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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.

Upcoming Events

British Autum Sim Pairs

Wed 9th Oct, 7.15pm

Swiss Teams Competition

Wed 6th Nov 7.15pm

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  A warm welcome to members, newcomers, students and visitors
Saturday Seminar with Robert Procter 23rd November

Some expert tips - how to handle with care

Robert will be reviewing a number of expert tips, highlighting the importance of thinking first rather than just blindly following. Subjects will include restricted choice, to duck or not to duck, doubling on the bidding as well as helping your partner. For more information and to book click here.

Swiss Teams on Wed 6th November

We are running the club's Swiss Teams Competition on Wednesday 6th November at 7.15pm, at the club, in place of the usual Wednesday evening teams night. 

The winning team will receive the Eve Stockwell Bowl at the AGM. Further information about the competition is available here

Entry fee is £4 per player (£2.00 for concessions), payable when you arrive at the club. 

Bridge for All Courses - Term 1 courses available to book

Bridge for All Courses start again in September. Our courses follow the English Bridge Union recommended schedule. If you wish to learn to play bridge from scratch, or refresh your skills or you enjoyed the Year 1 course - booking is now open. For more information click on the course you wish to join (two options for each course) in the LEARN TO PLAY BRIDGE box in the right-hand column of this page.

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.

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

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 1st Friday evenings and 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. 

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.

Social Bridge

Social Bridge

♥  Saturday afternoons 2.30pm F2F for anyone wanting to play social bridge in a relaxed atmosphere 

If you are at a loose end and would like to play a few hands do join us.

♥  Click here for more information
♥  No need to book - just come along!

SEMINARS & COURSES

Some expert tips - how to handle with care. Robert Procter will guide us through challenging topic click here.

LEARN TO PLAY BRIDGE!

Bridge for All Courses
Year 1 Monday evenings click here
Year 2 Monday afternoons click here
Year 2 Tuesday evenings click here
Year 1 Tuesday afternoons 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 (& Fri evening X-Imp pairs)
Further information on playing on RealBridge is available here.
Results
Gentle Duplicate
Clubhouse
Director: NSW
Scorer: KLK
Host: Sue McF
Morning Pairs - hybrid
Clubhouse and RealBridge
Director: Diane (F2F); Nick W (online)
Scorer: MS
Host: Ella S (online); Peter Sch (F2F)
Morning Pairs - hybrid
Clubhouse and RealBridge
Director: Diane (F2F); Ian B (online)
Scorer: SMF
Host: Sue B (online); Peter Sch (F2F)
Teams
RealBridge
Director: Anne L
Scorer: Anne L
Host: Not hosted
Supervised Play
Bridge Club
Director: CB
Scorer: IAB
Host: Ian B
9-High Pairs
RealBridge
Director: Ian
Scorer: Ian
Host: Mary B
Calendar
Wed 23rd Oct 2024
Supervised Play
RealBridge 10.00
Director: Nick W
Scorer: Anne L
Host: Lis F
 More Info
Wed 23rd Oct 2024
Gentle Duplicate
RealBridge 14.00
Director: Viccy
Scorer: Viccy
Host: Jackie A
 More Info
Wed 23rd Oct 2024
John Deech Challenge Pairs
Clubhouse 19:15
Director: Martin
Scorer: Richard
Host: John B
 More Info
Thu 24th Oct 2024
Supervised Play
Bridge Club 19.15
Director: Christine B
Scorer: Ian B
Host: Ian B
 More Info
Thu 24th Oct 2024
9-High Pairs
RealBridge 19.15
Director: Brian
Scorer: Brian
Host: Viccy F
 More Info
Fri 25th Oct 2024
Morning Pairs - hybrid
Clubhouse and RealBridge 10.00
Director: Steven Bl (F2F); Cliff P (online)
Scorer: Phil (F2F); Anne L (online)
Host: Steve B (online); Erika S (F2F)
 More Info