We are holding the club's Pairs Championship competition at 1pm on Sunday 26th January, at the club. Members of all abilities are very welcome to take part. 

The winning pair receive the Beck Salver. In addition, this year we are introducing a non-expert prize for the highest placed pair with an NGS of under 10. 

We will play 36-42 boards with a break at half time for tea and light refreshments. Play is expected to finish by about 6-6.30pm. 

Entry fee £10 per player (£5 for those with a concessions card). Please book your place in advance - click here for more information and to book. 

Michael Byrne is coming to OBC on 25th January to deliver 2 seminars:

1. Deductions as declarer - for intermediate players, this will be at 10.00am. Click here to book.

2. Deductions in defence - for advance players, this will be at 2.00pm. Click here to book.

You are invited to attend one or both Seminars.

Term 2 of the Bridge for All Courses start again in January. Our courses follow the English Bridge Union recommended schedule. If you wish to continue to learn to play bridge, or refresh your skills booking is now open. For more information click on the course you wish to join (two date options for each year) in the LEARN TO PLAY BRIDGE box in the right-hand column of this page.

We are sorry to announce that Wednesday morning Supervised Play sessions on RealBridge will cease from the end of January. The last session will be Wednesday 29th January. This is due to the low number of bookings. 

There are alternative sessions which all current Wednesday morning players are well equipped to join - Gentle Duplicate (RealBridge) on Wednesday afternoons, 2pm-4.30pm; Gentle Duplicate (Club) on Tuesday mornings, 10am-12.45pm; Supervised Play (Club) on Thursday evenings, 7.15pm-9.30pm; and Social Bridge on Saturdays, 2.30pm-4.30pm. Please see further details in the calendar section. 

Thank you to everyone who has attended the sessions over the last four years, and to the directors, hosts and scorers. 

We are playing face-to-face (F2F) bridge at the clubhouse on the following days:

Monday mornings:  this is a hybrid session with two sections playing the same set of hands - one section playing at the club, and the other on RealBridge.

Tuesday mornings:  this is a Gentle Duplicate session with restrictions on experienced partnerships.

Wednesday evenings: duplicate pairs, except 1st Wednesdays when we play teams.

Thursday evening Supervised Play sessions are at the clubhouse and must be prebooked. Click here for more information about Supervised Play sessions. 

Friday mornings: this is a hybrid session with two sections playing the same set of hands - one section playing at the club, and the other on RealBridge.

Friday evenings: cross-Imp pairs on 1st Friday evenings only. Must be booked in advance. Not hosted. 

Saturday Social: an opportunity to play relaxed bridge on Saturday afternoons at the Club.

As always please check the calendar for details. Pay for F2F sessions by card when you arrive at the club (except for 1st Friday evenings and Thursday evening Supervised Play which must be booked in advance).

Free tea and coffee is available at every session; the bar is open during the evening sessions. 

All sessions (except 1st Friday evenings) are hosted, so you can come along without a partner. Visitors are very welcome. 

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