Many congratulations to Steph Bliss, who won the Individual Competition held on Sunday 1st March. She wins the Thompson Trophy. Jennifer Holdaway came second, and Clodagh Jakubovics came third, so very well done to them too. 

We are running a Pro-Am Pair session on Wednesday 11th March, at 7.15pm at the club. For those who are unfamiliar with this type of event, this is where we pair a player with a higher NGS (a pro) with a player with a lower NGS (an am). We have already recruited the pros, and are now opening the event to entries from the ams. 

Now fully booked! However it is still worthwhile adding your name to the waiting list in case someone drops out, or we are able to recruit some more pros. 

Click here for further details and the entry form. 

Oxford Bridge Club is holding a Blue-pointed Swiss Pairs Competition on Sunday 19th April, at 1pm. 

We will be playing 6 x 6-board matches, and there will be cash prizes for the winners, runners-up, second-half ascenders, and highest placed non-expert pair. 

Entry fee: £20 per player, to include tea and refreshments. Entry is via the OBA website: CLICK HERE TO ENTER.

Bridge for All Term 2 courses are available to book. These are open to students who have completed Term 1. You can find more information by clicking on the links under Learn To Play Bridge in the right-hand column of this page. 

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

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.

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.

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. 

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

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.