♠ ♥ This is the official website for the GCBA ♦ ♣
GCBA now has a Facebook presence : search on "GCBA bridge" or click here to find it; if you have a Facebook account, you can "follow" the page and get all the news delivered to you as it happens.
Do check out the FORTHCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS page for Congress, Green Point and Blue Point events.
| MONDAYS @ CBC |
More Details on all sessions are under the GCBA EVENTS menu on the left : click here for a summary of events 2018/19
- 18th Feb. League 7
- 25th Feb. County Individual
- 4th Mar. Spring Teams
- 11th Mar. Spring Swiss Pairs
- 18th Mar. League 8
- 25th Mar. Spring Swiss Pairs
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
And don't forget the Newent Bowl comes on 3rd March - details here.
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| Weekend Events |
Cotswold Cup
Our Annual Charity Event for the Sue Ryder Hospice
Sunday February 17th February at 1'oclock. Cost is £10 per person and includes afternoon tea. Enter as a Pair and score as a team with international players who played the hands in an earlier match. Please join us for a fun afternoon.
EBU Heat of Ranked Master Pairs for those below the rank of Regional Master
Cheltenham Bridge Club is running the heat on 24th February starting at 11.00. This is a 48-board session with a meal break and will be coordinated with simultaneous play in other parts of the country.
Cost is £13 including free tea/coffee and biscuits. Sandwich and cake tea available at £5. Director is Christine Macfarlane.
Entry through link on CBC website - www.cheltenhambridgeclub.com
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| Latest Trophy Winners |
Rank Xerox teams-of-8 : THRIBB
Bredon Vale Cup : THRIBB-A : Angelos Agathangelou & John Councer, Natalie Davenport & John Polhill.
Mens Pairs Roger Jackson & Peter Waggett
Womens Pairs Wendy Angseesing & Anne Swannell
Summer Pairs Joe Angseesing
Summer Teams Allan Sanis
The 2017-18 Victor Ludorum (most Master Points on Mondays excluding 1st-team players) was won by Roger Schofield, (past winners - click here)
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| Midlands League |
The Staffordshire & Shropshire match saw a 16-4 win for the Dawes, a 16-4 win for the Porter, and an 11-9 win for the Markham team.
In the Dawes we are still 2 VPs behind Leicestershire; in the Porter we have slipped to 11 Vps behind Oxfordshire; in the Markham we are equal first with Warwickshire. In Dawes and Markham we are gauranteed a firstor second place finish.
The final match of the season is Warwickshire on 14th April 2019.
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| External Results |
Please email any external result to results@gcba.org.uk for inclusion here.
EBU Premier League : the team of John Atthey, Richard Chamberlain, Patrick Shields & Garry Watson won Division Two and earned promotion to Div One for next year.
Weston Congress : Brian Golby's team came 2nd
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.
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| BRIDGE LESSONS |
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.
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| GLOUCESTERSHIRE YOUTH BRIDGE (GYB) |
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Results
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| 10th Feb 2019 |
| Midlands Counties League : STAFFS(A) |
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| 13th Jan 2019 |
| Midlands Counties League : NOTTS(H) |
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Calendar
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| 18th Feb 2019 |
| League 7 |
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| 28th Feb 2019 |
| GCBA Squad Practice - FEB19 |
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| 4th Mar 2019 |
| Monthly committee meeting |
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