Release 2.19q
HBA Committee Meeting

Key points from the Committee Meeting of December 17th are available here..
Master Point Promotions

Congratulations to all those recently achieving new master point promotions.   
Click here.. to see the full December list.
AGM 2022
AGM 2022

The AGM took place on Sunday 11th September.  Click here.. to access the Minutes
Marjorie Lukyn Charity for 2022-23 Season
Marjorie Lukyn Charity for 2022-23 Season

The HBA charity for the 2022-23 season is Herts Welcomes Refugees. The charity's aim is to welcome refugees and asylum seekers to Hertfordshire and to offer ongoing practical support to help their integration into their local communities.

The charity for 2021-22 were Stand By Me to whom we contributed £1,000. Click here.. for their thank-you letter.
This website provides details of all bridge clubs that are affiliated to the County Assoc and the EBU
Forthcoming HBA Events

All HBA online events will be FREE for all players whose primary county affiliation is to Hertfordshire.

Players still need to pre-enter as usual. There is no limit on entries.

All the HBA events listed below will be staged on RealBridge.

10-High Club Teams - Sunday 29th January at 2:00pm

Click here.. for details

Eccles Cup - Sunday 19th February at 2:00pm

Click here.. for details

Marjorie Lukyn Final - Sunday 12th March at 2:00pm

Click here.. for details

Championship Pairs Final - Sunday 23rd April at 2:00pm

Click here.. for details

Humble Cup quarter-finals draw -  click here..
Further Afield

National Pairs

Any pair that gets over 55% in a club game between 5th Feb and 18th Feb will be entitled to play in the Eastern Division Regional Final on 26th March. 

The results within the regions will be used to award the five regional trophies. All five regions will also be combined and scored nationally to determine the top 50 pairs, who will be entitled to play the National Pairs Final on RealBridge on 15th - 16th April.

Full details are on the EBU website.

County Events

All county events below are green-pointed and on RealBridge unless stated otherwise. 

April 1st - 2nd: Norfolk are holding a F2F Congress at the Wensum Valley Hotel in Norwich, with Swiss Pairs on the Saturday and Swiss Teams on the Sunday.  For details and entry forms, see the Norfolk website.

For links to other counties' websites - click here
Latest from the EBU

The rules for alerting and announcing have changed slightly. Click here.. for a summary of what's been revised.

For all the latest news articles from the English Bridge Union, click here.. 
Education & Development

Club Director Training

Club Directors - click here for useful information on training courses and updated flowcharts.

Youth - new handbook and safeguarding policies also applicable for vulnerable adults,

Learning to play Bridge

Several clubs are starting lessons again this autumn.  For details, please see the Learning Bridge in Herts page. 
Championship Pairs Semi-final

For the results, click here.. The top 20 pairs qualify for the final on April 23rd.
Herts v Suffolk

Another clean sweep for Herts, winning all 3 matches:

A 20-0
B 17-3
C 18-2

Well done to all our players!

For results, X-Imps etc on the Suffolk website, click here..
Desmond Flockhart Trophy

This is the county event for club teams of eight event. Congratulations to Hemel Hempstead Bridge Club whose team comprised Roger Edmonds & David Stimson, Derek Peers & Jeff Green, Naomi Gibbs & Mike Rawlins and Fiona & Paul Littlewood. They go on to represent Herts in the semi-final of the national Garden Cities competition. 
Club Winners Cup
Club Winners Cup

Congratulations to Bernard & Margaret Eddleston, the winners of this year's Club Winners Cup.
Results: click here..
Seven-High Pairs
Seven-High Pairs

The autumn seven-high pairs event was won by Sangeeta Brown & Louise Hughes, with an honourable mention going to Darija Margetic & Robert Reeve who finished second. 
Results  - click here..
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