| SPECIAL EVENTS - COMING SOON |
Save the Dates!
November 2024
Wed 27 19:00 Slam Bidding Master Class with Sally Brock Learn from the best! Sally Brock, Sunday Times Bridge columnist, author and top international player, is coming to WBC to give us her tips on slam bidding and play. Aimed at intermediate players. Start time is 7pm sharp. Doors open at 6:30pm, expected finish time 10pm. £25 members, £30 visitors BOOK
December 2024
Tue 3 19:00 Cheese and Wine Tuesday and Surrey Dorin Salver Sims
Thu 5 13:30 Surrey Dorin Salver Sims
Sat 7 17:45 Members’ Christmas Party Doors open 5:45pm, entertainment 6pm, buffet 6:30pm. Bridge about 7:45/8pm. Sadly, the members' party is fully booked. If you would like to be on the waiting list, in case of a cancellation, please email manager@wimbledonbridgeclub.co.uk
There are still places for the Fun Bridge Party:
Thu 12 18:00 Fun Bridge Christmas Party (all welcome) See below for details BOOK
Wed 18 11:00 Christmas Ploughman’s BOOK
Closed eve 24, all day 25 and 26 and eve 31 Dec
January 2025
Wed 1 11:00 New Year’s Ploughman’s BOOK
Sun 5 12:00 Surrey Teams of 8 at WBC
Mon 6, 13, 20 19:30 Marietta Andree Pairs League
Sat 11 10:00-13:00 Open Morning
Mon 13 Winter Continuation Courses Start
Tue 7 19:00 Cheese and Wine Tuesday
Sat 11 10:00-13:00 Open Morning
Mon 13 19:00 New Beginners Course starts
Sun 19 11:00 Gullick Cup (Blue Pointed Pairs Championship)
Click HERE for the Calendar of Special Events to August 2025
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| Fun Bridge Christmas Party! |
 Join us for a sociable Fun Bridge Christmas Party on Thursday 12th December. Doors open 6:00pm for a welcome drink and festive buffet. A quiz will be on your tables ready for you to have a go - prizes for the winning table. Course completion certificates will be presented to all students graduating from the Beginning Bridge or Improve your Bridge one year courses. We will aim to start play at about 7:15pm. No movement. There are lots of chances to win prizes for the bridge - complete a bridge bingo target and you win a prize. Keep a record of your plus scores and the top scoring pair at the end of the evening win a bottle of prosecco each. Christmas jumpers encouraged! Everyone is welcome, from new beginners to regular players.
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| WINTER 2025 COURSES BOOKING NOW!! |
 We offer a complete learning programme for all levels from complete beginners to intermediate players
Don't see the course you want? CLICK HERE TO REGISTER INTEREST IN LEARNING.
For more information on our learning programme, take a look at the Learning at WBC section of the website. If you need advice, please email teaching@wimbledonbridgeclub.co.uk
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Course Schedule January to March 2025
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| Classes start w/c 13 January, Half term w/c 17 February. Last lessons w/c 24 March. |
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Open Morning
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FREE, drop in session - come and meet the teachers and find out about what makes bridge the most brilliant card game ever. Taster games available, no need to book.
Tea/coffee and cake available.
"Bridge helps you think. It's a game you can play your entire life and keep getting better and better." Bill Gates
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Saturday 11 January 10am to 1pm |
| Beginning Bridge Term 1 with Terry |
Suitable for complete beginners. Rules, card play, scoring, tactics and basic bidding. |
Mondays 19:00 |
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| Beginning Bridge Term 2 with Terry |
Continue learning bidding sequences, declarer play and defence techniques
Priority booking for existing students who book by 10pm on 5th December
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Mondays 10:30 |
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| Beginning Bridge Term 2 with Hilary |
Thursdays 19:00 |
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| Improve your Bridge 1 with Hilary |
Set 1 of the Year 2 course - planning the play, hand evaluation techniques, transfers, fourth suit forcing, defensive cards plays, more about doubles. Improver courses are modular and can be taken in any order. |
Mondays 19:00 |
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| Improve your Bridge 2 with Naomi |
Set 2 of the Year 2 course – more doubles, improve your declarer play, develop the auction. Improver courses are modular and can be taken in any order. |
Fridays 10:30 |
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| tbc with Lis Bingham |
Lis Bingham will be running a class on Tuesday mornings - either a refresher or Improvers 1 |
Tuesdays 10:00 |
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Intermediate 2
with Tim and Naomi
NEW COURSE
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Advance your bridge with our brand-new course designed specifically for WBC players. Learn conventions commonly played at the club plus develop your play and defence techniques
Priority booking for existing students who book by 6pm on 20th November
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Mondays 13:30 |
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“Many games provide fun, but Bridge grips you. It exercises your mind. Your mind can rust, you know, but Bridge prevents the rust from forming.” – Omar Sharif
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| LEARN AND PLAY SESSIONS |
 FACE TO FACE LEARNING SESSIONS:
WBC offer a range of face to face play sessions suitable for all levels. We encourage beginners and improvers to attend at least one play session a week to practice and consolidate what has been covered in lessons.
Monday afternoons 12:30pm - Supervised Play Bid and play at your own pace with guidance if wanted. All levels
Thursday mornings 10:30am - Supervised Duplicate 12 to 15 boards are played in a competitive format with guidance if wanted. Improvers/Intermediate
Thursday evenings 7:30pm - Mini Duplicate Introduction to duplicate. 10 to 12 boards in a competitive format with guidance and review of selected hands. Beginners/Improvers
Saturday afternoons 2pm - Supervised Play Bid and play at your own pace with guidance if wanted. All levels
Hosts are available at all sessions so you do not need to come with a partner. No booking required.
When you are ready, our shorter 18-Board Duplicate sessions on Tuesday and Friday mornings are suitable for novice pairs.
ONLINE LEARNING SESSIONS (with Richmond Bridge Club) Click here for the RBC website
Supervised Play sessions run weekly on Wednesday mornings, 10:30am-12:30pm on RealBridge. There is no need to book, just click on the link on the RBC website 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. Cost is £6 per session which will be charged to your WBC member’s account.
Three board reviews with Tim Chanter, Thursdays, 10:00-11:30am. Suitable for improvers. 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.
 Here are our Monday afternoon players enjoying their game!
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| Looking for a Partner? |
 Partner finder available
Players can find a partner for a particular session. Please click here to see who is looking and add your name.....
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| Members' Account Balances |
 To receive an Email of your balance and statement of activity, please enter your EBU number and click.
Payments into your account do not appear immediately, so recent payments may not show for a week or so.
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| PIANOLA |
Login to Pianola
Get more information about your game: Personal results history; Your average score with different partners; Your score as declarer, defender - even dummy(!).
Find partners and play more bridge using our innovative partner-finder.
Share your contact details with other people in the club.
Update your contact information and email preferences.
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| ONLINE BRIDGE SCHEDULE |
 Online Schedule:
Monday 14:00
Friday 14:00
The games are listed as MBC & WBC. All games are 18-board duplicates with Master Points. NGS calculated if sufficient players are EBU members.
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| Going to be LATE? |
 If you are going to arrive later than 10 mins before the start of the session, it is essential that you call the club on 0208 947 0147 at least 15 minutes beforehand so that you can be included in the movement. If you don't do this you may not be able to play.
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| Hosting and Arriving without a Partner |
 If you do not have a partner for an occasional session, a host is normally available to make up numbers. If you do come on your own, please arrive at the Club at least 15 minutes before the start of play so that you can be partnered in good time with another single player or the host without causing delay to the start of play.
Members with an NGS of at least 4 are asked to volunteer to host a minimum of once a year and preferably twice. To host at any session other than supervised sessions, and Tuesday or Friday mornings, you should have an NGS ranking of at least 6. Please be kind and courteous to your partner and remember that it is important to find yourself a regular partner and not rely on the host system entirely.
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| Best Behaviour at Bridge |
 Regular sessions at WBC are intended to provide a friendly and enjoyable environment to play the game of Bridge, and members should conduct themselves in the spirit of this aim. If you feel you have been affected by anything at the table that is not in the spirit of the Best Behaviour at Bridge code then the director should be called immediately. The other players should not retaliate or enter into an argument or discussion. Please click here to see the BB@B code.
It is hoped that most incidents can be resolved at the time. If any player wishes to make a formal complaint, they should do so at the time so that the director can complete the appropriate report, which must be signed by all parties. Where the incident occurs outside a play session or, if occurring at a play session is, for a valid reason not reported to the director, it must be reported in writing (or via e-mail) to the Chair or Secretary of the Club within two weeks of the incident.
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