Kendal Bridge Club

Monday 16th November is the Ellis Cup Final night. There will be a teams competition run alongside it for teams that have not qualified for the final.

Those seeking a fourth or a pair to make up a team can advertise below.

October was a busy month for promotions. Congratulations to:

• Stuart Taylor  - 1 Star Master
• Philip Russell  - District Master
• Jane Curzon  - Area Master
• Jean Bentham  - Club Master
• Phil Hine  - Club Master
• John Oldroyd  - Club Master

The F2F sessions on Monday 9^th and Tuesday 10^th will be charity plays for Children in Need with an additional £3 per person table money.

Click here to see the overall results for Monday.

Click here to see the overall results for Tuesday.

Thanks to all those who attended any of the five Monday sessions. We averaged 18 at each session and we have now concluded them. I hope members found them useful.

John Farmer

Congratulations to our team who beat Arnside comfortably on Sunday 1 November 2026.
This means that Kendal retain the Bay Cup.
It was a very enjoyable afternoon with a splendid afternoon tea. The photograph shows Alan Farmer presenting the cup to Hilary Parker.
Click here for the results.

Sunday 25th October saw the Westmorland event at Kendal celebrating the work of the numerous county officials over the 60 years of the County Bridge Association's existence. During the cream tea interval John Ellwood gave a well-received talk on the contributions of these officials. All players enjoyed the refreshment table and there was still enough food to go round at the end.

The rogues gallery above shows NS winners David & Shirley Harris, EW winners Alan Anderson and Sam Norman and lower stratification winners David Airey. Jennifer Whalley, Jill & Chris Yates (Jill already in control of her quota).

The Northern Bridge League (NBL) is a competition between most of the counties in the north of England, on Realbridge over four Saturdays from July to October.

The final fixture of this NBL took place last Saturday (17th October).  Cumbria entered a team in both the B and C division. Cumbria were third in the B division with 212 victory  points and winner were Manchester with 261 victory points.  We were fourth in the C division with 170 VPs behind winners Yorkshire with 217 VPs .

Over the four fixtures, members of Kendal, Keswick, Workington, Grange and Eden Bridge Clubs represented the County. Kendal was well represented by twelve individuals over the four matches.

Many thanks to all those who took part this year. If you would be interested in representing the County next year,  please get in touch with Sam Norman (match Captain).  

Qualifiers for the Ellis Cup finals in November are 

i) Mike & Sally-Ann Rothwell, John MacLachlan, John Farmer, Alan Anderson, Sam Norman
2) Carl Penson, Brian Smith, Richard Booty, Ray Gregory, John Ellwood
3) Martyn Harris, Amanda Etherington, Mary Sapsford, Vanessa Cordwell, Stella Howse
4) Bob Boyd, John Nicholls, Andrew Peill, Janice Mitchell, Chris Banks, Hilary Parker

Draw for semi-finals is 1v4, 2v3

We will be holding further Intermediate Teaching Sessions on the Third Tuesday of every month commencing at 7pm on 20^th October.

These sessions are aimed primarily at members who play on Tuesday evening and Thursday morning but all are welcome. They will run in the main hall from 7pm until 9.30 at the same time as the normal FTF session in the BLR. Cost £3 per session.

SAVE THE DATE
Kendal Bridge Club Christmas Party. Monday, 14^th December 2026.
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