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.
| 8 September 2022 (Thu) | West Wickham Café Bridge in aid of St. Christopher's Hospice
Now accepting bookings |
| 13 September 2022 (Tue) | LMBA Café Bridge in Chiswick in aid of Médecins sans Frontières
Now accepting bookings |
| 28 September 2022 (Weds) | Molesey Café Bridge in aid of Momentum Childrens' Charity
Now accepting bookings |
| 6 October 2022 (Thu) | Guildford Café Bridge in aid of Ukraine
Now accepting bookings |
| 13 October 2022 (Thu) | Beckenham Café Bridge in aid of St. Christopher's Hospice
Now accepting bookings |
| 23‐27 October 2022 (Sun-Thy) | 🏴🏴 Trip: Café Bridge Scotland 🏴🏴
Now accepting bookings |
| 25 October 2022 (Tue) | Plockton Café Bridge Day in aid of Rag Tag and Textile
Now accepting bookings |
| 27 October 2022 (Thu) | Dunkeld Café Bridge in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support
Now accepting bookings |
| 8 November 2022 (Tue) | Newark Cafe Bridge in aid of Notts & Lincs Air Ambulance
This event is not yet open for booking |
| 8 December 2022 (Thu) | Molesey Winter Café Bridge in aid of Momentum Childrens' Charity
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 June 2022 (Weds) | Radlett Café Bridge in aid of New Tricks Results Photos |
| 19 April 2022 (Tue) | LMBA Café Bridge in The Tonsleys in aid of the Help Ukraine Emergency Appeal Results |
| 8 Februrary 2022 (Tue) | Teddington Café Bridge in aid of The Trussell Trust and Princess Alice Hospice Results |
| 9 December 2021 (Thu) | Molesey Winter Cafe Bridge Results |
| 29 October 2021 (Fri) | Plockton Cafe Bridge Day Results |
| 12 October 2021 (Tue) | Beckenham Café Bridge in aid of St Christopher's Hospice Results Photos |
| 7 October 2021 (Thu) | Guildford Café Bridge in aid of The Fountain Centre Results |
| 14 September 2021 (Tue) | LMBA Café Bridge in The Tonsleys in aid of Mary's Living and Giving Shop |
| 21 July 2021 (Wed) | Molesey Café Bridge in aid of Momentum Children's Charity Results |
| 25 February 2020 (Tue) | Mayor's Charity Café Bridge Epsom in aid of Girlguiding Results Photos |
| 4 February 2020 (Tue) | Teddington Café Bridge in aid of Age UK Richmond upon Thames and the Trussell Trust Results Photos |
| 21 January 2020 (Tue) | Chelmsford Café Bridge in aid of Essex Community Foundation |
| 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 |
| 25 September 2014 (Thu) | Guildford Café Bridge in aid of Cardiac Risk in the Young and Shooting Star Chase Children's hospice |
| 26 September 2013 (Thu) | Café Bridge Guildford in aid of Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice |
| September 2012 | Café Bridge Guildford in aid of Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice |