| Friendly Partnership Duplicate Bridge in Camden London NW1. Friday Evenings 7.15pm. Now Live Again! |
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In play at the Ruff Club. This is the new hall in Plender Street.
The Ruff Club is a friendly club for playing duplicate bridge close to central London. We meet on Fridays at the St. Pancras Community Centre, 67 Plender Street, London, NW1 0LB. The Centre is a short walk from Mornington Crescent or Camden Town underground stations (Northern Line) and there is reasonable on-street parking in the evenings.
After a brief flirtation with fortnightly games, the Covid situation has improved considerably and we have now returned to weekly play. However there is also a Ruff Club online game on Friday evenings and you can see details of this and other online games at www.bridgewebs.com/bridgewithned
New players and visitors to London are always welcome; partners are guaranteed for single players. In the live game, we aim to play a full 24 board duplicate game with instant electronic scoring - either the standalone Bridgemate system or the BriAn mobile phone app. Results posted promptly to this website.
Our start time is 7.15pm and we aim to finish by 10.30pm. Table money £10.00 per player (hoping to reduce this when numbers recover after Covid). Look at the information link on this page to find out more.
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| Ned Paul Bridge Continues Online |
Full Programme of Online Tournaments
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Since Covid restrictions came into force, the Ruff Bridge Club, in common with other clubs in Ned Paul's 'stable',has been meeting online. Ned Paul Bridge is currrently hosting six online tournaments a week. The programme includes three daytime games a week and also three evening games a week. All members of any of Ned Paul's clubs, plus friends may play.
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Tournaments
We use the bridge playing site https://www.bridgebase.com/ (known as 'BBO') to run these games. There are now a minimum of five games a week. All games are 20 or 21 boards, matchpointed pairs. These games are affiliated to the EBU and you can win master points. Current games are:
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* Monday evening - 7.30pm |
| * Wednesday daytime - 12.30pm |
* Wednesday evening - 7.30pm |
| * Friday daytime - 12.30pm |
* Friday evening - 7.30pm |
For complete details, including cost, and results of past games, see Ned's other website
To play, make sure that you are registered on BBO (free of charge) - then mail me (ned_paul@outlook.com) with your BBO user name, your real name, your EBU number if you have one, and your contact email.
To find the tournaments, log on, click 'Competitive', then, 'Tournaments', then 'All Tournaments'. Scroll down the time-ordered list until you find the 'Ned Paul Online Tourney', Click 'Register' to play.
If you are unfamiliar with BBO, please watch this Youtube video which will guide you through the access process and answer many questions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahu_wyTYGGw
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| Wednesday Night Bridge in Notting Hill |
While Friday remains the main night at the Ruff Club we are also now running a secondary game on Wednesday evenings. This is at a pub called The Walmer Castle. This is in Notting Hill (58 Ledbury Rd, London W11 2AJ). We play duplicate bridge starting at 7.30pm, playing 15-18 boards at a fairly relaxed pace. The games at the Walmer Castle are hosted by a rota of some of the Club's advanced players, including India Leeming, Victor Lesk, Ned Paul or Kit Jackson.
This is very much a social game for refreshers, returners and improvers. The host acts as Tournament Director and is also available for impartial advice and support as needed. Single players are always welcome, especially players who may not have played much (or any!) duplicate before. Bridge fee is £10. No need to pre-book - everyone is guaranteed a game.
Food is available at the pub so you can have supper during the evening as well.
Covid Update: This game has not yet restarted F2F - please enquire about online 'gentle' sessions with support available if required.
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