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.
| 25 February 2020 (Tue) | Mayor's Charity Café Bridge Epsom in aid of Girlguiding Good luck tomorrow! |
| 17 March 2020 (Tue) | Chiswick Café Bridge in aid of Marfan Trust
Now accepting bookings |
| 24 March 2020 (Tue) | Radlett Café Bridge in aid of “Make Sense Of It” Multiple Sclerosis support and research
Now accepting bookings |
| 25-27 March 2020 (Wed-Fri) | Café Bridge— Isle of Wight in aid of Mountbatten Hospice
Now accepting trip bookings |
| 21 April 2020 (Tue) | Nottingham Café Bridge in aid of Rainbows Children's Hospice
Now accepting bookings |
| 21 April 2020 (Tue) | LMBA Café Bridge in The Tonsleys in aid of Save the Children
Now accepting bookings |
| 21 April 2020 (Tue) | Welwyn Garden City Café Bridge in aid of Isabel Hospice
Now accepting bookings |
| 28 April 2020 (Tue) | Henley Café Bridge in aid of MS Research and Chiltern Centre for Disabled Children
This event is not yet open for booking |
| 29th April 2020 (Wed) | Leatherhead Café Bridge in aid of The Princess Alice Hospice
Now accepting bookings |
| 11 May 2020 (Mon) | Farnham Café Bridge in aid of North West Surrey Samaritans
This event is running a waiting list but hopes to expand |
| 13 May 2020 (Wed) | Crouch End Café Bridge in aid of My AFK (formerly Action for Kids)
Now accepting bookings |
| 20 May 2020 (Wed) | Chichester Café Bridge in aid of Stonepillow
Now accepting bookings |
| 25-31 May 2020 (Mon-Sun) | Sofia Bridge Festival (with Café Bridge!)
Now accepting bookings |
| 6 June 2020 (Sat) | 12th Brussels Bridge Rally
This event is not yet open for booking |
| 16 June 2020 (Tue) | Richmond Café Bridge
This event will open for booking on April 1st |
| 21 July 2020 (Tue) | Molesey Café Bridge in aid of Momentum Children's Charity
This event is not yet open for booking |
| 4 August 2020 (Tue) | Surbiton Café Bridge in aid of The Princess Alice Hospice and Rotary Charities
This event is not yet open for booking |
| 12 September 2020 (Sat) | 25th Antwerp Café Bridge
Trip is not yet open for booking |
| 17 September 2020 (Thu) | Marlow Café Bridge in aid of Slough Soup Kitchen
This event is not yet open for booking |
| 29 Sep-1 Oct 2020 (Tue-Thu) | Dundee Bridge Festival including |
| 29 September (Tue) 1 October (Thu) | Cafe Bridge - Dundee Cafe Bridge - Broughty Ferry Trip is not yet open for booking |
| 8 October 2020 (Thu) | Guildford Café Bridge in aid of Fountain Centre Cancer Charity
This event is not yet open for booking |
| 15 October 2020 (Thu) | Barnes Café Bridge in aid of Age UK Richmond upon Thames
This event is not yet open for booking |
| 29 October 2020 (Thu) | Plockton Café Bridge Day run by Kyle of Lochalsh Bridge Club in aid of Rag Tag and Textile
This event is not yet open for booking |
| 3 November 2020 (Tue) | Newark Café Bridge in aid of Notts & Lincs Air Ambulance
This event is not yet open for booking |
| 16 November 2020 (Mon) | Wimbledon Village Café Bridge in aid of Orbis UK
This event is not yet open for booking |
Please visit my resource page here.
This is a list of links to some café bridge events which have occurred in the past. My records start in summer 2015.
| 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 |