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A warm welcome to members, newcomers, students and visitors |
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| Free Taster Sessions |
Do you know anyone who wants to learn to play Bridge? If so, then please encourage your friends, family, neighbours and colleagues to try one of our Free Taster sessions which we’re running in August and September at Oxford Bridge Club. It's an opportunity see how our Bridge classes are taught, meet the teachers and get to play some Bridge!
To book a place select your choice of day under ‘Learn to Play Bridge’ in the right hand column of the website.
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| John Deech Challenge Pairs - Winners! |
Many congratulations to Graham Orsmond & Jackie Fairclough, who are joint winners of the John Deech Challenge Pairs competition, run on 4th Wednesday evenings between September 2025 and May 2026. They will receive the John Deech trophy at the AGM. Rob Blundell wins the prize for the highest placed player with an NGS of under 10. Very well done to all. All three will receive cash prizes at the AGM. Click here to view the final ladder. Click here for further details of the John Deech Challenge Pairs.
John Deech has very kindly agreed to continue to sponsor 4th Wednesday evenings over the summer months, so we will be providing free refreshments (wine, beer, soft drinks and nibbles) and cash prizes during June, July and August. Do come along and join us for a sociable evening of bridge.
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| Winners of the Meltzer Competition! |
Many congratulations to Martin Illingworth & Amr El-Kashef who have won the club's rubber bridge knockout competition (for the third year in a row), and the Meltzer trophy, beating Jackie Fairclough & Graham Orsmond in a very close final match. Click here to view the draw.
Congratulations also to Diana Cannon & Viv Stevenson, who have won the Meltzer Plate competition, beating Sandra Nicholson & Andy King in the final. Click here for the draw.
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| Mike Lewis |
| We are very sorry to report that Mike Lewis died suddenly and unexpectedly in the week of 23rd May 2026. Mike was a long-standing member and regular player at the club. |
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| OBC and the Oxford Temporary Congestion Charge |
Access by car to the club is not affected significantly by the Oxford Temporary Congestion Charge. There aren’t any charge locations on either the Woodstock or Banbury Roads so access from the north is completely free. There is a charge location on the Marston Ferry Road but it only operates 7am- 9am and 3pm - 6pm Monday to Saturday. Therefore those coming to either a morning or evening session will not be charged if they use Marston Ferry Road. However members who would previously have travelled through the centre of Oxford to get to the club will have to pass at least one of the charge locations in the city centre that all operate every day 7am - 7pm.
Further information from Oxfordshire County Council
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| Reminder : What to do if you haven’t received the RealBridge joining link |
Reminder : What to do if you haven’t received the RealBridge joining link
If you have booked an online session but cannot find any email containing the RealBridge joining link, you can obtain the link from the Bookwhen website.
To do this, log into Bookwhen at https://bookwhen.com/login and enter the email address and password you used when you made the booking.
You will see a list of your bookings. Locate the booking you want and click on "View online event"
For more information about playing RealBridge with Oxford Bridge Club, click here.
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| Playing Bridge at the Clubhouse |
We are playing face-to-face (F2F) bridge at the clubhouse on the following days:
Monday mornings: this is a hybrid session with two sections playing the same set of hands - one section playing at the club, and the other on RealBridge.
Tuesday mornings: this is a Gentle Duplicate session with restrictions on experienced partnerships.
Wednesday evenings: duplicate pairs, except 1st Wednesdays when we play teams; John Deech pairs on 4th Wednesdays.
Thursday evening Supervised Play sessions are at the clubhouse and must be prebooked. Click here for more information about Supervised Play sessions.
Thursday evening Gentle Duplicate sessions are at the clubhouse. Restrictions on experienced partnerships. No need to book in advance.
Friday mornings: this is a hybrid session with two sections playing the same set of hands - one section playing at the club, and the other on RealBridge.
Saturday Social: an opportunity to play relaxed bridge on Saturday afternoons at the Club.
As always please check the calendar for details. Pay for F2F sessions by card when you arrive at the club (except for Thursday evening Supervised Play which must be booked in advance).
Free tea and coffee is available at every session; the bar is open during the evening sessions.
Sessions are hosted so you can come along without a partner. Visitors are very welcome.
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| RealBridge - Audio and Video problems |
If you are having trouble with sound or video on your iPad or other device when using RealBridge, this guidance may help you to fix the problem.
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