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We are based in a dedicated bridge room in our own premises in South Croydon, we run
- four duplicate sessions a week
- beginners' lessons
- supervised play
- monthy improvers' seminar
Next beginners' course: taster spring 2026, course follows at 19:30 for 15 weeks, booking is open. £130. Contact Tony on the Club email address.
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| Last updated : 10th Feb 2026 06:58 GMT |
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| NEW TO THE AREA OR JUST VISITING? |
We welcome new members and visitors to all our sessions of play. Please contact the Committee on southcroydonbridge@gmail.com or call Tony on 07900 823752.
All sessions have real time computer scoring and pre-dealt hands. We have a licensed bar which serves hot and cold food. On site car parking is available.
See Committee Contacts on the left should you wish to speak to a Committee member.
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| Last updated : 17th Mar 2023 10:12 GMT |
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Bridge Sessions
We run the following face-to-face sessions:
Duplicate
- Wednesday 11:00 (lunch available at the bar)
- Thursday 19:30
- Friday 19:30
- Saturday 14:15
Tuition Night
- Wednesday 19:30 (see below)
Pre-booking for the Friday and Saturday sessions is essential to ensure that we have sufficient players. Please email Tony (southcroydonbridge@gmail.com).
Table money for members will be invoiced monthly in arrears, payment from non-members may be collected in advance or at the table.
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| Last updated : 5th Aug 2025 16:49 BST |
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| BRIDGE TUITION |
We offer a range of tuition:
- beginners' lessons, 15 week course
- beginners' revision
- weekly drop in sessions
- revises the beginners' lessons amd introdices a few extra things, mainly in the card play
- mix of tuition and supervised play
- second year course
- advances both bidding and play concepts
- mix of tuition and supervised play
- intermediates' seminar
The improvers' seminar, is on a Sunday ay 14:00, details below. The other sessions are all weekly, on Wednesday at 19:30.
Next course: Taster Wednesdat 20 May 2026 at 19:30, course following week. Cost: £145 for 15 weeks. Suitable for people who have not previously played cards.
This is designed for those finishing the beginners' course, but is open to all. Each element lasts about a year. Both operate as drop-in sessions with a mix of tuition, supervised play and worksheets:
- Beginners' Revision, for 0-11 months after finishing the beginners' course, a few new concepts, which are mainly card play
- Moving Forward, for 12-23 months after finishing the beginners' course and anyone just starting in duplicate sessions , more advanced concepts, including defending against things that players use.
We offer training for those of limited experience who wish to progress to playing Duplicate Bridge in a Club environment. These training sessions for Improvers are open to non-Members and are generally held on the last Sunday each month (ex December). Sessions run from 2.00 - 5.00 pm and handouts of the instruction and the hands played are provided after each session.
- 29 March Cue bidding
- 25 April The Protective Seat
- 31 May Declarer play in Trump Contracts
- 28 June Declarer play in No Trump Contracts
Contact Tony Hilton for details at southcroydonbridge@gmail.com
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| Last updated : 17th Mar 2026 13:47 GMT |
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| Teams |
We are running Teams events on
The events will start at 14:00 and finish about 21:00, with a meal break in the middle. The fee for December 2025 was £21 per head. This is collected on the day (card or cash), members may add it to their monthly statement.
The aim is to have 6 8-board matches. With 10 or more teams it will be a Swiss format, with fewer it will be multiple teams event. There will be cash prizes, these are not resricted to member only teams.
Meal options:
- main
- salad - chicken or ham
- jacket potato - with cheese, tuna, beans or chilli
- sandwiches - ham, tuna or cheese
- desert
- cheesecake
- gateau
- cheese and biscuits
Click here for entry form.
For more information or if you want to play but don't have a partner or team mates contact Tony or Su
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| Last updated : 10th Feb 2026 12:07 GMT |
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