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Click NEWSLETTER to read OBA's most recent news (June 2026). Please email the secretary using OBAcomp@gmail.com if

* anyone would like to contribute to bridge in Oxfordshire or serve on the committee

* any club would like financial or other support to make bridge more accessible

* anyone has an interesting hand for the newsletter (send to OBAeditor@gmail.com)

* any club would like a grant to support the growth of bridge

Wallingford BC will be running a free "taster" event in the morning of Saturday 1st August at its clubhouse near Wallingford.  No previous experience needed.  If you know anybody who might be interested could you please ask them to contact Tom Rogerson on wbceducationtomr@gmail.com

SECOND MONDAY - F2F Pairs at Roke, 11am, 30-33 boards, with ladder for seniors pairs. Bring your own lunch

Open to all players, irrespective of age. 

Please click HERE to enter and pay

Payment is now cashless, so please enter in advance

   2025/2026 LADDER

The entry fee is £4 per player. Feel free to come along, you are very welcome.

The Seniors Ladder is open to all members of the OBA who are at least 55 years of age by end of 2025 (i.e. born 1970 or earlier). Younger players and visitors may play but are not eligible to win the trophy.

Director and coordinator: Patricia Hones.

Divisions for JULY    Ladder

Click to join as a new entrant   New pairs very welcome (32 pairs are already entered). Premiership points are awarded for the ladder.

Click to pay entry fee for 16th July (for current players, and to receive RealBridge link)

       This event uses self alerting. click HERE for more information.

     FOURTH THURSDAY - Teams on RealBridge, next one 23rd July, 7pm, 24-25 boards     CLICK TO ENTER

                 Click here for LADDER     The next ladder is from Jul - Nov 2026. Premiership points are awarded for the ladder.

       This event uses self alerting. click HERE for more information.

Holly Kilpatrick has coordinated the Oxford Junior Bridge Club for around 12 years. Many thanks to her.

She is standing down from running the junior club after 12 years and she is anxiously trying to find people to take over.  She is finishing at the end of June so new folk will take up this post in September.

Please click for a resume of the history of OJBC and the 'job description' for her replacement.  

To play in Oxfordshire events (regular monthly events i.e.  Senior Pairs, BBO Pairs Ladder or Thursday Teams) or the occasional Sunday events e.g. Harwell Cup, Handicap Pairs or Mixed Pairs) all players must either be Primary Oxfordshire members or Secondary (sometime referred to as Associate) Oxfordshire Members. The committee discussed and decided this recently. 

Oxfordshire welcomes players from other counties and at no cost, we ask you to register for Secondary Membership.

To check Primary Oxfordshire membership click: NGS (ebu.co.uk) - you should see OXF by your name.

[Note the County Pairs and Presidents Cup are only open to Primary OBA Members. All Blue Pointed and the Congress are open to all so no secondary membership is required for these events]

Harwell Cup Teams Championship - 13th September 2026

A Multiple Teams competition for the Harwell Cup will be held on Sunday 13th September 2026 at the Oxford Bridge Club. Please arrive by 1.45 for a prompt start at 2.00pm. 

Entry Fee:  £40 per team. Cake & tea/coffee is included in the entry fee. 

Session 1: 2.00pm - 4.15pm, ca 18 boards,         Session 2: 4.45pm - 7.00pm, ca 18 boards.   Teams in the top half get free entry into the Presidents Cup.

PLEASE ENTER HERE