Welcome to the web site of Hellesdon & Taverham Bridge Club. We are primarily an online club and play club pairs duplicate bridge on Monday evenings on Realbridge.  We start at 7.00 and request that pairs are at their tables just after 6.45.

We welcome guests and new members at any time, but ask that guests play with a member if the evening is a "Sim Pairs". There are six of these events throughout the year.

We also play Face to Face 2 to 3 times per year at a selected venue, these start at 10:00 am. 

We strive to provide a friendly atmosphere and to cater for novices as well as more experienced players, as such we discourage psyche bidding.

AGM and Social Bridge day Monday 8 December 2025

On 8 December 2025 we will be holding our Christmas bridge day and AGM.

All members welcome.

For more info please contact Jo Vincent on chrisandjovincent@btinternet.com

Place: Wensum Valley Hotel, Beech Ave, Taverham, NR8 6HP

Time: 9.30am Coffee/tea and biscuits, ready for start of play 10.00am

Price: £28.00 per member, £33 for non-members (including 2 course lunch)

This is an opportunity for all those who play with the club online on Monday evenings to come and play with us face-to-face and to share in this social event. You are also welcome to bring new people as an introduction to the Club.

How to book:

1. Contact  Jo Vincent, (chrisandjovincent@btinternet.com) to book a place, please include your menu choices.

2. Pay John King (Treasurer) by Bank Transfer (BACS) to: Taverham Bridge Club,

Sort Code 20–62–53, Account No. 50886602

NB Please enter your name and initial in the reference box

The following are all online on Real Bridge

EBU Winter Midweek. 2-4 December. A two-day contest is Swiss Pairs Championship (Tuesday: Qualifying stage & Wednesday: Finals for the top pairs, with a separate Swiss Pairs event for non-qualifiers) (Wednesday) and Swiss Teams (Thursday).

100 Deals for 100 Years. Bridge turns 100—and we're throwing a party all autumn long! Cumbria CBA is to host a series of five national RealBridge events on the first Sunday of each month from August to December 2025. 20-board sessions kicking off at 7pm sharp, Blue Points and prizes up for grabs each month, Series prizes for top scorers across all 100 boards. You can view the full details here on the EBU website. Next event is 2 Nov 2025.

The Super Sunday Special. Held every Sunday at 7pm on RealBridge for a quick-paced national online pairs event the  Super Sunday Special -20 boards in just over 2 hours. Hosted by Cumbria on behalf of the EBU, it's £2.50 per player.

Kent County Bridge Association is running a weekly game every Saturday afternoon at 2:30pm on BBO; the  NGS 2-9 game  is an 18-board game designed for players with NGS ratings between 2 and 9.

Cumbria’s Jack High events on RealBridge. Play one or both 20-board sessions which kick off in the morning at 11am, then jump back in at 2:30pm for more. The next event will be held on Sunday 9th November.

The Midlands County are hosting a 9-High Event on 7^th February 2026 on RealBridge.

One-Day Online Green Pointed Events The next OODGP Swiss Pairs will be taking place on Sunday 23^rd November and the next OODGP Swiss Teams will be held on Saturday 6^th December. These national two-session events are £23 per player. Each event scores you valuable placing points that count towards end-of-year prizes.

on Promotions to 

Philip Sutton  10 Star Regional Master
Yvette Douglas  Advanced Master
Mary Derbyshire  Master
Edward Acton  1 Star Master
Karen Read  National Master

Lin Brett Tournament Master

The club's bridge teacher Graham Hardman is offering a range of bridge lessons - either on line or in face to face classes - for complete beginners or those who would like a refresher course. Graham is an accredited English Bridge Teacher and will be following the English Bridge School syllabus.

If you know of anyone interested please get in touch by emailing

Congratulations to 

Phil Sutton for winning the Taverham Trophy (July to Dec)

Tam Payne & Brian Barrett for winnng the Chris Dawson Salver

Yvette Douglas for winning the Handicap Trophy (July to Dec)

Maria Budd & John Dennis for winning the Challenge Trophy (July to Dec)

Karen Read for winning the Taverham Trophy (Jan to June)

Paul King & Vincent Shaw, Tam Payne & Brian Barrett for sharing the Spring Cup

John Stevenson for winning the Handicap Trophy (Jan to June)

Phil Sutton for winning the Challenge Trophy (Jan to June)

Please see the Roll of Honour within the Competition/Competition Information section for a full list of past winners.

Here are the final positions for the current handicap competion calculated after the final event on 30 June 2025

To find your current handicap and status of the current competition please go to Competitions - Competition Information which has a link to the relevant Google Doc.

For anyone interested in finding out more about Real Bridge please visit their web site RealBridge with Real People.

If you are interested in seeing how things work for a club please read this article. The link below will take you to a document prepared by the Harpenden Bridge Club and it is the most comprehensive I have found as an introduction.

Realbridge Getting Started.pdf (bridgewebs.com)

Sessions are available here at Helleson and Taverham on Mondays, Wymondham on Tuesdays and Noverre on Thursdays.

The Norfolk League is held on Friday once a month September to April.