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CONTACT DETAILS

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 - Monday Afternoon
Director: Vaughan Bishop
CLUBHOUSE - Monday Evening
Director: Pip Smitham
BBO - Monday Gentle Duplicate
10:00
RealBridge - Swiss Pairs
17:30-18:30
CLUBHOUSE - Coffee & Cake Duplicate
14.15
Host: Wanted
CLUBHOUSE - Friday Gentle
Director: Paul Hildersley
CLUBHOUSE - Friday Afternoon
Director: Richard Banbury
BBO - Morning Gentle Duplicate
10:00
Calendar
13th May 2024
CLUBHOUSE - Afternoon Duplicate
13:30
Host: Neil Buxton
13th May 2024
CLUBHOUSE - Evening Duplicate
19:30
Host: Richard Hazell
13th May 2024
CLUBHOUSE - Bidding and Play Workshop
19:30
14th May 2024
CLUBHOUSE - Lucja Tuner Pairs Cup (NGS<=8)
10:00
Host: Inger Beaty-Pownall
14th May 2024
CLUBHOUSE - Afternoon Duplicate
13:30
Host: Steve Davies
15th May 2024
CLUBHOUSE - Bidding and Play Workshop
10:00
15th May 2024
CLUBHOUSE - Afternoon Gentle Duplicate
13:30
Host: Wanted
15th May 2024
CLUBHOUSE - Supervised/Learning Duplicate
19:00
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.

As a courtesy to other members, we would ask you to refrain from coming to the club if you are suffering from any kind of typical winter respiratory infection - regardless of COVID, we would all prefer not to contend with too much coughing and sneezing! Hand sanitisers are available throughout the club - please use them!

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

 

If you are interested in learning, please register by clicking here.  

We have now opened bookings for our very popular Cafe Bridge which is on Tuesday, June 18. Arrive from 10.45 am at your initial venue. There will be 3 rounds before lunch and another 3 after. We currently have capacity for 70 tables - with 63 tables filled so far. 

 

This is a fund raising event for the Princess Alice Hospice in Esher - click HERE for their website.

 

Janet Leffler is leading our cafe bridge team this year supported by Zita Crewe, Sally Durant, Jonathan Hird & Caroline Owens.  They have provisionally agreed some of the restaurants taking part this year including Cote, Buenos Aires, Pizza Express, Angel & Crown, The Old Ship, Richmond Vault, Piccolo Vicolo, Tapas Brindisa & Watermans and we hope there may be more to come !

On the day we will be directed as always by the wonderful Victor Lesk and his team with scores entered electronically by players on their smartphones using the BriAn app-based scoring system. This allows us to announce a result very soon after the last board is played. If you have not come across BriAn before, you can find out more here.  

The cost per person is £40.00 (bridge and food - drinks are excluded).

Bookings will be taken via credit/debit card or BACS transfer through the BriAnBridge website (i.e. not through your club member account). 

Detailed information about the event, your starting position and route will be sent out by email just before the day. There is no central registration point.

 

Please book by clicking here

COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENCE - Thursday 16th May at 10:30

This Thursday, Tim Chanter continues his popular review of three boards via Zoom and screenshare.  This week, Tim will be Counselling on Defence and the quiz to review in advance is here: please click here in advance to review the quiz for the session.  To attend, simply click this Zoom link from 10.20 for a 10.30 kick off (no pre-booking required).  https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86037429431

The session will take about 1 hour and costs £5.  There will be a follow up of answers to the quiz.

Rest In Peace

Janet Radenkovic passed away on April 27th 2024. Janet was a regular participant online during lockdown but due to mobility issues was unable to return to F2F bridge afterwards. As well as her interest in bridge she was also a dedicated fan of the ballet. There will be a service at 12noon on 24th May at Mortlake Crematorium, which will also be streamed online. For additional information please contact Richard.  

 

Our next BLUE POINTED SWISS PAIRS will take place at 12:00 on Sunday 30th June 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.

PRIZES (*dependent on at least 15 tables):

£100 for the winners & £50 for the runners up

NGS<=9 - £50 for the highest placed eligible pair:

Click here to book your place

OPEN DAY - Saturday 14th SEPT
OPEN DAY - Saturday 14th SEPT

We are hosting an OPEN DAY at the clubhouse on Saturday, 14th September between 10:00 and 15:30. Please do let you friends and family know to pop in for a FREE cup of tea/coffee and a slice of cake. We will have teachers on hand and will have everyone playing their first hand of mini-bridge in no time at all. Everyone welcome.

ONLINE SUPERVISED PLAY
ONLINE SUPERVISED PLAY

Richmond Bridge Club is delighted to announce that we have teamed up with Wimbledon Bridge Club to offer joint online Supervised Play sessions!

Online Supervised Play sessions run every week on Wednesday mornings, 10:30am-12:30pm on RealBridge.  There is no need to book, just click on the appropriate link below about 10 minutes before the start of play and you’ll be taken to the RealBridge login page.  Enter your full name and EBU number to log in to the session.  If you can get a table of three or four together, you’ll be guaranteed a game.  You are welcome to come as a pair or single and we will try and make up tables, but we can’t guarantee you’ll get a game.

See above and to the right under "Realbridge Links" for the link to access this Supervised Play session

Cost is £6 per session which will be charged to your RBC member’s account.

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.

Street parking is free after 4.30pm and at weekends.  

AT A GLANCE - WHAT'S NEXT
AT A GLANCE - WHAT'S NEXT
Congratulations - 2023 Club Masterpoint Leaders

Congratulations to Bob Tyler who led the league table for the most master points (3420) won at the club for 2023 - notably with the third highest total across the country (beaten by players from Stratford-upon-Avon and Mid Essex Bridge clubs).

 

The other top five players at Richmond were Angela McCready, Kathy Gee, David Wing and Richard Banbury - more info can be found HERE on the EBU website

Swiss Pairs Winners - Congratulations !
Swiss Pairs Winners - Congratulations !

Congratulations to the leaders of our April Blue Pointed Swiss Pairs - Left Runners Up (Dan O'Farrell & Judi Lawson) and Right the winners (Sarah and Mike Bell) 

Swiss Pairs - Highest placed Non-Experts - congratulations !
Swiss Pairs - Highest placed Non-Experts - congratulations !

Congratulations to Leila Gedeon and Sue Hearn as the highest ranked nonexpert players (NGS 9 or below) in our April Swiss Pairs. 

CONGRATULATIONS - MASTER POINT PROMOTIONS

Well done to our members promoted to a new master point ranking during April - especially for those gaining their first rank as a Local Master!

 

Roger Pratt Life Master
Sue Abletshauser  2* Premier Master
Giovanni Homewood 1* Tournament Master
Roger Collins 3* Master
Paul Hildersley Advanced Master
Jean Pinto Advanced Master
Mumun Kilic  Master
Sherry Murray  County Master
Linda Ennis  County Master
Cerith Lewis  County Master
Nigel Widden  Club Master
Anne Sayeed Club Master
Melanie Neill Club Master
Yvonne Bond Club Master
Martine Crossley Local Master
Jacki Roche Local Master
Dulce Merritt Local Master
SOCIAL MEDIA
SOCIAL MEDIA

Like, Share, Save!  Our online presence is growing and we want you to be a part of it! We are active on Facebook and Instagram where we post information about upcoming events, tutorials, courses, social sessions and personal interest stories. Like our club, our online community is a welcoming and friendly space for members and non-members alike, and a great way for us to advertise one of Southwest London’s premier social clubs. Join us online, and like, share, save!

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.

UNDO POLICY
UNDO POLICY

The club allows undo requests for genuine bidding mistakes made as a result of a mechanical error, not a lapse of concentration or forgetfulness, and only when the request is made prior to their partner's bid at the latest.  We do not allow undos for playing.

Any awkward exchanges should be referred to the director. 

Members are reminded that you can change your settings to ensure you double click to make a bid.