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 seven sessions in the club at 12 Wells Promenade. These are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings with play starting at 7.05pm, 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 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.

We will invoice players for all sessions played and this will 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 our Wednesday evening duplicate Pairs are hosted so you can come to this evening session without a partner and be guaranteed a game.

Lindsey Wharmby will be running a series of summer revision sessions from Wednesday 9th July to Wednesday 27th August inclusive lasting from 2pm to 4pm. Normal table money and aimed particularly at those finishing Year 2 classes but open to any inexperienced players. Just drop in. No masterpoints but all attending will learn familiarity with bridgemate scoring and typical regular session movements. Nice and relaxed too.

The Yorkshire Festival of Bridge took place at the Cairn Hotel in Harrogate on Saturday 28th June and Sunday 29th June. Well done to Christina Powne and Tim Emmott who were runners up in the B Teams final partnering a pair from Harrogate.

From 1st September at all sessions awarding masterpoints at least one player from each pair should have a convention card. If you don't currently have one please see  Convention cards This will assist our TDs in resolving any queries. Many thanks.

We run two sessions of Guided Bridge each week for less experienced players in the club on 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.

Our next Stepping Stones  in  the Club will be on ​​​Friday 18th July 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.

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.