Welcome to brianbridge.net's café bridge pages. Here you can find information about café bridge, as well as a schedule of of café bridge drives and bridge rallies happening around London, the south-east of England, and further afield.
A typical café bridge event is a duplicate pairs bridge game set up over multiple cafés and restaurants. Pairs move to a new venue after each round, guided by a movement card or roadbook, while board sets remain on their starting tables throughout. The registration fee typically covers vouchers which are valid for refreshments at the venues, either for a single lunch or for a drink at each stop, depending on the style of event.
Café bridge has a social component, whether by raising money for a good cause, attracting sponsorship for bridge from regional institutions, or gaining custom for local businesses. Café drives also help make bridge visible to the wider public, thereby encouraging more people to consider taking it up.
This is a list of upcoming café bridge events which I have become aware of. I am involved in some of them as an organizer, scorer or participant. If you are organizing a café bridge event, I would be delighted to list it here; feel free to pass on the information.
If you would like to receive occasional cafe bridge event email updates, please E-mail me (Victor Lesk) at brianplaysbridge@gmail.com.
| 22 May 2019 (Wed) | Chichester Café Bridge in aid of St. Wilfrid's Hospice
This event is running a waiting list |
| 8 June 2019 (Sat) | Tournoi des bistrots de Nice
Now accepting bookings |
| 18 June 2019 (Tue) | Richmond Café Bridge
Now accepting bookings |
| 29 June 2019 (Sat) | 11th Brussels Bridge Rally
Now accepting bookings |
| 6 August 2019 (Tue) | Surbiton Café Bridge in aid of African Vision Malawi and Rotary Charities
Now accepting bookings |
| 14 September 2019 (Sat) | 24th Antwerp Café Bridge
Now accepting trip bookings |
| 10 September 2019 (Tue) | LMBA Café Bridge – Brook Green in aid of Honeypot Children's Charity
This event will open for booking in June |
| 3 October 2019 (Thu) | Guildford Café Bridge in aid of TBC
This event is not yet open for booking |
| 3 October 2019 (Thu) | Barnt Green Café Bridge in aid of Acorns Children's Hospice
This event is not yet open for booking |
| 15 October 2019 (Tue) | Barnes Café Bridge in aid of TBC
This event is not yet open for booking |
| 15 October 2019 (Tue) | Newark Cafe Bridge in aid of Notts & Lincs Air Ambulance
This event is not yet open for booking |
| 31 October 2019 (Thu) | Plockton Café Bridge Day run by Kyle of Lochalsh Bridge Club in aid of Rag Tag and Textile
This event is running a waiting list but hopes to expand |
| 18 November 2019 (Mon) | Wimbledon Café Bridge in aid of Orbis UK
This event is not yet open for booking |
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This is a list of links to some café bridge events which have occurred in the past. My records start in summer 2015.
| 15 May 2019 (Wed) | Crouch End Café Bridge in aid of my AFK (formerly Action for Kids) Results |
| 14 May 2019 (Tue) | LMBA Café Bridge in The Tonsleys in aid of Save the Children Results |
| 13 May 2019 (Mon) | Farnham Café Bridge in aid of North West Surrey Samaritans Results |
| 30 April 2019 (Tue) | Welwyn Garden City Bridge Safari in aid of Isobel Hospice Results |
| 30 April 2019 (Tue) | Henley Café Bridge in aid of MS Research and Chiltern Centre for Disabled Children Results |
| 24 April 2019 (Wed) | Nottingham Café Bridge in aid of Rainbows Children's Hospice |
| 9 April 2019 (Tue) | Mayor's Charity Café Bridge Epsom in aid of Mayor's Charity Fund Results Photos |
| 19 March 2019 (Tue) | Chiswick Café Bridge in aid of Marfan Trust Results |
| 5 February 2019 (Tue) | Teddington Café Bridge in aid of League of Friends of Teddington Memorial Hospital and Safe Passage Results Photos |
| 5 December 2018 (Wed) | Molesey Cafe Bridge in aid of Momentum Children's Charity Results Photos |
| 26 November 2018 (Mon) | Wimbledon Café Bridge Drive in aid of Orbis UK |
| 13 November 2018 (Tue) | Newark Cafe Bridge in aid of Notts & Lincs Air Ambulance |
| 30 October 2018 (Tue) | Plockton Café Bridge Day — first ever in Scotland |
| 18 October 2018 (Thu) | Abingdon Café Bridge in aid of Flexicare |
| 16 October 2018 (Tue) | Barnes Café Bridge Drive in aid of Age UK Richmond upon Thames |
| 8 October 2018 (Mon) | St. James's Bridge Drive 8 |
| 4 October 2018 (Thu) | Guildford Café Bridge Drive in aid of North West Surrey Samaritans |
| 2 October 2018 (Tue) | Mayor's Charity Café Bridge Epsom in aid of Mayor's Charity Fund Photos |
| 19 September 2018 (Wed) | Trowbridge Café Bridge in aid of Town Hall Arts Trowbridge |
| 18 September 2018 (Tue) | LMBA Café Bridge - Brook Green in aid of The Honeypot Children's Charity |
| 8 September 2018 (Sat) | 23rd Antwerp Café Bridge |
| 4 August 2018 (Sat) | Saturday Safari of Bridge in Esher in aid of Mayor's charity 2018-9, Elmbridge Rentstart Results Photos |
| 10 July 2018 (Tue) | *First Ever* Preston Café Bridge Drive in aid of The Rosemere Cancer Foundation Results Photos |
| 23 June 2018 (Sat) | 10th Brussels Bridge Rally |
| 19 June 2018 (Tue) | Richmond Café Bridge in aid of Junior Bridge Results Photos |
| 23 May 2018 (Wed) | Esher Café Bridge in aid of Esher Citizens Advice Results Photos |
| 16 May 2018 (Wed) | Crouch End Café Bridge Drive in aid of Action for Kids Results Photos |
| 1 May 2018 (Tue) | Henley Café Bridge in aid of MS Research and Chiltern Centre for Disabled Children Results Photos |
| 24 April 2018 (Tue) | LMBA Café Bridge in the Tonsleys in aid of Save the Children and EBU Junior Bridge Photos |
| 17 April 2018 (Tue) | Nottingham Café Bridge in aid of Rainbows Children's Hospice Results Photos |
| 17 April 2018 (Tue) | Welwyn Garden City Bridge Safari in aid of Isabel Hospice Results |
| 6 March 2018 (Tue) | Chiswick Café Bridge in aid of Marfan Trust Results Photos |
| 6 February 2018 (Tue) | Teddington Café Bridge in aid of The Down's Syndrome Association Results |
| 13 October 2015 (Tue) | Barnes Café Bridge Drive in aid of Hoopers Africa Trust Photos |
| 6 October 2015 (Tue) | Newark Café Bridge in aid of Beaumond House Hospice |
| 5 October 2015 (Mon) | St. James's Bridge Drive 5 |
| 24 September 2015 (Thu) | Guildford Café Bridge in aid of Cardiac Risk in the Young and Shooting Star Chase Children's hospice |
| 15 September 2015 (Tue) | London Metropolitan Bridge Association Café Bridge in Clapham |
| 12 September 2015 (Sat) | 20th Antwerp Café Bridge Photos |
| 16 July 2015 (Thu) | Hitchin Festival Café Bridge |