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NEBA Competitions

 

 

 

   
Prize Winners for 2025

Individual Shield - Peter Avery

Club Champion Pairs - Frank Springett and Peter Avery

Ladies Pairs - Margaret Pearson & Ruth Carey

Mens Pairs - Frank Springett and Peter Avery

Mixed Pairs - Ann Caygill & Desmond Dunleavy

Handicap Pairs - Jill & Dave Armstrong

Teams of 4 - Bill Sharp/Bob Lyon/David Gunn/Paul Ingoe

Slam Champion F2F - Jos Joures and Chris Watson

 

Upcoming Congresses

 

Sat 28 and Sun 29 November  NEBA Congress 2026  Blackwell Grange near Darlington

Welcome to Castle Morpeth Bridge Club

Edward Szymczuk - Funeral Arrangements

 

Ted's funeral will take place on Friday,18th September at 11:15 

Northumberland Woodland Burial & Crematorium,

Bockenfield Wood, Felton, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE65 9QJ 

House Matters before you play

Registration

To allow us to gauge numbers, please register here sometime before 6.30 pm on the day of play. Please try to get there for about 6.45 pm to start at 6.50 pm. If you can't play after registering please contact Mike either by email to mike@hawthornes.plus.com or text/telephone 07802425428 and he will delete your entry.

Fee's & Payments

  • Members are charged £3 and Visitors £3.50 per session. 

  • We normally allow play on credit and will send an email requesting payments one month in arrears.

  • Bank transfer for monthly arrears are the preferred method of payment.

  • If you wish you can pay by cash on a monthly basis or on the night every time you play. Speak to Ken Reed for your preference. 

  • We no longer accept cheques.

  • Charity events normally charged at a minimum of £5 are collected in cash on the night unless you are able to make a bank transfer.

Full Details of methods of payment can be found here 

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 See Frank's interesting "HAND OF THE WEEK

The Frozen suit 1/9/26

The concept of a "frozen suit" is quite complex. What it means is whichever side leads the suit loses a trick. Just look at the club suit with the hand here.

If East or West leads the suit they make 1 trick - that is the established 4th round of the suit. Just work it out. Say East is on lead.  No matter what is led North/South wins the Ace, King and 10.  It is just the same if West leads.

Now look at North or South leading the suit. Now now matter how you play East/West makes 2 tricks.

What does all of this mean? If you can recogninse the position you must get your opponents to lead clubs.

On the hand in particular there is another help. 

North has a perfect takeout double for their 1NT opening and South should think as follows. I have a 10  count and game is probably not on. I have 3 trump tricks and surely we have 3 more. One off is 200 which beats a part score. Pass.

So long as North/South keep leading spades East will eventually have to lead clubs and that is 2 off for 500 

(Yes. I forgot to reopen with a double)

Castle Morpeth Bridge Club (CMBC) Home Page

 

 

 

 

Welcome to Castle Morpeth Bridge Club (CMBC). We are an EBU affiliated club that plays every Tuesday evening at St. James Hall in the center of Morpeth. All are welcome.

 

 

Teams of 4

Congratulations to Jill and Dave Armstrong, Jos Joures and Chris Watson on winning the Teams of 4 Trophy

Well Done!

Need a Partner?

If you need a partner, please contact Freda on telephone 01670 822158 or by email to fredaread194@btinternet.com

Calendar
8th September 2026
Castle Morpeth F2F Pairs
6.45pm
Director: Sheila
Scorer: Paul
15th September 2026
Castle Morpeth F2F Pairs
6.45pm
Director: Frank
Scorer: Paul
22nd September 2026
Castle Morpeth F2F Pairs
6.45pm
Director: Mike
Scorer: Paul
29th September 2026
Castle Morpeth F2F Pairs
6.45pm
Director: Ken
Scorer: Paul
Results
Castle Morpeth F2F Pairs
Director: Stephen Reay
Scorer: Paul Ingoe
Castle Morpeth F2F Pairs
Director: Freda Simpkin
Scorer: Paul Ingoe
Team of 4
Director: Paul Ingoe
Scorer: Mike Guillain
Castle Morpeth F2F Pairs
Director: Ken Reed
Scorer: Paul Ingoe
Castle Morpeth F2F Pairs
Director: Frank Springett
Scorer: Paul Ingoe