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We would like to encourage as many of our members to join in all our competitions - there is nothing to fear and for all intents and purposes it is just like playing a normal bridge session.

 

Carpet to be Cleaned

Tuesday 23rd June

The carpet in the club is being cleaned during the day but will be finished by the time we play in the evening. It would be appreciated if any able bodied members who are around at 6.30pm could help to get the tables and chairs back in their rightful position - thank you.

 

Note for your diary

Rubber Cup

Please note, the revised date for the competition will be 9th November at 1.30pm.

 

Top Tip

A player should not disturb the order of their played cards until agreement has been reached on the number of tricks won. If one side has mixed their cards before agreement is reached, and the director cannot ascertain the facts, the directors shall rule in favour of the pair whose cards remain ordered and unmixed. (Laws 65 and 66 apply)

 

Xmas Lunch 2025
Xmas Lunch 2025
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 21st 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 23rd 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. 73.61% Roger Bright & Mary Dowson

5. 72.78% Ashley Nicklin & Anna Clegg

6. 72.50% Linda Darling & Sheelagh Mayhead

7. 71.82% Jayne & Graham Randall

8. 71.67% Mary Dowson & Roger Bright

9. 70.45% Carole French & Ron Misell

10. 70.25% Ann Craig & Mike Wren 

11. 70.23% Jayne & Graham Randall

12. 70.09% Mandy Bridge & Lesley Buckley 

13. 70.08% Chris Chorley & Mike Wren

 

 

 

 

New Club email address

Please note the new club email address:

committee@slbcbridge.org

Congratulations

 Winners of Mixed Pairs:

Anna Clegg & Ashley Nicklin

 

Last updated : 11th Jun 2026 06:32 BST
Club Competitions 2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 : 15th Jun 2026 10:14 BST
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
Mon 15th Jun 2026
evening
7.15
Tue 16th Jun 2026
evening
7.15
Wed 17th Jun 2026
afternoon hosted
2.00 pm
Results
Sunday Afternoon
Director: Carole French
Scorer: Sandra Poole
Friday afternoon
Director: Ralph Graham
Scorer: Lesley Buckley
Thursday morming gentle
Director: Carole French
Scorer: Carole French