| 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 (hosted) and Thursday evenings with play starting at 7pm, Monday and Wednesday mornings at 10am 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 (except for Real Bridge which is £1.25 for all players). 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.
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| Great Northern Swiss Pairs |
 The very competitive Great Northern Swiss Pairs took place at the Village Hotel North Leeds on Saturday 3rd October and Sunday 4th October with 52 pairs taking part. Tim Emmott & Rob Cave were 19th, Jerry Hopkins & Tish Hopkins were 30th and Janet Leach & Tony Hughes were 43rd. All three pairs secured a number of green points.
In the Nine High Swiss Pairs on the Saturday congratulations to Stephen Sparham and partner who were runners up. Elizabeth Morrison and Mike Eaton were sixth and Louise Johnson and David Guild were 14th.
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| Yorkshire League 2026/27 |
 The Yorkshire League teams of eight season commences on Sunday 25th October as follows:-
We have five teams. A team at home v Leeds A, B team away at Keighley A, C team away at Hull B, D team at home v Harrogate B and the E team away at Doncaster D.
To see the full list (scroll through for each division) see FIXTURE LIST.
The Selection Committee has selected the teams for match 1 as follows LINE UPS MATCH ONE
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| YCBA 6-High Pairs Competition |
The YCBA (Yorkshire Contract Bridge Association) is running another 6-High Pairs Competition on Saturday 31st October at Wetherby Bridge Club. This is an ideal competition for relatively inexperienced players to play in a County-wide competition. Arrive by 12.30 pm for a 1.00 pm buffet lunch followed by bridge. The cost is £20 per person. For full details including how to enter, please see ENTRY DETAILS .
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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.
Autumn 2026 has seen the start of three new courses and all are fully subscribed which is excellent news. We will be running further courses in 2027.
Please click here to register your interest in a future course.
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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 16th October 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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| System cards |
Please note that for 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. COST FOR PLAYING ON REAL BRIDGE IS £1.25 FOR MEMBERS AND VISITORS).
The Real Bridge Support Team has provided notes on resolving possible problems using Real Bridge. Click HERE for more information.
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