Tavistock Millennium Bridge Club (TMBC) is a friendly, sociable bridge club that welcomes new members.  Its core activity is a session of duplicate pairs bridge played every Thursday evening in the basement church hall of the United Reformed Church, Russell Street, Tavistock, Devon.  Members are asked to arrive by 6.15pm  and be seated by 6.30 pm.  Play will start as soon as the Bridgemates have been configured.  There is a host system, so it is not necessary to arrange a partner in advance. The club has a Bridgemate II system allowing instant table data entry and results at the end of the evening. 

We also have occasional Team events which have proved popular and also runs an annual charity event.

2025 saw the 25th year since the foundation of the club. A summer party playing Bridge was held to celebrate and a wonderful day was had by all. Huge thanks have been given to David and Maggie Beckley for hosting the day and to our guests from other clubs who came along to make full sets of tables. 

Following the success of Andrew Robson’s tuition day in March 2024, we were privileged to again host him but this time in combination with a charity fundraising event in aid of Children’s Hospice South West. It took place in the wonderful setting of Bridestowe Village Hall in February 2026. 100 delegates has a wonderful day and raised £1935 …. Doubled on the day to £3870 by an incredibly generous benefactor who happened to have been born in 1935.

Visitors are welcome with one proviso and may play up to three times before needing to become a member.  The cost is £3 for one person or £5 for a pair.  Please ring the Chair, Joe Pitt, on 07861638629 to let him know you are going to attend or use the contact form on the information section of this website. The one proviso is that we have a maximum number of tables for any evening of 10. If they are all filled with club members then visitors may be asked to come again another week.

New members are also very welcome both experienced and the less so. If you are planning on taking the step from having recently learnt bridge and are unsure whether club duplicate is for you don't worry - you can come along as a visitor and you will be partnered with an experienced but understanding member who will support you through that process. After 3 sessions you will be advised if you need to maybe delay formal application to join the club. After all everyone playing had to make that step at one time. Again contact Joe who will advise and help. 

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Duplicate Bridge is a fantastic card game - quite the best there is. It is sociable, enjoyable, is very good exercise for the brain, and unlike other card games does not rely on you getting dealt the right cards at the right time. There is no luck involved because you are ultimately being compared against other people being dealt exactly the same cards. It's what you do with those cards that matters. The club itself does not currently run teaching sessions but contact Joe through the website and he will be able to point you in the direction of some very capable teachers.