CO:Edinburgh - Saturday 18th April 2026

[George Armstrong]

Posted on behalf of the real James Burley...

Date: Saturday, 18th April 2026
Venue: The New Melville Bridge Club, 1 Pinkhill, Edinburgh, EH12 7BA
Admission: The standard entry fee is £16
Hosted by: James Burley
Doors open: 10:00
Games to be played: Eight 9-rounders followed by 15-round grand final
Refreshments: Various snacks and biscuits
Finishes by: 18:15
Wheelchair accessible?: Yes
Parking onsite?: Yes, but limited

Format:

The event will be carried out in the three-to-a-table “Lincoln” style, in which attendees will be playing six (thereby hosting three) 9-round preliminary games across three rounds. Once the heat games have concluded and the scores have been collected, the two top-performing players will come head-to-head in the grand final.

Rough timetable for the day:

Doors open: 10:00
Welcome/Round 1 Draw: 10:45–11:00
Round 1: 11:00–12:15
Round 2: 12:15–13:30
Lunch: 13:30–14:30
Round 3: 14:30–15:45
Round 4: 15:45–17:00
Final: 17:00–17:45
Prizegiving: 17:45–18:00

Post-event group meal plans:

There will be a group meal booked in Edinburgh after the event. Please let James know if you’re interested in attending. Once there’s been a sufficient response, a link to the spreadsheet will be posted for any preorders that may be required.

How to enter:

To sign up, please complete the entry form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIp ... /viewform?

Public transport

The club is located 3.2 miles west of Edinburgh Waverley, and 1.9 miles west of Edinburgh Haymarket. If you want to get your steps in, it’s a 1h 10m walk from Waverley or a 43-minute walk from Haymarket according to Google Maps. If not, the following East Lothian bus routes will take you to the Pinkhill stop, located just outside the venue on Corstorphine Rd: 12 to Gyle Centre, 26 to Clerwood, and 31 to East Craigs. The closest tram stop to the venue is Balgreen, which is a 14-minute walk from the venue, and you can catch this from St Andrew Square in the city centre. The same route stops directly outside of Haymarket station.

Staying over?:

Fancy making a weekend of it? There’s plenty of hotel options in the city itself, plus with excellent train connections between the Edinburgh and other local (within an hour by train) places, there are many more options too. You can find links to several options on our website page: https://focalcountdown.com/edinburgh-2026/

Any questions?

Feel free to get in touch with us at hello@focalcountdown.com

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