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We have a Deva Bridge Club WhatsApp group for members which can be used to ask for partners for a particular session and which we can use to provide updates on sessions. If you would like to be added to this group contact Sheena Parker (socialsecretary@devabridgeclub.co.uk or 07968 504193). 

 
 
  Glyn Ellis Trophy
Glyn Ellis Trophy

Our annual Ladies vs Men teams match takes place on Sunday 10 August - it is a friendly game with a break in the middle for tea - as in previous years we will apply an NGS based handicap to make it a fair match - last year the men won whereas the year before it was the ladies who prevailed - the event is in aid of the President's Charity (Chester Aid to the Homeless) - for £20 we can again provide a glass of prosecco/wine as well as tea and bridge and a contribution to the charity - for further info click here 

Last updated : 23rd Jun 2025 11:33 BST
  Jim Davies Swiss Teams

Our County Association is running a Swiss Teams event at Deva on Thursday 3 July. It starts at 7pm and the TD is David Smith. The County intend it to be a friendly event - it isn't green pointed. As such it is an opportunity for any Deva members wanting to try teams bridge, as well as players who participate in Deva Teams and Championship Teams competitions.

Further information and entry is on the county website

Last updated : 2nd Jun 2025 13:10 BST
  Monthly prizes for April & May

Hi everyone, monthly prize winners for April & May are:

  April May
Monday Joan Webb & Sheena Parker David Smith
Wednesday Chris Hyde & Michael Hayden Andy Grainger & Pat Towey
Friday Bernard & Gill Farrell Alida Droppert & John Whireoak


Well done all of you.

Last updated : 2nd Jun 2025 12:51 BST
  Mixed Pairs - Thursday 15 May

We had 14 pairs competing in our annual Mixed Pairs competition on Thursday 15 May. Philip Waring directed the session for us and here are photos of him with the winners (Dee & David Smith), and with runners-up (Dawn Taylor & Mark Thompson), and also a photo of the 3rd place pair (Christine Hughes & John Gorman). Congratulations to all of you!

Last updated : 16th May 2025 22:23 BST
  Ladies' and Men's Pairs

Our Ladies' and Men's pairs competitions took place in the club on Thursday 17 April. We had 10 pairs of ladies and 9 of men, which meant that both competitions played the same movement but with the men having forty winks (or a rest) during a sit-out round. Congratulations to the winning ladies, Christine Hughes and Anne Dodd, and to the winning men, Chris Pope and Mark Weeks. Runners up were Sally Banks & Annie Mead and Terry Jones & David Armstrong, and 3rd place were Janice Meads & Sheila Banham and Jerry Hopkins & Philip Waring. Here are photos of the top 3 places for each.

Our mixed pairs competition takes place on Thursday 15 May - for info and to enter click here.

Last updated : 20th Apr 2025 11:20 BST
  Lytham St Anne's Weekend
A couple of photos of our weekend. A great time was had by all 34 of us.

The same weekend for next year has been booked by another group so we have managed to book 3-6th April 2026, Which is Easter weekend and 9-12th April 2027. For more information and to reserve a room phone or email Sheena.
Last updated : 15th Apr 2025 10:27 BST
  Master Point Promotions

Congratulations to the following Deva members who gained a master point promotion in March. 

Local Master Julie and Trevor Coates
Club Master Judith Smallwood
Area Master Sue Mort
District Master Janet Johns & John Bowyer
Master Thea Hill
1 Start Premier Master Jeff Angove
Premier Regional Master Martin Church
Last updated : 14th Apr 2025 10:00 BST
  Wednesday Sim Pairs

It was wonderful to have 171/2 tables for Wednesday afternoon's EBU Simultaneous Pairs event. As those there will have realised, we didn't expect that number and so had to deal a 2nd set of hands at the start and get more tables out and resolve an issue with an unresponsive BridgeMate. Thank you to those helping resolve these issues and apologies to all for the slow start.

When things did start we had a full session. As usual for these events the rankings scored nationally and on the EBU website (nationalresults) are different to our local results at Deva (localresults). Congratulations to Bernard and Gill Farrell who came 10th out of 411 pairs nationally with a score of 67.8%. We had 4 pairs scoring 60% or above:

Club Pos Overall Pos Players Club Score % Overall Score %
2 10 Bernard Farrell and Gill Farrell 65.46 67.83
1 18 Phil Nuttall and Peter Sumption 65.75 65.74
3 36 Philip Waring and Mark Weeks 59.97 61.16
4 47 Michael Hayden and Chris Hyde 58.75 60.02

When looking at the national results you can click on "overall results" to see the full results (i.e. not filtered on Deva Bridge Club), and also access the commentary and analysis on the individual hands and results.

Last updated : 14th Apr 2025 09:57 BST
  Fearn Cup Final

Congratulations to Stewart Hart who won the Fearn Cup Final yesterday (Sunday). The final involved 20 players and was a tough battle fought over 38 boards, with a well earned break for a finger buffet lunch. Here is a photo of Stewart, being presented with his prize by our President, and holding the cup. The other photo shows the runner-up (Annie Mead) and 3rd place (Richard Tresias). This is the last of this year's major championships.  The Individual Champion, Pairs Champions and Teams Champions will now have their names engraved on the Boards/Cups, and the rest of us can hope to do better next year!

 

Last updated : 7th Apr 2025 13:47 BST
  Donations to CATH

Many thanks to all of you you kindly brought in food items and additional donations for Chester Aid to the Homeless (CATH). We (David, Susan and Sheena) took them to the their centre opposite the Grosvenor Museum on Monday. They were very appreciative of both £1,116 cash and the food items. The cash amount includes money we raised from the Chester Bowl competition last October as well as from Presidents Day. Here's a photo of us handing over a cheque to Rob (CATH CEO), and a photo of our donated food items.

Last updated : 31st Mar 2025 17:02 BST
  John Armstrong Green Pointed Swiss Pairs

Our county association is holding its annual John Armstrong Swiss Pairs competition at Deva on Saturday 17 May - starting time is 11am. As it is so convenient for us we hope for a good attendance from Deva members. It is an excellent opportunity for a good game of bridge and a good way to pick up some of those elusive green points. Further information is on the county website - this link will take you there.

Last updated : 25th Mar 2025 11:55 GMT
  New Champions!

The Championship Pairs final was held on Wednesday 19 March and the winners were Simon Anderson and Alan Sharples who will now have their names added to the championship board in the club. Runners up were Bob Pitts and Peter Kaufmann (who were just 3 match points behind) with Alastair Crawford and Frank White in 3rd place (another 3 match points lower). Congratulations to Simon and Alan - they are in the centre of the photo below holding the Shield. The runners up and 3rd place are to the left and right.

Last updated : 21st Mar 2025 22:19 GMT
  President's Day

President's Day took place last Sunday (16 March) and was a charity event in aid of the local charity Chester Aid to the Homeless (CATH). We arrived to be presented with two colourful bridge quizzes (identifying UK bridges and bridge themed dingbats) and a raffle, and followed that with 24 hands of bridge and a meal. We raised £475 for CATH which is a tremendous result. Winners N/S were Philip Waring & Mark Weeks and E/W were Colin Bate & Barbara Davies - they can be seen in the 1st 2 photos below being presented their prizes by the Club President. The next 2 photos are the runners up each way. The last photo shows the club room with the contest underway and, in the foreground, the food collection box for CATH. The collection box, which remains in the club until Monday 24 March, has been filled several times over - many thanks for contributions.

 

Last updated : 21st Mar 2025 22:19 GMT
  Fearn Cup Ladder

The Fearn Cup Ladder ran for the 5 months October to February and ended with last Friday's afternoon pairs. And so now, with some "fanfare", we can announce the winners and master point awards. The top position was won by Jerry Hopkins with Haydn Roberts coming 2nd - congratulations to them both. The top eight places gain master points and are shown in the table below:

Position Player Master Points Total
1 Jerry Hopkins 96 284.6
2 Haydn Roberts 84 262.6
3 David Smith 72 262.1
4 Jeremy Bishop 60 260.8
5 John Hampson 48 260.8
6= Bob Pitts 36 256.0
6= Mark Weeks 24 256.0
8 Bob Mitchell 12 254.9

The full ladder can be seen by clicking here. The ladder determines who plays in the Fearn Cup Final on Sunday April 6th. We will soon be contacting qualifiers by email to confirm their place.

Last updated : 2nd Mar 2025 12:59 GMT
Results
Tuesday Pairs
TD: Nick Mayfield
Scorer: Jerry Hopkins
Monday Pairs
TD: Mo Borley
Friday Pairs
TD: Jeremy Bishop
Pupil Tournament
Teacher: Mo Borley or Simon Anderson
Wednesday Pairs
TD: Simon Anderson
Tuesday Pairs
TD: Laurence Stone
Scorer: Jerry Hopkins
Monday Pairs
TD: David King
Monday Funday
Friday Pairs
TD: Jerry Hopkins
Friday evening practice
Calendar
Tue 24th June 2025
Tuesday Evening Beginners Lesson
7 pm
Teacher: Philip Waring
Wed 25th June 2025
Wednesday Pairs
1.15 pm
TD: Simon Anderson
Thu 26th June 2025
Pupil Tournament
1.15 pm
Teacher: Mo Borley or Simon Anderson
Fri 27th June 2025
Friday Pairs
1.15 pm
TD: Simon Anderson
Fri 27th June 2025
Competitive Bridge Tactics and Practice
7 pm
Teacher: Philip Waring
Mon 30th June 2025
Monday Funday
1-4 pm
TD: Philip Waring
Mon 30th June 2025
Monday Pairs
7 pm
TD: Simon Anderson
Host: Bob Sneddon
Tue 1st July 2025
Tuesday Pairs
BBO 7 pm
TD: Jerry Hopkins
Tue 1st July 2025
Tuesday Evening Beginners Lesson
7 pm
Teacher: Philip Waring
Wed 2nd July 2025
Wednesday Pairs
1.15 pm
TD: Jeremy Bishop