| Devon County Congress 2026 |
The 2026 Devon County Congress will take place at the Grand Hotel, Torquay on the weekend of Friday 17th to Sunday 19th April. Entries now open!
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| North Devon Congress 2026 |
The 31st North Devon Congress took place at the Barnstaple Hotel on Friday 27th February through Sunday 1st March 2026.
There were 50 pairs for the ten-match Swiss Pairs competition on the Friday and Saturday and 26 teams for the seven-match Swiss Teams competition on the Sunday. Congratulations to the winners of the pairs: David Southcombe & Carmen Ruiz-Castell and to the winners of the teams: Harry, Theo, Sally & Sam Anoyrkatis.
Results: Pairs | Teams.
More than 50% of attendees went home with a prize, click HERE to see the full list.
Thanks to the team - our TD Jeremy along with Jacqui & Sharon and the staff at the Barnstaple Hotel - for a very enjoyable weekend.
Hope to see you all back next year - Friday 26th February to Sunday 28th February 2027.
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| Upcoming DBA Events |
Entry forms are now available for:
Tuesday 14 April, 2026 at the Barnstaple Library: In his eighth improvers seminar for the North Devon Bridge Group, Brent Wormald talk about using two conventions, 'Inverted Minors' and 'Lebensohl'.
Sunday, May 3, 2026, Victoria Park, Exeter
A one-day, two-session competition aimed at players who are new to the game.
Sunday 10 May, 2026 at Filleigh Village Hall: A competitive, one-day, Charity Swiss Teams Competition in aid of the North Devon Hospice and Macmillan Cancer Care. Players enter as a team.
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| Upcoming Events in Devon and the South West |
 Saturday, March 28, 2026: Exmouth Bridge Club is hosted this year's Don Pearson Charity Teams event at Woodbury Village Hall in aid of the Rowcroft Hospice.
This event is now Blue-pointed.and there is still time to enter...
More information and an entry form is on their website HERE.
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| John Woolcott Weekend 2026 |
The John Woolcott weekend was held on the first weekend in January on Realbridge. Congratulations to the winners: Pairs: Mike Hamon and John Vaughan, Teams: Ann Slee, Alison Pollok, Brigid McElroy and Ruth Edmondson. Thanks to Jeremy for directing.
The full results: Pairs | Teams
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| The North Devon Charity Cup at Filleigh Village Hall November 2025 |
 Seventeen teams competed for this Charity Swiss Teams event for the North Devon Charity Cup on Sunday 23rd November 2025 at Filleigh Village Hall.
The results and hands are HERE.
Congratulations to the winners Dai Bunyan & Mike Batten with Keith Thornley & Paddy Bowen.
Thanks to the generosity of everyone who came we raised a considerable amount for our two charities - £500 for the North Devon Hospice and £100 for Macmillan Cancer Care.
The next Filleigh Charity event will be on Sunday, May 10, 2026, click HERE for more details and to enter.
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