| MONDAYS @ CBC |
More Details on all sessions are under the GCBA EVENTS menu on the left.
Click here for a summary of events 2017/8
Click here for a summary of events 2018/9
- 13th August Summer Pairs
- 20th August Summer Teams
- 27th August Summer Pairs (BH)
Start of New Winter Season
- 3rd Sept. Winter Swiss Teams
- 10th Sept. Winter Pairs
- 17th Sept. League 1
- 24th Sept. Women's & Men's 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
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| Midlands League |
Training Day: Saturday 18th August. Lead by Richard Butland and Garry Watson. All team members and members wishing to improve their game made very welcome.
Start promptly at 10.00. Let Judy Sanis know you are coming. £7.50 to include tea/coffee and cake. Sandwiches available to purchase.
Current and next season's MCL matches are in the calendar. After the final match the teams have ended up 2nd in the Dawes (needed to get 3 more VPs from Warwickshire in that match to win), 2nd in the Porter (needed 3 more VPs against Oxfordshire in that match) and in 4th place in the Markham (which we won last year). Running tables via the EBU - click for Dawes, Porter, Markham
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| JUNIOR FUND raising SIMS PAIRS |
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)
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| External Results |
Please email any external result to results@gcba.org.uk for inclusion here.
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).
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| Latest Trophy Winners |
The County Knock-Out was won by the team of Richard Chamberlain, Diana Nettleton, Patrick Shields, Keith Stanley, Garry Watson & Alan Wearmouth.
The Ace of Clubs was won by Steve Betteley & Kristian Cole
The County Pairs final was won by Mark Rogers & Patrick Shields.
The Cotswold Cup was won by three pairs : Enid Castle & Sybil Davies, Anne Swannell & Roger Williams, Paul Lilley & Peter Swales.
The Rank Xerox teams was won by Cheltenham B (Steve Betteley & Kristian Cole, Andrew Bull & James Hastie, Christian Fleming & Toby Roberts, Caroline Ovenstone & Sharon Roberts)
The 2016-17 Victor Ludorum (most Master Points on Mondays excluding 1st-team players) was won by Ashok Kwatra (more detail, past winners - click here)
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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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