| Manchester Congress 2/3 Jan 2016 |
Congratulations to Marianne Farr and Jeff Smith who won the Championship Pairs at the annual Manchester Congress. More details on the Manchester Bridge Club Site.
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| Preston Blue Pointed Teams 10 Jan 2016 |
In the Preston Blue Pointed Teams on 10th January, clear winners were Kath and Alan Nelson with Jackie Pye and Jeff Smith ahead of Catherine Draper, Andrew Woodcock and Liz and Bill Wattleworth of Lancashire. This well supported event had the maximum capacity 11 teams (with teams on reserve list) and was well run by Catherine and scored by Jeff. Also popular was the 11am start and 5pm finish (10 x 4-board matches) . Full results are on the Preston Bridge Club site.
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| Cumbria Congress 18-20 Mar 2016 |
Successes at this weekend Cumbria Congress...
Congrats to Nick Woodcock & Sue Fortorft on winning the main Pairs event and to Catherine Draper & Andrew Woodcroft, Keith Ashford & Michael Prior on winning the main Teams event with Sue Woodcock & Stuart Clarke, Nick Woodcock & Sue Fortorft second. Full Results on Cumbria Bridgewebs site.
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| Preston Open Pairs |
The Preston Pairs on 17th April 2016 had a full house of 11 tables. Winners were B & R Goldenfield, closely followed by S Clarke/S Woodcock with C Draper/A Woodcock in third place. Full results available on Preston Bridge Club Bridgewebs site.
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| Blackburn Open Swiss pairs |
Brian Senior and John Holland won the 2016 Blackburn BC Open Swiss Pairs. In second place were David Hammonds and Paul Beckwith, and third were Rhona and Bernard Goldenfield.
There were fourteen tables in play and Paul Hepworth directed the event.
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| Lancashire Leagues 2015/16 |
The East Lancs and Fylde Leagues for the 2015-16 season are now complete. The Fylde League Team of 8 A Division was won by Bolton A team. The East Lancs League Team of 4 A Division was won by S Challinor & T Wilkinson, A Kirby & B Dormand. The Sarker Cup was won by J Morrell & J Smith, P & H Williams. Full details are available on the respective sites which can be reached by clicking the Leagues Section on this LCBA website.
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| Catherine wins Gold at European Teams 2016 |
 Congratulations to Catherine Draper who was part of the England Women's team which won the European Championships in Budapest, Hungary.The England Team starting the final day in third place, won all three matches, including victory against overnight leaders Poland in the final match.The whole team was Heather Dhondy, Nevena Senior, Sally Brock & Nichola Smith, Catherine Draper & Fiona Brown NPC Derek Patterson, Coach David Burn.Further Details on EBU WebSite. Interview
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| Manchester One Day GP Teams 2016 |
 One Day GP Teams
Congratulations to Jeff Smith who with Alan Nelson, Kath Nelson and Jeff Morris were runaway winners of the annual one day green point Manchester Swiss Teams held at Altrincham on Sunday 24th July. As usual there was a full turnout of 26 teams, who enjoyed a hot day of bridge. Full details in the LCBA Results section with pohotos on the Manchester County bridge site.
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| Preston Blue Point Pairs 7 Aug 2016 |
Thanks go to Gill Armstrong for organising it so well and to Catherine Draper and Jeff Smith for ensuring smooth running and Scoring
Congratulations to Bernard and Rhona Goldenfield on winning it
Second Bill Alston and Colin Mitchell and Third Ian Douglass and Chris Nicholson
Full Results on Preston BC site
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| Michelle Brunner Memorial 2016 |
 Congrats to Jon & Cath Ashworth who along with Paul Vose and Barbara Heaton won the Intermediate Teams prize at the Michelle Bruinner Memorial held at Manchester BC on Sat 13 Aug 2016. Full report on Manchester County Bridge site.
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| Cumbria/Westmorland Swiss Weekend |
 Congratulations to Bob Loveridge/Helen Montgomery who won the Cumbria/Westmorland Swiss Pairs at Castle Green Hotel, Kendal on 25 Sep 2016. They were just 1 VP ahead of Andrew Petrie/Bill Alston,
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| Pendle Witch Pairs 13 Nov 2016 |
The Pendle Witch Pairs held on Sunday 13th November 2016 at Brierfield BC attracted 17 Tables. It was won by Boris Ewart & Peter Foster who finished just a single matchpoint ahead of the leading Lancashire pair John Brearley & Andrew Lum !
Full results on Brierfield BC site
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| EBU Awards |
I am delighted to report that two Lancashire members were given awards at today's EBU AGM. A Gold Award - the EBU's highest award - was presented to Andrew Petrie for his service on the EBU Board, and most recently to English Bridge Education and Development. The Tony Priday Award - for making an outstanding contribution to bridge and enhancing the game in all its aspects - was given to Jeffrey Smith for his work in County administration and in developing bridge software which he made available free of charge.Andrew thanked the EBU saying that the voluntary bridge work done by people at all levels is the backbone that supports the EBU in the promotion of bridge.
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| Llangollen Swiss Teams 3/4 Dec 2016 |
 Winners at Llangollen over the weekend of 3rd-4th December were Bernard and Rhona Goldenfield, John Holland and Jackie Pye ahead of Michael Byrne, Fiona Brown, Ciaran Coyne and Hugh McGann. Congratulations to them; full results are on the North Wales site.
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| Lytham Rose Bowl 4th Dec 2016 |
Congratulations to Marianne Farr and Jeff Smith for winning the Lytham Rose Bowl on Sunday 4th December. Kenneth Renno and Brian Ripley were runners-up and last year's winners David Hammonds and Paul Worswick were third. A very special thank you to the catering team led by Jacqueline Wright, who laid on a delicious mid-session buffet. Thanks also to Jeff Smith for his efficient tournament directing, and Barry Brelsford for his organisation. See Results section for full details.
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