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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

Charity Event in Support of MND

Sun 20th September, 1.00pm

 

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  A warm welcome to members, newcomers, students and visitors
John Deech Challenge Pairs - Wed 23 Sept

The main John Deech Challenge Pairs competition starts again this coming Wednesday evening, 23 September. As usual there are free refreshments (wine, beer, soft drinks and nibbles) and cash prizes, including one for the highest placed pair with an NGS of under 10. All welcome. There will be a host. Do come along and join us for an enjoyable social evening of bridge. 

Click here for more information

Rubber Bridge 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 Wednesday 30th September. 

For further details and the entry form, please CLICK HERE

Charity Event in support of MND - Sun 20th Sept

Spots and Honours will be a fun and friendly afternoon with two categories of players, the Spots section is for those who are less experienced or enjoy a more relaxed game. The Honours will be more competitive and is open to everyone else. Starts at 1.00, afternoon tea of sandwiches and scones will be provided.  For more information and to book Click here

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.

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. 

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!

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Bridge for All Classes 
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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
Morning Pairs - hybrid
Clubhouse and RealBridge
Director: Diane (F2F); Anne L (online)
Scorer: Anne L
Host: Julie B (online); Linda E (F2F)
Teams
RealBridge
Director: Peter L
Scorer: Liza
Host: Not hosted
Gentle Duplicate
Clubhouse
Director: IB
Scorer: IB
Host: Ian
Jack-High Pairs
RealBridge
Director: Brian
Scorer: Brian
Host: Lis F
Gentle Duplicate
RealBridge
Director: Anne L
Scorer: Anne L
Host: Louise H
Evening Pairs
Clubhouse
Director: PL
Scorer: PSch
Host: Kati di G
Calendar
Sat 19th Sep 2026
Social Bridge
Clubhouse 14.30
 More Info
Sun 20th Sep 2026
Charity Event for MND
Clubhouse 13:00
Director: Christine
Scorer: Ian
Mon 21st Sep 2026
Morning Pairs - hybrid
Clubhouse and RealBridge 10.00
Director: Diane (F2F); Richard S (online)
Scorer: Phil Chaundy(F2F); Steve F (online)
Host: Colin W (online); Sarah P (F2F)
 More Info
Tue 22nd Sep 2026
Gentle Duplicate
Clubhouse 10.00
Director: Peter Sh
Scorer: Kwun
Host: Mooney B
 More Info
Wed 23rd Sep 2026
Gentle Duplicate
RealBridge 14.00
Director: Diana E C
Scorer: Diana E C
Host: Tessa G
 More Info
Wed 23rd Sep 2026
John Deech Challenge Pairs
Clubhouse 19:15
Director: Martin
Scorer: Ian
Host: Victor R-R
 More Info