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IMPORTANT

Change of date

Men's Pairs  and Ladies' Pairs will now be on Monday 13th April

For those of you who have not done a competition before, it is run like a normal session you must simply be in either a pair of 2 men or a pair of 2 ladies

Everybody is welcome

Good Friday -Open as normal

Saturday, 4th April - open as normal including Saturday night bridge

Easter Sunday - Closed

Easter Monday - Open as normal

Wednesday Evenings starting 1st April

The committee are continually thinking of as many different opportunities to offer bridge to our members and therefore have decided to open the club on Wednesday evenings for Gentle Duplicate especially for improvers (all members are welcome).This will be a hosted session and a slightly shorter evening 7.15pm - 9.30pm which will hopefully appeal to those members who do not like to stay up too late!!

As this session is hosted there is no need to come along with a partner - everyone is welcome, you will be guaranteed of a game

Saturday, 4th April, 7.15pm

First Saturday in the month Bridge

Look forward to seeing you there.

AGM

24th April at 5.15 straight after the Friday session

Have your say on how our club is doing and celebrate the competition winners with a glass of wine 

SCORERS

We now run at least seven weekly sessions of bridge, and we are looking for some volunteers to train as scorers.  It is not a difficult task, and Ralph Graham has offered to run a short session to train anyone interested.  There are also step-by-step notes to lead you through the procedure and you will be chaperoned when scoring until you feel confident to go it alone.

A list will be put up in the club for those interested  

Tip of the week

A claim should be accompanied AT ONCE by a clear statement of the line of play through which the claimer proposes to win tricks, including the order of cards played

It is not acceptable to simply put the cards on the table and say "the rest are mine".  If the claim is contested/doubted, the Director should be called immediately, prior to further discussion at the table, and they will adjudicate the result/outcome.

Any doubtful point as to a claim shall be resolved against the claimant.

Laws 68-70 of Duplicate Bridge apply

And finally......

We would respectfully remind all members that we are a friendly club and wish to remain as such.

There is no place for rude behaviour in this club.

 

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Welcome to Southend and Leigh Bridge Club
Our Club
Our Club

Southend and Leigh Bridge Club is a friendly, but competitive club, which is affiliated to the EBU.

It is situated in its own premises in the small town of Leigh-on-sea and is open 7 days per week for a full range of duplicate and rubber bridge sessions from assisted and hosted to highly competitive. We also have an extensive teaching programme for beginners and improvers.
 

For further information see menu or contact:

Chairman: Colin Darling

Secretary: Carole French

Club email address:    committee@slbcbridge.org

Webmaster: Terry Wise

 

Redcliff Hall, 8 Redcliff Drive, Leigh on Sea, Essex, SS9 1AY, Telephone 01702 476692

Please note the telephone may respond with leave a message, we will return your call

Teaching

New Beginners and Improvers Courses starting in September

Beginners Class Mondays 10.00am -12.00 pm starting 22nd September. No previous experience required. Come with or without a partner, to learn in a friendly, supportive class.

Improvers Class. Wednesdays 10.00am - 12.00pm starting 24th September. If you have some knowledge of the game and would like to improve your bidding and play, join our friendly class with or without a partner.

To register your interest  email:darlingleigh55@gmail.com

New arrangements for Partner needed?

Note to remove a request you will need to use the Members Only  tab

Click here for instructions:

FIND A PARTNER.docx

In order to see who is looking for a partner  click (partner?) on the calendar and contact them directly if you are interested.

 

Parking in Redcliff Drive

Please can we ask that members avoid drives when parking cars.

There is now a disabled bay at the bottom of the road, this is reserved for the resident of the adjacent house.

70% club 2026

1. 74.97% Ruth Ewen & Ian Barren

2. 74.47% Pat Clark & Val Card

3. 73.81% Jayne & Graham Randall

4. 72.50% Linda Darling & Sheelagh Mayhead

5. 70.23% Jayne & Graham Randall

 

 

 

 

New Club email address

Please note the new club email address:

committee@slbcbridge.org

Change of date

Ladies' pairs and Men's pairs now on Monday 13th April.

Last updated : 26th Mar 2026 10:43 GMT
Congratulations

Winners of Mixed Teams

Mary Dowson & Mike Wren

Brian Ormsby & Peter Sullivan

 

 

Last updated : 12th Mar 2026 09:11 GMT
Club Competitions 2026

 

 

Bob Hair Charity Shield

Postponed Date to be announced

 

 

 

Ladies’ pairs

Mon

13th April

Men’s pairs

Mon

13th April

Son Francis

Tues

 5th May

Mixed pairs

Wed

10th June

Open teams

Mon

6th July

Individual

Tues

4th August

Shapiro Cup

Tues

8th September

Ladies’ teams

Wed

7th October

Men’s teams

Wed

7th October

Open pairs

Wed

4th November

Rose Bowl

Thurs

3rd December

Joan Parr

Sun

17th January 2027

Last updated : 26th Mar 2026 08:36 GMT
Session winners 2025

Mon Jayne Randall & Graham Randall 59.37%

Tues Ashley Nicklin & Russell Nicklin 58.81%

Wed Aft Arnie Waxler & Fred Saxton 56.05%

Wed eve Sally Thompson & Jayne Randall 58.76%

Thur am Derek Way & Carole French 63.27%

Thur pm Chris Parmenter & Peter Sullivan 58.29%

Fri Chris Martin & Pascaline Mower 58.27%

Sat Graham Randall & Jayne Randall 60.96%

Overall percentage Pascaline Mower 59.17%

Slam Ladder Sylvia Brown

70% club Petra Bromfield & Graham Randall 81.14%

 

 

Last updated : 31st Dec 2025 14:15 GMT
F2F DUPLICATE SESSIONS

 

Monday 7.15 pm

Tuesday 7.15pm

Wednesday 2pm hosted, assisted

Wednesday 7.15pm hosted

Thursday 9.45am gentle, hosted

Thursday 2pm

Friday 2pm

Saturday 7.15pm (only first Saturday of each month)

Sunday 1.45 pm 

Last updated : 28th Mar 2026 17:21 BST
NON DUPLICATE SESSIONS

Monday 1.30pm

Saturday 1.30pm

Chicago Bridge

No partner required

Thursday 7.00pm

Practice Bridge for beginners, improvers

and social play

Last updated : 28th May 2025 09:15 BST
Links

EBU

http://www.ebu.co.uk

Essex County Bridge Association

http://www.essexbridge.co.uk

Last updated : 17th Jan 2020 09:26 GMT
SPRING LUNCH

We raised over £300 for Havens Hospices at the Spring lunch. Thank you everybody.

Special thanks to Lesley, Beryl, Sarah and all the others involved in organising this wonderful event.

Last updated : 29th Mar 2026 11:54 BST
Calendar
Thu 2nd Apr 2026
morning gentle hosted
09.45 am
Thu 2nd Apr 2026
afternoon
2.00pm
Fri 3rd Apr 2026
afternoon
2.00 pm
Results
Thursday mornin gentle
Director: Carole French
Scorer: Carole French
Thursday afternoon
Director: John Davison
Scorer: Anne Stubbs
Wednesday Afternoon Assisted
Director: Ron Misell
Scorer: Sandra Poole