MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL for 2023-2024
It's time to renew your annual London Bridge Centre membership.
Our membership year runs from July 1 to June 30. For instructions on how to renew your membership for 2023-2024 please click here.
Our Face-to-Face Game Schedule
Our current in-person schedule:
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Monday morning |
9:15 am - 0-500 MP |
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Monday afternoon |
1 pm - Open |
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Tuesday afternoon |
1 pm - Bridge Lab |
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Tuesday evening |
6:30 pm – 0-1500 MP |
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Thursday afternoon |
1 pm - 0-50 MPs; if there are too few players for a separate game, players are invited to join the 0-1500 game |
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Thursday afternoon |
1 pm - 0-1500 MP |
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Friday morning |
9:15 am - 0-500 MP |
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Friday afternoon |
1 pm - Open |
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Saturday morning |
9:30 - Practice and Play |
ONLINE GAME SCHEDULE
The ACBL has approved a request to “pool” our online community with neighbouring clubs in Unit 249! This means that more local players have easy access to all online games within Unit 249. These local games within Unit 249 appear in your “ACBL – North America” games list.
The "pooling" of our online community will encourage bigger games, for both the enjoyment of the players and the bottom lines of the clubs. PLEASE support online games from LBC and all our Unit 249 partners whenever you can. We all win when we buy locally! This was a joint effort with the London, Tillsonburg, and Bridge Over Troubled Waters (Goderich, Owen Sound, Kincardine, and Saugeen Shores) clubs, spearheaded by GRBC's “On Track To Online” team. We are now pooled with all the Unit 249 bridge clubs that offer online games.
Visitors from other clubs are welcome to join any of our Online games. However, they will need to be invited by a member from our Unit 249 pooled community.
| Morning | Afternoon | Evening | |
| Monday | GR - OPEN 1:00 |
BOTW - OPEN 6:45 GR - 499 7:00 |
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| Tuesday | LBC - OPEN 9:15 | GR - 199 12:30 |
Till - OPEN 7:00 |
| Wednesday | LBC - OPEN 9:15 | GR - 499 - 1:00 |
GR - OPEN 7:00 |
| Thursday | GR - 499 9:30 |
BOTW - OPEN 6:45 GR - 999 7:00 |
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| Friday |
BOTW - OPEN 12:45 |
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| Saturday |
GR - 499 1:00 |
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| Sunday |
GR - 499 10:00 GR - OPEN 10:05 |
SECTIONAL TOURNAMENTS
A Sectional Tournament will be held in Tillsonburg on August 12 and 13 and in Goderich on August 26 and 27.
A Sectional Tournament is an opportunity to meet and play bridge with other bridge players from clubs throughout southwestern Ontario, from Owen Sound, Guelph, Kitchener/Waterloo, Simcoe, Tillsonburg, St. Thomas, Chatham, Windsor, Sarnia, Parkhill, Goderich, Stratford, and Kincardine. A Sectional Tournament is funded and administered by your Unit and hosted by volunteers from local clubs. All points awarded at Sectional Tournaments are SILVER which offers players a local opportunity to earn SILVER masterpoints towards their Life Masters.
Don't miss out on our upcoming sectionals. See the sectional flyers for Tillsonburg and Goderich for complete info.
ACBL has introduced a new feature to register online for a Sectional Tournament. For further info please see Register Online.
For our latest news read the most recent newsletter, as well as past issues, HERE.
Play Bridge Online
Our BBO Virtual Game Schedule
Tuesday @ 9:15 am Open Pairs
Games are 20 or 21 boards; each round allows up to 7 minutes per board.
Tillsonburg Duplicate Bridge Online
Open Pairs Tuesday 7:00 pm
Contact Jed Drew
London Bridge Centre is a member-managed bridge club located at Unit 9 - 1106 Dearness Drive in London. We host 10 or 11 weekly duplicate bridge sessions that cater to all levels of bridge players. We also offer a complete range of bridge lessons for those wishing to learn the game to those wishing to improve their bridge skills from beginner to intermediate to advanced players.
For further information or general inquiries please don't hesitate to Contact Us or call us at 519-601-2582(CLUB).
FALL COURSES AT LBC
The London Bridge Centre is offering several bridge courses this fall.
A Taste of Bridge is a half-day snapshot.
Bridge Basics I is a full introductory course aimed at absolute beginners or those coming back to bridge after a long absence.
Bridge Basics III introduces popular conventions such as Stayman and Jacoby Transfers.
Advancing Your Game - Part 1 This 4-week course is designed for players who have completed several bridge courses and who play duplicate bridge on a regular basis. Bidding and play topics will be reviewed, consolidated, and extended.
Course outlines, dates, and registrations can be found under Learn to Play Bridge/Current Bridge Courses.
Practice and Play
Practice and Play has returned on Saturday mornings. Practice and Play is an opportunity to play bridge for those new to the game or for those who would like to brush up on their bridge skills. This is a casual bridge session with expert guidance provided by Peter Tuttle and Adele Woolfe. Ask questions about your bidding, your play, and of course "What could I have done better?"
This session runs from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. No pre-registration is required. Feel free to come on your own, with a partner, or even with a table of four.
The 2023 Fall Kibitizer is available to read here
Check out our recent member achievements.
New ACBLRankings and current standings in Unit 249's Mini-McKenney and Ace of Clubs races.