| About our club |
 We are the largest bridge club in Scotland and one of the largest in the UK with 646 members and 150 students learning bridge in our Academy.
If you know how to play bridge and are interested in joining our club then click on the Membership button above for more information and an application form.
Members can also read pages reserved for them using the membership button.
Click HERE for a virtual tour of the club.
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| Last updated : 13th Sep 2024 16:58 BST |
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| Learn to play Bridge at The New Melville |
 Are you interested in learning how to play Bridge? If you are, we offer lessons at the best bridge academy in town with a team of dedicated teachers and excellent facilities. Classes for the autumn term will start the week beginning Monday 23 September and are offered at various levels from complete beginner to those wanting to improve their game.
Click on the Melville Bridge Academy button at the top of this page for more details and the full programme of lessons we are offering this autumn.
NEW! General Revision Class added.
Bridge is fun, sociable and good for your brain. For most people, playing around a card table is the most enjoyable format of the game but it can also be enjoyed on-line from the comfort of your home.
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| Last updated : 13th Sep 2024 17:04 BST |
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| Murder at the Bridge Club |
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Murder at the Bridge Club
On Saturday 14 teams joined Constable Chump to help him work out who had killed long term Melville member Donny Trump and left his body in the office after bridge on Friday night. Constable Chump was drafted in at the last minute from South Wales to help out when Inspector Spade was called south to help out with the riots, but as he has never had to investigate a murder before he needed quite a lot of help.
Most teams suspected that the killer was Alex Clubb, who was being blackmailed by Donny after he found out that Alex was cheating on BBO by partnering himself.
Hasan Diamond was a suspect for quite a while too because of his interest in guns and the fact that he owed a lot of money to Donny, following a failed cryptocurrency investment, but he was eventually cleared when it became clear that his fob hadn’t been used to lock up the club that night.
No one seemed to have much sympathy for the wronged spouse Julie Trump, but it turned out that Margaret Anne Heart was the killer. As the winning team deduced “The motive was jealousy. She and Donny had been having an affair, but Donny was also involved with his secretary and had got her pregnant. So when Mrs. Heart found out she confronted him in the office after bridge on Friday. In her temper she hit him with a Bridgemate and he fell into the corner of the filing cabinet and died”.
Well done to Gillian Templeton & Andrew and Mary Grant, and also well done to a team of visitors (the Southsiders).They were the only 2 teams to get the right suspect and suggest the right motive.
We had a lot of fun and we also raised £200 for the festival of bridge charity Cancer research.
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Murder at the Bridge Club
On Saturday 14 teams joined Constable Chump to help him work out who had killed long term Melville member Donny Trump and left his body in the office after bridge on Friday night. Constable Chump was drafted in at the last minute from South Wales to help out when Inspector Spade was called south to help out with the riots, but as he has never had to investigate a murder before he needed quite a lot of help. ..........
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| Last updated : 16th Sep 2024 19:18 BST |
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| The names Bond... |
 The names Bond....
A huge Congratulations to Jeff Bond, who has been given Honorary Life membership of the NMBC.
A previous MBA teacher, Board member, Chairman of the club 2015-2016, instrumental in the Melville leagues, and the welcoming face of Friday night bridge at the Melville.
A true stalwart of the club, a true gentleman.
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| Last updated : 13th Sep 2024 15:46 BST |
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| Bridge Sessions for Players New to the Game |
On Tuesday evenings at Pinkhill we hold an Improvers Pairs session at 7.00 pm. These sessions are aimed at people making the transition from student to club player. They will help to build confidence enabling new players to play hands in under 8 minutes - the club standard is a maximum of 7 minutes per board. Help and guidance will be given intermittently on aspects of bidding, play and table organisation. Players with, or without a partner are most welcome.
On Wednesday afternoons at Pinkhill we hold a Novices Pairs session aimed at players who have completed one or more years of lessons. Help with the bidding and play will be provided from an experienced player.
Table money for each of the above sessions is £3.50 payable by debit or credit card at the bar.
Written commentaries of the hands will also be available to take away after play has finished.
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| Last updated : 13th Sep 2024 14:16 BST |
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The New Melville Bridge Club is a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity.
Registered Office: 1 Pinkhill, Edinburgh EH12 7BA. Telephone: 0131 334 4467
Company Registration Number: SC 437291. Charity Registration number: SC043594,
The Club is affiliated to the Scottish Bridge Union and the SBU East District.
Email: bridge.manager@melvillebridge.club
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| Last updated : 13th Jan 2024 12:55 GMT |
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