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AT A GLANCE - WHAT'S NEXT
AT A GLANCE - WHAT'S NEXT
Ploughman's & Mini Swiss Pairs - 16 Jun
Richmond Cafe Bridge - 23 Jun
Saturday Supper - 27 Jun
Blue Pointed Swiss Pairs - 28 Jun
Surrey AGM (Free Bridge) - 5 July (2pm)
Ploughman's & Mini Swiss Pairs - 21 July
Saturday Supper - 25 July

 

Calendar of Events - Jun to Aug 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
Monday Assisted Duplicate
Director: Lyn Poole
CLUBHOUSE - Afternoon Duplicate
13:30
Director: Vaughan Bishop
Host: Wanted
CLUBHOUSE - Coffee & Cake Duplicate
14.15
Director: Robin Crewe
Host: Margy Malston
CLUBHOUSE - Morning Gentle Duplicate
10.00
Director: Julia Davies
Host: Lidia Wanoth
CLUBHOUSE - Afternoon Duplicate
13:30
Director: Richard Banbury
Host: Wanted
CLUBHOUSE - Morning Gentle Duplicate
10.00
Director: Richard Banbury
Host: Julia Dale
RealBridge - Swiss Pairs
17:30
Director: Sally Young
Host: Wanted
Thursday Teams
Director: Richard Banbury
Calendar
15th Jun 2026
CLUBHOUSE - Assisted Duplicate
10:00
Director: Lyn Poole
15th Jun 2026
CLUBHOUSE - Evening Duplicate
19:30
Host: Gianfranco Celani
15th Jun 2026
CLUBHOUSE - Bidding and Play Workshop
19:30
Host: Wanted
15th Jun 2026
BBO - Monday Gentle Duplicate
10:00
15th Jun 2026
RealBridge - Swiss Pairs
17:30-18:30
16th Jun 2026
CLUBHOUSE - Gentle Duplicate
10:00
Host: Jill Osborne
16th Jun 2026
CLUBHOUSE - Ploughmans & Mini Swiss Pairs
13:30
Host: Robin Browne
  (Partner?)
17th Jun 2026
CLUBHOUSE - Bidding and Play Workshop & Learning Duplicate
10:00
Host: Wanted
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. 

Our next BLUE POINTED SWISS PAIRS will take place at 12:00 on Sunday 28th June 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 

Casual Drop-In Sessions introducing Minibridge and card play

(come when you can, no need to pre-book)

Julia

(Clubhouse)

Julia Davies

From Jun 10th,

Wednesday evenings 7pm and

Thursday Afternoons 2.30pm

throughout the summer

Introduction to MiniBridge and cardplay (August) 

Julia

(Clubhouse)

Julia Davies Saturday Aug 22nd
Fast Track beginners Course (12 weeks)

Julia

(Clubhouse)

Julia Davies

Wednesday evenings and or Thursday Afternoons

Starting Sept 2nd/3rd

Saturday Seminars for Beginners

Julia

(Clubhouse)

Julia Davies

Saturday Seminars

25th July & 5th September

Beginners Course - Part 1 (10 weeks)

Lyn & Glen

(Clubhouse)

Lyn Poole & Glen Kirton

Tuesday Mornings

Starting Sept 8th

 

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 

Card Play

10 sessions

Luiz

(Clubhouse)

 

Tues evenings @ 7pm &

Thurs mornings @ 10am

(5th May to 9th Jul)

 

Declarer Play Foundation Course

4 sessions

Luiz

(Clubhouse)

 

Sun afternoons @ 2.30pm 

(21st, 28th Jun & 5th, 12th Jul)

 

Transfers (Course Oversubscribed)

3 sessions

Lyn & Glen

(Clubhouse)

Lyn Poole & Glen Kirton

 

Tuesday mornings @ 10.30am

(16th, 23rd & 30th Jun)

 

Double for Penalty & Take-out

2 sessions

Cerith

(Clubhouse)

Cerith Lewis

 

Wednesday evenings @ 7pm

(22nd & 29th Jul)

 

Suit Overcalls

2 sessions

Cerith

(Clubhouse)

Cerith Lewis

 

Thursday evenings @ 7pm

(13th & 20th Aug)

 

1NT Overcall

1 session

Cerith

(Clubhouse)

Cerith Lewis

 

Thursday evening @ 7pm

(27th Aug)

 

 

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.

Bookings are now open for our very popular Cafe Bridge on Tuesday, June 23. 

Arrive from 10.45 am at your initial venue (ie no central reservation point). There will be 3 rounds before lunch and another 3 after. 

This year's venues are : 

The Old Ship, The Britannia, Cote, Buenos Aires, Pizza Express, Adesso, Watermans & Noci

 

 

This is a fund raising event for a local charity CROSSROADS CARE

 

 

The cost per person is £40.00 (for 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)

Many thanks to our cafe bridge team : Victor Lesk, Janet Leffler, Zita Crewe, Sally Durant, Jonathan Hird & Caroline Owens.  

Detailed information about the event, your starting position and route will be sent out by email on June 22nd.

 

Please book by clicking 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.

CONGRATULATIONS - MASTER POINT PROMOTIONS

Well done to our members promoted to a new master point ranking during May - with special congratulations to Marcus and Clare reaching their first masterpoint rank

Ali Ahmed Life Master
Mark Nelson Premier Regional Master
Mick Hoffman Advanced Master
Ross Aldridge Master
Mike Mace Master
John Lord County Master
Arthur Haynes County Master
Elaine Da Costa District Master
Liz Hearle District Master
Barbara Hawkins Area Master
Diane Emsley Area Master
Barbara Hellyar Area Master
Pandora Anand Area Master
Andrew Shirley Area Master
Mark Annesley Area Master
Harvey Woolfe Area Master
Marcus Tregilgas-Davey Local Master
Clare Thornes Local Master

 

 

SOCIAL MEDIA
SOCIAL MEDIA

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