| Articles on bridge in Chichester and the history of Chichester Bridge Club |
Two articles about the history of bridge in Chichester and the creation of Chichester Bridge Club as we know it are now available in the “Information” section of the website.
The first is a “social history” of bridge in Chichester prepared by Simon Westerman of Tyler Hill Bridge Club. We played a match against Tyler Hill in April 2025 and Simon prepared the article as a background to our meeting; it looks at the origins of bridge in Chichester and some of the characters from its past. As Simon explained “Many bridge clubs have pasts unknown to their members. I normally write a brief history of the club that we are playing. I have a host of resources available to do this and enjoy putting together a social history of the clubs. In fact in the EBU library which holds innumerable books there is not one on the social history of bridge or any of the clubs - all their books are about hands, players and how to play better bridge”. It is an enjoyable read.
The second article is by Julie and Roger Jones. We’d asked them before they moved away from the area to prepare a brief history on the creation of the current bridge club. Julie was Chairman of the Club for many years and the article explains how we came to our current site and our relationship with Bishop Luffa School.
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| Team Event Result |
Big win on points for Chichester
In the teams of four contest against Worthing BC on Wednesday (6th) each club won 2 of the 4 matches. But Chichester had a big win on points (116 against 55).
We will be looking to arrange more contests against other clubs so look out for notices.
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| EBU Masterpoints Promotions |
Congratulations to the following members on their EBU promotions:
Peter Burns Premier National Master
Cliff Vince 8 Star Premier Regional Master
Jacqueline McHardy Local Master
Sue Tostevin District Master
Sarah Hutchinson County Master
Caroline Wilding County Master
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| EBU National Pairs Result |
Having qualified from the regional finals of the National pairs as one of the top 40 pairs, Cliff Vince & Peter Burns played 92 boards over the weekend (12th & 13th April) , and finished 20th out of 47, scoring just over 51%. Congratulations on an excellent result!
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| Why not join us? |
Chichester Bridge Club is a friendly club which provides duplicate bridge and bridge classes for its members and potential members. New members and visitors are welcome. To get to know the club and its members, visitors may play up to two bridge sessions per calendar year after which they are requested to apply for membership. Click here for more information, details of fees and the application form.
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| Face-to-face and Online Sessions |
We run regular club tournaments.
- On-line Monday evenings, 7.00pm start, please register by 6:50pm. select 'Competitive' then 'All Tournaments' and search for 'CBC' when you log on to BBO.
- Face-to-face Tuesday afternoons, 3.30pm start. Please don't arrive in the school car park before 3:15.
- Face-to-face Thursday evenings, 7.00pm start.
- Alternate Friday afternoons, Face-to-face Gentle Bridge or Supervised Play, 3:30pm start. Please don't arrive in the school car park before 3:15. Check the Calendar for details.
For tournaments from Monday through to Thursday we plan to play 21 to 27 boards but the actual number will depend on turnout and the movement. Occasionally it may be necessary to play more or less than this range; the Director will advise on the exact number and format before the Tournament commences.
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