| FRIENDLY BRIDGE CLUB IN ILKLEY |
 Located in the centre of Ilkley, we are pleased to welcome members and visitors to our well established club. Each week, there will usually be eight sessions in the club at 12 Wells Promenade. These are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings with play starting at 7.05pm, Monday morning at 10am, Wednesday morning at 9.55am and on Monday, Thursday and Friday afternoons at 1.45pm. There will be pivot teams on the second Friday evening and students social sessions on occasional Fridays at 7pm. We also run two on-line sessions each week on Monday (BBO) and Thursday (Real Bridge) at 7.15pm. Please see the calendar and competitions for more details of all of our events.
Our Monday morning, Monday afternoon and Wednesday morning sessions are guided and hosted. They are designed for less experienced players and do not earn Masterpoints.
We would politely request visitors to arrive 15 minutes before the session starts and all members to be seated in good time to assist the TD and scorer to set up the movement. Upon arrival please remember to switch all mobile devices to silent. Please bring a system card to all masterpoint sessions.
We will invoice players for all sessions played and this will normally be £2.75 members, £3.75 non members. Members can log in to see their own personal account. Please settle your accounts promptly by BACS if at all possible (otherwise by cheque). As our bank now charges for cash deposits we can no longer accept payment by cash.
Note we now have a regular session on Mondays at 10am specifically designed for novice players. Guided and hosted playing 14 - 16 boards with no masterpoints. Ideal for those completing their year two classes. Hosted, so you can come without a partner.
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| Yorkshire League 2025/26 |
 The 2025/26 winter season's final round of matches before the winter break was on Sunday 7th December as follows
Olicana A 7 v 13 Sheffield B LOST
Olicana B 10 v 10 Shelley A DREW
Olicana C 8 v 12 Doncaster C LOST
Olicana D 14 v 6 Harrogate C WON
Olicana E 19 v 1 York F WON
Team sheets are on the club noticeboard. Fixture list and results can be reviewed at RESULTS (scroll through to see each division). The season resumes on Sunday 15th February.
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| Christmas Parties BOOKING NOW CLOSED |
 We have three Christmas Parties this year with over 100 folks coming.
Tuesday 9th December at 6.30pm finger buffet followed by social bridge
Wednesday 10th December at 10am social bridge followed by finger buffet
Friday 12th December at 1.45pm social bridge followed by finger buffet.
Please wear something Christmassy and bring a wrapped gift (maximum value £5).
We look forward to welcoming you to our parties.
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| YCBA Handicapped Sim Pairs |
Thanks to everyone who played in the YCBA Handicapped Simultaneous Pairs. You can now access the COMMENTARY for detailed hand analysis. The combined handicapped results are now available here COMBINED HANDICAPPED RESULTS Well done in particular to Anne Holmes & Jane Cockcroft who were fifth, Helen Pike & Pauline Greenfield 14th, Kwan Bevan & June Howard 15th and Nicky Green & David Green 17th. On the scratch scores, before application of the handicap Nicky & David were second and Anne & Jane fourth. 150 pairs took part across the various Yorkshire clubs who hosted sessions.
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| YCBA TD Training |
The YCBA is running a further Tournament Director training course at Wetherby Bridge Club. This is TOTALLY FREE. It will be run by Jim Edwards on the following Mondays 2nd, 16th and 23rd of February starting at 10.30am and finishing at 5pm with a break for lunch (not provided). This is ideal for those wishing to recommence being a TD after taking a break and those who wish to become a TD from scratch. Please book direct with Jim Edwards at TD@ycba.co.uk asap as places are limited (but let Tony Hughes know too) If you would like more information please contact Tony Hughes our Club TD.
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| Guided Bridge |
We run three sessions of Guided Bridge each week for less experienced players in the club on Monday morning (10am start), Monday afternoon (1.45pm start) and Wednesday morning (9.55am start). So do come along and enjoy a friendly, relaxed session lasting about two hours. There is a host available for our guided bridge sessions so you don't need a partner. Note no masterpoints at these sessions.
Our next Stepping Stones in the Club will be on Friday 19th December at 7pm. Specifically for those making the transition to playing bridge in a Club setting but open to anyone wanting a gentle, social and supportive bridge evening, No partner required and a bar is available. No masterpoints.
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| Learning to play Bridge |
 Here at Olicana we are keen to encourage as many as possible to be able to enjoy the marvellous game of bridge. Our current courses on Monday evening, Tuesday morning and Friday morning are now underway with around 60 people learning to play bridge.
We will be running further courses in 2026 so please click here to register your interest for one of our courses in the future.
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| System cards |
From 1st September at all sessions awarding masterpoints at least one player from each pair should have a system card. If you don't currently have one please see SYSTEM CARDS This will assist our TDs in resolving any queries. Many thanks.
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| Playing on line in Club events |
Most weeks we have two on line Duplicate Pairs earning master points. Typically, we run a 20 board Duplicate Pairs on BBO on Monday evening starting at 7.15pm and Thursday evening Duplicate Pairs on Real Bridge at 7.15pm. Detailed instructions on how to play in each event can be downloaded from the links below.
How to play in BBO club room
How to play on Real Bridge
Note direct links to the Real Bridge sessions will be posted on the calendar entry at least 24 hours before the event to simplify login.
The Real Bridge Support Team has provided notes on resolving problems using Real Bridge. Click HERE for more information.
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