More Details on all sessions are under the GCBA EVENTS menu on the left :  click here for a summary of events 2018/9

• 24th Sept.  Women's & Men's Pairs 
• 1st Oct.      Winter Swiss Teams
• 8th Oct.      Winter Pairs
• 15th Oct.    League 2
• 22nd Oct.   County KO Qualifier
• 29th Oct.    League 3

This Season's Monday events are in the calendar with extra information under Monday Nights Pairs/Teams

Patrick Shields is our CTD. Do contact him for more information - ctd@gcba.org.uk

The Geoffrey Patterson trophy is given each year to the person (excluding those who have played in the county top team) who earns the most master points on Monday nights.  The winner for the year just closed is Roger Schofield, ahead of Tony Letts and in third place Mike Wignall.

Leslie Everett Cup    

poster: Everett Cup 2018.pdf

Saturday October 20th.  Start time 11.00.  At Cheltenham Bridge Club.  Cost £10pp

Enter as a Pair and draw for Teammates. Three sessions of bridge, bagel brunch and afternoon tea.  Special prize if you are new to county competitions.

To enter sign on notice board or email Patrick: ctd@gcba.org.uk

The period from Tuesday 18th to Friday 21st of September sees the second running of the Oxford Bridge Festival.  This event is a wonderful mix of  friendly and social bridge interspersed with various lectures (including two from Patrick Shields), and sightseeing in Oxford.  The main events take place in St Hugh's College, and there are visits organised to the Ashmolean Museum and to Oxford Castle.  You can sign of for all or part of the event, at very reasonable prices.  Full details are available from the OBA website - click here.

This was held over four days between 9th and 12th July - with two heats each day.  Cheltenham BC provided four heats, plus GCBA, Nomads, Southam and Tewkesbury.  Chipping Campden couldn't play but sent in a useful donation, and a number of other donaitons were received and welcomed. The proceeds of the event have been declared as £465.43.  Many thanks to all - particularly the extra donations and CBC for free use of boards and printing.  The top scorers were

• Monday : Tony Letts & MIke Wignall (GCBA)
• Tuesday : Liz McWalter & Bill Richmond (CBC morning)
• Wednesday : Colin & Maggie Davison (Southam)
• Thursday : Roger Eaton & Edward Phillips (Nomads)

Summer Pairs     Joe Angseesing

Summer Teams     Allan Sanis

The County Knock-Out was won by the team of Richard Chamberlain, Diana Nettleton, Patrick Shields, Keith Stanley, Garry Watson & Alan Wearmouth.

The 2017-18 Victor Ludorum (most Master Points on Mondays excluding 1st-team players) was won by Roger Schofield, (past winners - click here)

Please email any external result to results@gcba.org.uk for inclusion here.

EBU 'Play with an expert pair' Simultaneous Pairs: 3rd East-West (62 pairs) Nicky Ferguson & Tom Jarman.

East Wales August Swiss Pairs (31 tables) Alison Pritchard & Ben Handley Pritchard were equal 2nd.

Scarborough Summer Congress 2018.  Claire Robinson & John Atthey won the the Swiss pairs.  In a field of 140 pairs they were 10 VPs clear of second place.

ECATS Kidney Research Sims Pairs: The winning pair - across 757 pairs playing - was Norah Allen & Stewart Harrison from the Gloucester heat with over 71% nationally. Well done ! m [Curiously, the other pair with the same percentage from in-club scoring, dropped to 44th nationally]

Avon 1-day teams: The winning team included John Councer and Angelos Agathangelou (46 teams).

There is lots of learning to be done at the Gloucestershire Youth Bridge - click here for its website.

CHELTENHAM :  The teaching team are starting a new series of lessons starting in September. For more information see the club web site.

GLOUCESTER: Starting September 2017.  Lessons available on Monday at Gloucester B.C..  For further discussion contact Tom (01452 725587) or Stewart (01452 525005)

NEWENT : Starting 29th September 2017.  More details at click here.  EBU qualified teachers, and it runs for two terms.

MALMESBURY (Tetbury & Cirencester) : Robert Cobbold offers "fun and friendly bridge for beginners and beyond.  07526451532" 

WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE (boundary of South Glos and Glos, NW Wiltshire) : Ian Cooke (accredited EBUTA teacher) offers lessons for beginners, improvers and runs Gentle bridge sessions. Contact details here.