Hitchin BC visit from Students

Members of the Hitchin club go every Thursday lunchtime to teach Year 5 and 6 children at Samuel Lucas JMI School how to play Bridge. Recently the club ran a session where the students came along to observe and play some games with the members. See the Hitchin website for more details.

Marjorie Lukyn Charity for 2023-24 Season
Marjorie Lukyn Charity for 2023-24 Season

The HBA charity for the 2023-24 season is Open Door St Albans. Their aim is to support people who have experienced homelessness or are at risk of sleeping rough.  The Charity funds improvements to the Open Door shelter, as well as covering the costs of outreach services and the volunteer coordinator.

Master Point Promotions

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

HBA Committee Meeting

Key points from the Committee Meeting of January 26th are available here..

Latest from the EBU

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

Release 2.19r
HBA Leagues
2023 - 24

The 2023/4 league will start in October and this year will be FREE entry to any team who wishes to enter, provided all players are HBA members.

The league comprises a series of 24 board online matches being played roughly once a month throughout the winter on dates mutually agreed between the teams. Teams can comprise six players with any four playing in each match.

If you are interested in joining the league for the 2023/4 season then please contact the organiser John Leake (john.leake@cantab.net).

Results

2023-24

Division 1 results:   https://www.ebu.co.uk/results/leagues/HRT-000013-01 
Division 2 results:   https://www.ebu.co.uk/results/leagues/HRT-000013-02

 

2022-23

Division 1 winners: Roy Button, Karima Basse, Peter Clark, Tim Nash, Francis Eddleston, Helen Robinson
Division 2 winners: Ivan Leung, Tony Yip, Roy Cheong, Eugene Lam, Paul Lee and Jack Leung
Division 1 results:   https://www.ebu.co.uk/results/leagues/HRT-000012-01 
Division 2 results:   https://www.ebu.co.uk/results/leagues/HRT-000012-02


2021-22

Division 1 winners: George Summers, Derek Peers, Cliff Short, David Stimson, Roger Edmonds (Capt)
Division 2 winners: Denis King (Capt), Jim Niblett, Mike Fawcett, Roger Forster
Division 1 results:   https://www.ebu.co.uk/results/leagues/HRT-000011-01 
Division 2 results:   https://www.ebu.co.uk/results/leagues/HRT-000011-02


2020-21

Division 1 winners: Paul Littlewood, Fiona Littlewood, Derek Oram, Celia Oram
Division 2 winners: Bernard Eddleston, Margaret Eddleston, Alan Ellis, Saroj Ellis
Division 1 results:   https://www.ebu.co.uk/results/leagues/HRT-000010-01  
Division 2 results:   https://www.ebu.co.uk/results/leagues/HRT-000010-01


2019-20

Division 1 results:  https://www.ebu.co.uk/results/leagues/HRT-000009-01

Division 2 results:  https://www.ebu.co.uk/results/leagues/HRT-000009-02