 Westmorland |
Westmorland County Bridge Association was formed in 1965 and became affiliated to the EBU in 1967 with Kendal Bridge Club as its only club.
In 1990 Windermere was formed and joined Westmorland. In 1992 headed notepaper referred to it as Westmorland County Contract Bridge Association.
Westmorland ceased to exist in June 2026. Its two clubs, Kendal and Windermere, transferred to Cumbria.
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| Officers |
Until Windermere joined the county in 1990 the officers for Westmorland were the same as Kendal.
A few details are missing for the early years.
Click here for a list of officers (chair, secretary and treasurer) from 1966
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| Competition winners |
There were six major county competitions:
Pairs Championship for the Holloway Cup
Teams Championship for the Eva Wilde Trophy, which was presented by Betty Limb in 1995 in memory of her sister
Teams Plate for the Philip Wraight Plate
Pivot Teams for the Bramhall Trophy
Individual for the Westmorland Cup
Grand Prix
Westmorland also ran a green-pointed Swiss Pairs competition from 2010 to 2013. It then was incorporated into the Cumbria/Westmorland joint weekend.
Click for a list of competition winners
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| EBU Awards |
Two Westmorland members have received EBU awards:
Philip Wraight received the Dimmie Fleming award in 2008
Mike Rothwell received the EBU Silver Award in 2017
Click here for the details
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| Westmorland Leagues |
In 2020, the Covid Pandemic lockdown prevented face to face bridge. Brian Smith therefore set up the Westmorland Pairs League and the Westmorland Teams League.
Matches were played on Bridge Base Online, which was new to many bridge players. It was open to all bridge players in Cumbria and ran successfully until 2025.
Click here for the results
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