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 neighbouring countries.
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.
| 19 September 2018 (Weds) | Trowbridge Café Bridge in aid of Town Hall Arts Trowbridge
Now accepting bookings |
| 2 October 2018 (Tue) | Mayor's Charity Café Bridge Epsom in aid of Mayor's Charity Fund
Now accepting bookings |
| 4 October 2018 (Thu) | Guildford Café Bridge Drive in aid of North West Surrey Samaritans
This event is now full |
| 16 October 2018 (Tue) | Barnes Café Bridge Drive in aid of Age UK Richmond upon Thames
This event is running a waiting list but hopes to expand |
| 18 October 2018 (Thu) | Abingdon Café Bridge in aid of Flexicare
Now accepting bookings |
| 13 November 2018 (Tue) | Newark Cafe Bridge in aid of Notts & Lincs Air Ambulance
Now accepting bookings |
| 26 November 2018 (Mon) | Wimbledon Café Bridge Drive in aid of Orbis UK
Now accepting bookings |
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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.
| 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 2017 (Tue) | Nottingham Café Bridge in aid of Rainbows Children's Hospice Results Photos |
| 17 April 2017 (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 |