| About our club |
We are one of the largest bridge clubs in the UK with over 700 members and 190 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.
Click HERE for a virtual tour of the club.
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| Manson Cup Sign Up |
The Manson Cup is the Melville's premier teams tournament and is open to all club members. It is played over 4 Wednesday evenings; 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th November. The first two Wednesdays are qualifying rounds with the following two being the semi final and final. Teams that do not make the semi final can play in the Westchester Shield. Teams can have up to six people with any four playing on a night
If you play in the Melville League then you will be used to the format of teams scoring so why not bring your team along and give it a go.
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| National red pointed Thea Theale trophy for bronze players only |
Bronze members of the SBU : A time and date for your diary - 12 o'clock, Sunday 22nd November.
We are hosting a round of the National red pointed Thea Theale trophy for bronze players only. To enter you must be in the bronze category on 1st October 2026, this event is open to all SBU members.
There is no sign up, just turn up around 11.30 hrs so I can gauge the correct numbers for the layout. We will play at least 24 boards. I will send the results into the SBU and the results will be amalgamated and rescored across the board.
Prize money and red points await for all who do well as well as the trophy for the overall winner.
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| Murrayfield and Pinkhill Pairs - Winners |
Congratulations to the winners of the Murrayfield and Pinkhill Pairs which was contested over two Wednesday Evenings in October
Murrayfield Winners : Sarinder Singh and Ron McCarron who retained the trophy
Pinkhill Winners : Sue Caton and Rod Masson
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| Tuesday Morning Drop Ins with Ed |
Tuesday morning drop-in sessions with Ed are very popular; 48 people turned up on 27th October, why not join them. Ed goes through thinking behind declarer play and defence; the cost is only £9 per session.
Sessions start at 10:30 for two hours and are on Tuesday weekly up to 1st December.
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| Our Weekly Bridge Schedule |
Face-to-Face Bridge (Open to members and visitors)
Monday and Wednesday afternoons at 12.45 pm.
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evenings at 7.00 pm.
N.B. Tuesday evenings are primarily aimed at bronze players but all are welcome.
N.B. Pre-Booking is required by members for our Monday afternoon tournament by no later than 11 am, as Monday afternoons are very busy. Visitors are requested to book by phoning the club on: 0131 334 4467 if they wish to take part or by emailing the bridge operations manager, Andrew Harborow.
OnLine Bridge (Restricted to members only)
Monday and Thursday evenings at 7.00 pm on BBO
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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.
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 played on-line from the comfort of your home.
You can sign up to next term's lessons here; these start week commencing the 21st September.
To find out more, contact the Melville Bridge Academy by Clicking on our Academy button above for more details and an application form.
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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 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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On Tuesday evenings at Pinkhill we hold an Improvers Pairs session at 7 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. ..........
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| Social Bridge |
Social Bridge
We offer weekly games of social bridge on the RealBridge platform for use by players making up their own tables of four. The charge is £4 for a table.
A new set of 24 hands is created on Mondays and these remain the same for seven days.
Players are requested to submit their payment after they have finished playing by using this Payment Link or the link above the lobby table view on RB.
One of the four players should login using this link.That player can add a table IF the ones showing have been used, or partially used, by using the + late table button. That player can also start the round, if nobody else has, by clicking on the Start round 1 button.
Please DO NOT open the TD table, it serves no purpose for the purposes of social bridge.
The other players should login by clicking HERE
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Social Bridge
We offer weekly games of social bridge on the RealBridge platform for use by players making up their own tables of four. The charge is £4 for a table. ..........
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The New Melville Bridge Club is a company limited by guarantee with registration number SC 437291 and a charity with registration number SC 043594
Registered Office: 1 Pinkhill, Edinburgh EH12 7BA. Telephone: 0131 334 4467
The Club is affiliated to the Scottish Bridge Union and the SBU East District.
Email: bridge.manager@melvillebridge.club
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