♠ ♥ 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 Mar. League 8
- 25th Mar. Spring Swiss Pairs
- 1st Apr. Spring Teams
- 8th Apr. Spring Swiss Pairs
- 15th Apr. League 9
- 22nd Apr. BH Summer Pairs
- 29th Apr. League 10
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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| Weekend Events |
See "Upcoming Special Events" Tab in main menu for:
- Cheltenham Congress 3rd - 5th May
- Avon Green Point Weekend 19th - 19th May
- Gloucestershire & Herefordshire Green Point Weekend 20th - 21st July
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| Latest Trophy Winners |
Newent Bowl : Sian Brady & John Wittenbury, John Councer & Suzy Lawson
Willie Morgan Brown Trophy (County Individual) : Paul Denning
Cotswold Cup : Kate & Philip Morgan
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.
Telegraph Christmas Competition : the competition was won by Keith Sharp.
SBU Winter Fours : the team with Dan McIntosh & Patrick Shields came third.
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"
TETBURY : Jim Edwards runs lessons as part of the South Cotswolds Bridge Club venture - see the web site.
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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Results
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| 28th Feb 2019 |
| GCBA Squad Practice - FEB19 |
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| 10th Feb 2019 |
| Midlands Counties League : STAFFS(A) |
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Calendar
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| 23rd Mar 2019 |
| County Training Day POSTPONED |
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| 28th Mar 2019 |
| GCBA Squad Practice |
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| 30th Mar 2019 |
| County Pairs Final |
1100
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| 1st Apr 2019 |
| Monthly committee meeting |
| 18.00 |
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| 6th Apr 2019 |
| WESSEX YOUTH WEEKEND |
| 2 days |
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| 11th Apr 2019 |
| GCBA committee meeting |
| 1900 |
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| 14th Apr 2019 |
| Midlands Counties League : WARW(H) |
| 1400 |
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