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Playing a mixture of face-to-face and online bridge. Check the calendar for details. Click here for details of our regular bridge sessions.

Forthcoming Events

Swiss Teams Competition

Wed 1st November

Children in Need Simultaneous Pairs

Wed 8th and Fri 10th Nov

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  A warm welcome to members, newcomers, students and visitors
Learn & Play is being renamed 'Supervised Play'

Learn & Play is having a name change! From 1st October Learn & Play will be known as Supervised Play. This is to help distinguish it from our Bridge for All classes aimed at beginners. Nothing else will change about the sessions, and booking will take place in the same way. For further details about Supervised Play click here.

Friday Evening Cross-Imp Pairs

We are restarting the Friday evening cross-Imp pairs session once a month on 1st Friday evenings, at the club at 7.15pm, with the first session taking place on Friday 6th October

Players are asked to book and pay in advance - the session will only run if at least 3 full tables have booked by 6pm the day before.

CLICK HERE TO BOOK.  

Rubber Bridge Knockout Competition (the Meltzer)

The club's Rubber Bridge Knockout Competition is now open to entries. This competition is played between October and May every year. The winning pair receive the Meltzer trophy. 

Entry fee is £5 per player. The closing date for entries is Saturday 30th September. 

For further details and a link to the entry form, please click here

Saturday Seminar - Robert Procter 30th Sept

Title: The importance of bidding discipline in forming a strong partnership

A discussion on partnership agreements and comparing being brave and foolhardy, prudent and cowardly! This will be an entertaining as well as informative session. Something for all of us to think about. Suitable for players at all levels. For more details click here.

Bridge for All Courses

Year 1 and Year 2 'Bridge for All' 30-week classes begin again in October 2023. New students wishing to learn to play bridge are very welcome to join our Year 1 course. If you have completed Year 1 and are keen to carry on, please sign up for Year 2. For more information click on the course you wish to join in the LEARN TO PLAY BRIDGE box to the right.

Oxford Junior Bridge Club

The new term for Oxford Junior Bridge Club starts on Sunday 24th September. Click here for more information

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 on 2nd to 5th Wednesdays. The teams session on 1st Wednesday evenings will stay online for the time being.

Thursday evening Learn & Play sessions are at the clubhouse and must be prebooked. Click here for more information about Learn & Play sessions

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.

Friday evenings: cross-Imp pairs on 1st Friday evenings only. Must be booked in advance. Not hosted. 

As always please check the calendar for details. There's no need to prebook club F2F sessions with the exception of 1st Friday evenings and Thursday evening Learn & Play.

All sessions (except 1st Friday evenings) are hosted, so you can come along without a partner. Visitors are very welcome. 

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.

Next Steps

'NEXT STEPS' BRIDGE

♥  Saturday afternoons 2.30pm at the club for improvers and anyone wanting to play social bridge

Summer break in August and September.
 
♥  Click here for more information
♥  No need to book - just come along!

SEMINARS & COURSES

 Saturday 30th September – Robert Procter – 'The importance of bidding discipline in forming a strong partnership'

Click here to book

LEARN TO PLAY BRIDGE!

Bridge for All Courses

Year 1 Monday afternoons click here
Year 2 Monday evenings click here
Year 2 Tuesday afternoons click here
Year 1 Tuesday evenings click here

 

Bucknell Bridge

OTHER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AT OBC

♥  BucknellBridge - training courses at OBC

♥  BucknellBridge - tips on bidding and play

Playing Bridge Online
PLAYING ONLINE BRIDGE RealBridge
Click here to book your place at a RealBridge session.
Further information on playing on RealBridge is available here.
Results
Learn and Play
RealBridge
Director: Nick W
Scorer: Anne L
Host: Patricia L
Gentle Duplicate
RealBridge
Director: Viccy
Scorer: Viccy
Host: Irene K
John Deech Challenge Pairs
Clubhouse
Director: RS
Scorer: LF
Host: Erika S
Gentle Duplicate
Clubhouse
Director: PS
Scorer: DC
Host: Kwun Lun
Morning Pairs - hybrid
Clubhouse and RealBridge
Director: Martin (F2F); Viccy (online)
Scorer: SMF
Host: Viccy F (online); Viv S (F2F)
Morning Pairs - hybrid
Clubhouse and RealBridge
Director: Peter Sh (F2F); Nick W (online)
Scorer: Anne L
Host: Paul S (online); Viv S (F2F)
Calendar
Thu 28th Sep 2023
Learn and Play
Bridge Club 19.15
Director: Christine B
Scorer: Ian B
Host: Ian B
 More Info
Thu 28th Sep 2023
9-High Pairs
RealBridge 19.15
Director: Ian
Scorer: Brian
Host: Eileen W
 More Info
Fri 29th Sep 2023
Morning Pairs - hybrid
Clubhouse and RealBridge 10.00
Director: Martin (F2F); Liza (online)
Scorer: Diane C (F2F); Liza (online)
Host: Ursula B (online); Erika S (F2F)
 More Info
Mon 2nd Oct 2023
Morning Pairs - hybrid
Clubhouse and RealBridge 10.00
Director: Diane (F2F); Chris D (online)
Scorer: Pat Lewis (F2F); Marion (online)
Host: Steven B (online); Allan S (F2F)
 More Info
Tue 3rd Oct 2023
Gentle Duplicate
Clubhouse 10.00
Director: Richard
Scorer: Richard
Host: Jenny L
 More Info
Wed 4th Oct 2023
Supervised Play
RealBridge 10.00
Director: Anne L
Scorer: Anne L
Host: Nick W
 More Info