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The CBC AGM took place on the 21st January 2025.

   Click to access the relevant documents: 2025 AGM Agenda / 2025 AGM Finance Report  / 2025 AGM last Year's AGM Minutes / 2025 CBC AGM Secretary and Acting Chaimans Report.pdf

 

The Penylan Club AGM will be held in the Club on Tuesday the 25th February 2025 at the slightly earlier time of 6.15pm.

Click HERE to see the official AGM notice and nominations for the committee.

Any Motions or further nominations duly proposed and seconded must be notified to Martin Joseph by Thursday the 13th February, following which an Agenda and any relevant documents will be sent out.
 

Last year's supporting documents can be viewed by clicking on 'Membership' in the menu above and then on the 'Penylan' tab

 

Please go direct to www.msg.uk.com/clubtickets via this link to book and pay.

An updated User Guide is available here:  Club Tickets User Guide.pdf

See right hand column for access to online RealBridge sessions

 
Want to join one of the biggest Bridge Clubs in Wales?
We offer a range of duplicate bridge sessions for players of all abilities, together with tuition to assist you in improving your game.
 
In addition, members and their guests can benefit from a social club with licenced bar and televised sporting events. 

To apply to become a member please contact Ray Kemp.

Telephone Number: 02920 633761

Email Address:
 
rkemp100@hotmail.co.uk
East Wales Bridge Association

Click AGM to see the minutes of the EWBA AGM held on 12th May 2024

Click HERE for the EWBA website

Welsh Bridge Union

Following the MiniBridge Day there is this Youtube Video of online lessons - to reinforce what we did and go a bit further. Click HERE to see it.

Welsh Women’s League – all ladies are invited to participate in the new format League matches (teams). You can play either online (RealBridge) or F-to-F. For full details and entry click on poster WW league.pdf.

WBU Newsletter: The November WBU Newsletter has arrived! Click HERE  to read it. Remember - we want this newsletter to be about all our members - please send any news or articles for the next one to our editor Paul Lamford - email paullamford@googlemail.com.

What does the WBU do? Click HERE for a report by Ceri Pierce, the WBU Chief Executive, outlining the benefits for both individuals and clubs.

Sign up to the WBU mailing list and stay informed on Bridge in Wales. It is very easy to Register and to opt in: Go to the WBU website (click HERE) . In the Menu click on Contacts and then click on the last item there, WBU Mailing List. Complete brief details and click Subscribe.

Six Nations Rugby

The following games will be showing in the club:

31 Jan - France v Wales ko 8.15pm

1 Feb - Ireland v England ko 4.45pm

8 Feb - Italy v Wales ko 2.15pm

8 Feb England v France ko 4.45pm

The club will open at 4.30pm on Saturday 1st Feb and 1.15pm on Saturday 8th Feb.

No food will be provided but members are welcome to bring their own.

 

Folk Club

Penylan Folk Club

The next Folk Club evening will be on Friday February 28th.

The following session will be on March 28th

 

Social Club

Make the most of your Membership

Catch the latest sport in the bar

via SKY & BTSport.

Bar Opening Times

The bar opening times: 

Monday:  6pm to 10.30pm

Tuesday: 6pm to 10.30pm

Wed. to Fri.: 6pm to 11pm

Saturday: 5.30pm to 11pm

Sunday Lunch: 12noon to 3pm

Sunday Evening: 8pm to 11pm

If there are large sporting events the bar hours may be altered

 

Wi-Fi

Free Wi-Fi

at the club

for Members only.

See Bar Steward for details

Welcome to Cardiff Bridge Club
What's Occurring

Monday Afternoon 10th Feb results: There was a problem with the recording of the results. The full results can be seen by clicking 2025 Feb 10 results.pdf.

Tuesday 4th February: Sadie Valdemar Pro-Am Teams. Congratulations to the winning team of Sarah Wilcox, Carol Kelloway, Peter Holmans and David Teague.

 Sat 8th & Sun 9th February: East Wales Congress – Congratulations to John Cockram and Jacky Baker who won the Pairs event and to Gwynn Davis, Susan Ingham, Kevin Maddox and Mike Best who won the Teams event. See EWBA Web Site for the full results.

Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th February:  Junior Bridge Internationals - Wales are hosting the Junior Bridge internationals this coming weekend in the Holiday Inn at The Coldra. There are two competitions - up to 26 (Junior Camrose) and under 20 (Peggy Bayer). Matches can be viewed on the Realbridge kibitz link https://realbridge.online/
You can read all about it, what happens and read about the players in the brochure - here is the link
https://www.bridgewebs.com/bgb/Event%20Programme.pdf

Tuesday 25th February: Penylan Club AGM 6.15pm in the hall

Sunday 11th May: EWBA AGM /Arthur James/Beatus Cup in the club

Bridge Courses & Supported Play: Simon, with the help of Jon, Stephen and Sooz, has developed a pathway for those new to Bridge starting with a Begin Bridge Course and leading to actual play in Club sessions. 

We now have: Begin Bridge Courses, Continuing Bridge Courses and supported Play on Wednesday afternoons

Beginning Bridge 10 Week Course:  Course starts at 2pm on 29th January 2025. To see what former learners have said click on Teaching Review BE..pdf and Teaching Review DB.pdf. For more details see main notice below and click 2025 Jan Bridge Course Joining Instructions.pdf to see how to join the course.

Continuing Bridge 10 Week Course: Course starts at 10am on 29th January 2025. To see what former learners have said click on Teaching Review BE..pdf and Teaching Review DB.pdf. For more details see main notice below and click 2025 Jan Continuing Bridge Course Joining Instructions.pdf to see how to join the course.

Thursday Evening Bridge Talk & Play: These sessions, held on the 1st Thursday of the month, are taking a break until further notice

Afternoon Bridge: If you are looking for a friendly game and a cup of coffee in the daytime then we hold two sessions each week. Come and join us on Monday afternoons for Social Bridge in the Club (with home made cakes!) starting at 1.30pm and on Thursday afternoons when play starts in the club at 2pm and is suitable for players of all standards. 

Winter League

Winter League: Click HERE for the Round 4 results.

Reminder of the next rounds:

November 21st: Team 6 sit out

December 12th: Team 1 sit out

January 9th: Team 5 sit out

February: 13th: Team 2 sit out

March 13th: Team 4 sit out

April 10th: Team 3 sit out

Wednesday Afternoon Supported Play

Would you like to improve your bridge with friendly group of like-minded players? If so you can join our Supported Play Sessions at 1.30pm every Wednesday , cost £5 per person. If you are planning to join us, you can now book ticket in advance online via the club’website or pay on the day.

Supported Play sessions of between 16 and 20 boards give you the opportunity to play bridge in a friendly environment where you can ask for help when you are not sure about bidding a particular hand. Please try to arrive around 10 minutes early so we can set-up movement and get play started promptly.

There will be NO supported play on the afternoon of Wednesday December 18th .... so the last supported play session in 2024 will be on December 11th.

Bridge Tuition

10 Week BEGINNING BRIDGE COURSE will be held on Wednesdays from 2.00pm to 4.00pm in the club and starts with a free taster session on 22nd January and the actual course starting on the 29th. To find out how to join the course click 2025 Jan Bridge Course Joining Instructions.pdf

Continuing Bridge 10 Week Course will be held on Wednesdays from 10am to 12.30pm in the club and starts with a free taster session on 22nd January and the actual course starting on the 29th. It does not matter if you have not been on a Begin Bridge Course previously. Many of you will find it beneficial and helpful in improving your games in many respects. To find out how to join the course click on 2025 Jan Continuing Bridge Course Joining Instructions.pdf

The Beginners' and Continuing Bridge Lessons have proved to be very successful in introducing new people to our wonderful game. To see what some former learners have said about their tuition click on Teaching Review BE..pdf and Teaching Review DB.pdf

 

Courses will continue to be held at least twice a year with the aim of providing a continuous flow of beginners and new members. There is a Bridge Beginners' Lessons flyer (Click HERE) and we hope that you will arrange for them to be placed in your golf clubs, gyms and nearby shops to help to generate interest. Laminated copies can be obtained from the Bridge Office.

 You can get more information or just book your place on the 10 week course (cost £190) by emailing: teaching@cardiffbridgeclub.org

Please spread the word around. By getting people to learn to play bridge you will be doing your part in keeping the game going for many years to come and supporting your Club. You can download a more detailed flyer about the course by clicking on bridgecourseflyer-January2024.pdf

Pro-Am Teams Bridge

The Pro-Am Teams are back! The Pro-Am Teams sessions will be held on the 4th Wednesday of the month. Come along as a pair and you will be matched with appropriate partners.

New Scoring System

NEW SCORING SYSTEM

We are now using iBEscore, a phone/tablet based scoring app.

To download the app go to Applestore, Googleplay or your Appstore and search for iBEscore.

The interface is clear, colourful and very user friendly. Please download and explore the app.

The HELP section of the app contains details for players on how to enter scores. You can use a smart phone if you wish but most people use the tablets that we provide.

Need a Bridge Partner?

If you need a bridge partner for one or two sessions or on a more permanent basis you can contact Ray Kemp, our Membership Secretary, and he will send an email to the members to see if someone is available and willing - no guarantee!. His contact details are:

Telephone Number: 02920 633761
Email Address:  rkemp100@hotmail.co.uk

 

Regular Events

Monday Afternoon

1:30pm-4:00pm  Social Bridge in the Club (with home made cakes!)

Cost: £3.00 (non members £4.00) 

A Host is available if you need a partner.
 

Monday Evening 

7:00pm - 9:45pm Duplicate Bridge on RealBridge 

Cost:  £3.00 (non-members £4.00)

 

Tuesday Evening
7:00pm-10:15pm  Duplicate Pairs Bridge in the Club

Cost:  £3.00  (non members £4.00) 

 

Wednesday Afternoon (Summer break in August, restarts Sept 11th)
1.30pm to 3.30pm Supported Play in the club

Cost:  £5.00 

                  

Wednesday Evening  

7:00pm - 10.00pm Duplicate Bridge on RealBridge and in the club

Cost:  £3.00  (non members £4.00) 

 

Thursday Afternoon 
2:00pm - 5:15pm  Duplicate Pairs Bridge in the club

N.B. The session has a host so any member or visitor who has no partner is guaranteed a game.

Cost:  £3.00  (non members £4.00) 

 

 

Webmaster
Webmaster

The Webmaster is ​

David Buttrick

Any suggestions or material for this site,

contact me at cbcweb01@gmail.com

This Week's Bridge

Monday 1.30pm:Social Bridge in the Club - with cake

Monday 7pm: Duplicate Bridge on RealBridge

Tuesday 7pm: Duplicate Bridge in the Club

Wednesday : 10am Continuing Bridge Course and 2pm  Starting Bridge Course in the club

Wednesday 1.30pm: Supported Play in the Club

Wednesday 7pm: Duplicate Bridge on RealBridge and in the Club

Thursday 2pm: Duplicate Bridge in the Club

Club Tickets

Please go direct to www.msg.uk.com/clubtickets via this link to book and pay.

RealBridge Issues?

If you experience issue with sound or vision on Real Bridge, consider this:

Initial Connection:

  1. On the RealBridge website is a ‘camera test’ page which checks things are working correctly, and if not has suggestions.
  2. Click on the padlock to the left of the www.realbridge address immediately under the tab and ensure permission granted for the program to access camera and microphone.
  3. Right click on the tab at the very top of the page and check that the mute button is set correctly.

During the session:

  1. Click on the refresh button (two circular arrows centre/bottom/right of screen) – this refreshes the video link but does not take you away from the table.   If that does not work, press F5.
  2. Turn off and restart your laptop/pc/tablet.
  3. Turn off and restart your wifi router.
  4. If problems still persist contact the support team.  0794 232 2209 (7am to 11pm).

 

Results
Monday pm
Mon Eve On-Line
Thursday Pairs
Supported Play Wednesday
Wed Eve On-Line
Wednesday Eve F2F
Sadie Valdamar
Monday pm
Mon Eve On-Line
Thursday Pairs
Wednesday Supported play
Wed Eve On-Line
Wednesday Evening F2F
Tuesday Eve Sim
Monday pm
Mon Eve ECATS Sim On-Line
Thursday Pairs
Supported Play
Wed Eve On-Line
Pro-Am Teams
Calendar
Tue 11th Feb 2025
Duplicate Pairs at 7 mins per Board
Club 7.00pm
Director: Sarah Amos
Wed 12th Feb 2025
Duplicate Pairs at 7 mins per Board
RealBridge 7.00pm
Director: Brian Quinlan
Wed 12th Feb 2025
Duplicate Pairs at 7 mins per Board
Club 7.00pm
Director: Angela Gilbert
Wed 12th Feb 2025
Supported Play
Club 1.30pm
Director: Simon Gottschalk
Thu 13th Feb 2025
Duplicate pairs at 7 mins per Board
Club 2.00pm
Director: Sarah Amos
Thu 13th Feb 2025
Winter League
Club 7.00pm
Mon 17th Feb 2025
Social Bridge: 8 mins per Board
Club 1.30pm
Director: Ian Evans
Mon 17th Feb 2025
Duplicate Pairs at 8 mins per Board
RealBridge 7.00pm
Director: Brian Quinlan
Tue 18th Feb 2025
Duplicate Pairs at 7 mins per Board
Club 7.00pm
Director: Sarah Amos
Wed 19th Feb 2025
Duplicate Pairs at 7 mins per Board
RealBridge 7.00pm
Director: Brian Quinlan
Wed 19th Feb 2025
Duplicate Pairs at 7 mins per Board
Club 7.00pm
Director: Angela Gilbert
Wed 19th Feb 2025
Supported Play
Club 1.30pm
Director: Simon Gottschalk
Thu 20th Feb 2025
Duplicate pairs at 7 mins per Board
Club 2.00pm
Director: Sarah Amos
Mon 24th Feb 2025
Social Bridge: 8 mins per Board
Club 1.30pm
Director: Ian Evans
Mon 24th Feb 2025
Duplicate Pairs at 8 mins per Board
RealBridge 7.00pm
Director: Brian Quinlan
Tue 25th Feb 2025
Duplicate Pairs at 7 mins per Board
Club 7.00pm
Director: Sarah Amos
Wed 26th Feb 2025
Duplicate Pairs at 7 mins per Board
RealBridge 7.00pm
Director: Brian Quinlan
Wed 26th Feb 2025
Pro-Am Teams
Club 7.00pm
Director: Angela Gilbert
Wed 26th Feb 2025
Supported Play
Club 1.30pm
Director: Simon Gottschalk
Thu 27th Feb 2025
Duplicate pairs at 7 mins per Board
Club 2.00pm
Director: Sarah Amos