Congratulations to Ivan Walker and Roger Leonard on their fine win in the Dorothea Till competition yesterday.  It was great to see so many club members taking part.

The next NGS limited event is the Edwin Waterworth Trophy on Sunday 22nd November.  This is limited to a total pair NGS of ≤18 at the time of entry.  Sign up sheet in the foyer.

Members are respectfully requested to be at the club and seated at their playing table 10 minutes before the start of any session.  If you are going to be tight for time please let your partner and/or the session director know as soon as possible. 

We enjoyed another excellent day in the company of Andrew Robson on Sunday.  Andrew is the bridge columnist for the Times newspaper and also runs his own bridge school.  He presented two lengthy sessions on Sunday, highlighting different aspects of bidding, illustrated by asking us to bid and then play a series of hands.  As ever in bridge, nothing was quite as it seemed to be!  We learned how to make the best of the most unpromising looking hands, how length often ‘trumps’ (pun intended) high card points, while always remembering that bridge is a very competitive game where it’s often best to keep you opponents out of a contract.   Thanks for coming along and hope not too many of our members regret not joining in.

As ever these events require a lot of hard work behind the scenes and it was a real team effort from Elise, Bob, Tim, Karen, Maggie, Mark, Terry, Matthew, Gaynor and Trevor.

The EBU has launched a new Podcast series called ‘Table Talk'.  There are five full episodes to date.  Go to YouTube and search for ‘English Bridge Union Table Talk’ or search ‘podcast’ from the EBU website.

Stamford Bridge Club is holding a Blue Point Swiss Pairs event on Saturday 14th November 

The event will be 7 matches of 6 boards each (42 boards total). 

Start time 1pm, finish approx 7:30pm (including a short break - bring your own half time food)

Coffee and biscuits available all day

Cost: £10 per player - Cash on the day

To enter please fill in the details on the form below and click the "Submit" button

The News Page was updated on 15 Sep 2026 (Barbecue and Cafe Bridge reports) and can be viewed here.