| About our club |
We are the largest bridge club in Scotland and one of the largest in the UK with over 650 members and over 140 students learning bridge in our Academy.
If you know how to play bridge and are interested in joining our club then click on the Membership button above for more information and an application form.
Click HERE for a virtual tour of the club.
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| Our Weekly Bridge Schedule |
Face-to-Face Bridge (Open to members and visitors)
Monday and Wednesday afternoons at 12.45 pm.
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evenings at 7.00 pm.
N.B. Tuesday evenings are primarily aimed at bronze players but all are welcome.
N.B. Pre-Booking is required by members for our Monday afternoon tournament by no later than 11 am, as Monday afternoons are very busy. Visitors are requested to book by phoning the club on: 0131 334 4467 if they wish to take part or by emailing the bridge operations manager, Andrew Harborow.
OnLine Bridge (Restricted to members only)
Monday and Thursday evenings at 7.00 pm on BBO
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| International Mixed Teams |
Congratulations to Iain Sime, Fiona McQuaker & Brian Short who were representing Scotland in the International Mixed Teams on RealBridge on Sunday afternoon. They finished in third place behind Wales and the EBU. Ten teams took part.
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| Bridge Sessions for Players New to the Game |
On Tuesday evenings at Pinkhill we hold an Improvers Pairs session at 7 pm. These sessions are aimed at people making the transition from student to club player. They will help to build confidence enabling new players to play hands in under 8 minutes - the club standard is a maximum of 7 minutes per board. Help and guidance will be given intermittently on aspects of bidding, play and table organisation. Players with, or without a partner are most welcome.
On Wednesday afternoons at Pinkhill we hold a Novices Pairs session aimed at players who have completed one or more years of lessons. Help with the bidding and play will be provided from an experienced player.
Table money for each of the above sessions is £3.50 payable by debit or credit card at the bar.
Written commentaries of the hands will also be available to take away after play has finished.
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On Tuesday evenings at Pinkhill we hold an Improvers Pairs session at 7 pm. These sessions are aimed at people making the transition from student to club player. They will help to build confidence enabling new players to play hands in under 8 minutes - the club standard is a maximum of 7 minutes per board. ..........
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| Social Bridge |
Social Bridge
We offer weekly games of social bridge on the RealBridge platform for use by players making up their own tables of four. The charge is £4 for a table.
A new set of 24 hands is created on Mondays and these remain the same for seven days.
Players are requested to submit their payment after they have finished playing by using this Payment Link or the link above the lobby table view on RB.
One of the four players should login using this LINK That player can add a table IF the ones showing have been used, or partially used, by using the + late table button. That player can also start the round, if nobody else has, by clicking on the Start round 1 button.
Please DO NOT open the TD table, it serves no purpose for the purposes of social bridge.
The other players should login by clicking HERE
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Social Bridge
We offer weekly games of social bridge on the RealBridge platform for use by players making up their own tables of four. The charge is £4 for a table. ..........
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| Saturday 5th April - Qualifier for the National Pairs |
National Pairs Qualifying Red Pointed Event Saturday 05th April – Open to all SBU Members.
NMBC will be hosting a regional qualifying event for the National Pairs on Saturday 05th April 2025 commencing at 13:00hrs, a minimum of 32 boards will be played, Table money is £6.00 per player of which £1.50 will be forwarded to SBU.
There will be a break after the first 24 boards and we would expect to finish by 18:30 hrs. Tea, Coffee and snacks will be available for purchase during the event.
The winner of this event is guaranteed a place in the final due to be held in Glasgow on the 19th April, the next best scores once merged from the six regional events will also be invited. The SBU are hoping that the final will be contested by at least 16 pairs.
The club will be open from 1200hrs, Registration and Payment for this event will be on the day at NMBC, so please arrive early enough for this to be progressed smoothly prior to the start of the event at 1300hrs.
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National Pairs Qualifying Red Pointed Event Saturday 05th April – Open to all SBU Members.
NMBC will be hosting a regional qualifying event for the National Pairs on Saturday 05th April 2025 commencing at 13:00hrs, a minimum of 32 boards will be played, Table money is £6.00 per player of which £1. ..........
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| Pinkhill and Murrayfield Teams |
Teams of 4, 5, or 6 are invited to enter the Pinkhill and Murrayfield teams which will be held over three weeks on Tuesday 22nd, 29th April and 6th of May, with 4 players playing on any one night, please sign up your team below. This competition is for club members only.
Pinkhill is for all Bronze players up to and including master level.
Murrayfield is for Bronze star masters and Silver players.
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| Learn to play Bridge at The New Melville |
Are you interested in learning how to play Bridge? If you are, we offer lessons at the best bridge academy in town with a team of dedicated teachers and excellent facilities.
Bridge is fun, sociable and good for your brain. For most people, playing around a card table is the most enjoyable format of the game but it can also be played on-line from the comfort of your home.
A new term of classes started at the beginning of January.
Click on the Academy button at the top of the screen to make a general enquiry about them.
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The New Melville Bridge Club is a company limited by guarantee with registration number SC 437291 and a charity with registration number SC 043594
Registered Office: 1 Pinkhill, Edinburgh EH12 7BA. Telephone: 0131 334 4467
The Club is affiliated to the Scottish Bridge Union and the SBU East District.
Email: bridge.manager@melvillebridge.club
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