Visitors and new members are always welcome!

Welcome to the
Victoria Bridge Club

Opening in 1954, Victoria Bridge Club has provided a warm welcome to all bridge players in the greater Wellington region. We are situated at 112 Tinakori Road, Thorndon. The Victoria Bridge Club welcomes new and existing members to come and play.

Results

See results for Pair Sessions Results, Swiss Pair & Team Event Results by following the links below.

 

Beginners lessons

The 2024 Beginner Lessons have now ended. Congratulations to the graduates.

The next series of lessons are planned to commence in early May 2025.
If you’d like to know more or sign up, please get in contact with the office manager.

Refresher Sessions

We are planning on having two Refresher Sessions on Sunday afternoons for players who have learnt to play bridge in the last few years but have not played regularly.

Dates are 2 and 9 March 2025. Please contact the Club Manager for further details/entries.

 Gladys Palmer Teams

Congratulations to the 2024 winning teams of

Main Event: Christina Mander, Val Cooper, David Esterman, Stefan Prentice, Owen Knowles

Handicap Event: David Macdonald, Dinnie Hall, Deborah Jones, Derek Gill, John Cormack

The 2025 series will commence on 6 March.

Hire our space for your next event.

The Victoria Bridge Club offers plenty of space, a large kitchen and is just a stone’s throw away from Wellington CBD.

Playing times and grades

Victoria Bridge Club offers a number of playing sessions throughout the week for players to choose from. The following sessions indicate the experience level of those who usually play at them. For all sessions, please contact the session convenor if you need help finding a partner.

  • Monday, 7:30pm, Intermediate

    Monday is for Intermediate grade (and above) players or Junior grade players with some experience who wish to improve their game
    Session convener: Robyn Green robyngreen25@gmail.com
    021 532 217

  • Tuesday, 7:30pm, Intermediate & Open

    Tuesday is for Open and Intermediate players.
    Session convener: Meredith Ross
    meredith.ross@xtra.co.nz
    027 479 6013

  • Wednesday, 7:30pm, Juniors & Beginners

    Wednesday is for Juniors including Beginners who have just completed the lessons. Throughout the year some Wednesday nights are designated coaching nights. Please contact the office for more details.
    Session convener: Joan Foster

    fosterjoane@gmail.com

    021 213 0329

  • Thursday, 1pm

    Players of all grades play in our Thursday afternoon session.

    Session convener: Stella Bridge
    btg@xtra.co.nz
    021 268 0794

  • Thursday, 7:30pm - Gladys Palmer Teams

    This is a year long team event requiring pre-enrolment at the beginning of the year.
    The first Thursday of every month March to November features the Gladys Palmer Teams of Four (with a maximum of five members) the Club’s major teams championship. Players from all levels are encouraged to play in this event, which is scored on both a championship and a handicap basis.
    Team leaders are responsible for finding substitute players however, as a last resort, the Club Manager may be able to help.

Upcoming Tournaments

For all tournaments, please register via our office or via the NZ Bridge website.

Victoria Multigrade Pairs 8B: 30 March 2025

Victoria Open Swiss Pairs 5A: 8 June 2025

Victoria Junior Pairs 3B: 14 September 2025
Victoria Intermediate Pairs 5B: 14 September 2025

For more information, please contact us.