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AT A GLANCE - WHAT'S NEXT
AT A GLANCE - WHAT'S NEXT
Richmond Bridge Club AGM - 13 Sept
Surrey Green Point Swiss Pairs - 20 Sept
Club Director Training : 11 & 25 Oct
Twickenham Cafe Bridge : 14 Oct
Andrew Robson Day - 26 Oct
Middlesex Green Point Swiss Pairs - 14 Nov
RBC Student Christmas Party - 5 Dec
RBC Club Christmas Party - 12 Dec

 

Calendar of Events - Aug to Oct 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
Ed and Gilly Celebration Pairs
Director: Richard Banbury
CLUBHOUSE - Morning Gentle Duplicate
10.00
Director: Cerith
Host: Wanted
CLUBHOUSE - Afternoon Duplicate
13:30
Director: Richard Banbury
Host: Wanted
CLUBHOUSE - Morning Gentle Duplicate
10.00
Director: Cerith
Host: Wanted
CLUBHOUSE - Afternoon Teams
13:30
Director: Richard Banbury
Host: Wanted
RealBridge - Swiss Pairs
17:30-18:45
CLUBHOUSE - Bidding and Play Workshop & Learning Duplicate
10:00
Director: Richard Banbury
Host: Wanted
CLUBHOUSE - Afternoon Gentle Duplicate
13:30
Director: Paul Hildersley
Host: Wanted
Calendar
13th Sep 2026
Club AGM
3.45pm
13th Sep 2026
CLUBHOUSE - Coffee & Cake Duplicate
14.00
Host: Bilkish Japanwalla
14th Sep 2026
CLUBHOUSE - Assisted Duplicate
10:00
Director: Lyn Poole
14th Sep 2026
CLUBHOUSE - Afternoon Duplicate
13:30
Host: Mark Simpson
14th Sep 2026
CLUBHOUSE - Evening Duplicate
19:30
Host: Mumun Kilic
14th Sep 2026
CLUBHOUSE - Bidding and Play Workshop
19:30
Host: Wanted
14th Sep 2026
BBO - Monday Gentle Duplicate
10:00
14th Sep 2026
RealBridge - Swiss Pairs
17:30-18:30
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.

 

The club no longer runs a Thursday morning BBO session due to reduced numbers.

 

NB Sept 13th Cake Session will start early - 2pm (free to play)

The Club's AGM will take place during the half time break with free tea and cake

 

 

'WELL, I DO DECLARE' - Thursday 10th Sept @ 10.30am

This Thursday, Tim Chanter will continue reviewing three boards from Declarer's perspective via Zoom and screenshare.  Please click here in advance to review the quiz for the session.

If you wish to attend, simply click this Zoom link from 10.20 for a 10.30 kick off (no pre booking is required).  https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86037429431

If you cannot make it, but wish to be copied in on the recording and the commentaries then please let Tim know to add you to the distribution list.

The session will take about 1 hour and costs £6.  There will be a follow up of answers to the quiz.

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 weeks)

Lyn & Glen

(Clubhouse)

Lyn Poole & Glen Kirton

Tuesday Mornings

Starting Sept 15th

 

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 

Defence Play Foundation Course

4 sessions

Luiz

(Clubhouse)

Tues evenings & Thurs mornings 

starting 8th Sept

Scoring and How Scoring & Vulnerability Influence Bidding

1 session

Cerith

(Clubhouse)

Cerith Lewis

 

Thursday evening @ 7pm

(10th Sept)

 

 

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 

Introduction to Standard American

The pros and cons of playing 5-card majors and a strong NT

2 sessions

Tim

(Online)

Mon @ 10.30am /Tues @ 7pm

Starting Oct 12th/13th

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 - or supervised play

 

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 2pm - Casual play and practice, unsupervised - but practice a topic using our teaching hands 

 

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.

Rest In Peace

 

 

We have just been informed that Richard Humphreys passed away May 22nd.

 

 

 

 

 

ANDREW ROBSON
ANDREW ROBSON

We are delighted to welcome back to the club Andrew Robson (OBE) on Monday 26th October to lead a day of bridge from 10am to 3.30pm (with a break for lunch).

Andrew is widely regarded as one of the finest bridge players/teachers/writers in the world and is the bridge columnist for the Times. As a player, Andrew won the World Junior Championships in 1989, the European Championships in 1991, and the list of tournament successes is too long to list. His teaching is also legendary with seminars run regularly at clubs all round the country. Click here for more info about Andrew

 

 

 

The program will cover the following topics "Showing Your shape - how to avoid repeating a 5-card suit - Fourth Suit Forcing".

 

Please don't miss this chance to learn from the maestro. CLICK HERE to book. You do not need a partner - but if you will be attending as a pair please let us know on the booking form. We expect the majority will wish to book for both morning and afternoon - but if you can only do one or the other please tell us on the form and we will do our best to organise the numbers accordingly.

Surplus funds made from the event will be donated to a charity nominated by the club (details TBC).

 

Payment will be taken on the day - Members £40 (from your club member account), Visitors £40 (payment on the day). Cancellations with less than 48 hour notice may still be charged.

For additional information - or to change any details of your booking please let us know by emailing manager@richmondbridgeclub.com  

Congratulations - 2026 Chiswick Cafe Bridge Winners
Congratulations - 2026 Chiswick Cafe Bridge Winners

Many congratulations to Arthur Haynes and Anna Goldsmith on winning the Chiswick Cafe Bridge event on 8th September.

44 Pairs took part with almost half the field being Richmond members !

To see the full results 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. The players must have played at least 20 boards. Any ties will be split.

CONGRATULATIONS - MASTER POINT PROMOTIONS

Well done to our members promoted to a new master point ranking during June - with special congratulations to Chris, Jill and Jose reaching their first masterpoint rank

Sally Young 2 Star Premier Regional Master
Denise Grimston 3 Star Regional Master
Sue Chinn 2 Star Master
Betsy Mainwaring 1 Star Master
Stephen Fordred 1 Star Master
Vince Purton County Master
Gilbert Townsend County Master
Simon Catherall District Master
Rosie Fetherston-Dilke District Master
John Reed District Master
Harvey Woolfe District Master
Tom Walker Area Master
Sumant Naidu Area Master
Amrit Gill Area Master
Ros Stewart Club Master
Marcus Tregilgas-Davey Club Master
Dhruv Simmonite Club Master
Chris Palk Local Master
Jill Marshall Local Master
Jose De Lorenzo Local Master

 

 

SOCIAL MEDIA
SOCIAL MEDIA

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