Patcham Bridge Club
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Patcham Bridge Club Sessions
Patcham Bridge Club Sessions

The Club plays Face to Face sessions on Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons at 13:15 and Thursday evenings at 19:15. We start promptly at the stated times so please be seated at least 10 minutes earlier so the Director can set the movement.
 

Virtual Bridge on BBO Monday at 19:15 - search "Patcham Monday Pairs".
 

We are an EBU affiliated club so all Patcham Bridge Club sessions are played with permitted partnership agreements as specified for Level 4 in the EBU Blue book (as revised August 2023).


We want to be a friendly and welcoming club so please read our "Patcham Bridge Club - Best Behavoiur at Bridge" document and try to follow the guidence therein.

Key Points about Playing at PBC on BBO

VIRTUAL BRIDGE CLUB

We play at 7.15 on Monday. Search "Patcham Monday Pairs" on BBO.

These online games are at EBU Level3

We also play in a number of national and inter club events all at 3BBO$

We welcome new members at a cost of £5 for the period up to 31 May 2026

To participate in a game a member must register their BBO name with the Club.

If you require any information contact patchambridgeclub@gmail.com

Success for Patcham Bridge Club
Success for Patcham Bridge Club

The EBU have issued a list of the top 50 clubs by player sessions in the year to end of March 2025.

Patcham comes top in Sussex and 14th in the Country! Up 3 places from last year. 

Well done to all our players, club officers, committee members and helpers for making us so successful.  

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Patcham Bridge Club 2025 Masterpoints Leaderboard

Congratulations to John Williams who topped the annual leaderboard of masterpoints awarded at Patcham Bridge Club sessions this EBU year 2025. John scored 3413! Well done to him.

See below the top 10 players awarded the most masterpoints in the club’s sessions.

1 John Williams 3413
2 Nick Goddard 3330
3 Andy Briggs 3211
4 Clive Hardbeck 3025
5 Joan Hootman 2737
6 Milli Fawssett 2693
7 Rozanne Mendick 2287
8 Lawrence Goldberg 1910
9 Andy Osborn 1836
10 Stuart Marks 1744

 

Full results here

 

Christmas 2025 Party - The Photos

Christmas Party

Members might like to see a few photos taken at the resturant below. 

Congratulations to Hortense and Alan who won the cup for a second year running. A handicapped event may be called for next year?

Thanks to Linda for liaising with the restaurant, Ian for officiating the cup awarding, Jenny for running the computer session and Frances for directing.

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Winter Flu and Covid Season
Winter Flu and Covid Season

Now that Winter is fast approaching, the committee would be grateful if members would stay away from the club if they have (or are in close contact with someone who has) any cold or flu like symptoms (runny nose, sore throat, cough, fever).

 

This is to protect all club members from unnecessary illness.

 

Thank you!

 

New 2025 Parking Permits available from 1st May

We are pleased to advise you that the car park is solely for visitors to the Community Centre or the Library.

To park there you will either need a Membership Permit or a Visitors Permit displayed in the parked car.

The new 2025 red parking permits are available to collect at any bridge session from 1st May 2025. Also day permits can be obtained for visitors. The old green parking permits are valid until 1st July 2025 so no need to panic.

Failure to display a valid permit or not parking tidily in a designated space risks a  £100 fine.

Parking will remain on a first arrival basis.

Detailed Parking Rules are in the Documents section in the lefthand menu of the website or click here  Patcham Community Centre parking rules.pdf

2025 Table Money Increase

Your committee has decided that after many years without increase during a period of significant inflation that now is the time to raise the table money.

Having made a loss in the last finacial year demonstrates that building a cushion against possible future unexpected cost increases is a good idea.

So from the 1st May 2025:-

A book of ten playing vouchers will be £25
A member paying cash will be £3

A guest paying cash will be £5

Monday's BBO game will remain the same at $3 BBO

We hope you all agree this is still excellent value for money.  

Find a Partner Virtual Pinboard
Find a Partner Virtual Pinboard

We know lots of you are looking for a regular or occasional partners. We also know that the facility in the Calendar pages is not the most “user friendly” thing in the world.

So, we are re-launching the “Find a Partner Pinboard” facility. We think that using the virtual pinboard will be easier for everyone. It has been available before but it was mixed up with the Contact Us form. Now it has its own menu link. You don’t need to login to the website to add a Pinboard request.

We are going to let the two methods run in parallel for a while so if you are looking for a partner, please check both the Pinboard (in the left hand menu) and the Calendar in the right hand column. Or add your own requests of course!

If you need assistance with the process contact patchambridgeclub@gmail.com

Calendar
Wed 7th Jan 2026
Centre Bridge Session 13:15
Director: John Hazard
Thu 8th Jan 2026
Centre Bridge Session 19:15
Director: Peter Langston
Fri 9th Jan 2026
Centre Bridge Session 13:15
Director: Andy Osborn
  (Partner?)
Mon 12th Jan 2026
Centre Bridge Session 13:15
Director: Jenny Marshall
Mon 12th Jan 2026
BBO Virtual Pairs 19:15
Director: Peter Langston
Wed 14th Jan 2026
Centre Bridge Session 13:15
Director: Ingrid Boyd
  (Partner?)
Results
Centre Bridge Session 13:15
Director: Frances Wallace
BBO Virtual Pairs 19:15
Director: Peter Langston
Centre Bridge Session 13:15
Director: John Hazard
Centre Bridge Session 19:15
Director: Peter Langston
Centre Bridge Session 13:15
Director: John Hazard
BBO Virtual Pairs 19:15
Director: Peter Langston
EBU PROMOTIONS
EBU PROMOTIONS

Congratulations to the following club members who earned promotions in November 2025

22 Star Premier Regional Master
Joan Hootman
2Star Premier Master
Milli Fawssett

Advanced 
Master
Colin Cambell
1 Star Master
Joe Dixon
Master

Dawn Tointon
County Master
Jeanie Bailey
Chris Davidson
District Master

Laverne Hughes
Club Master
Andrew Chinn
Jill Hatley
Local Master
Dominique Mitchell