Suffolk Bridge Clubs

All the clubs below play duplicate bridge and where other forms of the game are available, Chicago, rubber social etc., these are indicated in the expanded text. Where a lower-case day of week is next to the club name there is an afternoon session, upper-case implies an evening game.

Click on the expand icons » for each club's details. If the club secretary's name is a link, you can start an email by clicking it. There are shortcuts to the website of affiliated clubs from our front page.

Affiliated Clubs

»Aldeburgh–T–––––
Venue
The Fairfield Centre
Fairfield Road
Aldeburgh
IP15 5JS
Session 1
Tuesday 7:00 pm
Secretary
– 01728 603463
Visitors / Host
Visitors welcome, for partners contact Kate McGhee on 01728 453422
Website
www.bridgewebs.com/aldeburgh
»Bury St. Edmunds–––T–––
Venue
Nowton Court Village
Nowton Road
Bury St. Edmunds
IP29 5LU
Session 1
Thursday 7:00 pm
Secretary
– 01359 270337
Visitors / Host
Check for space, contact the club partner broker Mary Knight on 01359 242782
Website
www.bridgewebs.com/bury
»ClareM––––––
Venue
The Old School
Clare
CO10 8PX
Session 1
Monday 7:15 pm
Secretary
– 01787 472159
Visitors / Host
Always welcome – phone Jenny Morley if you need a partner on 01787 247351
Website
www.bridgewebs.com/clare
»Colchester Duplicate–T–––––
Venue
St Johns and Highwood Community Centre
Colchester
CO4 9SR
Session 1
Tuesday 7:15 pm
Secretary
– 01206 855127
Visitors / Host
Host available on most club evenings. Contact the Host Secretary on 01206 855127
Website
www.bridgewebs.com/colchester
»DebenM––––––
Venue
Playford Village Hall
Butt Road
Playford
Ipswich
IP6 9DR
Session 1
Monday 7:00 pm
Secretary
– 01473 725049
Visitors / Host
Visitors welcome by prior arrangement, host available
Website
www.bridgewebs.com/deben
»Felixstowe–tW––––
Venue
Royal British Legion Club
31 Mill Lane
Felixstowe
IP11 2NL
Session 1
Tuesday 2:00 pm
Session 2
Wednesday 7:00 pm
Secretary
– 01473 212287
Visitors / Host
Always Welcome, contact club secretary for details
Website
www.bridgewebs.com/felixstowe
»FramlinghamM–w––––
Venue
Conservative Club
Framlingham
IP13 9BH
Session 1
Monday 7:15 pm
Session 2
Wednesday [social] 2:00 pm
Secretary
– 01728 638813
Visitors / Host
Contact the Club Secretary, but you can just turn up on the day (we have a host system)
Website
www.bridgewebs.com/framlingham
»FrintonM––––––
Venue
Read Health House
23 The Esplanade
Frinton-on-Sea
CO13 9AU
Session 1
Monday 6:45 pm
Secretary
– 01255 860817
Visitors / Host
Always welcome, we will do our best to find partners, contact Julie Menzies on 01255 852481
Website
www.bridgewebs.com/frinton
»Heritage Coast––w––––
Venue
Community Centre
King George's Avenue
Leiston
IP16 4JX
Session 1
Wednesday 1:15 pm
Secretary
– 01986 875501
Visitors / Host
Always welcome – for partners contact Mrs Maureen Harris on 01728 833371
Website
www.bridgewebs.com/heritagecoast
»Ipswich & Kesgrave–––T–––
Venue
Kesgrave War Memorial Community Centre
Twelve Acre Approach
Kesgrave
Ipswich
IP5 1JF
Session 1
Thursday 7:00 pm
Secretary
– 01394 383701
Visitors / Host
Host available, but please arrive by 18:55
Website
www.bridgewebs.com/ipswich
»Ipswich HospitalsM––––––
Venue
Kesgrave War Memorial Community Centre
Twelve Acre Approach
Kesgrave
Ipswich
IP5 1JF
Session 1
Monday 7:00 pm
Secretary
– 01473 624006
Visitors / Host
The club runs a host system; turn up or contact Joan Mayhew on 01473 624006
Website
www.bridgewebs.com/ihbc
»Newmarket–––T–––
Venue
The Stables
High Street
Newmarket
Session 1
Thursday 7:00 pm
Secretary
– 01353 663324
»RisbygateMTW––––
Venue
Risbygate Club
Westley Road
Bury St. Edmunds
IP33 3RR
Session 1
Monday 7:15 pm
Session 2
Tuesday [Friendly Duplicate] 7:15 pm
Session 3
Wednesday [Play & Learn] 7:00 pm
Secretary
– 01359 242782
Visitors / Host
Always welcome. We advise novice players and those new to duplicate bridge to come on Tuesdays initially
Website
www.bridgewebs.com/risbygate
»Stowmarket––W–F––
Venue
St. Mary's Hall in Windermere Road
Stowmarket
Session 1
Wednesday 7:00 pm
Session 2
Friday 7:00 pm
Session 3
Chicago on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons at members' houses and is arranged in advance.
Secretary
– 01449 616625
Visitors / Host
Contact the Secretary on 01449 616625
Website
www.stowmarketbridge.co.uk
»Stratford St. Mary––W––––
Venue
St Johns and Highwood Community Centre
Colchester
CO4 9SR
Session 1
Wednesday 7:15 pm
Secretary
– 01206 331599
Visitors / Host
Space is limited so visitors please call Graham Boutell on 01206 242501 likewise if looking for a partner
Website
www.bridgewebs.com/stratfordstmary
»Sudbury Contract––––F––
Venue
The Christopher Centre
10 Gainsborough St
Sudbury CO10 2EU
Session 1
Friday 7:15 pm
Secretary
– 01787 280539
Visitors / Host
Visitors welcome but will individual players first call Sue Flin on 01787 280539
Website
www.sudburybridgeclub.org.uk
»WoodbridgeM––––––
Venue
Community Hall
Station Road
Woodbridge IP12 4AU
Session 1
Monday 7:00 pm
Secretary
– 01394 276282
Visitors / Host
Always welcome – the club operates a host system
Website
www.bridgewebs.com/woodbridge

Other Clubs

»Colchester Castle–t–––––
Venue
Conservative Club
High Street
Colchester
Session 1
Tuesday 1:30 pm
Secretary
– 01206 866845
»Frinton Charity–t––––s
Venue
McGrigor Hall
Fourth Avenue
Frinton-on-Sea
CO13 9EB
Session 1
Tuesday 1:30 pm
Session 2
Sunday: first of each month only 2:30 pm
Secretary
– 01255 852481
Visitors / Host
Always welcome, a host will be available every week
Website
www.bridgewebs.com/frintoncharity
»LanghamM––––––
Venue
Langham Community Centre
Session 1
Monday evening
Secretary
– 01206 322301
»Martlesham––w––––
Venue
Pavillion near Douglas Bader public house
Session 1
Wednesday
Secretary
– 01473 727539
»MerseaM–w––––
Venue
The MICA Community centre
Session 1
Monday evening
Session 2
Wednesday afternoon
Secretary
– 01206 385660
»Stansfield–––t–––
Venue
Stansfield Village Hall
Session 1
Thursday
Secretary
– 01284 789546
»Tally Ho–––T–––
Venue
Training Rooms
Essex County Hospital
Colchester
Session 1
Thursday 7:30 pm
Secretary
– 01206 241082
»UffordM––––––
Venue
Village Hall on recreation ground
Session 1
Monday evening
Secretary
Bernard Priestley – 01473 625439
»Withersfield––w––––
Venue
Withersfield Village Hall
Session 1
Wednesday
Secretary
Marion Holloway – 01440 783312
»Woolpit Friendly Group–––T–––
Venue
The Woolpit Institute
Woolpit
Session 1
Thursday 7:30 pm
Secretary
– 01359 240655

Affiliation

Bridge is organised in England by the English Bridge Union.

Affiliated clubs guarantee uniformity of Laws and playing conditions (direction, alerting, explanations, announcing etc.) so you can be sure of similar experience at the table. Playing at and being a member of an affiliated club will make you a member of the EBU.

Not all clubs are affiliated; some are small and find the administration unwieldy, some are politically opposed, others are part of bridge schools. These are listed under 'Other Clubs' below.

Suffolk…?

The formation in 1980 of the Suffolk association filled in a blank on the map.

However, it not only included geographic Suffolk but portions of North Essex which are better connected to Suffolk (via the A12) than to the Essex heartlands. As specific consequence of that you will find Colchester clubs listed here. On the northern borders some clubs remained part of Norfolk, for example Bungay.