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Welcome to Nailsea Bridge Club
Introduction and General Information
Introduction and General Information

Welcome to Nailsea Bridge Club website.  

The Club plays duplicate bridge on Thursday evenings. We are affiliated to the English Bridge Union (EBU) via the Somerset Contract Bridge Association (SCBA). Nailsea Club members automatically become members of both the EBU and SCBA once they have played 12 times at this club. As an affiliated club all our members are entitled to the benefits of EBU membership, which you can read about here.

Hands are computer dealt (duplimated), enabling hand records to be available at the end of play. They are also displayed on this website, together with the evening's results. Master Points are then uploaded to the EBU. 

The Club takes part in SCBA competitions and three annual charity simultaneous pairs. Some of our players do well in county competitions and occasionally at national level. Others just enjoy a pleasant evening's bridge.

Visitors and prospective new members are always welcome.

The Club meets at Mizzymead Recreation Centre, Mizzymead Rise, Nailsea BS48 2JJ. Table money is £3.00 for members and £3.00 for visitors.

There is an annual Membership User Fee of £22. Once visitors have played three times they would be expected to become members of the Club.  

Please note that we are now using electronic scoring and request members and visitors to arrive by 7.05pm. If you are unable to arrive by then, but intend to play, please let someone know in advance. The director/scorer will then be able to set up the bridge tablets for a prompt start at 7.10pm.

Forthcoming Events

At Nailsea:

4th April: Planned date for a Multiple Teams event (pairs to be assigned together randomly).

Somerset (held at Woolavington, details here):

Sunday 21st April: Mixed Pairs
Sunday 21st April: Nine High Pairs

Mizzymead User Registration Renewal

The Bridge Club has no membership fee but Mizzymead Recreation Centre charges a User Registration Fee (URF) which is payable by the members of all sections and regular hirers.  Renewals are due on 1 May and the 2023 fee is £22.

Mizzymead prefer that the separate sections collect the UR fees from their own members and pay over in bulk. They will then not have to deal with numerous individual payments.  Ken Bawdon will collect your £22 either in cash, by cheque payable to Nailsea Bridge Club, or those who use internet banking can make payment direct to:

Account: Nailsea Bridge Club    Sort Code: 20-94-74    A/c No:  60659517

New (and returning former) members will need to complete a Registration Form available from Ken or under the information tab on the left hand side of this Home page.

Somerset CBA’s Charity Event - The Michael Coda Cup 2024

Nailsea will participate again in the Michael Coda Cup on 15th February 2024. This Pairs event will be played as usual, but the results will be scored together with those from other Somerset clubs playing the same boards that evening. This year's charity to benefit from the event is Young Somerset. It is a local charity based in Edington, near Bridgwater that aims to help children and young people who have high levels of health problems, are in need, and are at risk and vulnerable. It looks after and delivers a wide range of services supporting young peoples' personal, social and educational development. More details at www.youngsomerset.org.uk.

Celebrating the Club's 50th Anniversary
Celebrating the Club's 50th Anniversary

At the end of November 2022, the Club celebrated its 50th anniversary. A special event was held attended by more than fifty past and present members.

Two sessions of bridge were played either side of an excellent tea. It was a delight to catch up with a number of our past members and see them playing once again.

Two of our current members were also founder members of the Club. Barbara Parker and Marion Blackhall are shown cutting the cake to mark the occasion.

Calendar
4th April 2024
Open Pairs
11th April 2024
Open Pairs
18th April 2024
Club Pairs
Results
Open Pairs
Director: Ken
Scorer: BridgeTabs
Club Pairs
Director: Ken
Scorer: BridgeTabs
Charity Challenge Simultaneous
Director: Tom
Scorer: BridgeTabs