Thorpe Bay Bridge Club is affiliated to the EBU with it's own car park and extensive street parking. In a listed building in Thorpe Bay, we have over 260 members of all playing abilities from beginners to Grand Masters.

Visitors are always welcome at all sessions and lessons. The new weekly calendar includes F2F (face-to-face) and BBO Monday and Wednesday evening tournaments:

Monday Afternoon F2F           2 pm 

Monday Evening                     7:15 pm BBO online 

Wednesday Lesson F2F       10 am  (except summer)

Wednesday Afternoon F2F    1:30 pm Relaxed hosted session

Wednesday Evening               7:15 pm BBO online

Friday Afternoon F2F             2 pm

Unless stated otherwise, all sessions are duplicate pair EBU scoring tournaments and payment for F2F events is by Credit/Debit Card.

How to Pay

To prepay, click on the F2F event above OR under the  Credit/Debit Card Payment  Menu, click on the event and make payment online prior to playing in the Club. Payment can also will be taken on Square card readers at the Club

This process will allow members to complete payment safely and hygienically using a credit or debit card online or at the Club – eliminating the handling of cash and the inconvenience of paying cash or cheques into the Club bank account.

In these unprecedented times the Club has decided to waive the Club membership subscription for 2021.

 ^{Monday and Wednesday at 7:15 pm}

We are running BBO pairs tournaments for Club members and visitors on Monday and Wednesday at 7:15pm. Come along and enjoy a game of online bridge with members of the Club.  

If you have not played in a vTBBC BBO event before, send your BBO username and EBU number to: thorpebaybc@yahoo.com

Table money is 3 BB$ pp and if you haven't got a partner we're allowing Robots. For information on buying BB$ click HERE

How to register to play on the day

Please register as early as possible between: 5:15-7:00 pm on Monday and Wednesday and login no later than 7 pm.

In BBO, the events are under 'Featured Areas' click 'Virtual Clubs' then click 'EBU - England'.  Then scroll down to our event where vEBU201894 is the host, the event name starts with: 'Pairs Thorpe Bay..'

Click on the event (not the host) and you will be asked to nominate your partner.  

If he/she is logged into BBO and accepts the invitation you will both be registered in the tournament. You need do nothing else but make sure you login to BBO at least 15 minutes before the start of the session, when it commences you will be taken to the event and your first opponents.

Be respectful and polite to the director

Partner alerts or announces all conventional and artificial calls (BBO you self-alert)

Summarise your system at the start of the round.

Whenever possible make a claim 

Consider others by avoiding slow play 

Be polite to partner and opponents.

Do not comment on opponents' bidding or play.

Provide a complete answer to opponents questions.

RealBridge etiquette is the same as F2F bridge where partner alerts or announces conventional & artificial calls