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The YC’s Individual for the Keith Loveys Trophy followed by a Summer Party buffet and general knowledge quiz is coming up on Sunday 22 June. You can play bridge, come for the buffet and quiz or do both; please register to give us an idea of numbers.

Please allow extra time, if coming to the club by road, since King Street is due to be closed, because of planned works, from Friday 25 through Sunday 27 April.

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The Friday evening duplicate is cancelled on 13 December but will be held at the club in the Main Hall as usual on the day before—on Thursday 12 December.

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Please allow extra time travelling to or from the club from the Richmond direction if using public transport at the weekend, 5 & 6 September. There is no service on the District line between Turnham Green and Richmond at the weekend.

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There’s still time to give yourself a chance of a £500 prize by signing up and playing in our Half Marathon on Saturday 27 July—details in the poster.

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due to some very last‑minute dropouts which make the session unviable on this occasion.

Come along on Wednesday 21 August for a lighthearted evening duplicate with complimentary nibbles and no NGS. Everyone is welcome. Nibbles from 7.00pm; duplicate starts at 7.30pm.

Unfortuanetely, we have cancelled the Wednesday duplicate, scheduled this week for 21 August. due to too few registrations.

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It is not too late to enter the Mixed Pairs this coming Sunday 19 May. And we are delighted to say that the leading pairs in this event will be eligible to win one of four fantastic prizes being offered by the organisers of the International Deauville Bridge Festival in July.

Any last‑minute entries to the 2024 YCKO accepted until Wednesday 31 January.

The club is closed as usual over Easter, so there are no Friday morning and no Friday evening duplicates on 18 April.

The regular Super Wednesday Duplicate is suspended on 20 March this week due to too few registrations.

New Friday morning games start this week.

The Friday evening duplicate this week on 30 May is upstairs in the Warwick Room.

The sixth (and last in the ladder) scheduled date for our Tuesday evening monthly matchpointed duplicate (upstairs in the Warwick Room) is coming up on 17 June.

The YC Championship Pairs for the Franklin To trophy takes place at the end of this week on Sunday 2 February starting at 11.30am.

The first scheduled date for our Spring 2025 Super League matches is 22 January—Wednesday this week.

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Members are welcome to attend the club AGM to be held this year just before the regular duplicate on Friday 20 October.

From Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 October, there will be no District line service between Earl’s Court and Ealing Broadway/Kensington (Olympia)/Richmond. This means Ravenscourt Park, the closest station to the club, will not be in use. Hammersmith, a ten‑minute walk or short bus ride away, is the closest station served by other lines.

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Current standings in the Women’s Swiss Teams held this year over the weekend 18 & 19 November.

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Play your match
at the Young Chelsea in the London MindSports Centre.

at the London MindSports Centre.

As Monday 8 May is a bank holiday, the weekly evening supervised game will not take place that day.

Please would you register your pair for any Monday evening duplicate in which you plan to play.

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Our March ladder is now under way. Play on at least one Monday during the month to maximize your chances!

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Help Ukraine Emergency Appeal

The club has raised  £7,628.

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For any information

Contact the Management Team

manager@ycbc.co.uk

07713 322420
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Event Entry/Registration

Please either scroll down or use the index to jump to the event for which you want to register.

If you want to amend or delete an event registration, please contact the club to do so on your behalf.

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You can pay the club in advance when you register your entry for a special event to reserve your place. You can use any existing YC credit that you, as a YC member, have or pay via bank transfer or online through the payments page. Our Metro Bank account details are:

  • Account name:
 The Young Chelsea Bridge Club Limited
  • Sort code:
 23-05-80
  • Account no.:
 35584692

Please note—the banks have a scheme that tries to match account names with sort codes and account numbers. Unfortunately, our bank doesn’t participate in the scheme so when you try to pay us you may get a warning message saying the account cannot be verified. Don’t worry—just check you have put in the sort code and account number exactly as above.

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  YC Summer Party 2025

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Summer Party on Sunday 22 June

Arrive 3.00pm

Bridge Individual for the Keith Loveys Tankard at 3.15pm

Buffet Supper at 6.30pm

General Knowledge Quiz at 7.30pm

Late speedball, subject to demand

Entry fee of £25/30 per member/guest, to include a free drink voucher

Without taking part in the Bridge Individual, anyone may enter for £15, to include a free drink voucher–please request via the message field.

Enquiries to the club

Please register your entry by completing and sending the form below.

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  Young Chelsea Pro Am Teams 16 July 2025

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All welcome.

The Young Chelsea’s “Right through the Pack” Pro Am Teams takes place on Wednesday 16 July, starting at 7.00pm.

Teams will be formed from one “Pro” pair of experienced YC regulars and one “Am” pair of Goldhawks/beginners, assigned into teams on the day.

All Pro players will play against other Pros, and all Am players will play against other Ams, but will play the same boards so that results can be compared for every team.

Meet your teammates and enjoy a free glass of Pimm’s before play. Finish with time to compare results and discuss the hands afterwards.

FRIDAY PLAYERS, YC REGULARS—ENTER AS A “PRO” PAIR.

GOLDHAWKS, THURSDAY EVENING PLAYERS, BEGINNERS—ENTER AS AN “AM” PAIR.

Enquiries to the club.

Please register your pair entry by completing and sending the form below.

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