We are sorry to report that Peter has died. He was a member of our club for a very long time long time but, due to ill health, has not been able to play in the club for quite a while.

He was a perfect gentleman and is much missed by all his friends.

His funeral is at 1pm on Thursday the 28th May in Park Church, Stirling.

Welcome to Stirling & Union Bridge Club

Our club welcomes players of all levels and abilities.

Regular sessions are:

Monday and Wednesday afternoons: 1pm - 4pm

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday evenings: 7pm - 10pm 

Visitors are welcome, and we invite you to become a member after three visits.

Subscription; £10 per annum from 1st September each year (SBU subscription is additional)

Table money: £3 per session for members and visitors (card only)

Refreshments (tea, coffee, biscuits) are available to purchase (cash only)

If you would like to join our club, please contact Jean Bidwell, Membership Secretary (SUBCSecretary@outlook.com)

If you would like to learn to play bridge, please contact Anne Ritchie (aefritchie@hotmail.co.uk)

Congratulations to the winners of the Spring competition (Jan - Apr 2026)

Monday afternoon – Tim Hedley

Tuesday evening – Allan Hutton

Wednesday afternoon – Neil Atkinson

Wednesday evening – Jim Brown

Thursday evening – Bob Wales

Well done to Fiona Maclaurin and Paul Machin who won the recent Aberdeen cafe event.  The event attracted around 100 participants and Fiona and Paul won with over 70%

Congratulations to both.

Save the Date – SBU Youth Summer Camp

19–21 June 2026
University of Stirling Campus

Following a very successful debut in 2025, the SBU Youth Camp returns in 2026 for young people aged 10–26, including complete beginners. We can also accommodate a separate parents'/adults' learning section. 

More information: youthconvenor@sbu.org.uk

Watch a couple of videos from last year's camp:

Youth Bridge Camp

Why we Like Bridge

Hope to see you in June!

If you would like to play relaxed, informal bridge with the opportunity for tuition in specific topics, please come along to the clubhouse for a 1.00 pm start on a Friday. All welcome - members and newcomers.  And there's tea and cake too !

If you are looking for a partner or teammates for any session, please contact

Afternoons

Monday:  

Wednesday: Tim Hedley 07710 445971 or tim.hedley33@gmail.com

Evenings

Tuesday:  Pat Wilson tel: 01786 473907 or email: patwilson13@outlook.com

Wednesday:  Rosemary Miller tel: 01786 832620 or email: androsemiller321@hotmail.com

Thursday: Sylvia Mackenzie tel: 07796 072184 or email SUBCTreasurer@outlook.com

The club's membership policy was reviewed and clarified at the recent board of trustees meeting, as follows:

• The membership year runs from 1^st September to 31^st August. This applies to both the club and the SBU.
• Any new person joining up until 31^st May will be expected to register and pay the relevant club and SBU fee.
• Anyone new person joining between 1^st June and 31^st August is encouraged to join both the club and the SBU and will become eligible for both subscriptions from 1^st September of that year. In this circumstance, they will receive their SBU number and become eligible for points.
• Alternatively, a new person joining between 1^st June and 31^st August may attend as a visitor, paying table money, but will not have an SBU number and therefore they will not be eligible for any SBU points until they join formally.
• During the membership year, visitors would be allowed to attend up to three times, then would be expected to join and pay the fee.

For anyone new to our online pairs competitions.

You must have registered your BBO user name on mempad. You can then register for this event in the 2 hours before the start time.  Log into BBO and go to competitive - all tournaments.  The tournament will appear under SBU_W_STU.  Use SBU in the search function to find the competition. The cost will be 2BBO$. To buy BBO$ click on this link  www.bridgebase.com/purchase/pay.php any problems contact Ivan

Both you and your partner must be online at the same time to register but only one of you issues the invitation.

Once partner has accepted the invitation you can leave the site BUT make sure  you are both logged into BBO in Competitive 15 minutes before the start of the tournament. Some people have missed out because they tried to login to late and it also allows us to ensure you are playing the most appropriate competition.

All members and friends are welcome.

If you wish to enter any of the SBU online bridge competitions then you need to register your BBO name on Mempad. If you don't then you will not be able to enter. 

"Undos" in online Bridge

The SBU allows "undos" in the bidding but not in the play.

S&UBC are doing the same.

"Undos" are allowed for genuine "misclicks" and not for changes of mind or other mistakes.

The number of boards will depend on the number of tables. 

You can register for this event in the 2 hours before the start time.  Log into BBO and go to competitive - all tournaments.  The tournament will appear under SBU_W_STU.  Use SBU in the search function. 

Both you and your partner must be online at the same time to register but only one of you issues the invitation.

Once partner has accepted the invitation you can leave the site BUT make sure  you are both logged into BBO in Competitive 15 minutes before the start of the tournament. Some people have missed out because they tried to login to late and it allows us to ensure you are playing the most appropriate competition.

All SBU members are welcome!

Some people have had trouble registering their BBO user name on Mempad.  If you are not registered please contact Gavin Keith (gavin.taylor.keith@gmail.com) or Mike Scully (07505 392596).

We ask that people who have not played in any of our pairs competitions register early so that we can sort out any problems as soon as you let us know.

Members new to playing Bridge on line may find the You-Tube videos by Paul Gipson helpful.

The link is https://youtu.be/9KFIpvYVl94