| Northern Bridge League |
Formed in 2006, the NBL is a teams-of-eight competition between the County Bridge Associations of Northern England and North Wales. The League is divided into three Divisions. The A Division is for teams consisting of players of the highest standard, the B Division is for regular County standard players, whilst the C Division is aimed at those who do not yet fall into the other categories.
There are four all-play-all events each year, held on Saturdays in the summer months. Since 2021 matches have been played on RealBridge.
Cumbria has two teams, one in the B division and one in the C division.
Click here to go to the NBL website.
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| 2026 matches |
The dates for the 2026 matches, to be played online on RealBridge, are:
11 July
15 August
12 September
17 October
All matches will play 40 boards starting at 10:30am with a 45-minute break and finishing at 16:15 for the B division and 17:30 for the C division
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| 2026 results |
The results after 1 round are as follows:
(See below for the results for each match)
B division
| 1 |
Manchester |
74 |
| 2 |
North East |
58 |
| 3 |
Cumbria |
53 |
| 4 |
Lancashire |
43 |
| 5 |
Merseyside/Cheshire |
40 |
| 6 |
Yorkshire |
32 |
C division
| 1 |
Manchester |
61 |
| 2 |
Merseyside/Cheshire |
58 |
| 3 |
Lancashire |
54 |
| 4 |
Yorkshire |
47 |
| 5 |
Cumbria |
40 |
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| 15 July 2026 |
B division - click here for the results
Mike and Sally-Ann Rothwell
John MacLachlan and John Farmer
Tim Stanley-Clamp and John Wilmott
Tony Bartlett and Ian Smith
3rd out of 6 with 53 VPs (out of 100)
C division - click here for the results
Paul Davies and Terry McCarron
John Ellwood and Ray Gregory
Gaynor Williams and Frank Underwood
Michael Higginbotham and Steve Miles
5th out of 5 with 40 VPs (out of 100)
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