| WELCOME TO RICHMOND BRIDGE CLUB |
 |
Welcome to Richmond Bridge Club, the most popular and successful EBU affiliated club in the country! A friendly and progressive club, we are housed in the old Bowling Club Pavilion in Cambridge Park, nestled between Richmond & Twickenham. Our Clubhouse has multiple playing rooms, teaching facilities and a fully licensed bar.
We offer a range of duplicate bridge sessions every day of the week for players of all abilities - our full schedule of regular events may be found here.
Our Academy offers lessons for new players, beginners and improvers, and seminars for more experienced players. For more detail about the different sessions for novices and improvers, please click here.
The club is proud to announce a special day with Zia Mahmood on Saturday April 5th, starting at 11am. Zia's focus will be a celebration of the fun of the game, combining stories from his long international bridge career, interactive discussion, strategic play and engaging hands. The cost for the event will be £50 (£60 visitors), including a ploughman's lunch.
Participants' names will be entered in a Lucky Draw to win a free game with Zia at a future date.
To sign up, please register by clicking here.
|
|
|
|
| Come and Join us for Assisted Duplicate |
Do you fancy playing in one of our Gentle Sessions, but aren't quite sure how they run? If so, our Assisted Duplicate sessions are ideal for you!
Assisted Duplicate sessions are run along the same lines as Gentle Sessions - gently competitive with a generous 8 minutes per board. You learn how to use a Bridgemate, which table you move to for the next round, and if/when you should call the Director. Not only all this, but Lyn & Glen are also on-hand to answer any queries you may have.
These sessions are ideal both for improvers who have been attending Supervised Play, and students who have recently completed the Beginners Course.
These will be run on Tuesday mornings (10am start), usually by Lyn & Glen - please see the Calendar for full details. There is no need to book and you don't need a partner - just come along and have fun!
This is in addition to the Learning Duplicate run as part of the Monday Evening Workshop (by Richard) and the Wednesday Evening Supervised Play (with Margaret).
|
|
|
|
| Charity Challenge SIMS - 10/12/14 March |
 We are participating in the Charity Challenge Sims in the following clubhouse sessions:
- Monday 10th March (evening)
- Wednesday 12th March (afternoon)
- Friday 14th March (afternoon)
The charities which will be supported are Mind, supporting people with mental health problems, and Macmillan Cancer Support. Both charities do such great work and make a meaningful difference to many people's lives. We are proud to support them in our clubhouse sessions mentioned above.
Join us in making a difference. The cost of the session will be an additional £3.00 with proceeds going to the charities.
|
|
|
|
| Monthly Wednesday Evening Teams |
Wednesday evening @ 19.00, March 12th, NB Earlier Start Time the club will organise its next monthly teams event.
These are held on the 2nd Wednesday of each month (ie the following one will be April 9th).
A team is made up of 4 players playing together as 2 pairs. There are some differences to the scoring method, and therefore the best tactics - but if you are unfamiliar with the format don't worry, just play your usual game !
There is no obligation to play every month. Normal table money of £7 will apply for members, £10 for visitors.
The details of how things are organised on the night will depend on the number of teams taking part.
There is free street parking (so do not use the bowls club car park) and the bar will be open throughout.
I want to encourage less experienced players to have a go
so don't just ignore this because you're not sure what's involved !
For the moment my focus is on gathering names and helping arrange everyone into teams of four
To register an interest - as an individual, a pair, or a full team - please click HERE
|
|
|
|
| 'WELL, I DO DECLARE' - Thursday 13th Mar |
This Thursday, Tim Chanter will continue reviewing three boards from Declarer's perspective via Zoom and screenshare. Please click here in advance to review the quiz for the session.
If you wish to attend, simply click this Zoom link from 10.20 for a 10.30 kick off (no pre booking is required). https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86037429431
If you cannot make it, but wish to be copied in on the recording and the commentaries then please let Tim know to add you to the distribution list.
The session will take about 1 hour and costs £5. There will be a follow up of answers to the quiz.
|
|
|
|
| BLUE POINTED SWISS PAIRS - Sunday 16th March 2025 at 12:00 |
Our next BLUE POINTED SWISS PAIRS will take place at 12:00 on Sunday 16th March 2025 in the CLUBHOUSE. Everyone welcome. The entry fee is £15 per player. Richard Banbury will be directing the 36-board event which will be played across two sessions.
There will be a break for complimentary scones, Devonshire clotted cream and speciality jams. A full bar service will also be available on the day.
NB: There will be no cash prizes.
Click here to book your place
|
|
|
|
| Rest In Peace |
Sue Casey, a long standing member of the club has recently passed away on 31st January.
Please click HERE for a tribute to Sue.
Sue's funeral will be on Friday 7th March at 3.20pm at Mortlake Crematorium.
There will then be a reception afterwards at the Thistleworth Tennis Club, Ridgeway Road North, Isleworth, TW7 5LX from 5pm.
Please let me know if you would like to attend or need additional info.
|
|
|
|
| Princess Alice Hospice Supper & Bridge 22nd March |
 |
On 22nd March we will be hosting a supper and bridge event to raise funds
for the Princess Alice Hospice in Esher (https://www.pah.org.uk)
FLYER
Last year we had 16 tables playing in the duplicate as well as supervised play for some of our students from the beginners' courses,
raising more than £3,400 for the hospice.
The winners were
NS Anne Smith and Brian Dyde
EW Christine and Neil Tomkin
Please click here to book
|
|
|
|
| RICHMOND BRIDGE ACADEMY - 'Double Trouble' Mini Course |
Do you sometimes yearn to use the double card but aren't quite sure if you should? If so, this is the course for you!
The 'Double Trouble' mini-course covers everything you need to know about take-out and penalty doubles, but were possibly too nervous to ask! This face-to-face course will be led by Lyn Poole and be held in the clubhouse on Monday mornings at 10:30, starting on 12th May and running for 3 sessions. The cost is £54 for all three sessions and the topics covered will be:
- Week 1 (12th May) - Recap on take out doubles and responses & Recap on penalty doubles and defence to 1NT doubled
- Week 2 (19th May) - Negative doubles
- Week 3 (2nd June) - Truscott & Power doubles
This course is most suitable for players who have completed the Beginner's Course, anyone attending supervised play, gentle duplicates or Richard's workshops.
Please click here to book.
|
|
|
|
| ONLINE SUPERVISED PLAY |
Richmond Bridge Club is delighted to announce that we have teamed up with Wimbledon Bridge Club to offer joint online Supervised Play sessions!
Online Supervised Play sessions run every week on Wednesday mornings, 10:30am-12:30pm on RealBridge. There is no need to book, just click on the appropriate link below about 10 minutes before the start of play and you’ll be taken to the RealBridge login page. Enter your full name and EBU number to log in to the session. If you can get a table of three or four together, you’ll be guaranteed a game. You are welcome to come as a pair or single and we will try and make up tables, but we can’t guarantee you’ll get a game.
See above and to the right under "Realbridge Links" for the link to access this Supervised Play session
Cost is £6 per session which will be charged to your RBC member’s account.
|
|
|
|