Stuart N Clarke |
It is with great sadness that we have to inform you of the passing away of Stuart Clarke on Monday 10 February 2025 morning after a long illness. He was an expert player with a wonderful friendly manner and regularly played at Southport Bridge Club and also played for Lancashire in many County matches over the years.
Stuart was an Honorary Fellow at Birmingham University. He co-founded the Virginia Woolf Society of Great Britain in 1998 and served as editor of the Virginia Woolf Bulletin for 23 years before stepping down in 2022. His work as a distinguished textual editor includes many book volumes.
He will be sorely missed. Further details to follow.
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Chester Congress 25/26 January 2025 |
This popular event took place at Deva Bridge Club on 25th-26th January. In the pairs on Saturday 28 pairs played with a qualifier and a 14 pair final. Jackie Pye and John Holland finished 2nd in the final, followed by Bob Loveridge and Nick Sutcliffe. The multiple teams event had 10 teams entering on the Sunday. It was won by Alan Mould, John Hassett, John Holland and Jackie Pye. Second were Bob Loveridge, Nick Sutcliffe, Andrew Lum & David Costich.
Thanks to David Smith and Deva members for organising and to James Vickers for directing.
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LCBA Teams of 4 16th March 2025 |
The LCBA Teams of 4 will be held as a one day event this year at Bolton Bridge Club on Sunday 16th March 2025 at Bolton Bridge Club starting at 11am.The event is a qualifier for the EBU's Pachabo Cup competition. There will be two sessions with a refreshment break (bring your own food). Entries can be made here (£50 per team).
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LCBA Club Teams of 8 16th February 2025 |
The inter club teams of eight competition will be held on Sunday 16th February at Bolton Bridge Club starting at 11 am. The event is a qualifier for the EBU's Garden Cities competition. There will be two sessions with a refreshment break (bring your own food). Entries can be made here (£64 per team). Current Entries 21Jan24: Bolton (2), Brierfield, Bury, Lancaster (2), Southport, Preston
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LOTL 1st Season 2025 Fixtures |
The fixtures for LOTL 1st Season of 2025 are now available via the links below.
There are two divisions. Fixtures are scheduled to start from 16th January 2025.
DIV1 DIV2
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DRAFT 2025 COMPETITIONS CALENDAR |
Please note that the Pachabo qualifier will in 2025 be a F2F 2-session event at Bolton BC on Sun 16 Mar.
LCBA 2025 DRAFT COMPETITIONS' CALENDAR
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Club Teams of 8 - Garden Cities Qual |
Sun 16 Feb |
Bolton BC |
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Corwen Qualifier |
Thu 27 Mar |
BBO |
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Championship Teams - Pachabo qual |
Sun 16 Mar |
Bolton BC |
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Madeline Berney Swiss Pairs |
Sun 04 May |
Brierfield BC |
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Championship Pairs |
Sun 19 Oct |
BBO |
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LCBA
Congress |
15/16 Nov |
Barton Manor |
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Restricted Pairs |
TBA |
St Anne's BC |
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Mixed Pairs |
7 or 14 Dec |
St Anne's BC |
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LOP - weekly 7pm Monday MP pairs |
Mondays |
BBO |
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Summer League
T-of-8 |
4th Thurs
May-Oct |
Clubs |
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LOTL |
Thurs excl 4th each month |
BBO |
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NBL - RealBridge 2025 |
County Events 2025 |
EBU events for counties 2025 |
1 Sat 5 Jul |
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Manchester F2F |
Sun 29 Jun |
Garden Cities Regional Final |
F2F |
Sat 10 May |
2 Sat 16 Aug |
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Cumbria F2F |
Sun 28 Sep |
Garden Cities National Final |
F2F |
Sat 7 Jun |
3 Sat 13 Sep |
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Essex |
Sat 29 Mar |
Corwen Trophy |
RealBridge |
31 May/1 Jun |
4 Sat 11 Oct |
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PresidentsCup |
S/S 12/13 Jul |
Pachabo Cup |
F2F |
14/15 Jun |
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Tollemache Qualifying |
RealBridge |
8/9 Nov |
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