This event is exclusively for Bedfordshire players with an NGS grade of Nine or lower as registered on 1 Jan 26. It will take place on Wednesday 15 April 2025. There will a face-to-face (F2F) heat at Bedford Bridge Club starting at 14:30 and, if there is sufficient interest, an online heat on RealBridge starting at 14:35. The entry fee is £3 per person.

The winners of the F2F event will receive the Marsh Trophy. Three eligible pairs will be invited to represent Bedfordshire in the EBU Nine-High Corwen Trophy to be held on 30 May 2026 on RealBridge or BBO, including one pair from each heat plus the highest placed other pair.

So that I can gauge interest, please complete the following form if you would like to play in this event on RealBridge. There is no need to pre-register for the F2F event, just turn up on the day.

Please complete only if you wish to play on RealBridge:

Our objective is to promote the playing and teaching of Duplicate Bridge in Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes, and encourage participation in inter-club, inter-county and national competitions. We have over 400 members and 3 affiliated clubs. We run a number of competitions throughout the year, with the main focus being on teams events as local clubs offer pairs events on most days of the week. We organise:

• An annual Championship Pairs competition. The leading pairs qualify to represent Bedfordshire in the national Corwen Trophy.
• An annual Nine-High Pairs competition for Bedfordshire primary members with an NGS grade Two – Nine inclusive as registered on 1 January. The leading pairs qualify to represent Bedfordshire in the national Nine-High Corwen Trophy
• A Teams of Four League of 15 teams in 2 divisions, with the leading teams competing in a knockout to become Championship Team and qualify to represent Bedfordshire in the national Pachabo Cup.
• An annual Interclub Teams of Eight event, the qualifier for the national Garden Cities competition.
• Participation of Bedfordshire Teams of Eight in all three divisions of the Eastern Counties League (ECL) and in the national Tollemache Cup. 

We publish a Bulletin with news and articles three times a year (see "Bulletins" tab on left). 

If you would like information on how and where to learn Bridge, or if you have played social bridge but would like an introduction to playing duplicate in our clubs, please click here to email and we will help you with the best way to proceed.

To view a list of registered Teachers in Bedfordshire please click on the 'Learn Bridge' tab to the left.