We are the largest bridge club in Scotland and one of the largest in the UK with 637 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 HERE for more information and an application form.

If you are interested in learning how to play bridge, click on the Melville Bridge Academy button for information about our classes.

Click HERE for a virtual tour of the club.

The annual match between the New Melville and the Carlton was on Wednesday night at the Carlton with a convincing win for the New Melville by over 9,000 aggregate points. Well done to all those that took part.

Club member and Scottish Internationalist Iain Sime is running a ‘Bronze to Silver weekend’ at the club on the 17^th and 18^th June. He will cover a wide range of topics based on his popular Bronze to Silver classes which he started five years ago. The aim is to bridge the knowledge gap between experienced tournament regulars and the ever-increasing bronze category. The content is wide-ranging and may also be very useful to newly promoted Silver players and Gold players who need a refresher.

Click HERE to download further information about the weekend.

POSITIONS VACANT AT THE  NEW MELVILLE BRIDGE CLUB

With the retirement of the Club Manager at the end of August 2023 the Board has taken the opportunity to restructure the business. Firstly, we will have a Bridge Operations Manager - looking after the day to day running of bridge tournaments and secondly, a Facilities Manager looking after the premises. If you are interested, or know anyone  who maybe, please ask them to contact either Stewart Morris, Rose Simpson or Rhona Goff of the Board for more details or email: applications@melvillebridge.club 

BRIDGE OPERATIONS MANAGER (BOM)

This is a remunerated part time position (circa 10 hours/week) which offers the opportunity to promote this great game in Scotland’s largest and most prestigious Bridge Club.

FACILITIES MANAGER (FM)

This is a new remunerated part time position (2.5 hours/week). The Board are seeking an individual to ensure the Club’s premises at Pinkhill, Edinburgh are kept safe, secure and clean and maintained to a high standard. The FM will ensure the Club carries out all activities in line with Health and Safety, Data Protection and Bar and Food regulations.

Supervised F2F Sessions for Novices and Improvers

We offer two supervised F2F sessions each week aimed at people making the transition from classes to playing regularly in the Club.  

One of the sessions, known as the Improvers Pairs, is held on Tuesday evenings, starting at 7.00 pm, apart from the second Tuesday in the month. The primary aim  of this session is to give players more confidence to enable hands to be played in under 8 minutes - the club standard is a maximum of 7 minutes per board. The play will be supervised with help available. Additional guidance will be given intermittently on aspects of bidding, play and table organisation. Partners and those without a partner are most welcome.

The other session, which is for Novices and Improvers, is held on Wednesday afternoons starting at 1.00 pm. This session caters for a wide range of player levels, from students in our bridge Academy who have completed at least lessons 1-20, to experienced beginners already playing in club tournaments.  You should aim to arrive at least 10 mins before the start time and you can turn up on your own or with a partner. Visitors are welcome. An estimated 15-18 hands will be played.

David Briggs (Director of the MBA) writes a commentary on the hands played for theses sessions and they will be available to take away with you.

Table money will be £3.00 payable by debit or credit card.

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: manager@melvillebridge.club