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Welcome to Market Harborough Bridge Club
2025 AGM - Monday 31st March

Make a note for your diaries everyone. We will hold our AGM this year on 31st March at 7pm prompt.

There will be a shortened duplicate playing session after the AGM - how many hands will depend on what time we have,

There is NO TABLE MONEY to pay on the AGM evening.

We are an active friendly bridge club serving Market Harborough and its surrounds in S. Leicestershire and N. Northamptonshire. We meet to play duplicate bridge in the Baptist Church's New Horizons Hall, Manor Walk, Market Harborough on Monday and Thursday evenings between 6.50 pm and 10 pm.

Members pay a small annual subscription of £20, visitors are always welcome. 

If you play bridge and would like to have a trial game, but don't have a partner, please contact the Secretary on  secretary@mhbridge.com who will try to find you an appropriate partner.

Visiting pairs should also contact the Secretary, who will advise and if appropriate book them in. Or they can just turn up on a Thursday evening.

Market Harborough Bridge Club is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registered charity no 1206206.

Lessons and Learning

Beginners 2025/26

Our new beginners block of 10 lessons started on 26th February 2025.  It is fully subscribed.

If you would like to be added to the waitlist for our next series of beginners lessons please contact us via email to enquiries@mhbridge.com

Lessons take place at the Youth Wing of the Methodist Church in Northampton Road, LE16 9HE on Wednesdays from 7.30pm to 9.45pm. 

Note for existing players!! The topic for each the lesson is visible on our calendar pages; if you see a topic that interests you please contact Judith to see if we can accommodate you for a one-off session..

 

Our Monday Evening sessions

On Monday evenings we aim to play 24 boards. We operate a booking system for members, up to a week ahead via this website. A member can book for a non-member to partner them. Visitors are welcome, please contact us at enquiries@mhbridge.com

On the first week of each month the results count towards our handicapped competition for the Jean Pringle Trophy. And on the third Monday the results count towards the (non-handicapped) club championship for the Bill Carter Trophy. All results are submitted to the EBU for the National Grading Scheme and award of Masterpoints.

Table money is £5 for members, £6 for non-members.

Our Thursday Evening Sessions

On Thursday evenings we have a more relaxed session, playing no more than 21 boards. No booking is required - just turn up and play. As for Mondays, all results are submitted to the EBU for the National Grading Scheme and award of Masterpoints.

Those needing a partner can use the automated system on this website. But if you prefer the human touch, Stella Joyce is happy to help. Call her on 07710 581133.

Table money is £5 for members, £6 for non-members.

Wednesday Morning Bridge

For those wanting a more relaxed session of duplicate bridge, we recommend the “Breakaway Bridge Club”, which meets on a Wednesday morning at 9.50 a.m. in the same location as MHBC. They typically play 18 boards (duplicate bridge), in a relaxed atmosphere. This is an independent group (non-EBU). There is no membership fee, with table money of £4 per person.  Players need to come with a partner. Please contact Stella Joyce (stellafjoyce@gmail.com) for more information.

Calendar
17th March 2025
Pairs - Club Championship
Club Room- Booking Required
18.50 for 19.00
  (Bookings)
19th March 2025
Lessons 4: Introducing defence
MH Methodist Church 7:30pm
20th March 2025
Relaxed pairs
Club Room. No booking required
18.50 for 19.00
24th March 2025
Pairs
Club Room- Booking Required
18.50 for 19.00
26th March 2025
Lessons 5: Opening 1NT
MH Methodist Church 7:30pm
Results
Relaxed pairs
Director: David North
Scorer: David North
Pairs
Director: John Ruddock
Scorer: Roger Pringle
Relaxed pairs
Director: John Ruddock
Scorer: Roger Pringle