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A warm welcome to members, newcomers, students and visitors |
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| Individual Competition - Sunday 1st March |
We are running the club's annual Individual Competition on Sunday 1st March at 1pm, at the clubhouse. The winner receives the Thomson trophy.
This is a fun and sociable event when you enter as an individual and play with a different partner in every round. Everyone plays the same simple basic ACOL system (no 5-card majors). Members of a wide range of abilities are very welcome to take part - the main criteria are that you can play at a pace of 7-8 minutes per board and are familiar with the conventions listed on the system card provided.
See this page for further details and the entry form
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| Ian Edwardes |
We are sorry to report that Ian Edwardes died on 21st January 2026, aged 96. He was a long-standing member of the club, and played regularly on Tuesday and Friday mornings. Ian's funeral will be held at the Oxford Crematorium, Bayswater Road, Headington, OX3 9RZ at 12 noon on 23rd February.
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| Mixed Pairs Competition - Wednesday 18th February |
We are holding the club's Mixed Pairs Competition on Wednesday 18th February at 7.15pm at the clubhouse. The winners of this competition receive the Winnie Ling trophy, and there is also a "Rising Stars" trophy for the highest-placed pair with an NGS of under 10.
Entry fee £4.00 (£2.00 for those with a concession card). There's no need to book in advance - pay by card when you arrive at the club.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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