates periodically- usually weekly. If you need to know your balance between updates, call Paul or Dave.

The new Bridgewebs Attendance Module for tracking payment money for online games is now live.

It provides you with a real-time view of the games you have played, the current balance of your account and payments made and received by your account. 

To see this information you will need to log on to the Members Only area of the website and then select thePayments Account tab.
Detailed instructions logging onto this area are available here

A detailed description of the Online Account, how it works, etc, is also available here within the Members Only Area (log-on needed).

Account statements will also be sent out periodically by email. This ensures that people who choose not to actively monitor their account balance are still aware of it. The statement provides a regular update to non-members who play in our online games who do not have access the member's area and therefore the real time benefits of this system.

See Calendar on the right of this home page for our Weekly Schedule

Face to Face table fees for Duplicates at the Club are £4 for fully paid-up MBC members & £6 for Guests

Supervised Face to Face table fees at the Club are £6 for fully paid-up MBC members & £8 for Guests

(includes free tea/coffee & biscuits and occasional treats! However, sandwiches/supper will not be served)

Online bridge entry is £3.75 for members & £4.50 for non-members

For Online games a pre-arranged partner is preferable. However, if possible, partners can be found after you log on to our tournaments. Just wait on Partnership Desk on IntoBridge. 

Please transfer entry fee (or more for convenience / multiple games) into the MBC bank account (see below).

MBC will reduce your balance after each session played and email you with a regular statement to help you stay in credit.

The Manchester Bridge Club Bank details are –

Natwest Sort Code 01-02-02   Account Number  21867577

Please put your First Name and Surname as the payment reference

Thank you for supporting The Manchester Bridge Club