Session Timetable (printable)
Regular Sessions
We believe bridge is a healthy hobby, a game to connect people, and a sports for those who would like to keep their mind sharp. We run regular Face-to-Face sessions at our City venue on Goulburn Street, Polish Club in Ashfield and Henley Community Centre off Crown Street Henley.
Face-to-Face session @ City, Goulburn Street
| Day | Time | Session |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | ☀ 10.00am – 1.15pm | Club duplicate (Rookie & Intermediate friendly) |
| Monday | ☀ 10.00am – 12.30pm | 💕 Supervised play |
| Tuesday | ☀ 10.00am – 1.15pm | Club duplicate (Rookie & Intermediate friendly) |
| Tuesday | 🌙 7.15pm – 10.00pm | Club duplicate (Rookie & Intermediate friendly) |
| Tuesday | 🌙 7.00pm – 9.30pm | 💕 Supervised play |
| Wednesday | ☀ 10.00am – 1.15pm | Relaxed duplicate (pre-game talk at 9.45pm) |
| Wednesday | ☀ 10.00am – 12.30pm | 💕 Supervised play |
| Wednesday | 🌙 6.30pm – late | Youth (family & supervised welcome) |
| Thursday | ☀ 10.00am – 1.15pm | Club duplicate (Rookie & Intermediate friendly) |
| Friday | 🔆 1.00pm – 4.15pm | Club duplicate (Rookie & Intermediate friendly) |
| Sunday* | 🔆 1.00pm – 4.30pm | Relaxed duplicate (Rookie & Intermediate friendly) *run when the venue is available. |
Please be seated 15 mins before the game start.
We host our regular sessions at our own premises in Surry Hills. Parking are available at the corner of Goulburn Street and Elizabeth Street, please purchase the validation ticket at the club at cost price $17 whole day parking. Secure Parking offers special evening rate (after 5pm) and weekend rate at $16, please read the signs.
You don’t need to have a partner, visitors and walk-ins are welcome.
Face-to-Face session @ Polish Club, Ashfield
| Day | Time | Session |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | ☀ 10.00am – 1.15pm | Club duplicate |
| Thursday | ☀ 10.00am – 12.30pm | 💕 Supervised play |
We host these sessions at the venue of Polish Club Ashfield. You’re required to become a member of Polish Club if you live within a 5km radius of the venue before you can join our bridge session. The Polish Club membership costs a couple of dollars and you will be able to enjoy discount at their restaurant outlets. Polish Club Ashfield opens at 10am. Free underground parking.
Face-to-Face session @ Henley Community Centre, Henley
| Day | Time | Session |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 🔆 1.30pm – 4.30pm | Club duplicate (Rookie and Intermediate friendly) |
We run a weekly Saturday afternoon session (1.30pm start) in Henley. There are plenty of free on-site parking. Please note that this venue only accepts credit card payment.
You don’t need a partner, visitors and walk-ins are welcome.
Beginners Course 2026
Our next Beginners Courses will start in May (Term 2) – both are held in the City. There will be Beginners Course in the evening and Polish Club Ashfield in Term 3.
Beginners Course (May 2026)
- City – 6 Wednesday Afternoons 6th May – 10th June, 2.00pm – 4.30pm
- City – 6 Friday Afternoons 8th May – 12th June, 2.00pm – 4.30pm
After completing our Beginners Course, you will have a choice of continuing your bridge journey in either City or Polish Club Ashfield. There are regular play sessions running in parallel to the Beginners Course. Both of our venues also provide on-going Supervised Sessions for Beginners Graduates in City (Monday morning, Tuesday night and Wednesday morning) and Polish Club Ashfield (Thursday morning). Our players can smoothly progress from Beginners lessons to Supervised play and Club duplicate sessions.
Please feel free to enrol using the booking form. You can also use the form to express interest if the upcoming courses don’t suit you, so we can include you in the mailing list of the next Beginners Courses.
If you need further information, please call Wing on 9264 6884 or email her on office@sydneybridgeclub.org.au.
Workshops by Will Jenner-O’Shea
The SBC Workshop runs approximately once a month, usually on a Friday or Saturday. It is a combination of lessons and practice hands – a fun learning for all levels of players.
We plan to run workshop once a month. The whole day workshops run from 10am until around 3pm (later if you wish to practise more. Half day workshop finishes at about 1pm) at Goulburn Street. An all-day practical lesson with Notes and Tips provided.
You can purchase the booklet at $10 if you missed the workshop. They are only available after workshop, please contact office.
Please book in advance for catering purposes. To reserve a seat, please click on the title of each specific workshop.
Club Duplicates
All of our regular sessions are OPEN to everyone! Yes players in these sessions may have a little bit more experience and prefer to have a more challenging game, but that doesn’t mean that the session is limited to them. We all have to start somewhere in our bridge journey – The fact is, you don’t get good to play in the Club duplicate; you play in the duplicate session and then get good. If you feel like you are a bit out of depth at your first few attempts, please feel free to ask Director for a protection sticker – no, the protection system doesn’t mean that the more experienced players will give the game to you (that’s humiliating), however they will understand that you may not understand all the rules & etiquettes and will happily share their experience with you.
Relaxed Duplicates
There is a 15-minutes pre-game talk at 9.45am on Wednesday morning to expand your knowledge, followed by a relaxed duplicate game at 10.00am. The topic is a mixed of bidding, play and defence, suitable for intermediate and rookies.
The Sunday afternoon game is another relaxed duplicate session, 1.00pm start and a perfect filler before a Sunday night out!
The Evening Special
The Tuesday Evening (7.15pm start) is a special session hosted by Phil Halloran and Martin Clear. This session provides a friendly competitive environment, 7.15pm start. We play 24-28 boards. An aprés-hand discussion with drinks and snacks. No need to book, visitors and walk-ins are welcome.
The Weekend Specials
Sleep in and enjoy an afternoon game during weekend! The Friday ARVO and Sunday ARVO session (1.00pm start) are held in the City. There are a lot of attractions and special events in the City, so why not start your weekend with an afternoon game and stay behind for a night out?
We run a Saturday afternoon game (1.30pm start) in Henley. This weekly session suits those who are still working and would like to play a bit more frequently on top of their evening play.
Supervised Play
A separate Supervised session is run in parallel to the main field on Monday morning (City), Tuesday night (City), Wednesday morning (City) and Thursday morning (Ashfield). The Supervised session comes with a 10-15 minutes pre-game talk, then followed by a duplicate game. It is perfect for those who would like to gain more confidence before they progress to the next stage.
For those who have young one who are interested in learning or playing bridge, please feel free to bring them in to the Youth group on Wednesday evening 6.30pm start. Sydney Bridge Club sponsors the venue to the youth players, so they can have a FREE card game night out in a safe environment.
State and National events timetable
The Sydney Bridge Club supports the state body Bridge NSW and the national organisation Australia Bridge Federation. Please visit MyABF to find out State and National events.
It is free to register as a MyABF user as long as you have a ABF number.
