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Monday 12th May

Novice Pairs/Morrie Marsh Competition

Thursday 15th May, 7.15pm

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Morrie Marsh Novice Pairs Competition Thursday 15th May

The Morrie Marsh competition for novice pairs will take place on Thursday 15th May at 7.15pm at Oxford Bridge Club. This will be in place of the usual Supervised Play session. 

The competition is open to 'novice pairs' - players who have fewer than 200 masterpoints (below Club Master). Players who are members of Oxford Bridge Club and those who haven't previously won a club trophy are eligible to win the Morrie Marsh Trophy and will have their names added to the club's Honours' board. Masterpoints will be awarded to eligible players. 

We'll play 14-18 boards and table money is £4. For full competition rules click here. To book tickets please click here.

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is currently not working. We hope that it will be fixed during the week beginning 28th April. 

New Relaxed Session Starting 1st May

A new Relaxed Session is being launched on Thursday evenings to run along side the Supervised Play. The Relaxed Session will be for players who want to improve their game but don't feel confident enough to play in a full club session.

Bridge for All students will receive 5 vouchers to attend either the Relaxed Session or Supervised Play free of charge. For anyone else wishing to join either group the fee is £4. This will give new and returning players an ideal opportunity to get used to playing at the club in a non-competitive environment. Do come and join us, you don't need to book just turn up.

Thursday evening 9-High Pairs to become Jack-High

The Thursday evening 9-High Pairs session is changing to Jack-High, with effect from Thursday 1 May. To play in this session both players must have an NGS of Jack or below. This change is being made in response to a consultation by the Bridge Committee with Thursday evening players. 

Additionally, the number of boards played will increase to 20, with an extra round if there's a half table. Undos will be allowed for misclicks in the bidding only, and not for misclicks during the play of the cards. 

Bridge for All Courses - Term 3 available to book

Term 3 of the Bridge for All Courses start in April. 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.

Playing Bridge at the Clubhouse

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. 

RealBridge - Audio and Video problems

If you are having trouble with sound or video on your iPad or other device when using RealBridge, this guidance may help you to fix the problem.

Social Bridge

Social Bridge

♥  Saturday afternoons 2.30pm F2F for anyone wanting to play social bridge in a relaxed atmosphere 

No Social Bridge on 12th & 19th April. On 12th the juniors have the club all day, 19th Easter Saturday. Back to normal on 26th.

♥  Click here for more information
♥  No need to book - just come along!

LEARN TO PLAY BRIDGE!

Bridge for All Courses
Classes for Term 3 are now available to book. These are only for students who have completed Term2.
 
Year 2 Mon afternoon 2 - 4 Click here
Year 1 Mon evening 7 - 9 Click here
Year 1 Tues afternoon 2 - 4 Click here
Year 2 Tues evening 7 - 9 Click here
 
Playing Bridge Online
PLAYING ONLINE BRIDGE RealBridge
Click here to book your place at a RealBridge session (& Fri evening X-Imp pairs)
Further information on playing on RealBridge is available here.
Results
Supervised Play
Clubhouse
Director: CB
Scorer: CS
Host: Ian B
9-High Pairs
RealBridge
Director: Brian
Scorer: Brian
Host: Maureen H
Gentle Duplicate
RealBridge
Director: Viccy
Scorer: Viccy
Host: Roberta S
John Deech Challenge Pairs
Clubhouse
Director: KT
Scorer: RS
Host: Clodagh
Gentle Duplicate
Clubhouse
Director: PSh
Scorer: KLK
Host: Cecilia L
Morning Pairs - hybrid
Clubhouse and RealBridge
Director: Diane (F2F); Chris D (online)
Scorer: Liza Furnival
Host: Neil F (online); Peter Sch (F2F)
Calendar
Fri 25th Apr 2025
Morning Pairs - hybrid
Clubhouse and RealBridge 10.00
Director: Steven Bl (F2F); Viccy F (online)
Scorer: Phil (F2F); Viccy F (online)
Host: Rona C (online); Anne D (F2F)
 More Info
Sat 26th Apr 2025
Social Bridge
Clubhouse 14.30
 More Info
Mon 28th Apr 2025
Morning Pairs - hybrid
Clubhouse and RealBridge 10.00
Director: Martin (F2F); Peter L (online)
Scorer: Pat Lewis (F2F); Anne L (online)
Host: Viccy F (online); Liza F (F2F)
 More Info
Tue 29th Apr 2025
Gentle Duplicate
Clubhouse 10.00
Director: Anne
Scorer: Diana E C
Host: Anne L
 More Info
Wed 30th Apr 2025
Gentle Duplicate
RealBridge 14.00
Director: Diana E C
Scorer: Diana E C
Host: Judith R
 More Info
Wed 30th Apr 2025
Evening Pairs
Clubhouse 19:15
Director: Martin
Scorer: Peter Sch
Host: John B
 More Info