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AT A GLANCE - WHAT'S NEXT
AT A GLANCE - WHAT'S NEXT
Phil Lee Pairs Cup (NGS<=10) - 14 Jan
Ploughmans & Mini Swiss Pairs - 20 Jan
Individual Championship - 27 Jan
Blue Point Swiss Pairs - 31 Jan
Saturday Supper & Bridge - 7 Feb
Club Pairs Championship - 14 Feb
Club Teams Championship - 1 Mar
Princess Alice Supper & Bridge - 14 Mar

 

Calendar of Events - Dec 25 to Feb 26

CONTACT DETAILS

Our Address: The Old Pavilion, Cambridge Park, East Twickenham, TW1 2PG

(by the Bowls Green, entrance Opposite No. 3) 

 

If you need general information
please
E-mail: 

manager@richmondbridgeclub.com or

admin@richmondbridgeclub.com

Alternatively call: 020 8892 2170

 or

Richard - 07753 239 830

Cerith - 07307 977 044

            

Results
CLUBHOUSE - Tuesday Morning Gentle
Director: Paul Hildersley
CLUBHOUSE - Tuesday Afternoon
Director: Vaughan Bishop
Assisted Duplicate CLUBHOUSE
Director: Lyn Poole
CLUBHOUSE - Monday PM
Director: Chris Gidden
CLUBHOUSE - Mon Eve
Director: Pip Smitham
BBO - Monday Gentle Duplicate
10:00
CLUBHOUSE - Sunday Coffee and Cakes
Director: Peter David
BBO - Wednesday Afternoon Duplicate
14:00
Calendar
30th Dec 2025
CLUBHOUSE - Gentle Duplicate
10:00
Host: Wanted
30th Dec 2025
CLUBHOUSE - Afternoon Duplicate
13:30
Host: Gianfranco Celani
31st Dec 2025
CLUBHOUSE - Bidding and Play Workshop & Learning Duplicate
10:00
31st Dec 2025
CLUBHOUSE - Afternoon Gentle Duplicate
13:30
Host: Margy Malston
31st Dec 2025
BBO - Wednesday Afternoon Duplicate
14:00
  (Partner?)
1st Jan 2026
CLUBHOUSE - Afternoon Duplicate
13:30
Host: Martin Lee
1st Jan 2026
CLUBHOUSE - Supervised Play
19:00
1st Jan 2026
BBO - Morning Gentle Duplicate
10:00
Welcome to Richmond Bridge Club - England's largest affiliated club
WELCOME TO RICHMOND BRIDGE CLUB
WELCOME TO RICHMOND BRIDGE CLUB

Welcome to Richmond Bridge Club, the most popular and successful EBU affiliated club in the country!  A friendly and progressive club, we are housed in the old Bowling Club Pavilion in Cambridge Park, nestled between Richmond & Twickenham.  Our Clubhouse has multiple playing rooms, teaching facilities and a fully licensed bar.

We offer a range of duplicate bridge sessions every day of the week for players of all abilities - our full schedule of regular events may be found here.

Our Academy offers lessons for new players, beginners and improvers, and seminars for more experienced players. For more detail about the different sessions for novices and improvers, please click here.

Christmas Wishes
Christmas Wishes

Here's wishing all our members, and their loved ones, a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

 

Changes to our regular schedule over Christmas and the New Year

 

29th Dec - no bidding & play workshop

31st Dec - no Wednesday evening duplicate or supervised play, no online supervised

1st Jan - no Thursday morning Gentle, no Thursday evening Supervised Play

4th Jan - no Sunday cake session (due to Surrey Teams of 8 event)

 

Our next BLUE POINTED SWISS PAIRS will take place at 12:00 on Saturday 31st January 2026 in the CLUBHOUSE. Everyone welcomeThe entry fee is £15 per player. Richard Banbury will be directing the 36-board event which will be played across two sessions.

There will be a break for complimentary scones, Devonshire clotted cream and speciality jams. A full bar service will also be available on the day.

NB: There will be no cash prizes.

Click here to book your place

RICHMOND BRIDGE ACADEMY - For New Players

Looking to learn Bridge in a friendly and supportive environment?  Please find below the details for our next course 

 

To register an interest in this or any of our beginners courses, please click HERE

 

Course 

Teacher 

Start Date 

Beginners Course - Part 1

10 Lessons 

Pandora

(Clubhouse) 

Pandora Anand

Thurs 29 Jan @ 19:00

(Free Taster Session 22 Jan @ 19.00) 

Beginners Course - Part 2

10 Lessons 

Lyn & Glen

(Clubhouse) 

Lyn Poole & Glen Kirton

Tues 13 Jan @ 10:30

Beginners Course - Term 4

10 Lessons 

Margaret

(Clubhouse) 

Margaret Page

Tues 13 Jan @ 19:00

Contested Auction Mini-course

3 lessons

Cerith

(Clubhouse) 

Cerith Lewis

Thursdays @ 10.30am

22nd Jan, 29th Jan & 5th Feb

 

RICHMOND BRIDGE ACADEMY - For Improvers

Looking to improve your game, or add to your skills? Pls find below our forthcoming courses for improvers – just click the links in blue to see the syllabus, and to register.  Although no partner is required, feel free to sign up with you partner if you think a course will benefit you both... 

 

Course 

Teacher

 

Start Date 

Cue Bidding to Support Partner's Suit

1 lesson

Cerith

(Clubhouse) 

Cerith Lewis

Thursday @ 10.30am

12th Feb

Negative Doubles

1 lesson

Cerith

(Clubhouse) 

Cerith Lewis

Thursday @ 10.30am

19th Feb

 

RICHMOND BRIDGE ACADEMY - For Intermediate Players

Looking to further enhance (or refresh) your skills? Pls find below our forthcoming courses for intermediate players - just click the links in blue to see the syllabus, and to register.  No partner required. 

 

Course 

Teacher

 

Start Date 

Intermediate Online Refresher Course

5 sessions

Tim

(Clubhouse)

Tim Chanter

Mon mornings or Tues evenings

Jan & Feb @ 10:30

 

PRACTICE SESSIONS

Regular practice is the key to developing your bridge skills and confidence.

We run lots of supervised sessions throughout the week. Guests always welcome. No need to have a partner

 

Monday 10am (Lyn & Glen) - Assisted Duplicate - 12 boards, practice with all the help you need

 

Monday 7.30pm (Richard) - Workshop/Supervised Play  - 12 boards on a bidding/play theme, with commentary

 

Wednesday 10am (Richard) - Workshop - 12 board duplicate on a bidding/play theme, with commentary

 

Wednesday 10am (Tim) - online supervised practice online if you can't make it into the club

 

Wednesday 7pm (Margaret) - Gentle Duplicate (15/16 boards) or Supervised Play

 

Thursday 7pm (Richard) - Supervised Play

 

Friday Morning 10am (Lyn & Glen) - Supervised Play 

 

Free Play vouchers can be used at any of these sessions

For advice on any of these sessions, please speak to any of the teachers or contact Richard/Cerith in the office.

RBC Individual Championship Tuesday 27th January

Our Individual Championship will be on 27th January at 1:30pm. 

This is a fun event open to members of all standards. You play a number of rounds, each with a different randomly assigned partner! 

There are two standard system cards. At the start of each round you agree which one you are playing with that partner (ACOL or 5-card Majors). 

No special conventions are allowed, even if you happen to be playing with your regular partner. 

Master points are awarded but the event is not submitted for NGS.

Convention cards will be printed but CLICK HERE to have a look at in advance.

Please help us plan the numbers by registering HERE. We look forward to seeing you.

CAR PARKING

Parking in the bowls club car park is available on Monday & Thursday afternoon, and on Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday morning and afternoon

You must vacate the car park by 5pm.  Parking outside the permitted days/times will result in the bowls club issuing a parking fine which will be passed on to you.

Please note cars are parked at the owners' risk and the club is not responsible for any damage to/theft of cars or their contents. 

Street parking is free after 4.30pm and at weekends.

For full details of parking either in the bowls car park or on the street, please click here

Winners Prizes

Prizes will be awarded to the winning NS & EW pairs in our open or gentle F2F sessions, excluding Sunday cake session. Prize sessions must have at least 8 full tables and only members will be eligible to receive a prize voucher for £7 which will be credited to the member’s account. For Tues/Thurs/Fri Gentle, winners must be NGS <=8. For Mini Swiss and "single winner" movement events, prize vouchers will be awarded to the top two pairs. Any ties will be split.

REALBRIDGE LINKS
REALBRIDGE LINKS

 

CONGRATULATIONS - MASTER POINT PROMOTIONS

Well done to our members promoted to a new master point ranking during November - with special congratulations to Michael, Ying, Jennifer, Philip, Rhona, Peter, Lisa and Vincent on reaching their first masterpoint rank

 

Regional Master David Willis
Premier Master Gina Chulack
5 Star Master Joy Dutta
2 Star Master Ian Whiteman
1 Star Master David Callow
1 Star Master Su Llewellyn
1 Star Master Georgina Bovill
Master Bilquis Japanwalla
County Master Shan Hoggard
County Master Anita Mosey
County Master Michelle Field
County Master Rehanna Nielsen
County Master Brendan Doolan
County Master Caroline Hampson
District Master Janet Slingsby
District Master Clive Lester
Area Master Jane Fawcett
Area Master Gael Maciver
Area Master Peter Fisher
Area Master Liz Hearle
Club Master Roberta Thomson
Local Master Michael Kay
Local Master Ying Zhang
Local Master Jennifer Curtis
Local Master Philip Edmonds

 

SOCIAL MEDIA
SOCIAL MEDIA

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PRIVATE MATCHES
PRIVATE MATCHES

The club is available for private matches day & most evenings. The cost includes a great tea and a set of boards. Please email manager@richmondbridgeclub for availability.