Our Wirral based club, established in 1983, is conveniently located in Prenton, Mid Wirral, just 5 minutes drive from the M53.  We play in the church hall of the Prenton Methodist Church, CH43 0RE (see the directions in Information on the left), which is situated in a very pleasant safe part of Prenton, with car parking on the church premises.

Our aim is to play a good standard of bridge in a friendly atmosphere, and the club is affiliated to the English Bridge Union (EBU), with sessions directed according to the EBU rules.  The club welcomes visitors whether you are an experienced player or would just like to improve, but is not suitable for a complete novice.

Keen players will be pleased that the club uses pre-dealt computer generated hands.  The results are recorded on our website, so that you can see details of the hands , and how you did compared to the other pairs.

The club is currently running Face2Face sessions on a Monday evening (when Standbys are available) and a Tuesday afternoon - and an online duplicate competition on BBO on a Wednesday evening.

Members can also play in the Real Bridge Social Lounge on a Tuesday and Thursday evening.

If you are interested in joining or want further information e-mail us on merseyside@bridgewebsemail.com

BBO MATCH MBC V CHICHESTER BRIDGE CLUB - TUESDAY 17TH MARCH 2026 AT 7.00PM

We have been challenged to a match on BBO against Chichester Bridge Club on Tuesday 17th March 2026.

We need 24 players of all shapes and sizes! The only requirement is you need to know how to play on BBO.

We play in groups of 4 with our top players (by NGS grade) playing their 4 top players and so on down the line. A bit like the Ryder and Solheim Cups!
 

Please can you email Mike Fairclough on mikecde@gmail.com if you wouid like to play for MBC on that date, preferably with your partner's name and please can you include your BBO names? If you haven’t got a partner we will try to find you one.

Priority will be given to MBC members up until Friday 23rd January. After that date invitations will be extended to members of other local clubs to play for us as guests.

Any questions ring Mike on 07805778531

MBC COMMITTEE

Table Money

It would very much be appreciated if members could bring the right table money to the Club in pound coins or 50p coins. Alternatively we can give change for £5  and £10 notes.

But we are sorry to say that we are no longer able to accept loose change of smaller denominations.

We would also ask that payment for coffee be made in pound or 50p coins.

With thanks for your help.

MBC Committee

NEW YEAR PARTY  - Friday 16th January, 2026, 6:30pm

Prenton Golf Club, Golf Links Rd, Prenton.  CH42 8LW

Please see menu and let Chris Griffin know your choices as soon as possible.   Two courses £26:00,  three courses £32:50, please pay by bank transfer and add your name as a reference.

Please arrive by 6:30pm, dinner  will be served at 7:pm, so we are ready to play bridge at 8:00pm

STARTER

Honey Glazed Ham Hock Terrine (with Piccalilli Garnish & crisp toast)

Roasted Red Onion Soup (with Welsh Rarebit Croute & Herbs)

MAIN COURSE

Christmas Turkey (with all the trimmings)

Beef Featherblade (Bourguignon garnish of chestnuts, mushrooms, pearl onions, buttery potato & red wine gravy

DESSERT

Christmas Pudding with Brandy Sauce

Raspberry & White Chocolate Roulade with mixed berry sauce

Tea or Coffee with Mince Pies included.

Merseyside Bridge Centre   

HSBC    Account number    51165690

Sort code    40 - 24 - 40

2025 COMPETITIONS RESULTS

Many congratulations to the winners of the 2025 competitions as follows:-

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

1st - Jack Sheldrake

2nd - Colin Nugent

MONDAY EVENING 

1st - Jack Sheldrake

2nd - Nick Hughes

TUESDAY AFTERNOON 

1st - Robin Huddleston

2nd - Mike Reid

WEDNESDAY EVENING

1st - John Morgan

2nd - Tony Gray

Tuesday afternoon session - Change of Time    1.00pm

Please note that from Tuesday 6th January 2026, our Tuesday session will commence at 1.00pm. In the past we have had to consider Slimming World who were on the premises and using the car park but they have moved to another location.  We now have no time restrictions on the car park, so can move to a more civilised afternoon start time closer to the time we used to start at when we were at Borough Road

JIM FEARNS

Members will be sad to learn that Jim Fearns died earlier this month. 

His funeral will take place on Tuesday 13th January at 11.00am at the Hope Farm Road Methodist Church, Great Sutton CH66 2LF.

Jim was a long standing member of the Club and our thoughts are with Jim’s family and friends at this sad time.

May Jim rest in peace.

Waterworth Cup

The Waterworth Cup is the County's annual pairs championship.

This year's event will be held on BBO on Friday 16th January 2026, starting at 17.30. 

It is intended that the event will be run as an all-play-all Howell competition of around 36-39 boards using standard pairs scoring with a mid-session break of 20 minutes & no robots allowed! The precise format will be determined by the number of entries received and the limitations of BBO.

Full details and the online registration form to enter can be found on the county website:-

https://www.bridgewebs.com/merseysidecheshire/

As always, green points are awarded to the top half of the field. The top three eligible pairs also get the chance to represent the county in the national pairs championship for the Corwen Trophy in May. 
 

Monday evening session - Change of Time    7:15pm

Please note that from Monday 15th December, 2025, our Monday session will commence at 7:15pm with the aim of finishing the session at approximately 10:00pm. In the past we have had to consider the scout troupe who were on the premises and using the car park but they have moved to another location.  We now have no time restrictions on the car park, so members who need to park close to the hall can enter the car park earlier than before.

2025 AGM

The papers for the 2025 AGM can be found in the Documents section of the website and include the Minutes, the Chairman's Report and the Income and Expenditure for the last year.

CLUB SECURITY

In order to protect members from unwanted intruders the Committee has decided the outer door to the Church hall should be locked at the start of each bridge session.

It will still be possible for members to open the door from the inside simply by using the push bar.

STANDBYS

Standbys are now available on a Monday evening.

If you do not have a partner please advise the director at least 15 minutes before the due start time.

At that time the standby will be allocated with someone else looking for a partner and, if not required he/she will go home.

WHATSAPP GROUP

Any member requiring a partner may find it helpful to put a message on the Club's WhatsApp Group. Any member not on the group is welcome to join and should contact Chris Griffin - 07754-047853 -e in the first instance.

Chris will also be happy to post an appropriate  message on behalf of a member unable to do so themselves.

ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION 

The annual subscription has been reduced to £12.00 with effect from 23.05.22. Please adjust your standing order accordingly.
 

COVID

It is recommended that members take a lateral flow test before playing F2F bridge at the Club.

We would also ask members not to attend if there is any suggestion they have a viral infection, cough or cold.

If you would like to play in our online duplicate on BBO on Wednesday evenings and have not previously played then please fill in this form and submit it. 

MBC members can still gather a table of four playing companions and have a fun night playing up to 20 boards at your own pace.   You can play regularly or occasionally.

Mike Fairclough will set up a session on a Tuesday evening or a Thursday evening.  So if you have a table of four contact mikecde@gmail.com.

He will send you the link for that night.

NB you must have your own group of four to play and the sessions are free to subscribed MBC members

The English Acol Bridge Club (TEA) runs on Thursday and Friday afternoons on BBO at 2.15pm and on Sunday and Monday evenings at 7.30pm. 

It usually consists of 8 two-board rounds. An attraction is that there is no cost involved!  Naturally, you do not have to play every day, just on an ad hoc basis. A few of us have played in it and it is a very enjoyable and friendly club.  The standard is not dissimilar to our own club.   

It is organised by a Tony Fern who goes under the BBO name of Vesian. His email is PlayAcol21@gmail.com Before you play for the first time you need to drop Tony an email with you and your partners' BBO names so he can register you as eligible to play in the club.  Thea and Linda are TDs in the TEA so can also help with any queries.

Then, to enter on the day, you have to register WITH your partner about 15 mins before the start time. However there is a partnership desk if you don't have one.  You find the tournament by the same method you log in to our own duplicates on BBO (ie ‘Competitive’ then ‘All tournaments’ then enter TEA or Acol in the search bar).