Welcome to the website of Bridge on the Edge, based in St. John's, NL, Canada.  In 2016 we became a player owned bridge club.  We support a respectful culture, both at the bridge table and in all BOTE communications, for the enjoyment and growth of all members.  

Please contact info@bridgeontheedge.ca if you need additional information.

Members who want to use the member's functions (ie bookings etc), please ensure you've accessed the site using the bridgeweb link bridgewebs.com/onedge/.

Life-long learning of the best card game ever. 
Commencing mid-February 
Starting with the absolute basics! 
Email: education@bridgeontheedge.ca for more information. 
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EVERY LIFE MASTER was a rank BEGINNER WHO JUST KEPT ON LEARNING 

Starting on Thursday, January 15, all players in BOTE’s first Fall Session are invited back to continue with the progress they made in 2025.  We have scheduled a solid Refresher Course with three classes in January, at the Swilers club.  These classes will walk us through all the concepts we covered last Fall, to ensure we begin 2026 on the right foot. The classes will run for consecutive Thursday mornings from 10-noon, through January 15 -22-29, at our present location. Roy Perry will be back to teach this seminar series which will have the usual educational components starting with a consolidated REVIEW and then lots of table play practice with hands-on guidance from Roy and Sandra. As before, we will have the informal question periods, class-quizzes, bidding assistance and the written summary assignments. 

The classes will be held at Swilers’ Rugby Club on Crosbie Rd. Cost is $75 for the full block.

Education & Enjoyment for All & All are welcome!

Any players who have basic Bridge experience, but may be new to Bridge on the Edge, are welcome to come along and join in on the fun. Contact education@bridgeontheedge.ca for more information. 

Depending on your location the view out your window is either snow and frozen plants or sunshine and green     grass. I am fortunate to have the latter for the next few weeks before back to reality  . . . and bridge. Wherever you are, I hope that the new year brings good health, happiness and good fortune at the bridge table! Here is some information for you about what is happening at the club. 

Moving Day is getting closer. As everyone knows by now we are moving our operations to the church hall belonging to St. James United on Elizabeth Avenue. Our last game at Swilers will be Monday February 2nd with Supervised Play in the morning and our Open Game in the afternoon. There will be no games on Thursday February 5th as we have to pack up and do the physical moving (we are getting professional help with the moving). We will reopen in our new location on Monday February 9th, all being well. We will send out more information on the move and how it affect you nearer the time. 

Education

We have several exciting learning opportunities lined up for the new year. Starting on the 15th January, for three consecutive Thursday mornings at Swilers 10-noon, Roy Perry will do a refresher course for beginner/intermediate players. For more details see the separate note on the webpage. This will be followed by a block of Level Three classes in February, also taught by Roy. 

We also hope to offer Beginners’ lessons in mid February, if we can get enough interest. Maybe you know someone who would like to learn the best card game ever? We need everyone to ‘spread the word’ and introduce new people to the ‘Joy of Bridge’. Anyone interested can contact education@bridgeontheedge.ca directly, or replying to this email is always an option. 

For our more advanced players, please let us know if there are any topics you would like to see offered , Interference over NT? Lebensol?  inverted minors? Slam bidding? Again contact education@bridgeontheedge.ca directly or reply to this email :)).

2026 Membership Fees These are now due. If you have not yet renewed your membership, but are planning to, please do so by January 17th. After that date we will update our membership list and you will not be able to book games (or receive these emails) unless you have renewed. 

Our regular games, Monday and Thursday at 1:00pm are happening throughout January, weather permitting, and Supervised Play is back on Monday morning, 9:30am, after the festive break. Just a reminder that if schools are closed so is the bridge club. 

Take care, see you at the club! 

Minutes from the 2025 AGM can be viewed by accessing the Information tab on the left and opening the minutes section in the drop down menu.

After a lot of research, discussion, consultation and consideration your Board has decided unanimously to move our club operations to St. James church on Elizabeth Ave effective early February. We would like to thank all members who took the time to visit St James and send feedback to the Board. We considered each and every email carefully before making our decision. Our Search Committee also has had numerous discussions with the St James property manager based on your suggestions and has had very positive feedback. We feel this is the right move for our club and look forward to welcoming everyone to the new facility. 

We will keep you updated as the transition moves forward.