Names are now being taken for our weekend away at the Cheltenham Chase Hotel in Gloucestershire from 30th April to 3rd May 2027.Three nights Dinner, B&B with Bridge each evening. The total price for the above is Doubles/Twins £532 and Singles £380. There are 2 Accessible rooms and several with walk-in showers, both on a first come first served basis. The hotel does accept dogs. Room upgrades are £40 per room per night. The hotel is on a bus route to both Cheltenham and Gloucester

A deposit of £100 per person is required by 1st December 2026 payable by BACS to

Ripley Bridge Club
Sort Code     60-17-33
Account No.   11027002
( please put your name in the reference section )

or by cheque made payable to
Ripley Bridge Club
and handed to Linda Hubbold or John Bamford

Things to do
Neptune Fountain
Sudeley Castle and Gardens
Gloucester Cathedral
Pittville Park
Gloucester Steam Railway
Chedworth Roman Villa
Dean Heritage Centre
Many local walks
Wilson Museum
Gloucester Docks
Gloucester Quays

Ian Blake would like to invite you to join him for bridge at 5 Lakes, January 2027, 4 nights, 4th to 8th January.  Cost 699 ALL INCLUSIVE, food, drinks, bridge, all activities on sight, West End shows in the evening, spa facilities, golf and finally 5* accommodation.

As before places for singles are very limited! (Perhaps some may be happy to share)?

If you are not familiar with what's available I suggest you take a closer look at the Potters website.

They are suggesting that they can manage between 40 - 60 places for the bridge.

If you want further details feel free to contact Ian directly: 01332 521648,  07720714007 igblake@aol.com

He  would like to secure as many places as soon as it is possible to do so. I would appreciate the £50 deposit required by the resort. Contact Ian for bank details for deposit payment

The Cynthia Allsop trophy is awarded for the most improved average % at the Wednesday Morning session, Pentrich, over the last 2 years (2024-25 in this case).  Peter Arnott was the winner, with Christina Petraitis second.  The photo shows Peter (right) receiving the trophy from Past Chairman Alan Kenny (left).

The Jack Flynn Mixed Pairs competition, held on October 13th, was won by Roger Eley & Janet Hobbs with 65%. Second were John & Kathryn Shaw with 54.09%

The photo shows the winners Janet Hobbs (left) and Roger Ely (right) being present with the trophy by past chairman Alan Kenny (centre)

Ripley Bridge Club is affiliated to the English Bridge Union and the Derbyshire Contract Bridge Association. We hold 3 sessions of bridge each week, on Monday and Thursday Evenings, and Wednesday mornings.

On Monday evenings we meet at St. Joseph's Church Hall,  94, Butterley Hill,  Ripley DE5 3LW and on the Thursday evening we meet at Pentrich Village Hall, Main Road, Pentrich DE5 3RE

Play starts at 7pm.  Please try and be seated for 6:50 pm.

On Wednesday mornings, we meet at Pentrich Village Hall, Main Road, Pentrich DE5 3RE  from 9:45 to 12:30.  This is a Beginner/Improver session of supervised practice, instruction and play held under the direction of Phil Upton, MEBUTA. The session comprises a short introduction to a topic of interest, followed by duplicate on a 'Draw for Partner' basis so singles are welcome.