| Devon County Congress 2026 |
The 2027 Devon County Congress will take place at the Grand Hotel, Torquay on the weekend of Friday 16th to Sunday 18th April. Entries now open!
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| DBA AGM 2026 |
Many thanks to those who took the time to attend the AGM of the Devon Bridge Association on Sunday, July 12, 2026. The draft minutes will appear here shortly.
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| Upcoming DBA Events |
Entry forms are now available for:
 North Devon Charity Cup at Filleigh
Sunday 1 November, 2026 at Filleigh Village Hall
For this friendly Charity Swiss Teams, players enter as a pair and are matched to make a team.
All proceeds will go to the North Devon Hospice and Macmillan Cancer Care.
All are welcome and EBU membership is not required.
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| Upcoming Events in Devon and the South West |
Thursday to Sunday, August 20 - 23, 2026
For 2026, the Welsh Bridge Union has combined its five main National Competitions into a four-day Festival of Bridge at the Holiday Inn, in the centre of Cardiff.
There are green-pointed events every day running alongside more relaxed, social Bridge sessions. The brochure is HERE, and the entry form is HERE.
Please note, you must be a member of the Welsh Bridge Union to enter, click HERE to join.
 Sunday, August 23, 2026
The Dorset Contract Bridge Association are hosting a One-Day Green-pointed Swiss Teams event at Camford Magna, Wimborne.
For more information and to enter, click HERE.
Saturday & Sunday, October 3 & 4, 2026
The West of England Congress will take place at Canalside, Bridgwater TA6 6LQ.
Details will be available soon on the Somerset website HERE.
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| Charity Swiss Teams for the Dartington Trophy |
This popular Charity Swiss Teams event took place at the Filleigh Village Hall on Sunday, May 10, 2026 with a record 20 teams taking part.
Congratulations to the trophy winners for the second year running Dave Strawbridge & Mike Walsh with Betty Golding & Margaret Mardlin (pictured). In second place, also for the second year running, were Richard Lingham & Viv Mabley with Graham Hoare & Ann Slee. The risers prize was won by Malcolm and Catherine Boyack with Ann Hill & Liz Matravers.
Click HERE to see the full results.
Thanks to the generosity of those present, we raised £550 for the North Devon Hospice and £100 for Macmillan Cancer Care.
The next Filleigh charity event is on November 1, 2026, click HERE for more information and to sign up.
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| Devon County Congress 2026 |
56 pairs and 23 teams came to Torquay for a the very enjoyable 70th Devon County Congress in the excellent Grand Hotel. Congratulations to the winners of the pairs, Paul Denning & Tim Rees, and to the winners of the teams, Ian Walsh, Warner Solomon, Tracy Sherman & Stefan Lindfors.
Many thanks to Shelia Ferguson and the rest of the Congress committee - Neil Marsden & Bill Luscombe - for organising such a great weekend. Thanks also to our directors Jeremy Child and George Delafield.
Results: Pairs GPs | Teams.
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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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