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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

Pairs Championship (Beck Salver)

Sun 25th January, 1pm

Junior Squad Simultaneous Pairs

Mon 2nd February, 10am

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  A warm welcome to members, newcomers, students and visitors
Allan Spence

We are very sorry to announce that Allan Spence died in early January 2026, peacefully at home after a short illness.  Details of funeral arrangements will be posted here in due course.

Andrew Robson Day - Wed 11th Feb

We are delighted to welcome Andrew Robson OBE back to the club for another interesting, informative and motivational day.

Andrew is probably the best known bridge teacher and writer in the country. He provides daily tutorials online and writes columns for The Times and Country Life.

Join us for two teaching session starting at 10.00 and 1.30, lunch will be provided. For more details and to book Click here

Pairs Championship (Beck Salver) on Sun 25th January

We are holding the club's Pairs Championship competition at 1pm on Sunday 25th January, at the club. Members of all abilities are very welcome to take part. 

The winning pair receive the Beck Salver, and there is also a trophy for the "Rising Stars" (the highest placed pair with an average NGS of under 10). . 

We will play 36-42 boards with a break at half time for tea and light refreshments. Play is expected to finish by about 6-6.30pm. 

Entry fee £10 per player (£5 for those with a concession card). Please book your place in advance - click here for more information and to book

Revision & Consolidation Seminars with Kathy Talbot

Kathy has kindly agreed to run 3 seminars aimed particularly at past students to build on knowledge gained in the Bridge for All classes. However anyone is welcome to join us. These sessions provide an opportunity to develop and practice these skills. Topics to be covered are Doubling, Slam bidding and Conventions. For more information and to book see Seminars & Course to the right of this page.

Bridge for All Term 2 available for booking

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. 

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

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.

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.

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. 

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're not sure about this session, come along and try it out. You will be most welcome.

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

SEMINARS & COURSES

Kathy Talbot 's Revision & Consolidation Seminars:

10th Jan Doubling & Competitive bidding Click here
24th Jan Slam bidding Click here
14th Feb Conventions Click here

LEARN TO PLAY BRIDGE!

Year 1 Bridge for All Courses
Monday afternoon 2 - 4 Click here
Tuesday evening 7 - 9 Click here
 

Year 2 Bridge for All Courses

Monday evening 7 - 9 Click here
Tuesday afternoon 2 - 4 Click here
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: Ian
Scorer: Ian
Host: Christine
Jack-High Pairs
RealBridge
Director: Brian
Scorer: Brian
Host: Jonathan K
Gentle Duplicate
RealBridge
Director: Diana E C
Scorer: Diana E C
Host: Ella S
Evening Pairs
Clubhouse
Director: Martin
Scorer: Pat
Host: Chris A
Gentle Duplicate
Clubhouse
Director: PSh
Scorer: KLK
Host: Ruth S
Morning Pairs - hybrid
Clubhouse and RealBridge
Director: Richard (F2F); Steve F (online)
Scorer: Steve Fisher
Host: Neil F (online); Trevor D (F2F)
Calendar
Thu 15th Jan 2026
Supervised Play
Clubhouse 19.15
Director: Christine
Scorer: Ian
Host: Ian
 More Info
Fri 16th Jan 2026
Morning Pairs - hybrid
Clubhouse and RealBridge 10.00
Director: Martin (F2F); Anne (online)
Scorer: Liza (F2F); Steve (online)
Host: Linda E (F2F); Isabel P (online)
 More Info
Fri 16th Jan 2026
Teams
RealBridge 19.15
Director: Martin I
Scorer: Martin I
Host: Not hosted
 More Info
Sat 17th Jan 2026
Social Bridge
Clubhouse 14.30
 More Info
Mon 19th Jan 2026
Morning Pairs - hybrid
Clubhouse and RealBridge 10.00
Director: Diane (F2F); Steve F (online)
Scorer: Pat Lewis (F2F); Steve F (online)
Host: Gaynor C (online);
 More Info
Tue 20th Jan 2026
Gentle Duplicate
Clubhouse 10.00
Director: Peter Sh
Scorer: Diana E C
Host: Lis F
 More Info