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COUNTY SIM PAIRS

County SIM Pairs

Monday 25th March 6pm to 8pm start to suit participating Clubs.

Clubs will run their normal event on that day and should upload their local results to the EBU for NGS and UMS processes. The County will combine the results from the clubs and upload them to the EBU under code 2 with District level masterpoints. A deal file (.pbn or .lin) will be issued about a week before the event, and participating clubs then use this file for their normal Monday 25th March duplicate session. After they have completed their event, they send their results files (.csv or .xml) to the Vice-Chairman. The results will then be combined to give an overall winner.

The deal file will have 30 boards, which should be enough for all our clubs. Some clubs have dealer machines which can load the file and prepare the boards for them. Some clubs are running on-line, so they can just load the file for their event. Some clubs have neither of these advantages, and may decide not to participate. However, if any club producing their boards manually wishes to participate, then whoever is making up the boards can have the hand record. It is also possible that a Club with a dealer machine may be able to prepare boards for another Club.

Would the Clubs who wish to participate please let Roy know as soon as possible.  vicechair@lincsbridge.org.uk 

If anyone would like to play On-Line, Louth DBC welcomes visitors.
The link to their web site is 
HERE

CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS

Championship TEAMS

Dunholme Village Hall, Honeyholes Lane, Dunholme, LN2 3SU
Sunday, 17th March 2024, 11:30 am
Teams of Four

Entry Fee £20.00 each team per session

A Qualifying session will commence at 11:30am, to be followed by separate sessions at about 3pm for the Championship Final and the Consolation Teams.
The Dutton Challenge Cup will be awarded to the winners of the Teams Championship.
The Turner Brumpton Trophy will be awarded to the Winners of the Consolation Teams.
The D & A Brown Trophy will be awarded to the winner of the Qualifier.

If there are insufficient entries a single extended session will be played and the Turner Brumpton Trophy and the D & A Brown Trophy will not be presented.

Tea, coffee & biscuits will be available FOC. There will be a break after the qualifying session for those bringing a packed lunch.

Pre-entry is required as shown below. Deadline 9:00am Saturday 16th March

Lincolnshire Contract Bridge Association

Enquiries to Roy at vicechair@lincsbridge.org.uk

Trophies will be awarded at the AGM in July

MEN'S & LADIES' PAIRS

Men’s & Ladies’ Pairs

Dunholme Village Hall, Honeyholes Lane, Dunholme, LN2 3SU
Sunday, 3rd March 2024, 12:00 noon
Entry Fee £5.00 each player

May be held as two separate match point pairs events or as a single combined event dependent on numbers.
The Sydney Vincent Cup will be awarded to the highest placed Ladies’ Pair.
The Vincent Cup will be awarded to the highest placed Men’s Pair.
There will be a mid-session break for those who wish to bring a packed lunch.
Tea, coffee and biscuits will be available FOC.

Pre-entry is required as below
Deadline 9am on Saturday 2nd March 2024

Enquiries to Roy at vicechair@lincsbridge.org.uk

Director: TBA

Trophies will be awarded at the AGM in July

EBU MASTERS PAIRS - GREEN POINT

Scunthorpe BC are again holding a heat for the Masters Pairs on Sunday 25th February. This is an open two session Green Point event restricted to players below the rank of Regional Master. Each session will be of 18 boards. Start time 11am. There will be a break between sessions for those who bring a packed lunch. Tea, coffee & biscuits will be available FOC. Further details to follow at Scunthorpe BC web site (Scunthorpe Bridge Club) and at the EBU web site (EBU Masters Pairs). Entry Fee £8 per player.

BRENDA GOODACRE

It is with great sadness that we have to report that long time member Brenda Goodacre passed away on Sunday 14th January. Brenda, together with husband Ted, were very keen Bridge players and over the years travelled to tournaments all over the country. Both Brenda and Ted achieved the rank of Premier Life Master, placing them 1st and 2nd in the County Masterpoint Rankings. Closer to home they were members of Scunthorpe Bridge Club, where they spent many years teaching newcomers to our game. They supported many of the County’s events, winning no less than 15 trophies between 1985 and 2018. It was only in more recent years that age prevented their travel away from Scunthorpe. Brenda will be missed. The funeral service will be held at St Hughs Church, Old Brumby at 12 noon on Wednesday 21st February 2024. Graveside service and reception immediately following at Woodlands Crematorium, then on to the Wortley Hotel.

CHAMPIONSHIP PAIRS
 

LINCOLNSHIRE CONTRACT BRIDGE ASSOCIATION

Championship Pairs

Dunholme Village Hall, Honeyholes Lane, Dunholme, LN2 3SU
Sunday, 18th February 2024, 11:30 am
Entry Fee £5.00 per session (£10 for both sessions)

A Qualifying session will commence at 11:30am, to be followed by separate sessions at about 3pm for the Championship Pairs Final and the Consolation Pairs.
The Arthur Wilson Trophy will be awarded to the winners of the Pairs Championship.
The Bell Trophy will be awarded to the Winners of the Consolation Pairs.
The Ernest Harrison Trophy will be awarded to the winner of the Qualifying Session.
The Lucy Osbourne Trophy will be awarded to the highest positioned pair in the Qualifying session who are both over the age of 65 years.
The Margaret Briggs Trophy will be awarded to the highest positioned pair in the Qualifying session who are both below the rank of Master.
If there are insufficient entries an extended single session will be played, and the Bell Trophy & Ernest Harrison Trophy will not be presented.
Tea, coffee & biscuits will be available FOC. There will be a break after the qualifying session for those bringing a packed lunch. This is an open duplicate pairs event, but trophies are only awarded to the highest ranked pair who are both members of an LCBA affiliated club and have Lincolnshire as their primary county of allegiance.

Pre-entry is required as shown below. Deadline Saturday 17th February 9:00am

 

 
BAINTON TROPHY FINAL

LINCOLNSHIRE CONTRACT BRIDGE ASSOCIATION

Bainton Trophy Final

A Green Point Competition

Dunholme Village Hall, Honeyholes Lane, Dunholme, LN2 3SU

Sunday, 4th  February 2024, 12:00 noon

Table Money £5.00

The following top 10 pairs from the semi-final have qualified to play in the Final. If any pair is not available, please let me know as soon as possible so that a lower ranking pair can be promoted: 

 The first two or three pairs from the final (depending upon EBU regulations current at the time) will represent the LCBA in the Corwen Trophy. In the event of a pair not being able to go, reserves will be invited down to and including those with a 50% score.

Tea, coffee & biscuits will be available FOC. There will be a mid-session break for those who bring a packed lunch.

Enquiries and availability to the vice-chairman at: vicechair@lincsbridge.org.uk

Louise Mitcham & Sally Hippisley
Anthony & Jean Lyndon-Smith
Maurice Lynn & John Hill
Rob Fabian & Brian Chamberlain
Alan Millington & Graham Marshall
Janice Troughton & Rosemarie Proudlove
Maureen Parsons & Debbie Burton
Mark Wardell & Jacqueline Pfister
Roy Brixton & Brigid Hughes
Colin Ryan & David Minnis
If any of the above pairs is unable to play please let me know as soon as possible so that I can arrange a substitute.

BAINTON TROPHY

A decision has been made to amend the rules for this competition. With immediate effect there will be no requirement for players to qualify via a club heat. Players can simply enter the Bainton Semi - this will be open to all Lincolnshire players (as defined in the Competition Rules). As in previous years the top 10 or so (according to numbers) will qualify for the final. Both the Bainton Semi and Bainton Final will be played in early 2024. Mark Wardell.

Michael Grant

It is with great sadness that I inform you of the death of Michael Grant. Michael died unexpectedly at home on 13th November. He will be remembered as an extremely courteous and friendly man, and an exceptionally good bridge player. Michael was a very strong member of the Lincolnshire A team for inter-county events in the early 2000s. Around that time his team also enjoyed multiple successes in Lincolnshire, including winning the Lincolnshire League half a dozen times, the Lincoln Gold Bowl three times and the County Championship teams. He was Chair of the County Bridge Association between 2005 and 2008. In recent years he has focused more on club bridge, where again he has enjoyed much success. He will be greatly missed. Mark Wardell

 

COUNTY SIM PAIRS

County SIM Pairs

Monday 11th December 6pm to 8pm start to suit participating Clubs.

Clubs will run their normal event on that day and should upload their local results to the EBU for NGS and UMS processes. The County will combine the results from the clubs and upload them to the EBU under code 2 with County level masterpoints. A deal file (.pbn or .lin) will be issued about a week before the event, and participating clubs then use this file for their normal Monday 11th December duplicate session. After they have completed their event, they send their results files (.csv or .xml) to the Vice-Chairman. The results will then be combined to give an overall winner.

The deal file will have 30 boards, which should be enough for all our clubs. Some clubs have dealer machines which can load the file and prepare the boards for them. Some clubs are running on-line, so they can just load the file for their event. Some clubs have neither of these advantages, and may decide not to participate. However, if any club producing their boards manually wishes to participate, then whoever is making up the boards can have the hand record. It is also possible that a Club with a dealer machine may be able to prepare boards for another Club.

Would the Clubs who wish to participate please let Roy know as soon as possible.  vicechair@lincsbridge.org.uk 

 

If anyone would like to play On-Line, Louth DBC welcomes visitors.
The link to their web site is 
HERE

 

Veteran's Cup

Sixteen aged pairs turned up for the last event of the season, the Margaret Balch (Veteran's) Cup, to participate in a full Howell (all play all) movement of 15 x 2-board rounds. The winners were Glynn Elwick & Paul Wokes closely followed by Janet Paley & Cos Corry. A fun afternoon for all.

Swiss Pairs

The Swiss Pairs for the Gilbert Fry Memorial Cup was held at Dunholme VH on Sunday 21st May. Eighteen pairs had entered and played six 5-board rounds. Congratulations to overall winners Rodney Mitchell & Andrew King, very closely followed by Nick Hunter & Ruby Schnalke.  A smoothly run event enjoyed by all.  A first for the County scoring system which worked faultlessly.

9-High Pairs

The 9-High Pairs was held at Dunholme on Sunday 14th May. Nine pairs had entered and played 24 boards in a full Howell movement. The event started on time after some jiggling around to get the BridgeMate scoring system in working order.  Some of the participants were new operators but picked it up in no time.  The hands were played out in a relaxed atmosphere.  Tea, coffee, biscuits and cake were enjoyed during the interval.  At the end the winners, Sally Hippisley & Louise Mitcham, were suitably impressed with their victory, and closely followed by Claire Rylott & Alison Casswell.  A pleasant way to spend a Sunday afternoon. Our thanks to David Minnis and Cos Corry for directing and scoring.

Mixed Pairs

The Mixed Pairs was held at Dunholme VH on Sunday 23rd April. Seventeen pairs had entered and played a 9 table 3/4 Howell of 28 boards. Congratulations to overall winners of the Hannan Challenge Cup, Nick Hunter & Ruby Schnalke, closely followed by Mo Parsons & Keith Stewart and Roy Brixton & Brigid Hughes. A smoothly run event enjoyed by all, despite the emergency alarms at 3pm!

Lincoln Gold Plate - Knockout Teams

Many congratulations go to the Bootleg Beagles team of Sally Hippisley, Louise Mitcham, Claire Rylott and Sue Gray for their success in the Lincoln Gold Plate. The team enjoyed a comfortable victory over the Four Tops in the final, and will be presented with the Barbara Maplethorpe Trophy at the AGM. My thanks to all of the teams that took part in the Knock-out teams, and well done to all for making the events such a great success overall.

 

Championship Teams

The Championship Teams was held at Dunholme on Sunday 12th March. 9 Teams attended and played in a qualifier event. The top 4 teams then went into the final, and the remaining teams into the consolation event. The eventual winner of the Championship Final and the Dutton Challenge Cup was Team Heighington with Nick Hunter, Ruby Schnalke, Mo Parsons & Debbie Burton. Team Heighington was also the winner of the Qualifier and the D & A Brown Trophy. The winner of the Consolation and the Turner Brumpton Trophy was Team Hill Billies with David Williams, Sally Williams, Nigel Haslam & Pat Haslam. Well done to all! 

Lincoln Gold Bowl - Knockout Teams

County Knockout Teams - Lincoln Gold Bowl

Many congratulations to the Rueful Rabbits team, winners of the 2023 Lincoln Gold. The team of Rodney Mitchell, Chris Barnard, Brian Smith, Edward Harris and Ron Wall produced an excellent run of results culminating in an 88 - 36 victory over Alford in the final. They now qualify to represent Lincolnshire in the Pachabo Cup in June (essentially the national teams of four final). We wish them the best of luck.

Winter League

The Winter League September 2022 - February 2023 is now complete and the results are as follows: 
Clear Winners of the First Division with 82 VPs were Rueful Rabbits with Brian Smith, Ron Wall, Chris Barnard, Ed Harris & Rodney Mitchell.
Winners of the Second Division with 62 VPs were Girls on Tour with Sue Gray, Claire Rylott, Lisa Dichmont, Linda Lovell & Steve Bradley closely followed by Motorhead & Nettleham (=2nd) on 57 VPs.
Well Done Everyone! The full results can be seen here: Winter League

Championship Pairs

The Championship Pairs was held at Dunholme on Sunday 19th February. 18 Pairs attended and played in a qualifier event. The top 10 pairs then went into the final, and the remaining pairs into the consolation event. The eventual winning pair of the Championship Final and the Arthur Wilson Trophy was Mike Waters & Rodney Mitchell. Other Trophy winners were Andy Lewis & Margaret McLeod, the Earnest Harrison Trophy for the first placed in the Qualifier; Roy Brixton & David Hall the Bell Trophy for the first placed in the Consolation Pairs; Christine Lidstone & Michael Harrison the Margaret Briggs Trophy for the highest placed pair in the Qualifier both below the rank of Master; Keith Stewart & Brigid Hughes the Lucy Osbourne Trophy for the highest placed pair in the qualifier both over the age of 65. 

Bainton Trophy Final

The Bainton Trophy Final was held at Dunholme VH on Sunday 29th January. Ten pairs had qualified and played a 5 table 9 round X 4 boards full Howell "All Play All" movement. Congratulations to overall winners Alan Millington & Graham Marshall, closely followed by Mo Parsons & Debbie Burton. The top 2 (or 3) pairs qualify to play in the Corwen Trophy on-line on Realbridge on 3rd & 4th June. If any of the top pairs are unable to play on-line, then substitute pairs having scored in excess of 50% will qualify.

Bainton Trophy Semi-final

The Bainton Trophy Semi-final was held at Dunholme VH on Sunday 15th January. Twenty-three pairs had entered, but three unfortunately had to drop out, leaving 20 pairs playing a 10 table 10 round X 3 boards share and relay Mitchell. Congratulations to overall winners Jane Brown and Nicholas Holmes. The top 10 pairs qualify to play in the Bainton Green Point Final at Dunholme VH on Sunday 29th January. 

CHARLES HEWARD TROPHY

LINCOLNSHIRE CONTRACT BRIDGE ASSOCIATION

CHARLES HEWARD TROPHY

Dunholme Village Hall, Honeyholes Lane, Dunholme, LN2 3SU

3rd December 2023, 12:00 noon

Table Money £5.00

This is a restricted competition for teams-of-four from Affiliated Clubs. A club may enter more than one team. The team captain may hold any Masterpoint rank and is expected to sit North. The other three members of the team must hold a Masterpoint rank of County Master or below.

This competition is aimed at members who are new to the game of bridge and to our less experienced members to give them the opportunity to experience a very relaxed and enjoyable Sunday afternoon session of bridge in a County event and where they will meet players from all over the County.

Tea, coffee & biscuits will be available FOC. There will be a mid session break for those who bring a packed lunch.

Pre-entry is required as shown below:

Enquiries to the vice-chairman at:

vicechair@lincsbridge.org.uk

GARDEN CITIES QUALIFIER

LINCOLNSHIRE CONTRACT BRIDGE ASSOCIATION

Garden Cities TROPHY Qualifier

Dunholme Village Hall, Honeyholes Lane, Dunholme, LN2 3SU

Sunday 12th November 2023, 12:00 noon

Table Money £5.00

This is a competition for teams-of-eight from Affiliated Clubs. A club may enter more than one team. A player must only play for his club of allegiance, as indicated when joining or renewing his/her annual subscription. If he is not required by that club, then he may play for any other club of which he is a bona fide member (i.e. for more than three months). The winners will represent their club and the LCBA in the regional finals, which will be held F2F at Bradford as a 13-round ‘round robin’ event on Saturday 11th May 2024.

Pre-entry is required as shown below:
The Deadline for entries is 9am on Saturday 11th November 2023.

Enquiries to the vice-chairman at:

vicechair@lincsbridge.org.uk

RANDOM SEEDED PAIRS

LINCOLNSHIRE CONTRACT BRIDGE ASSOCIATION

RANDOM SEEDED PAIRS

Dunholme Village Hall, Honeyholes Lane, Dunholme, LN2 3SU

Sunday, 29th October 2023, 12:00 noon

Table Money £5.00

This is actually a teams event. Half of the pairs entered will be seeded and the other half will draw a seeded pair to play as team partners in a multiple teams-of-four competition. Seeding will be done by NGS rankings. Where possible the seeded pairs will sit in the same direction. It would help the seeding process if pairs would try and partner a player of like ability. This is an ideal competition for some of our less experienced players to take part in a County event.
 

There will be a mid-session break for those who wish to bring a packed lunch. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be available FOC.
We shall need an even number of pairs. If you have registered but are unable to play, please tell Roy ASAP.


Pre-entry is required please - please see below

The Deadline for entries is 9am on Saturday 28th October 2023.

Enquiries to Roy at vicechair@lincsbridge.org.uk

AGM 2023 Trophy Presentation Photos

AGM 2023 Trophy Presentation Photos

Northern Bridge League
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The third of the 4 days of the Northern Bridge League took place on the 2nd September.
The “A” division is made up of the first teams from Yorkshire, Manchester, Lancashire, Scotland, Mersey and Cheshire, and Lincolnshire. Our team was:

Rodney Mitchell and Chris Barnard
Edward Harris and Andy King
Kiat Huang and Aaron Hutton
Jackie Pfister and Mark Wardell

The “C” division has teams from Cumbria, Lancashire, Scotland, Yorkshire, Westmorland, Mersey and Cheshire, Manchester, and Lincolnshire. ..........

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GHOST PAIRS

LINCOLNSHIRE CONTRACT BRIDGE ASSOCIATION

 

Ghost Pairs

 

Dunholme Village Hall, Honeyholes Lane, Dunholme, LN2 3SU

Sunday, 8th October 2023, 12:00 noon

Table Money £5.00

This is actually a Teams event.  Pre-set hands are played as teams of four and your score is compared with that of imaginary expert partners.  The result will be a N/S winner and an E/W winner.

here will be a mid-session break for those who wish to bring a packed lunch. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be available FOC.

Pre-entry is required please - see below - deadline Saturday 7th October 9:00am

If you have registered but are unable to play, please tell Roy ASAP.

Enquiries to Roy at vicechair@lincsbridge.org.uk

 

 

EBU NATIONAL HANDICAP PAIRS

LINCOLNSHIRE CONTRACT BRIDGE ASSOCIATION

EBU NATIONAL HANDICAP PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP

DUNHOLME VILLAGE HALL
26 Honeyholes Lane, Dunholme, Lincoln, LN2 3SH

Sunday, 10th September 2023, 12noon

Entry Fee £6 each player
(to be collected at the table)

Uniquely among national EBU events the results are based on scores handicapped by NGS grade, so anyone has the opportunity to do well on the day, regardless of their experience level. The competition will be played as a single extended session, about 30 boards, scored by match-points (the normal pairs scoring method) across all participating venues in the country. Handicaps will be based on the average NGS of the two players in each pair, so all players will need to have their NGS visible. To do well you simply have to play better than expected based on your NGS - anyone can win this event just by having a sufficiently good day! The results from the heats are combined and matchpointed across-the-field, as if it were a Simultaneous Pairs event – and the combined scores appear on the EBU Sims webpage. This is an open event for any EBU member with an NGS rating.

There will be a mid-session break for those who bring a packed lunch.
Tea, coffee and biscuits will be available free of charge.

Pre-entry is required as below

Deadline noon on Saturday 9th September 2023

Northern Bridge League
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The second of the 4 days of the Northern Bridge League took place on the 19th August. The “A” division is made up of the first teams from Yorkshire, Manchester, Lancashire, Scotland, Mersey and Cheshi ..........

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Northern Bridge League
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The first of the 4 days of the Northern Bridge League took place on the 8th July. There are 3 divisions and we have entered teams in the “A” and “C” divisions. The “A” division is made up of the first teams from Yorkshire, Manchester, Lancashire, Scotland, Mersey and Cheshire, and Lincolnshire. ..........

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

LINCOLNSHIRE CONTRACT BRIDGE ASSOCIATION

NOTICE to all Members of the Association

Annual   General   Meeting

of members of the Lincolnshire Contract Bridge Association

is to be held on Sunday, 2 July 2023 at

Dunholme Village Hall, Honeyholes Lane, Dunholme LN2 3SU

Commencing at 1.30pm

A 'free to enter' pairs event, the Eileen & Bill Herbert Trophy, for those attending the AGM, will take place following the conclusion of the AGM
 
Click here for the Agenda, Financial Accounts for the financial year ending 31 March 2023 and nominations for Officers of the Association

Northern Bridge League
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The last Saturday of the Northern Bridge League took place on the 8th of October. The Lincolnshire team taking part were:

“A” team 1 Rodney Mitchell & Edward Harris, Ron Wall & Brian Smith
“A” team 2 Mark Wardell & Jackie Pfister, Kiat Huang & Aaron Hutton
“B” team 1 Roy Brixton & Megan Williams, Cos Corry & Chris Barnard
“B” team 2 Paul Yarwood & Rose Davey, Patricia Donaldson & Louise Lewis

The “A” team had a reasonable day with 2 wins and a draw, but 2 heavy losses. We were placed 4th out of the 6 teams on the day. ..........

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VETERANS' PAIRS

LINCOLNSHIRE CONTRACT BRIDGE ASSOCIATION

VETERANS' PAIRS

Dunholme Village Hall, Honeyholes Lane, Dunholme, LN2 3SU

Sunday, 18th June 2023, 12:00 noon

Table money £5.00 each player

A Duplicate Pairs Competition for the Margaret Balch Cup aimed at the more venerable members of the Association. Players need to be at least 60 years old on the day of the event, and the combined age of pairs must be at least 125 years. 

There will be a mid-session break for those who wish to bring a packed lunch. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be available FOC.

Pre-entry is required as shown below - deadline 9am on Saturday 17th June 2023

Enquiries to Roy at vicechair@lincsbridge.org.uk

 

 
SWISS PAIRS

LINCOLNSHIRE CONTRACT BRIDGE ASSOCIATION

Swiss Pairs

For the Gilbert Fry Memorial Cup

Dunholme Village Hall, Honeyholes Lane, Dunholme, LN2 3SU

Sunday, 21st May 2023, 12:00 noon

Table Money £5.00

Swiss Pairs are played in several rounds, typically from five to ten, where in each round you play a match typically between 5 and 8 boards against another pair.  The actual numbers will depend on the number of entries.  The opponents in the first round will be chosen at random, but after that the Swiss element comes in and for later rounds you are matched against opponents close to you in the ranking list. Now you play another match and carry on for as many matches as there are in the tournament, moving up or down the field at the end of each round. The better you do the tougher your opponents should be. Normally you can only play against another pair or team once so even if you are leading the field you cannot play against the pair lying second if you have played them before. You will be drawn against the closest contestant you haven't previously played.  The result of each match is determined from the match points obtained on each board when your score is compared with all the other scores as in a normal pairs event.  The final result is determined by points gained not matches won. An even number of pairs is highly desirable in order to avoid a potential 5-board sit-out. If any of the registered pairs is unable to attend, please let Roy know as soon as possible.

There will be a mid-session break for those who wish to bring a packed lunch.
Tea, coffee and biscuits will be available FOC.

Pre-entry is required as shown below.

The deadline for entries is 9:00am on Saturday 20th May

Enquiries to Roy at vicechair@lincsbridge.org.uk

 

9 HIGH PAIRS

LINCOLNSHIRE CONTRACT BRIDGE ASSOCIATION

9 HIGH PAIRS

Dunholme Village Hall, Honeyholes Lane, Dunholme, LN2 3SU

Sunday, 14th May 2023, 12:00 noon

Table Money £5.00

 

This is an ideal pairs competition intended for some of our less experienced players to take part in a County event. The average NGS grade for a pair must be equal to or less than 9 on the date they register for the competition. A player with an NGS grade of 10 may partner a player with an NGS grade equal to 8 or less. No player with an NGS grade of Jack or higher may play.

There will be a mid-session break for those who wish to bring a packed lunch.
Tea, coffee and biscuits will be available FOC.

Pre-entry is required - please see below


Your NGS grades must comply with the above mentioned rules on the date you send in your entry.

The Deadline for entries is 9am on Saturday 13th May 2023

Enquiries to Roy at vicechair@lincsbridge.org.uk

BRIDGE SEMINAR

LINCOLNSHIRE CONTRACT BRIDGE ASSOCIATION

BRIDGE SEMINAR

BEYOND THE BASICS 2

Louth Bowls Club, Birch Road, Louth, LN11 8DU

Saturday, 22nd April 2023, 10:30am

Entry Fee £5.00 each, maximum 24 attendees

The second of the series of seminars on the subject – “Bridge – Beyond the Basics”. Parking is to the side and behind the club (plenty of space), the slots in front of the club are reserved for disabled, deliveries, etc. It has a bar that will serve tea, coffee, cake, scones etc. and light meals. Start will be at 10:30 and we will finish about 16:30 with a break for lunch at 12:30. There will be tea, coffee and biscuits available on arrival. If you will be having food from the bar at lunch time (there is a reasonable range) please order on arrival, so they can prepare it for 12:30. The bar will be closing at 1:00. If you bring your own food, you will have to eat it outside or in your car. The Bowls Club have a strict rule that only food from the bar can be eaten in the club. The Bowls Club are very supportive of the Louth bridge club, and we wish to stay on good terms with them. Please come equipped with writing equipment. You will be working out the content of hidden hands and writing down the information you gather will make it easier when starting out.  

The plan for the day is:

Morning:

  • What is “Card Reading” and why it is important for declarer play and vital in defence.
  • Counting points faster and getting to know the basic shapes of bridge hands.
  • The ways you can gather information on the hidden hands.
  • Demonstration of several example hands.
  • A play session using pre-prepared boards with problems that require card reading in declarer play.

Afternoon

  • Introduction to modern competitive bidding.
  • The “Law of Total Tricks” and why it is important in competitive bidding.
  • Working out the Offense/Defence ratio for your hand.
  • When to pre-empt
  • A second play session using pre-prepared boards with problems in competitive bidding.

Cost for the seminar will be £5.00, paid on the day (correct money if possible). We are limiting numbers to 24, and potential attendees should email rodney@bridgenotes.co.uk to book a place. If there is great demand, we will run a repeat session.

MIXED PAIRS

LINCOLNSHIRE CONTRACT BRIDGE ASSOCIATION

Mixed Pairs

Dunholme Village Hall, Honeyholes Lane, Dunholme, LN2 3SU
Sunday, 23rd April 2023, 12:00 noon
Entry Fee £5.00 per player

A pairs competition such that each pair comprises a lady and a gentleman competing for the Hannan Challenge Cup.
Tea, coffee and biscuits will be available (foc).
There will be a mid-session break for those who wish to bring a packed lunch.

This is intended to be a fun afternoon of duplicate bridge for all, regardless of rank, experts and novices alike. Meet old friends and make new friends.

Pre-entry is required as below. Deadline 9:00am Saturday 22nd April.

Enquiries to Glynn at glynglo@gmail.com or phone him on 01652 654872.

 

CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS

LINCOLNSHIRE CONTRACT BRIDGE ASSOCIATION

Championship TEAMS

Dunholme Village Hall, Honeyholes Lane, Dunholme, LN2 3SU
Sunday, 12th March 2023, 11:30 am
Teams of Four

Entry Fee £20.00 each team each session (£40 for both sessions)

A Qualifying session will commence at 11:30am, to be followed by separate sessions for the Championship Teams Final and the Consolation Teams.

The Dutton Challenge Cup will be awarded to the winners of the Teams Championship.

The Turner Brumpton Trophy will be awarded to the Winners of the Consolation Teams.

The D & A Brown Trophy will be awarded to the Winners of the Qualifier.

If there are insufficient entries there will be an extended single session for the Championship and the Turner Brumpton Trophy and the D & A Brown Trophy will not be presented.

Pre-entry is required as below. Deadline 9:00am Saturday 11th March.

Enquiries to Glynn at glynglo@gmail.com or phone him on 01652 654872.

GREEN POINT MASTERS PAIRS

A date for your diary. On Sunday 26th of February 2023 at Scunthorpe Bridge Club there is to a be a National Green Point Event - The 'Master Pairs'. This event is aimed at players with fewer Masterpoints. It is only open for players below the rank of Regional Master taken as of 1st January 2023. This is a two-session, one-day event, commencing 11:00am. Entry is £8 per player which includes tea/coffee and biscuits. There will be a break between sessions for those who wish to bring a packed lunch. Pre-entry is not required, just turn-up and play, but it would be helpful to let the club secretary know by entering names on the Scunthorpe BC website.

CLICK HERE to link to the EBU webpage for additional details.

Championship Pairs

LINCOLNSHIRE CONTRACT BRIDGE ASSOCIATION

Championship Pairs

Dunholme Village Hall, Honeyholes Lane, Dunholme, LN2 3SU

Sunday, 19th February 2023, 11:30 am

Entry Fee £5.00 per session (£10 for both sessions)

A Qualifying session will commence at 11:30am, to be followed by separate sessions at about 3pm for the Championship Pairs Final and the Consolation Pairs.
The Arthur Wilson Trophy will be awarded to the winners of the Pairs Championship.
The Bell Trophy will be awarded to the Winners of the Consolation Pairs.
The Harrison Challenge Cup will be awarded to the winner of the Qualifying Session.
The Lucy Osbourne Trophy will be awarded to the highest positioned pair in the Qualifying session who are both over the age of 65 years.
The Margaret Briggs Trophy will be awarded to the highest positioned pair in the Qualifying session who are both below the rank of Master.
If there are insufficient entries an extended single session will be played, and the Bell Trophy & Harrison Challenge Cup will not be presented.
Tea, coffee & biscuits will be available FOC. There will be a break after the qualifying session for those bringing a packed lunch. This is an open duplicate pairs event, but trophies are only warded to the highest ranked pair who are both members of an LCBA affiliated club and have Lincolnshire as their primary county of allegiance.

Pre-entry is required as shown below. Deadline Saturday 18th February 9:00am

 

Chairman's Questionnaire
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A Message to all LCBA affiliated club Chairs

Hello, The lengthy lockdown caused by Covid 19 has caused a significant drop in numbers attending club bridge across the country, but I hope that bridge has been flourishing (or at least continuing) at your club. The County Association has run a variety of events this year, both face-to face and on-line, and attendance in general has been strong. Face-to-face events usually offer something different from a standard club pairs, and include variations on pairs events, as well as teams events, all played at Dunholme Village Hall. ..........

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County SIM Pairs

The first "Real" County SIM Pairs took place on Monday 26 September. Six affiliated clubs provided a total of 72 pairs of all ranks and grades. A very successful result, with the honours going to Paddy Skells & Adrian Wilson from Spalding BC, closely followed by Peter Sharman & Alison Casswell from Boston BC and Phillip Harland & Sue Barraclough from Scunthorpe BC.

National Handicap Pairs

Well Done Stephen Button and Peter Adams of Scunthorpe BC, who came 2nd nationally after the handicaps had been applied to a field of 389 players!

This Sunday afternoon event was a great success enjoyed by all who participated at the Scunthorpe venue, where Phillip Harland & Andy Lewis came out top N/S and William Milligan & Steve Mulligan (visitors from Nottingham) came out top E/W.

The overall results with handicaps applied show:
Stephen Button & Peter Adams 2nd
Tina Page & Andy Tomlinson 29th
Jane Brown & Roy Brixton 46th

COUNTY SIM PAIRS

County SIM Pairs
Monday 12th December 6pm to 8pm start to suit participating Clubs.

Anyone wishing to play online with LDBC, who is not already a member of the club, must register their name, EBU number and email address by contacting Janice Troughton;  (janicetroughton@sky.com) or Richard Coulbeck; (coulbeckr@gmail.com), by 10th December 2022.

 

Clubs will run their normal event on that day and should upload their local results for NGS and UMS processes. The County will combine the results from the clubs and upload them to the EBU under code 2 with County level masterpoints. I will issue a deal file (.pbn or .lin) about a week before the event, and participating clubs then use this file for their normal Monday 12th December duplicate session. After they have completed their event, they send me their results files (.csv or .xml). I will then be able to combine the results to give an overall winner.

The deal file that I create will have 30 boards, which I think should be enough for all our clubs. Some clubs have dealer machines which can load the file and prepare the boards for them. Some clubs are running on-line, so they can just load the file for their event. Some clubs have neither of these advantages, and may decide not to participate. However, if any club producing their boards manually wishes to participate I can let whoever is making up the boards have the hand record. It is also possible that a Club with a dealer machine may be able to prepare boards for another Club.

Would the Clubs who wish to participate please let me know as soon as possible. Roy Brixton. vicechair@lincsbridge.org.uk 

GARDEN CITIES TROPHY

LINCOLNSHIRE CONTRACT BRIDGE ASSOCIATION

GARDEN CITIES TROPHY QUALIFIER

Dunholme Village Hall, Honeyholes Lane, Dunholme, LN2 3SU
Sunday, 27th November 2022, 12:00 noon
Table Money £5 per player

 This is a competition for teams-of-eight from Affiliated Clubs. A club may enter more than one team. A player must only play for his club of allegiance, as indicated when joining or renewing his/her annual subscription. If he is not required by that club, then he may play for any other club of which he is a bona fide member (i.e. for more than three months). The winners will represent their club and the LCBA in the Regional Finals, which will be run on-line on Realbridge as a 13-round round robin of 4-boards event on Sunday 7th May 2023. Full details of the event can be found here: Garden Cities Trophy

Pre-entry is required as below. Deadline 9am on Saturday 26th November

Enquiries to Competitions Secretary

LINCOLN GOLD BOWL

LINCOLN GOLD BOWL

County Knockout Teams event

 

I'd like to invite you to enter a team for this event - Lincolnshire's only knockout teams event. You need a team of four players, though up to two substitutes are allowed. Players do not all need to be from the same club. Matches will be 24 boards, played as 2 x 12 on BBO - so it's quick, and easy to organise. The final needs to be played before the end of April 2023, so there is plenty of time to get matches in. The winning team (or possibly runners up) is invited to represent Lincolnshire if they wish in the national finals (the Pachabo). First round losers will qualify to play for the Barbara Maplethorpe Trophy (numbers permitting), which is also a knockout teams event. Please support this event, and consider entering a team. You can email me at m.s.wardell@btinternet.com, either to enter a team or to ask any questions. Cost to enter is £20 for the team. Entries ideally by Monday 14th November please. Mark Wardell

RANDOM SEEDED PAIRS

LINCOLNSHIRE CONTRACT BRIDGE ASSOCIATION

Random Seeded PAIRS

Dunholme Village Hall, Honeyholes Lane, Dunholme, LN2 3SU
Sunday, 30th October 2022, 12:00 noon
Table Money £5.00

This is actually a teams event. Half of the pairs entered will be seeded and the other half will draw a seeded pair to play as team partners in a multiple teams-of-four competition. Seeding will be done by NGS rankings. Where possible the seeded pairs will sit in the same direction. It would help the seeding process if pairs would try and partner a player of like ability. We shall need an even number of pairs.
 

There will be a mid-session break for those who wish to bring a packed lunch.
Tea, coffee and biscuits will be available FOC.

Pre-entry is required - please see below

The Deadline for entries is noon on Saturday 29th October 2022 

Trophies will be presented at the next AGM
Enquiries to Vice Chairman

Director: TBA
If any registered pair is unable to attend, please notify the Vice Chairman.

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LINCOLNSHIRE CONTRACT BRIDGE ASSOCIATION

Ghost Pairs

Dunholme Village Hall, Honeyholes Lane, Dunholme, LN2 3SU

Sunday, 16th October 2022, 12:00 noon

Table Money £5.00

This is actually a Teams event.  Pre-set hands are played as teams of four and your score is compared with that of imaginary expert partners.  The result will be a N/S winner and an E/W winner.

There will be a mid-session break for those who wish to bring a packed lunch. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be available FOC.

Pre-entry is required please - see below

Enquiries to Glynn at compsec@lincsbridge.org.uk

 

Director: TBA

Modest prizes may be awarded at the AGM in July 2023

Club TD Training

EBED have begun offering Club TD training again. Our nearest is Nottingham Bridge Club

Day 0 (How to run a club duplicate): Saturday 17th September 2022
Day 1 (Book rulings): Saturday 1st October 2022
Day 2 (Book and judgement rulings): Saturday  15th October 2022
Day 3 (assessment): Saturday 29th October 2022

Price £62.50 per session for EBU members, £69 for non EBU members. EBU members can book via myEBU, or by calling Lisa Miller (01296 317217)

Charlie Bucknell Training Weekend

A training weekend has been organised to assist current and potential Lincs team members to improve their bridge. It will happen at the venue used by Louth Bridge Club (the Indoor Bowls club in Louth, ample parking and a bar for drinks and food) on 1st/2nd October (10:00 to 15:30 on Saturday, 11:00 to 16:00 on Sunday). Charlie Bucknell (bridge professional and England under 26 international player) will be running the course. Charlie is a nice guy and a good teacher. The course will cost £40:00 for the weekend. If you have played in a Lincolnshire team or just feel you would like to know more about bridge beyond the basics, I’m sure you will find much in the course that is helpful. Numbers are limited to 20. If we get more than that, selection will be based mostly on a first come, first served basis. To book a place, contact me by email County Captain or any other method. Rodney Mitchell.

 Charlie's notes on the course content:

County League

The Winter League September 2022 - January 2023

Following on from our very successful teams virtual league during the winter of 21/22, I have been asked to set up another virtual league to be played on BBO for the winter of 22/23. We are keen to encourage players of all abilities to become involved in teams bridge and firmly believe this is the best way for players to hone their skills in both bidding and play. This will probably commence around mid-September and run to the end of January, thus giving more time to get matches arranged. 
We are also hoping that the teams will enter a knock-out competition which will run from November 2022 to March 2023.

Once again, I hope that we can get 12 teams running in two divisions, although 15 teams running in three divisions would be even better.

I am now taking entries. The more teams who enter, the more divisions we can make and the greater the probability of playing against players of a similar standard. I would like to have received all entries by the 9th of September, so that I can put a programme together and perhaps get the first few matches under way by late September. To cover costs to the EBU etc, the fee for entering a team will be £20 per TEAM and this will cover the costs for about 4-5 matches and will work out at about £1 per player per match. Further details can be found under the "Competition" menu on the County web site. If you are interested but you and your partner don't have another pair, please send me your details and I'll try to find another pair of a similar standard to make up a team. If you have any other questions, please ask me and I shall do my best to help you. Guidelines for the league can be seen here: LCBA League Guidelines

Kind Regards, Roy  -  Vice-Chairman

NORTHERN BRIDGE LEAGUE

Lincolnshire has entered 2 teams of 8 in the Northern Bridge League for 2022. The opposition will likely be – Yorkshire, Manchester, Lancashire, and  Mersey/Cheshire in the A division and these same counties plus Cumbria, Westmorland and North East BA in the B division. The event will be played on 4 Saturdays, each day being a multiple teams contest with about 40 boards being played. It will be played on the "Realbridge" platform. The dates are:

Saturday July 9th
Saturday August 20th
Saturday September 17th
Saturday October 8th

We are looking for pairs (or individuals) who would like to play in some or all of these events. The first team will be facing very strong opposition (some of international standard) but the second team will be in a competition similar in level to Lincolnshire events at Dunholme. If you are interested, please contact Rodney Mitchell either by email (rodney@bridgenotes.co.uk) or any other means. Selection of teams playing will made about 2 weeks before each event.

Rodney (County Captain)

Paul Wokes

Our Chairman, Paul Wokes, has recently resigned primarily for health reasons. Paul has been a major contributor to the Association for many years, participating in its events, representing the County and serving on the Management Committee as Secretary, and more recently as Chairman. We offer our thanks for all the time and effort he has put into the Association and we wish him well for the future.

Veterans' Pairs

The Veterans' Pairs was held at Dunholme on Sunday 12th June. A field of 13 pairs played a 3/4 Howell movement of 11 x 3 board rounds. In first place overall and clear winners were Mark Wardell & Jackie Pfister. Well Done! Runners up, Rodney Mitchell & Eddie Harris 2nd and John Clark & Chris Taylor 3rd. A great fun afternoon of bridge enjoyed by all.

Men's & Ladies' Pairs

The Mens's & Ladies' Pairs was held at Dunholme on Sunday 15th May. A field of 5 Ladies' and 8 Men's pairs were combined to play a single session comprising a 3/4 Howell movement of 11 x 3 board rounds. In first place overall and clear Ladies' winners of the Sydney Vincent Cup were Mo Parsons & Debbie Burton. In second place overall, the clear Men's winners of the Vincent Cup were Ron Wall & Brian Smith. Well Done! Thanks to all present for providing a great afternoon of bridge enjoyed by all.

Mixed Pairs

The Mixed Pairs was held at Dunholme on Sunday 1st May. A field of 20 pairs played a single session comprising a 3/4 Howell movement of 14 x 2 board rounds. The clear winners of the Hannan Challenge Cup were Nick Hunter & Ruby Schnalke, with runners up Mark Wardell & Jackie Pfister. Well Done! Thanks to all present for providing a great afternoon of bridge enjoyed by all, and it is nice to see that attendances are beginning to increase as Covid becomes less of a factor.

Championship Teams

The Championship Teams was held at Dunholme on Sunday 3rd April. A field of 10 teams had entered, but sadly due to illness, only 9 teams were available on the day.  A morning start saw the field begin the Qualifier session with a stagger movement, playing 8 x 3 board rounds. First placed and winners of the D & A Brown Trophy were Mark Wardell, Jacqueline Pfister, Aaron Hutton & Kiat Huang. The top four teams proceeded to the Final session, and the remaining five teams played in a Consolation session. The first placed team in the Final and winners of the Dutton Challenge Trophy were Ron Wall, Brian Smith, Eddie Harris & Rodney Mitchell. Well done! The first placed team in the Consolation session and winners of the Turner Brumpton Trophy were Nick Hunter, Ruby Schnalke, Maureen Parsons & Debbie Burton. Thanks to all present for providing a great afternoon of bridge enjoyed by all.

Championship Pairs

The Championship Pairs was held at Dunholme on Sunday 20th March. A field of 18 pairs played an extended single session comprising a full Howell all-play-all movement of 17 x 2 board rounds. The clear winners were Glynn Elwick & Keith Stewart. Well Done! Thanks to all present for providing a great afternoon of bridge enjoyed by all, and it is hoped that attendances might increase as Covid becomes less of a factor. This event was also distinguished by the presentation by our Chairman, Paul Wokes, of Honarary Life Membership certificates to Ron Wall and Brian Smith.

Lincs League

Both Divisions of the Lincs League have now been completed. Congratulations to the 2nd division winners, Girls on Tour, comprising Sue Gray (capt) Claire Rylott, Lisa Dichmont & Linda Lovell. They were closely followed with only a 3VP difference by Motorhead, comprising Peter Sturton (capt), Pam Sturton, Tina Page & Katherine Dobbs. Congratulations to the 1st division winners, Rueful Rabbits, comprising Brian Smith (capt), Ron Wall, Rodney Mitchell & Chris Barnard. They were closely followed with only a 3VP difference by Alford comprising Jackie Pfister (capt), Mark Wardell, Mark Brackley, Marion Brackley, Kiat Huang & Peter Coles. 

Bainton Trophy Final

The Bainton Trophy Final was held at Dunholme VH on 20th February 2022. 10 pairs had qualified for the final, which was played with a Full Howell movement over 9 x 4 board rounds for a total of 36 boards. Every pair played against every other pair to give the overall result.
As usual, the result was a very close call for the winners. Mo Parsons & Debbie Burton had tied with Mark Wardell & Jackie Pfister. The winner was therefore decided by the four head to head boards played by the pairs, giving a 21 - 11 matchpoint win to Mo & Debbie. Both pairs will be eligible to play in the Corwen Trophy which will be held on-line on Realbridge in May this year. The competition was played in a very cordial spirit and enjoyed by all. Thanks to you all. Glynn.

Christmas Festival Pairs

Eight pairs took part in the Realbridge on-line event on Monday 27th December. Comfortable winners were Megan Williams and Eddie Harris. Well Done!

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Lincolnshire Contract Bridge Association

The Annual   General   Meeting

of members of the Lincolnshire Contract Bridge Association

was held on Sunday, 3 July 2022 at

Dunholme Village Hall, Honeyholes Lane, Dunholme LN2 3SU

Commencing at 1.30pm

The following officers were elected unopposed:

Chairman: Mark Wardell
Vice-Chairman: Roy Brixton
Secretary: Cathy Platt
Treasurer: Mike Llewellyn
Competitions Secretary: Glynn Elwick

A Special Resolution to delete clause 3.6 of the Constitution was approved
(Clause 3.6 states "Honoraria - The Secretary, Treasurer and Competition Secretary shall each receive an annual honorarium which shall be determined at the AGM prior to the election of the officers.")

 

EBU NORTHERN MIDWEEK CONGRESS

The EBU Northern Midweek Congress has come to Lincolnshire!!!

Stratified Championship Pairs
Tuesday 23rd - Wednesday 24th August

Play starts at 7:30pm on Tuesday, and is played over three sessions (Tuesday evening, and Wednesday afternoon and evening). The results are stratified, so lower ranked players can earn bonus Master Points.

Stratified Swiss Teams
Thursday 25th August

A two-session Swiss Teams competition with seven 7-board matches. The results are stratified, so lower ranked players can earn bonus Master Points. For more details on the congress please see the event webpage

The venue
The congress is taking place at the DoubleTree by Hilton Forest Pines Spa & Golf Resort, Brigg, Lincolnshire. 

Entries
Please note: the bridge programme for this event should be booked separately for this event. The easiest way to book is online via your My EBU, alternatively you can call 01296 317203 or email comps@ebu.co.uk. We look forward to receiving your entry.

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VETERANS' PAIRS

Dunholme Village Hall, Honeyholes Lane, Dunholme, LN2 3SU

Sunday, 12th June 2022, 12:00 noon

Table money £5.00 each player

A Duplicate Pairs Competition for the Margaret Balch Cup aimed at the more venerable members of the Association. Players need to be at least 60 years old on the day of the event, and the combined age of pairs must be at least 125 years. 

There will be a mid-session break for those who wish to bring a packed lunch. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be available FOC.

Pre-entry is required as shown below - deadline 4pm on Friday 10th June 2022

Enquiries to Glynn at compsec@lincsbridge.org.uk

Director: TBA

Trophies will be awarded at the AGM in July

ADRIAN UNDERWOOD

Adrian Underwood will be sadly missed by his family and friends. Requiem Mass to be held at Our Lady of Lincoln Roman Catholic Church, Lincoln, on Tuesday 19th April at 12:00 noon. Donations if desired, in memory of Adrian, will go to the Marie Curie Nurses and St Barnabas Hospice and may be left as you exit the Church. Further enquiries to Pat Cook Funeral Services. Tel: 01522 522881.

I was sad to learn of the death of Adrian Underwood on 16th March 2022.  For those who had not met Adrian, he was the Lincolnshire County Bridge Association Chairman for three years and I had the pleasure of working under him as the Secretary. As Chairman, he made it his duty to visit all the Lincolnshire Clubs and play on their club night.  He was very much a ‘hands on’ person and had a very pleasant nature.  Adrian was a keen Bridge player and played in all the County events. 

By the time of the 2021 Annual General Meeting, Adrian was not well enough to attend, but his mind was still active and he sent his congratulations to me on becoming the new Chairman.  Shortly after the AGM, I went round to see Adrian at his home near the Dunholme Village Hall.  His son, who also plays Bridge, was there and I spent a very enjoyable time chatting about many topics.

I am sure all those who knew Adrian will miss him and on behalf of the Lincolnshire Bridge Association we pass on our condolences to all his family and wish them well in this difficult time.

Paul Wokes

UKRAINE HUMANITARIAN APPEAL - 2nd APRIL

Two special Charity events will take place on Saturday April 2nd.  Kent, Surrey and Sussex are combining to hold two events in aid of the Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal :-

  • Green-Pointed Swiss Pairs on Realbridge (lasting from 11am to approximately 6pm and consisting of 7 7-board matches) with a minimum entry fee of £15 per player - click for the Registration Form,
  • 9(NGS)-High Pairs on BBO for less-experienced players (lasting from 2:30pm to approximately 4:45pm and consisting of 18 boards) with an entry fee of 6$ per player, payable on the day - click for the Registration Form

All proceeds will go to the Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal at the Disasters Emergency Committee.  This is a tremendous opportunity to support the relief efforts in Ukraine, getting some good bridge in return for your contributions.  We are hoping that the entry for both events will be substantial.  Surely, there could be no better cause at this time.

Those who are unable to play are most welcome to make a donation (click to see account details - accompanied by an email to the Sussex Treasurer, please) or to donate directly to the DEC appeal if they prefer.

 

PAT & LOUISE

Pat Donaldson & Louise Lewis (Scunthorpe BC) played in the Yorkshire Spring 4's Swiss Pairs Blue Point Event on Saturday 19th February, and came FIRST out of 44 pairs. First prize allowed them to donate £50 to the Motor Neurone Disease Association. A Superb Win! Well Done Ladies!

UKRAINE HUMANITARIAN AID

Scunthorpe Bridge Club is pleased to announce a Charitable Afternoon of Social Bridge in support of the Humanitarian  Aid in the Ukraine Crisis on Saturday afternoonon the 26th March at 1.30pm.
Table money will be £5, with the WHOLE of the money going to help the humanitarian effort. There will also be a raffle. We wish to see as many people as possible enjoy a fun game of Bridge. Beginners just starting out on their Bridge playing journey & Improvers can come and ‘mingle’ with more established players and gain invaluable experience. Come with a partner, or come with NO PARTNER and you will be paired up with someone on the day. Everyone is guaranteed a full game on the day. Open to members and non-members. No Masterpoints or NGS. For Scunthorpe B C web site, click here.

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          COUNTY PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP

Dunholme Village Hall, Honeyholes Lane, Dunholme, LN2 3SU
Sunday, 20th March 2022, 11:30 am

Table Money £5.00 per player per session

A Qualifying session will commence at 11:30am, to be followed by separate sessions at about 3pm for the Championship Pairs Final and the Consolation Pairs.

The Arthur Wilson Trophy will be awarded to the winners of the Pairs Championship.

The Bell Trophy will be awarded to the Winners of the Consolation Pairs.

The Harrison Challenge Cup will be awarded to the winner of the Qualifying Session.

The Lucy Osbourne Trophy will be awarded to the highest positioned pair in the Qualifying session who are both over the age of 65 years.

The Margaret Briggs Trophy will be awarded to the highest positioned pair in the Qualifying session who are both below the rank of Master.

If there are insufficient entries an extended single session will be played, and the Bell Trophy & Harrison Challenge Cup will not be presented.

Pre-entry is required as shown below - deadline noon on Saturday 19th March 2022

Enquiries to Glynn at compsec@lincsbridge.org.uk

Director: TBA

Trophies will be awarded at the AGM in June

LINCS LEAGUE 2021/22

Twelve teams have entered for Lincs League 2021-22. These have been divided into two divisions, based on the average NGS rating of the team members. The competition is now under way and match arrangements will be found under menu option "Lincolnshire League 2021-22". The competition will be held entirely on-line using the BBO platform. An extended programme has been arranged to make it easier for captains to schedule their matches, with a deadline of 31st March 2022 for completion.

Kind Regards, Roy
Webmaster

Bainton Trophy Semi-Final

The Bainton Trophy Semi-Final was held at Dunholme VH on Sunday 30th January. Twenty-two pairs had entered and twenty-one actually played a standard Mitchell movement with a last round arrow switch to give a single winner result. It was a great afternoon of bridge, but slightly marred by the failure of our computer to provide a result at the end of the session. I have entered the results manually from a recovered server file, so please check if you can and let me know if I have made any entry errors. Congratulations to the the overall winners, Michael Stafford & Cos Corry. The top 10 pairs can proceed to the Bainton Final in three weeks time. At least one of the top 10 and possibly another will be unable to attend, so their places will go the the following pairs.  Roy Brixton

Random Seeded Teams

The Random Seeded Teams was held at Dunholme VH on Sunday 7th November. Ten pairs had entered and so we were able to make up 5 teams by averaging the players' NGS rankings. Not strictly random, but it provided some very evenly balanced teams. All pairs played 28 of the 35 boards in play in an American Whist movement. Congratulations to the North/South seeded pair Mark Wardell & Jacqueline Pfister and the East/West unseeded pair Maurice Lynn & Jennifer Knowler who won convincingly. Our thanks to Glynn Elwick for directing. All had a very enjoyable afternoon of bridge, despite the low attendance. Roy Brixton

Ghost Pairs

Our first face-to-face event for more than 18 months was the Ghost Pairs, successfully held at Dunholme VH on Sunday 17th October. Twelve pairs had entered and all pairs played all 30 boards in a share and relay Mitchell movement. The North/South winners were Margaret McLeod & Andrew Lewis. The East/West winners were Mike Llewellyn & Megan Williams. Our thanks to Glynn Elwick for directing and to Stuart Knox for setting up the scoring system for the event.

Aaron Hutton

Regular Lincs. Team member Aaron Hutton has been selected to play in the England under 26 team in the Channel Trophy (17-19th December 2021) in Leuven, Belgium. This is an annual event between junior teams from Belgium, England, France and the Netherlands. I’m sure you will all join me in wishing him the best of luck in this competition.

Rodney

John Brocklehurst

I am sad to report on the passing of John who who died peacefully in his sleep in the early hours of Saturday morning 6th November 2021. 
I have known John for many years, firstly as my doctor at a local surgery in Boston, then as my Bridge Partner. He was an excellent, caring doctor and his prompt intervention saved my father’s life. 
As a Bridge Partner, he was meticulous about learning any new system he was asked to play, and he was a very competent player. We both felt that playing for our county was an honour and, fortunately, John did not mind driving to far-away places like Manchester, Liverpool etcetera. We represented Lincolnshire in the Tollemache Competition on three occasions, and both enjoyed playing in the Northern Bridge League and County Competitions. 
I will sorely miss John, as I am sure will all those who knew him. So, on behalf of the Lincolnshire Contract Bridge Association, farewell John. Paul Wokes

BRIAN SMITH

In recognition of his long and distinguished service to bridge in the County of Lincolnshire, Brian Smith was elected to Life Membership of the Association at a Management Committee meeting held on 6th October 2021.

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BAINTON TROPHY FINAL

Dunholme Village Hall, Honeyholes Lane, Dunholme, LN2 3SU
Sunday, 20th February 2022, 12:00 noon

Table Money £5.00

The top ten qualifying pairs from the semi-final played on 30th January may enter the final.  If any pair is not able to play in the final, their place will pass to the next highest ranking pair. The final will be an all-play-all Howell movement of 9 x 4-board rounds. There will be a 20 minute break after round 4. Tea and coffee only will be available. Please bring your own packed lunch as required.

The winner of the Final, and an unspecified number of runners up, depending on EBU assessment and a minimum 50% score will be eligible to proceed to the Corwen Trophy. which will be held on-line on the Realbridge platform on 28/29th May.

Confirmed entries: John Clark & Chris Taylor, Mark Wardell & Jackie Pfister, Ann Harrop & Chris Harrop, Andy Lewis & Margaret McLeod, Pat Lucas & Derek Crumpton, Jean Lyndon-Smith & Anthony Lyndon-Smith, Mo Parsons & Debbie Burton, Allan Marshall & Paul Wokes, Sally Williams & David Williams, Tony Garland & Norman Rossiter.

Scunthorpe BC Virtual Tournaments

Scunthorpe Bridge Club offers regular on-line "Realbridge" audio-video pairs tournaments every Tuesday evening at 7pm. Session fee £2.00. Visitors are welcome to participate if they so wish. I need your email address so that I can send out a link a few hours before start time. If anyone would like to play regularly in these events, they would be expected to make a one off contribution of £5 to Scunthorpe BC. Masterpoints and NGS will be active for all events.Take care, Roy

webmaster@lincsbridge.org.uk

Northern Counties Bridge League

The Northern Counties Bridge League involves 6 teams: Yorkshire (1 and 2), Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside and Cheshire, and Lincolnshire. It takes place on 4 Saturdays about a month apart, on the RealBridge platform.

On the 9th October the Lincs team played in the fourth and final day of the Northern Bridge League. The team was:
Ron Wall and Brian Smith
Kiat Huang and Aaron Hutton
Rodney Mitchell and Edward Harris
Mark Wardell and Jackie Pfister

We played five 8 board matches on RealBridge against each of the other counties. This was one of our better days, we won 3 of our 5 matches. There were narrow wins against Manchester (again!) and Meryside/Cheshire, and a convincing win against Yorkshire B. This could not prevent us from finishing last in the league. The overall event was won by Lancashire, with Yorkshire A finishing second. Thanks to all who took part and helped to get the team together. 
Full details of this event are at https://www.bridgewebs.com/cgi-bin/bwop/bw.cgi?pid=display_rank&event=20211009_3&club=adamwiseberg. The final league tables can be found at http://www.manchesterbridge.org.uk/NBL/r2021.html
Rodney

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LINCOLNSHIRE CONTRACT BRIDGE ASSOCIATION

CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL PAIRS

Venue: Cyberspace

FOR THE LINK TO THE VIRTUAL ROOM CLICK HERE, OR ON THE REALBRIDGE LOGO

Monday, 27th December 2021, 2:30 pm

Table Money £0.00

"Realbridge" is back in Lincolnshire. We shall have another Realbridge video and audio bridge session just after Christmas. It will be a free session. The video lets you see your partner and opponents and the audio lets you speak to them. You simply enter a virtual room, similar to a real room, and sit at a table of your choice, where you can see and chat with your partner and your opponents. Meet up with all your bridge friends from the comfort of your own home.

Many of you already have experience of Realbridge and will have played in our events during Lockdown. I still have your email addresses and I will send out a link for this event on the morning of 27th December.

If you have not played in a County event previously, then please let me have your email address, so that I can add it to my list of prospective players.

If you have not previously played on Realbridge, click HERE to be taken to the Realbridge web site, where you can learn all about the software and register for some 8 board taster sessions.

Pre-entry is NOT required.

Webmaster

 

Director: Roy Brixton

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LINCOLNSHIRE CONTRACT BRIDGE ASSOCIATION

GARDEN CITIES TROPHY QUALIFIER

Dunholme Village Hall, Honeyholes Lane, Dunholme, LN2 3SU
Sunday, 5th December 2021, 12:00 noon
Table Money £5 per player

 This is a competition for teams-of-eight from Affiliated Clubs. A club may enter more than one team. A player must only play for his club of allegiance, as indicated when joining or renewing his/her annual subscription. If he is not required by that club, then he may play for any other club of which he is a bona fide member (i.e. for more than three months). The winners will represent their club and the LCBA in the Regional Finals, which will be run as a 13-round round robin of 4-boards event on Sunday 8th May 2022

Pre-entry is required as below. Deadline noon on Saturday 4th December

Please review the Covid Risk Guidelines listed on the main menu. The player requirements have been recently changed to allow unvaccinated participants.

ON-LINE BRIDGE EVENTS

*  Lincolnshire v Deva BC (Merseyside & Cheshire) - 6 teams 1st to 7th August
Result 75 - 45 VP (4.5 to 1.5) to Lincolnshire
Team Captains, Rodney Mitchell, Roy Brixton, Stuart Knox, Maria Vietri-Nelson, Patricia Donaldson & Cathy Platt
Full Result

*  Anglo-Roman Towns League
Louth/Scunthorpe v Chester
- 5 teams 2nd July
Louth/Scunthorpe win by 13.20-6.80 average VP
Team Captains, Rodney Mitchell, Kiat Huang, Mark Brackley, Roy Brixton & Megan Wiliiams
Full Result

*  Anglo-Roman Towns League
Louth/Scunthorpe v Hitchin
- 5 teams 23rd June
Louth/Scunthorpe win by 14.20-5.80 average VP
Team Captains, Rodney Mitchell, Kiat Huang, Mark Brackley, Roy Brixton & Ruby Schnalke
Full Result

*  Anglo-Roman Towns League
Louth/Scunthorpe v St Albans
- 5 teams 16th June
Louth/Scunthorpe win by 15.14-4.86 average VP
Team Captains, Rodney Mitchell, Kiat Huang, Ruby Schnalke, Mark Brackley & Roy Brixton
Full Result

*  North v South Lincolnshire 3 teams - 14th June
Overall result a draw.
South Lincolnshire 30.09 VP to North Lincolnshire 29.91 VP

Team Captains, Aaron Hutton, Alison Howarth & Roy Brixton
Full Result

Town Championship - 9th May to 14th June
Louth v Scunthorpe v Grimsby v Alford v Stamford

Grimsby 58.10 VP Team Captain Ron Wall
Louth 50.41 VP Team Captain Alison Howarth
Stamford 35.57 VP Team Captain Marcus Witt
Alford 32.84 VP Team Captain Mark Wain
Scunthorpe 22.30 VP Team Captain Roy Brixton
Full Result

*  Lincolnshire v 15 Counties MCWG Tournament (Category A) - 13th June
Result Lincolnshire 14th out of 16 Counties
Rodney Mitchell (Capt) & Chris Barnard, Ron Wall & Brian Smith, Kiat Huang & Mark Wardell
Full Result

*  Anglo-Roman Towns League
Louth/Scunthorpe v York
- 5 teams 9th June
Louth/Scunthorpe win by 13.89-6.11 average VP
Team Captains, Rodney Mitchell, Kiat Huang, Ruby Schnalke, Mark Brackley & Roy Brixton
Full Result

*  Anglo-Roman Towns League
Louth/Scunthorpe v Bath
- 6 teams 4th June
Louth/Scunthorpe win by 14.67-5.34 average VP
Team Captains, Rodney Mitchell, Kiat Huang, Mark Brackley, Roy Brixton, Megan Williams & Patricia Donaldson
Full Result

*  Lincolnshire v Warwickshire - 4 teams 30th-31st May
Warwickshire win by 2.5 wins to 1.5, although 38.38-41.62 VP to Lincs 
Team Captains, Rodney Mitchell, Mark Wardell, Mark Brackley & Roy Brixton
Full Result

*  Lincolnshire v Norfolk - 5 teams 22nd-30th May
Result 39.73-60.27 VP to Norfolk
Team Captains, Kiat Huang, Rodney Mitchell, Mark Brackley, Roy Brixton & Dee de Witt
Full Result

*  Lincolnshire v 15 Counties MCWG Tournament (Category B) - 23rd May
Result Overall Win to Lincolnshire
Roy Brixton (Capt) & David Hall, Alison Howarth & Andrew Howarth, Mark Brackley & Marion Brackley, Mark Wain & Megan Williams
Full Result

*  Lincolnshire v Wiltshire - 8 teams 17th May
Result 79.94-80.06 VP to Gloucestershire
Team Captains, Kiat Huang, Ruby Schnalke, Mark Brackley, Simon Hill, Mark Wain, Megan Williams &  Lindy Mastenbroek-Andrew
Full Result

*  Lincolnshire v Gloucestershire - 7 teams 3rd May
Result 49.52-90.48 VP to Gloucestershire
Team Captains, Aaron Hutton, Kiat Huang, Nick Hunter, Roy Brixton, Megan Williams, Patricia Donaldson & Brian Nunn
Full Result

Lincolnshire v Warwickshire - 5 teams 30th Apr.
Result 34.44-65.56 VP to Derbyshire

Team Captains, Aaron Hutton, Kiat Huang, Mark Wain, Roy Brixton & Janice Troughton
Full Result


*  Lincolnshire v Berkshire (cat A) 23rd Apr. 2 x 12 boards

Ron Wall & Brian Smith, Kiat Huang & Andy Lewis

Lincolnshire v Derbyshire (cat A) 16th Apr.  2 x 12 boards
Result 63-36 to Lincolnshire!

Ron Wall & Brian Smith, Kiat Huang & Andy Lewis

North v South Lincs Cup (cat B) 13th Apr.  2 x 8 boards
Result 50-19 to North Lincolnshire!

Janice Troughton & Mary Jo Mangion, Mark Wain & Maria Vietri-Nelson

Lincolnshire v Budapest!  12th Apr 3 x 8 boards (pivot teams)
Result 74-107 to Budapest!

Kiat Huang & Andy Lewis, Nick Hunter & Ruby Schnalke

Town Championship : Louth v Scunthorpe v Grimsby
5th Apr : Louth (67) v Scunthorpe (30)
18th Apr : Scunthorpe (1) v Grimsby (80)
21st Apr : Grimsby () v Louth ()

LINCS GREEN POINT PAIRS

Lincolnshire Green Point Pairs

Incorporating the annual Lincolnshire

Championship Pairs

Results

Congratulations to Jack Terry and Ian Walsh on winning the Lincolnshire Green Point pairs event with an excellent score of 65.23%, just pipping Trevor Hails and Chris Ryall who finished with 64.55%.
The highest finishing Lincolnshire pair were Bill Crymble and Anthony (Cos) Corry who win the Arthur Wilson Trophy. Other trophy winners are Richard Tupper and Peter Sharman, for the Lucy Osbourne Trophy awarded to the highest placed Lincolnshire pair where both players have attained the age of 65+, and to Mark and Marion Brackley in winning the Margaret Briggs Trophy awarded to the highest placed Lincolnshire Pair under the EBU rank of Master. It is hoped to present these trophies at the next AGM.
The three highest ranking Lincolnshire Pairs will be invited, at the Association's expense, to represent the County in the forthcoming Corwen Trophy competition which will hosted by the EBU, on the RealBridge platform, over the weekend of 5th and 6th of June 2021.
The pairs qualifying to represent the county in this prestigious event are:

Bill Crymble and Anthony (Cos) Corry
Kiat Huang and Rodney Mitchell
Jacqueline Pfister and Mark Wardell

Congratulations to all our winners and qualifiers, and sincere thanks to all the participants for their support and in ensuring that the competition took place in such a friendly and sporting atmosphere.
Finally, the Committee wishes to express its thanks to the director on the day, Stuart Knox, and the county’s technical ‘guru’, Roy Brixton, for ensuring the smooth running of this event, and without whom the staging of such competitions would not be possible.
We look forward to welcoming you again to our next LCBA event, the Ladies and Men’s Pairs event, on Sunday 16th May 2021.

MENS & LADIES PAIRS

Overall winners and winners of the Sydney Vincent Cup were Margaret Mcleod and Megan Williams. Well Done!

In second place overall and winners of the Vincent Cup were Mark Wardell and Kiat Huang. Well Done!

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Thanks to all involved in this match and throughout the whole MCOL season. Due to a stomach bug I was feeling very fragile yesterday, so special thanks to Chris for playing as super-sub at very short notice with a partner he has never met and only 5 minutes system discussion on the phone before the game. Also thanks need to go to the Staffs and Shropshire team who gave considerable help with match setup and were very friendly throughout. ..........

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VIRTUAL LEAGUE

Season 3 of the Virtual League has now been completed and all those who participated enjoyed their matches. Congratulations to The Woldies who finished well ahead of second equal placed Rueful Rabbits and The Iron Men in Division 1, and to Revolution, closely followed by Lazy Bones in Division 2. Thanks to all those players who entered the event. Results can be seen HERE. We shall now take a break from the league and perhaps consider re-starting again in the Autumn.

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It may have escaped some members notice, that a Lincolnshire-based team, the Alford Frimfolk, have been making excellent progress through the divisions of the EBU Lockdown League, hosted on BBL. ..........

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CANCELLED EVENT

LINCOLNSHIRE CONTRACT BRIDGE ASSOCIATION

County swiss Pairs championship

 

Unfortunately we have needed to cancel this event due to a shortage of players

 

A swiss pairs movement is quite critical on numbers, but we hope many of you will be able to enter our Ghost Pairs event which will take place on Sunday 17th October at 12:00.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Lincolnshire Contract Bridge Association

At its Annual General Meeting of Members at
Dunholme Village Hall, 26 Honeyholes Lane, Dunholme, LN2 3SU on Sunday 1st August 2021

The new Chairman's address to the meeting

Ladies and Gentlemen – welcome to the Annual General Meeting. Without doubt, the last few years have been difficult for everyone.  The Coronavirus has caused devastation throughout the world.  This, in itself,  has been difficult enough, but in addition, Lincolnshire has lost many players who have passed into the spirit world. So,  in my view, this is a time for re-building. Most of you will know that I taught many people to play Bridge.  As well as teaching in Lincolnshire, mostly at Louth and Boston, I also taught in Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire. Although the clubs who arranged for me to carry out the coaching had a vested interest in boosting their membership, I was always more interested in all forms of Bridge:  yes, I totally support those players who play competitive Bridge at club, county or national level, but I also support those players who want to play friendly, or not so friendly bridge, in their own homes.  And there are in Lincolnshire a lot of players who enjoy playing in Charity Bridge events.  In my view, the County Association should support all Bridge players whatever format they choose to play. During the pandemic, Kiat, Roy and others have done a tremendous job in keeping Bridge alive by organising on-line competitions and I think we should applaud all their efforts. As your new elected Chairman, I want to embrace all forms of Bridge.  I hope that everyone will put aside any differences they have and work to build a new, stronger County Association. Paul Wokes

The following members were approved to serve on the Management Committee:

Chairman                                                    Paul Wokes        
Vice-Chairman                                           Roy Brixton
Secretary                                                    Cathy Platt        
Treasurer                                                    Mike Llewellyn
Competitions Secretary                           Glynn Elwick
A
lford BC                                                    Mark Wardell (Interim til Club AGM)
Boston BC                                                  Sue Gray
City of Lincoln BC                                     Anthony (Cos) Corry
Falconer BC                                               Cathy Platt
Horncastle and District BC                     To Be Confirmed
Heighington BC                                        Fred Myers
Louth Central BC                                      To Be Confirmed
Louth Duplicate BC                                  Maria Vietri-Nelson
Market Rasen BC                                     Sue Barraclough
Pinchbeck BC                                            Fred Davis
Scunthorpe BC                                         Roy Brixton (Interim til Club AGM)
Welton BC                                                Andy Tomlinson

ALL COMERS PAIRS

The weekly Virtual All Comers Pairs has been discontinued. Future virtual and face-to-face events will follow the traditional County competitions approximately monthly as far as possible, subject to the lifting of lockdown restrictions.

LOCKDOWN SURVEY

A little later than planned, the LCBA Committee is delighted to release the results of our Lockdown survey where we invited members to give their views on a wide range of bridge related matters.  Please click HERE for details.

EBU SUMMER SENIORS SWISS PAIRS

Congratulations to Graham Marshall, partnered by James Bond, for winning the 2021 EBU Summer Seniors Swiss Pairs event on 10th July. In a strong field Graham and James won six of their seven matches, including an impressive 19-1 win against senior international Paul Hackett and his partner John Sansom. Graham and James finished 8 victory points ahead of the field.

Well done to you both!

DRENE BROWN

It is with the greatest regret that we have to announce the death of Drene Brown. Drene passed away peacefully in the afternoon of Tuesday 20th July at Sycamore Lodge Nursing Home, Ashby, Scunthorpe. Her husband, Alan was with her. The funeral is on Monday 9th August 12 noon at Scunthorpe Crematorium.

A webcast is required for the service: https://www.wesleymedia.co.uk/webcast-view Login / Order ID: 104286 Password: ubmqfmpa If you experience issues with your login details please call 01536 314 890.

Drene Buck was a prominent member of the Lincolnshire bridge playing community for many years, and since her marriage to Alan in the early 1990s she has been a member of the Scunthorpe Bridge Club. She has won most of the Lincolnshire County trophies, and has represented the County many times in events such as the Tollemache. With Alan she has also won each of the Scunthorpe Club trophies. Drene was heavily involved in the administration of bridge too, at both county and club levels, and a few years ago she was made an Honorary Member of the County Association. It's fair to say that Drene had what is known as 'table presence'; she was often keen to harvest the opinions of fellow players and always ready to represent them at all levels.

Lincs League & Gold Cup 2019/20
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Lincs League & Gold Cup - Suspended UFN

Lincs Gold Cup

The Lincs Gold Cup is the main County teams competition and is a knockout event and is played for Green Points. The draw for this event has been made by your webmaster.  The home team (first named) provides refreshments for the away team. ..........

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INTER COUNTY BRIDGE

President's Cup

Has been moved on-line for 2020 & 2021. LCBA will not participate in 2020.

ON-LINE BRIDGE
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Bridge activities for Lincolnshire players

There has been a small explosion of interest, which is growing, in all aspects of bridge, be it playing, learning, collaborating, beyond any previous boundaries of club county or country.  New partnerships and new teams have sprung up.  Players who have never been online before are discovering its pros and cons and making it work for them. ..........
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CHAIRMAN'S REPORT
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Warmest greetings from the volunteer bridge players who run the Lincolnshire Contract Bridge Association! We hope very much that you are well and also able to enjoy bridge, whether it is playing online, reading books and articles or discussions to improve partnership understandings. Very many bridge players all over Lincolnshire, indeed the country, miss the enjoyment of playing Bridge in person.  Because of Coronavirus,  a new term emerged for how we played our much-loved game, Face-to-Face bridge, often shortened to F2F bridge. ..........

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OFFICERS OF THE LCBA MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Nomination for Roles on the Executive Committee of the LCBA

Subject to Governmental legislation the LCBA AGM is scheduled for Sunday 1st August 2021 at Dunholme Village Hall. Members will also be able to participate via video link.

Part of the business at the AGM is to appoint the members of the Executive Committee. Nominations for these roles, supported by two full members of the Association, must be received by the County Secretary (personal email is sufficient for this purpose) not later than 23:59 on Sunday 11th July 2021. The positions requiring nomination are Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer & Competitions Secretary. The positions of Vice-Chairman & Competitions Secretary are currently vacant, and the current holders of the posts of Chairman and Secretary are not seeking re-election. 

As the county, and country move out of the various lockdowns, and face to face bridge at all levels begins to re-commence, the role of the LCBA will be central in supporting clubs and promoting inclusive events for all members. Please give some consideration as to how you want your club and county to move forward at this critical time and, more importantly, who you would want to represent you in this.

In addition, if you have any motions that you want to be discussed at the AGM, please forward these to me before 12th July 2021, so that they can be included on the Agenda.

Adapt and survive is the message the LCBA  is proud to report, along with this notice of the forthcoming long delayed AGM.  Not only are a high proportion of players playing bridge on-line socially, but local league initiatives have proved successful and Lincolnshire’s team have competed in inter-county events.  Your LCBA committee have remained active and as we prepare for F2F play to restart, we appeal to club members to step forward and become engaged in this important link between the EBU and your club.  Decisions/suggestions  on how the ‘new normal’ is delivered, sharing of good practice, ideas on how to encourage new members,  as well as the range of competitions LCBA have offered, would increase in value with support on this Committee from YOU.

Andrew Howarth
(Interim Secretary to the LCBA Management Committee)

Grantham Bridge Club

RealBridge online Charity Duplicate Pairs

in aid of Blood Cancer UK

Played on Thursday 20th May 2021. Nine 2 board rounds in a Mitchell movement.

East/West winners were Martin Amery & Kathleen Turner from City of Lincoln BC. Well Done!

EBU Masters Pairs 2020

♠  EBU MASTERS PAIRS  

Held at Scunthorpe BC on 1st March, the overall winners were Andy Lewis & Roy Brixton, who achieved second place nationally. The following links show the results.

Local Results

National Results

LCBA CHAMPIONSHIP PAIRS

LINCOLNSHIRE GREEN POINT PAIRS

incorporating the annual Lincolnshire

Championship Pairs

SESSION LINK

The link has been sent to all contestants by email. If you did not receive it, please check your spam.

To be held in Cyberspace with Realbridge

Sunday, 28th March 2021, 11:00 am

Entry Fee £16.00 per pair

Green Point Event open to All EBU Members

This competition is a one-day, two session, match-pointed pairs. The Session will commence at 11:00am. The top half of the field will receive green points. There will be a mid session break for lunch after which it will re-commence at 3:00pm.  This is the qualifying event for the Corwen Trophy, which will take place on 5-6 June.

Trophies will be awarded to the best placed pairs with Lincolnshire CBA primary allegiance at the next LCBA AGM.

The leading three pairs with Lincolnshire CBA primary allegiance are eligible to play in the Corwen Trophy

Payment can be made by bank transfer to the LCBA account with HSBC using pairs surnames as a reference. Account number 61429205 Sort Code 40-43-01 (If it is not possible to make a bank transfer, please use the comment box on the entry form to contact the LCBA treasurer).

Pre-entry Is Required – Entry Form Below

Enquiries to Roy at webmaster@lincsbridge.org.uk

Director: Stuart Knox

VIRTUAL TEAMS LEAGUE

Season 2 of the Virtual League has now been completed and all those who participated enjoyed their matches. Congratulations to Rueful Rabbits and Three Plus One who won their respective divisions. Thank you to all those players who entered the event. I was delighted that all the eligible players who played in season 1 entered for season 2 and a new team also joined. So an especially warm thank you to Bill, Coz, Margaret and Mike, who became known to each other through their mutual love of the game to make a team. I hope you enjoyed the experience.

All 11 of the Season 2 Teams have now signed up for Season 3. It would be really nice if we could make it 12. If there is any pair who would like to take part, please let me know and I will try to match you up.

I am also hoping to field a Novice Division for very inexperienced players. If you would like to play but are concerned you may get a drubbing each match, please bear this in mind. If we can get about 5 or 6 such teams of, say about NGS level 2-4, we can field such a division. If there are players who would like to enter, but do not have a team, please let me know so that I can match you up with others. I am hoping to be able to set up the matches by mid March, so an early response would be much appreciated. It is expected that the league will run from Mid March until the end of May. Please contact me or Alison. Regards, Roy

MASTERS PAIRS

The EBU Masters Pairs will take place on-line on Sunday 28th February this year. This is an event aimed at players with fewer Masterpoints, and is open to those with a rank below Regional Master. Several of our regular Sunday players will enter the heat being played at Stamford Bridge Club, and we shall not, therefore, run the All Comers Pairs on that Sunday. If anyone would like to play on BBO at Stamford, please either contact me or contact Marcus Witt direct. Full details are on the EBU web site at Masters Pairs | English Bridge Union (ebu.co.uk) This is a two session single day event starting at 1pm. I would encourage all who qualify, and particularly our regular Sunday players, to have a go at this.

webmaster

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LINCOLNSHIRE CONTRACT BRIDGE ASSOCIATION

All Comers PAIRS

Venue: Cyberspace

Sunday, 21st February, 2:30 pm

Table Money £2.00

The All Comers Pairs will be held on Realbridge every Sunday until further notice, except the Sunday of the month for which the Midland Counties League is scheduled. The table money will be £2.00, to be collected 2 or 3 months in arrears by email invoicing. Invitations to play will be sent out on the Sunday mornings. I will just need your email address. This is the closest we can get to Face-to-Face bridge at this time. The video lets you see your partner and opponents and the audio lets you speak to them. You simply enter a virtual room, similar to a real room, and sit at a table of your choice, where you can see and chat with your partner and your opponents.

Click HERE to be taken to the Realbridge web site, where you can learn all about the software, test your web camera and microphone and register for some 8 board taster sessions. Also, Scunthorpe BC is holding regular sessions on a Wednesday evening and welcomes visitors.

If you intend to play, please let me have your email address (if you have not already given it to me), so that I can add it to my list of prospective players. I will then send you a link on the Sunday morning of the event to enable you to enter the tournament.

Webmaster

 

Director: Roy Brixton

REALBRIDGE

"Realbridge" is coming to Lincolnshire, as shown in the "next event" flyer. Our last BBO All Comers Pairs was held on 20th December. In the New Year, the All Comers Pairs will be held on Realbridge, every Sunday, except the second Sunday of the month until the conclusion of the Midland Counties League. The table money will be £2.00, to be collected 2 or 3 months in arrears by email invoicing. Invitations to play will be sent out on the Sunday mornings. I will just need your email address.

Webmaster

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LINCOLNSHIRE CONTRACT BRIDGE ASSOCIATION

BBO VIRTUAL All Comers Pairs

On-line bridge with BBO
Sunday, 20th December 2:30pm
Table Money BB$3.00

These virtual duplicate bridge events are open to LCBA members and their guests.

The sessions will be 18 (or up to 24) boards played in a Mitchell or Howell movement, dependent on numbers. Robots will be available for any player who wants to play but has no human partner. There will be a partnership desk. The sessions are expected to last about 2½ hours. Would players please be on-line in the competition area 5 minutes before a session is due to start. Allow more time if this is your first EBU sponsored tournament because you will need your EBU number. The tournaments will appear in the BBO All Tournaments list 2 hours before the start time.

There are no specific rules, but players are advised to have a look at the instructions for setting up an account on BBO and joining a tournament. These are displayed on the left side of the County web site home page under menu item “On-line Bridge”. Anyone who has not previously played in our LCBA virtual club must let me have their BBO ID and EBU number well before the start time.

Webmaster

Director: Roy Brixton

ALL COMERS PAIRS

The ALL COMERS PAIRS event scheduled for 13th December has been cancelled by order of the Management Committee.

New situations require inventive ways to provide BRIDGE for as many people as possible, at the level they require.  To encourage more players to seek out Tournament experience on BBO on-line on Sundays and facilitate our county team to compete at inter-county level, thus stretching their expertise and increasing the profile of Lincolnshire, the Management Committee have taken the above action. The two path approach the  committee have embarked upon results in a cancellation of the above date this year.  This frees up the second Sunday of the month for the County Teams to compete in the virtual Midland County League without having a date clash or dilution of expertise.

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Notice to all Affiliated Clubs and Members of LCBA

Approximately three weeks ago, I sent an email, on behalf of the Committee of the LCBA, to affiliated club secretaries requesting that they canvass their members regarding the issue of our being unable to hold an Annual General Meeting (AGM) within the prescribed timeframe and format.

Thank you to all those members and the 7 clubs who have made known their opinions and preferences. Of the 7 clubs that responded, 4 were in favour of waiting until a ‘Face to Face’ AGM could be held rather than holding a virtual AGM by video link, with the remaining 3 expressing no strong preference. ..........

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CORONAVIRUS
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Dear Club/County Official 
The government has just announced that starting on Monday 14th September, social gatherings of more than six people will be illegal in England. Although there will be some exceptions to this, none seem to cover the situation of any bridge clubs.
This removes any doubt there may have been in our earlier advice to clubs about whether clubs can run any face-to-face games, and makes clear that this will not be possible until such time as further changes or clarifications to the rules may be announced. ..........

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NICKO
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The 2020-21 National Inter Club Knock Out (NICKO) is now open for entry. At just £72 per team (cheaper than last year) we are delighted to inform you that the draw will be made with no geographical constraints as the entire Knockout will be held online. The closing date for entries is midday Saturday 21st November, with the first round taking place from 24th November. ..........

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MAURICE LADLOW

Lincolnshire has lost yet another of its bridge players. Maurice passed away peacefully at home on the morning of 17th October. Maurice just loved bridge at Club, County and National level. He first learnt the game as a young soldier in Hong Kong. The highlights for him were when Lincolnshire qualified for the Tollemache Final and reaching the 5th round of the National Gold. The day before he died he was still dreaming and whispering bridge terms - 2NT, 3NT, Jack of Hearts, etc and when Mo asked him what the contract was, he said 6NT. He just adored the game. He will be sadly missed by all his family and friends.

I read with great sadness of the death of Maurice. One of his two favourite bridge memories was when Lincolnshire qualified for the National Finals of the Tollemache. I share that memory in that I was Non Playing Captain of that Team. What a wonderful weekend we had. Our success was particularly noteworthy in that in those days only six finalists went forward from the qualifying round ; now it is eight. Throughout Maurice and Mo were a 'go to' pair for me, always steady and dependable. Commiserations to Mo. As always best wishes, Julian (Foster)

REALBRIDGE

I have been in contact with the organisers of Realbridge and they have offered us the opportunity of holding our own (free) session. This will take place on Wednesday 28th October at 7:15pm, probably 18 boards. I will direct the session, closely observed by an expert. If anyone would like to attend, please let me have your email address so that I can add you to my list of attendees. Personally, I think it provides a much closer experience of face-to-face bridge than BBO. You arrive in a virtual room, where you select and sit at a table opposite your partner. You and the other pair can have your video and audio switched on so that you can see and speak to each other. Bidding and play follows normal face-to-face rules, so announcing and alerting is done by your partner as usual. I know that some have expressed concern that old tablets will not work. Possibly, but you can still use this software, like BBO, with no video and no audio. It would just not be so much fun. Full details are on their web site at Realbridge. Even the TD can play. Oh, and it is cheaper than BBO. Webmaster.

SIM PAIRS

BLUE POINT

VIRTUAL BRITISH AUTUMN SIM PAIRS

Scunthorpe Bridge Club will be holding a tournament for the Virtual British Autumn Sim Pairs at 7pm on Thursday 8th October. All Lincolnshire players are welcome to take part. The cost will be BB$6. Registration will be similar to that for the LCBA Sunday tournaments, except that the Scunthorpe ID is vEBU209858. Would anyone who wishes to take part (except Scunthorpe BC members) please contact me at least three hours before the event starts, so that you can be added to the include list. Webmaster

BRIAN KNOWLER

It is with the greatest regret that we have to announce the death of Brian Knowler. Brian died peacefully on the morning of Monday 3rd August at Castle Hill. His wife, Jenny, and his son and daughter were with him. Brian played bridge in Scunthorpe and the County for many years in the sixties, seventies and eighties, during which time he was also President of the association. Brian was a regular winner of county events, and, playing with Mike Allen in particular, he was also successful nationally. His ill health meant that he has been unable to play for many years - though he still kept an interest in what was happening in both the club and county. The County would like to send its deepest condolences to Jenny, to Brian's son, to his daughter, to his four grandchildren, and to his great granddaughter. Brian's funeral will be at Woodlands Crematorium at 12:40 on Tuesday 18th August. The service will be available on webcast until 25th August. Anyone wishing to log on should use the following information:
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Towards the end of his bridge career Julian Foster was his regular partner. Julian says "Intrinsically he was a Strong Club adherent but, playing with me, he lowered his sights and played Acol with four card majors and a weak No Trump.
At the table he was 'Old School'. Play the hand, put the cards away and say nowt."

ALL COMERS PAIRS

Our seventh Virtual All Comers Pairs tournament was played on Sunday 16th August. 6 x 3 board rounds in a Howell movement. Our congratulations go to Louise Lewis. Well Done!

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Over the past two weeks there has been a number of significant changes in the composition of the LCBA committee. 

The resulting Committee met on 23rd June and agreed that one of the first actions actions should be that I, as acting Chair,  record on behalf  of the LCBA , our sincere appreciation, on behalf of all the LCBA (Committee and Members) for the time and effort given - and the achievements made - by those departing committee members, Adrian Underwood (Chairman), Glynn Elwick (Competition Secretary) and Sue Barraclough (Secretary). 

The volunteer roles that Adrian, Glynn and Sue fulfilled for the County are crucial in helping our much loved game of Bridge grow and thrive at a regional level and we are indebted to them and the other LCBA members who step up to help us all.

Whilst thanks are due to all, forgive me for highlighting Glynn Elwick, with whom it has been an absolute pleasure to have worked with over the past year on new Competitions.  For years the main output of the Committee for the Association was Competitions and that was all down to Glynn. In case you missed the news, in 2019 Glynn was recognized at the national level by the EBU, a well-deserved recipient of the Dimmie Fleming Award, for his tireless efforts over the decades and considerable achievements for Lincolnshire. 

A virtual Management Committee Meeting was held on 23rd June, and the following members were appointed to fill the existing vacancies on an interim basis, until such time as a general meeting can be held.

Chairman: Kiat Huang
Secretary: Andrew Howarth
Competitions Secretary: Alison Howarth

ALL COMERS PAIRS

Our fifth Virtual All Comers Pairs tournament was played on Sunday 2nd August. 9 x 2 board rounds in a Howell movement. Our congratulations go to Louise Lewis (and Tin Tin). Well Done!

Virtual Individual Tournament

Our virtual Individual Tournament was played on 26th July. An All Play All movement with 22 boards. Although there were only 12 players, feedback suggests they all had an enjoyable evening of bridge, and we shall repeat this event later in the year. Unfortunately, it is not possible to display the results in the usual way, but you can see the hand records by clicking on your score. Masterpoints were awarded and have been uploaded to EBU. 

Our congratulations to joint winners, Rodney Mitchell and David Hall.

BBO VIRTUAL CLUB

Our first four virtual club pairs tournaments seem to have been a success. All comments very welcome

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Congratulations to 1st Tournament winners N/S Bill & Martin and E/W Alison & Andrew.
Congratulations to 2nd Tournament winners N/S Paul Yarwood (aided by a robot) and E/W Rodney & Kiat.
Congratulations to 3rd Tournament winners N/S Bill & Cos and E/W Alison & Andrew
Congratulations to 4th Tournament winners Alison & Andrew

Following the fourth pairs tournament, we shall hold an individual tournament starting at 7:30pm on Sunday 26th July.
Once again, this is intended as a fun event for all ranks of players in the County. All bidding will be a done with a simple Acol convention card which can be seen in the On-Line Bridge menu on this page, or by clicking on this link.
Acol System Card
The session will be 18 to 21 boards, depending on numbers.

JOHN GAUNT 1952-2020

It has come as a great shock and sadness to report that John Gaunt died on Saturday, 13th June, after a short illness (not Covid). He will be very much missed in the bridge community as he was always a keen supporter of all County events when in this Country and also represented the County on several occasions.  John was a past Chairman of Lincolnshire bridge. Together with his wife Wendy, John taught several players to begin playing bridge and helped others to improve.  Sixteen years ago he started teaching and playing with Debbie Burton who had never played before and is now an established player. Debbie said that she owed such a lot to John for which she is extremely grateful and wanted others to know this. His death will be a great loss to Lincolnshire bridge. Our thoughts and condolences go to his wife Wendy, his 2 sons, his daughter, his grandchildren and his friends. 

SWISS PAIRS

Swiss Pairs

The Swiss Pairs was held at Dunholme on Saturday 14th March. Twenty pairs competed in five 8 board rounds, the eventual winners being our Competition Secretary, Glynn Elwick, partnered by Keith Stewart and well ahead of the joint second pairs, Edward Harris & Rodney Mitchell, Bill Crymble & Anthony Corry. Our thanks to Helen Barr for organising and directing a pleasant afternoon of bridge, and to Gloria for her usual appetising buffet lunch.

BAINTON TROPHY

Bainton Trophy

The Bainton Trophy final was played at The City of Lincoln BC on Sunday 16th February.  The winners were Mike Llewellyn & Megan Williams closely pressed by Mo Parsons & Maurice Ladlow.  39 boards were played in a 6½ table Full Howell movement carefully arranged over 9 tables so that 3 sitters could be accommodated.  Our thanks go to Stuart Knox who ably directed the event and produced instant results.

We would also like to congratulate Mike Llewellyn who won enough green points in this event to enable him to qualify as a Life Master.  Well Done!

Mike & Megan, Adrian & Andy and Simon & Joanne will represet the county at the Corwen Trophy in May.

The next LCBA open event is the Swiss Pairs, to be held at Dunholme Village Hall on Saturday 14th March. 

BAINTON TROPHY SEMI-FINAL

Bainton Trophy Semi-Final

The Bainton Trophy Semi-final was held at Dunholme on 2nd February.  The 29 pairs who had qualified in their Club heats played a simple 30 board Mitchell movement with an arrow switch on the last two roundsThe winning pair was Andy Lewis & Roy Brixton closely followed by Simon & Joanne Hill.  The top 14 available pairs will play in the final at City of Lincoln BC on 16th February.  A great afternoon of bridge for all.

Thanks to all those who supported this event, to our Director, Helen Barr and our Competitions Secretary Glynn Elwick for producing another very enjoyable afternoon of bridge, and to Gloria for producing a very appetising buffet lunch.

The next open event will be the County Swiss Pairs on SATURDAY 14th March at 11:30am at Dunholme Village Hall

MEN'S & LADIES' PAIRS
Men's & Ladies' Pairs

The Men's & Ladies' Pairs event was held at Dunholme on the 19th January.  Twelve Men's Pairs and five Ladies' Pairs combined in a single event of 81/2 tables playing a 32 board hesitation Bowman.  Winners of the Men's Pairs were our Competition Secretary, Glynn Elwick partnered by Pete Stackhouse on 61.22%, hotly pursued by Andy Lewis & Roy Brixton on 60.71%.  Clear winners of the Ladies' Pairs were our Secretary Sue Barraclough ably partnered by Brigid Hughes on 54.34%.  It was another great afternoon of bridge enjoyed by all.

Thanks to all those who supported this event, to our Director, Stuart Knox and our Competitions Secretary Glynn Elwick for producing another very enjoyable afternoon of bridge, and to Gloria for producing a very appetising buffet lunch.  Special thanks also to Stuart Knox for his perseverence in setting up our bridgemate service for the first time.  No more paper travellers!

The next few events are somewhat restricted.  The Premier League on 26th January is by invitation only, the Bainton Semi-final on 2nd February is for qualifying pairs from the Club heats and The Bainton Final 16th February is for the winning semi-finalists.  The next open event is the County Swiss Pairs Championship on 14th March at Dunholme.  Scunthorpe Bridge Club is also hosting a National Masters Pairs competition on 1st March, open to players below the rank of Regional Master.

All Comers Pairs
January All Comers Pairs

The first County event of 2020, the January All Comers Pairs was held at Dunholme on the 5th.  Thirteen experienced players together with thirteen less experienced players produced a tightly fought 32 board contest, the eventual victors being our President, Adrian Underwood, partnered by David Minnis, and with close runners up Margaret McLeod and Hazel Shipley.  It was a great afternoon of bridge enjoyed by all.

Thanks to all those who supported this event, to our Director and Competitions Secretary Glynn Elwick for producing another very enjoyable afternoon of bridge, and to Gloria for producing a very appetising buffet lunch.

The next event is the Men's and Ladies' Pairs at Dunholme at 12:00 on 19th January, closely followed by the Bainton Trophy semi-final on 2nd February

Garden Cities Qualifier
Garden Cities Qualifier
 
The County heat of the Garden Cities Qualifier event was held at Scunthorpe BC on Sunday December 8th. The event is a teams of Eight competition where the players represent their Clubs.  Only three of the Affiliated Clubs in the County provided a team which is a truly disappointing response from our Clubs. Scunthorpe provided three teams and Louth Duplicate and Heighington provided a team each.  None of the other Clubs raised a team.  Each team played four matches of eight boards each match so that meant 32 boards in total. The event was well directed by Stuart Knox and was played in a very friendly atmosphere.  After all the dust had settled and the results had been collected and checked it was confirmed that Scunthorpe (Llewellyn) had won the heat with a score of 60 VP's  and runners-up Louth Duplicate scored 52 VP's. This means that Scunthorpe have won the County heat for the first time in several years. They now go forward to represent the County at the Regional Final at Bradford BC in April next year. The Scunthorpe team comprised Stuart Knox & Keith Stewart, Pete Stackhouse & Glynn Elwick, Mike Llewellyn & Megan Williams, Andy Lewis & Roy Brixton.  Well done to all.

The next event will be the All Comers Pairs at 12:00 on 5th January at Dunholme.
ALL COMERS PAIRS
November 2019 All Comers
 
Eleven pairs turned out for the All Comers Duplicate Pairs at Dunholme Village Hall yesterday ( November 24th ). Everybody had a very enjoyable time during the duplicate session directed by Stuart Knox. Not only did Stuart Direct the event but, partnered by Jeremy Wong, they won the event in considerable style scoring an impressive 67%. To make it a good session for Scunthorpe BC, runners-up were Andrew & Louise Lewis who scored 58.83%.  Gloria Elwick provided an excellent selection of refreshments for the half-time interval. Many players look forward more to the interval than to the bridge! Thank you, Gloria.
 
Next event Garden Cities Heat, Sunday December 8th at SCUNTHORPE BRIDGE CLUB starting at 12.00. Teams of Eight. Please let Glyn know about your Club's participation asap. Players must have been a member of their Club for at least three months. Players please note that refreshments will be limited to sausage rolls/mince pies/tea and coffee.
RANDOM SEEDED TEAMS

Random Seeded Teams

The Random Seeded Teams was held at Dunholme Village Hall on 3rd November 2019.  22 pairs had entered, making up 11 teams of seeded and unseeded pairs, randomly selected by our director, Helen.  Another exceptionally good turnout, and a great fun event.  We played ten 3 board rounds with a mid session refreshment break.  Congratulations go to the winning team of seeded pair Mark Wardell & Mark Wain and unseeded pair Zubair Ahmed & Brenda Louise Bassford, closely pursued by the team of seeded pair Kiat Huang & Rodney Mitchell with unseeded pair Helen Bailey & Jeff Jeffery. 

Thanks to all those who supported this event, to our director Helen Barr and our Competitions Secretary Glynn Elwick for producing another very enjoyable afternoon of bridge, and to Gloria for producing a very appetising buffet lunch.

The next event is the All Comers Pairs at Dunholme at 12 noon on Sunday 24th November, followed by the Garden Cities Qualifier at Scunthorpe BC on Sunday 8th December

GHOST PAIRS

Ghost Pairs

The Ghost Pairs was held at Dunholme Village Hall on 13th October 2019.  24 pairs had entered.  A great opening event for the season with an exceptionally good turnout, which, it is hoped, will be repeated.  We played twelve 3 board rounds in a Mitchell share and relay movement, with a half hour refreshment break.  Congratulations to N/S winners Mark Wardell & Kiat Huang, closely pursued by Andy Lewis & Roy Brixton, and E/W winners Ron Wall and Edward Harris, with John Gaunt & Debbie Burton not far behind. 

Thanks to all those who supported this event, particularly to our director Stuart Knox, who spent much time sorting out and correcting all the results except one, to our Competitions Secretary Glynn Elwick for producing another very enjoyable afternoon of bridge, and to Gloria for producing a very appetising buffet lunch.

The next event is the Random Seeded Teams at Dunholme at 12 noon on 3rd November.

AGM & Herbert Trophy Pairs

AGM & Herbert Pairs

The Association's AGM was held at Dunholme on Sunday 2nd June 2019. Turn out was good with more than 30 members attending.  The Officers' reports were generally good, attendance at the County events was stable or improving and plans are afoot for the County to participate in Northern and Midland League events once more.  We also look forward to our Vice-Chair's report following his visit to the EBU meeting at the Chelsea Bridge Club in May. Paul Wokes has stepped down as Secretary and we give him our thanks for all his years of service to the County.  He will be replaced by Sue Barraclough.  All other officers and committee members remain as last year.  Following the AGM, 16 pairs fought for the Bill & Eileen Herbert Trophy.  Congratulations to the winners, Maureen Parsons & Maurice Ladlow, closely pursued by Chris Phillips & Alan Millington.

Thanks to all those who supported this event, and to our Competitions Secretary Glynn Elwick for producing another very enjoyable afternoon of bridge.

The events for next year will be published as soon as the Committee has approved them.

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DAVID CALDOW

It is with great sadness that I report the passing of David Caldow on 23rd April. David had suffered long and very debilitating illnesses for many years and sadly became a victim of the Covid-19 pandemic. He was a long time member of the LCBA and Scunthorpe BC, where his name appears on most of the honours boards and many times on some. He was an able and fierce opponent at Club and County level and also participated in many National events. Our thoughts and condolences go to his daughter, Catherine and his family and friends at this awful time. Because of the current Covid-19 regulations his funeral will only be able to be attended by his very close family, but I'm sure we will all be thinking of them at this sad time.

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Northern Bridge League
 
* Northern Bridge League: 1 x Team of 8: 12th October 2019 at Bolton BC
 
The Lincolnshire team converged on Bolton from multiple directions and all arrived in good time. The Bolton club is in a quirky old building but the main room provided excellent playing conditions and the half time food provided was equally good. Our bridge was not so good, and the team finished in last place on the day, but we won against two teams and scored 52 VPs which was our second best result of the series and a big improvement over the 23 VPs of the previous event. ..........
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Andrew Green & Roy Hughes

I am devastated to hear the news of Andrew & Roy. Prior to moving to Devon in 2002 I partnered Andrew regularly. Playing with him was never without interest! He always insisted on playing "System" ( i.e. his system!) because it was "in the Acol Book.......". Although I never partnered Roy I saw him regularly at the bridge table. One of my best memories of bridge 'up north' was when I was NPC of a Lincolnshire Tollemache Team (containing Roy and Andrew) which qualified for the National Finals (and that was in the days when only six counties went forward). Very best wishes to all others in the Lincolnshire CBA who might remember me. Very best wishes, Julian Foster

It is with even greater sadness that I must report a second death within a week.  Andrew Green died on Tuesday in Leicester Hospital after a short illness.  He was well known in the County and had won many competitions, including the Corwen Trophy with partner Dennis Mellor.  His death follows that of Roy Hughes, who died in the early hours of Tuesday after falling over in his drive last week and banging his head seriously. He has been a leading light in Lincolnshire bridge for many years, including (amongst other things) Chairman and Secretary of the County Association. He was the current Chairman of both Heighington BC and Bassingham BC, both of which are vibrant centres for bridge in the County.  His enthusiasm, energy and organisation will be greatly missed.  Members and Officials of the County organisation offer their condolences to all of the friends and family both of Andrew and Roy.

Funerals as follows:
Andrew Green is on Thursday December 5th at 1:00pm at Wakefield Crematorium.
Roy Hughes is on Monday December 9th at 3:10pm at Lincoln Crematorium.

Great Northern Swiss Pairs

Andy Lewis & Kiat Huang attended the great Northern Swiss Pairs over the weekend of 5/6th October.  They started off slowly with two very heavy defeats, but after that they worked their way steadily up the table. Starting the last round they were in 4th position and playing at Table 1. They were playing the best pair in the competition. The leaders had already won the event because they were so far in front.  They managed to win the last match 13-7 VP's. but that was not enough to put them above 4th place. However, a very strong showing by them. Well done

Tollemache Qualifier November 2019

The following pairs will represent the County:
Kiat Huang & Mark Wardell, John Brocklehurst & Paul Wokes, Mike Llewellyn & Glynn Elwick, Andrew Green & Keith Stewart, Nick Hunter & Ruby Schnalke 

The event takes place on November 16/17th at the De Vere Hotel, Staverton, Daventry.

Club Director Training

Four of our members recently attended a four day Club Director Training Course, held at Scunthorpe BC.  We are pleased to congratulate our Secretary, Sue Barraclough, Fred Myers, Keith Stewart and Brian Nunn in passing their assessments, Sue and Fred with distinction.

CALENDAR

Would all members please note that the date for the first event of the season, the Ghost Pairs, has been changed to Sunday 13th October

Bill & Eileen Herbert Trophy
Bill & Eileen Herbert Trophy

The Herbert Trophy has disappeared!

It is awarded to the winners of the duplicate pairs played after the AGM.

Would the most recent winners please check their homes, cupboards, lofts, sheds, garages, etc.

It would be really nice to have it back and get it engraved. 

EBU Seniors Congress Swiss Pairs
Lincolnshire's Graham Marshall from the Louth Duplicate/Central/Alford clubs recorded the very strong result of 4th in the annual EBU Seniors Congress Swiss Pairs in Eastbourne at the weekend, with his partner James Bond.  This is a tremendous result, earning them 2.13 green points, but Graham also performed exceptionally well in the Swiss Teams on the Sunday coming 4th with James in the X-IMPs ranking of all pairs, in a very strong field, pulling their team of four up to mid-way in the field. A magnificent set of results!
Nottinghamshire CBA GP Swiss Pairs
Saturday 20th July saw a number of pairs from Lincolnshire play at the Nottinghamshire CBA Green Pointed Swiss Pairs at Spondon, a well run event with 21 tables.  There were some good results by Lincolnshire pairs:
3rd - Ron Wall & Brian Smith
6th - Kiat Huang & Rodney Mitchell
 
Waitrose Trophy
Waitrose Trophy

The Waitrose Trophy is awarded at the AGM to the Pair with highest percentage score above 70% in a club duplicate session of 8 tables or more in the previous 12 months.

Winners 2019 Roy Hughes & Dennis Mellor with 74.35%

Trophy Presented at the 2019 AGM by Gloria Elwick

Please notify Adrian Underwood if you achieve a contending score.

 

Entries for Lincs Gold and Lincs League

Lincs Gold

The Lincs Gold is the main County teams competition and is a knockout event and is played for Green Points. Each match in the Lincs League is played over 24 boards (12 boards against each pair) and each team plays each other team once. Matches have to be played by the end of the season. One player in each team has to be designated as Captain. This person organises the matches.  At the last County Committee meeting the draw for the event was made by our Chairman. Since five teams have entered this year, we will have one preliminary match and then the semi-finals.

Teams

Mo Parsons (Capt)/M Ladlow/D Burton/J Gaunt/D Mellor

Glynn Elwick (Capt)/P Stackhouse/M Llewellyn/K Stewart

Paul Wokes (Capt)/John Brocklehurst/Dave Pettengell/Nick Hunter/Ruby Schnalke

Chris Phillips (Capt)/Alan Millington/John Hill/Maurice Lynn

Mark Wardell (Capt)/Kiat Huang/Sue York/Reg Loosley/Maria Nelson/Aaron Hutton.

The preliminary match is Wardell (home) v Wokes (away). This match is 24 boards (32 boards by agreement of Captains). Please try and get this played before Christmas.This match has been played. Wardell (Huang/Loosley/Hutton) beat Wokes (Brocklehurst/Hunter/Schnalke) by 37 IMPs. Wardell will now play Elwick in the semi-final.

The semi-finals are Parsons (home) v Phillips (away) and Wardell or Wokes (home) v Elwick (away). These matches should  be 32 boards (40 by agreement of Captains). Please try and get these matches played so that we can get the competition completed so that an entry can be made for the Pachabo competition. We will sort out the home team for the Final at a later date. Good luck to all.  Glynn.

 The semi-final between Parsons and Phillips has been played. The match was won by Phillips by 66 IMPs and they now go forward to the Final. The second semi-final was won by Wardell (Huang/Hutton/Loosley) by 28 IMPs. The final will be between Phillips and Wardell. If there is a demand, a team can go forward and represent the County in the Pachabo Cup later in the season. Good luck to both teams.

 

Lincs League

We have four teams entering the competition. This makes it that each team plays three matches. I will try and make it as equal as possible because two matches will be at home and one away and vice-versa. There will be six matches in total.

Teams

Mo Parsons (Capt)/M Ladlow/D Burton/J Gaunt/D Mellor

Glynn Elwick (Capt)/P Stackhouse/M Llewellyn/K Stewart

Chris Phillips (Capt)/Alan Millington/John Hill/Maurice Lynn

Mark Wardell (Capt)/Kiat Huang/Sue York/Reg Loosley/Maria Nelson

The matches will be Parsons (home) v Elwick, Parsons (home) v Phillips, Wardell (home) v Parsons, Phillips (home) v Elwick, Elwick (home) v Wardell, Phillips (home) v Wardell. Usual rules apply. Results to me after each match. Please try to get matches played within a reasonable time. It seems very difficult to imagine that we will not be able to get six matches played before the end of the season but you never know. Good luck to all. Glynn.

Parsons beat Wardell by 22 IMPs which is 15-5 VPs and Parsons beat Phillips by 72 IMPs which is 20-0 VPs, Parsons beat Elwick by 14 IMPs which is 13-7 VPs. This  means that Parsons has won the Lincs League for 2019. However, remaining fixtures should be played. Congratulations to Parsons on winning the League. Elwick beat Phillips by 14 IMPs which is 13-7 VPs. Wardell beat Elwick by 24 IMPs which is 15-5 VPs. Wardell beat Phillips by 53 IMPs which is  19-1 V.Ps.

 

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County Swiss Pairs

The Swiss Pairs was held at Dunholme Village Hall on 17th February 2019.  23 pairs had entered, resulting in a completely new movement experience for Helen.  We played six 6 board rounds except that one round had a 3 board sit out.  The computer seemed to know what was happening and produced results after each round telling the players where to go next.  Congratulations to winners Ron Wall and Brian Smith, who seemed to spend all their time at the top table, closely followed by runners up Malcolm Hammond and Mike Waters. The results showed a tightly fought contest with only 10 VPs separating the first six placings.

Thanks to all those who supported this event, to our director Helen Barr and our Competitions Secretary Glynn Elwick for producing another very enjoyable afternoon of bridge, and to Gloria for producing a very appetising buffet lunch.

The next event is the Bainton Trophy Final at the City of Lincoln BC at 12noon on 24th February, which will be followed by the Championship Pairs at Dunholme at 11:30am on 10th March.

Bainton Trophy Final

Congratulations to Richard Tupper and Peter Sharman (Boston Bridge Club) who were the winners of this years Bainton Trophy on Sunday 24th February 2019.

County Pairs Championship

The County Pairs Championship was held at Dunholme Village Hall on 10th March 2019.  25 pairs had entered the initial Qualifier Session, and the top five placed N/S & E/W pairs played in the Final Session, with the remaining pairs playing in the Consolation Session.  Congratulations to winners of the final and the Arthur Wilson Trophy, Chris Phillips & Alan Millington.  Congratulations also to the winners of the Consolation and the Bell Trophy, Maureen Parsons & Maurice Ladlow, to the winners of the Lucy Osbourne Trophy for the best placed pair aged over 65 in the Qualifier, Glynn Elwick & Peter Stackhouse, and the Margaret Briggs Trophy for the best placed inexperienced pair in the Qualifier, Corinne & Peter Cole.

Thanks to all those who supported this event, to our director Helen Barr and our Competitions Secretary Glynn Elwick for producing another very enjoyable afternoon of bridge, and to Gloria for producing a very appetising buffet lunch.

The next event is the County Championship Teams at Dunholme at 11:30 on 24th March.

LINCS GOLD
The final of the Lincs Gold was played on Sunday 17th March 2019.  Congratulations to the winning team of Mark Wardell, Kiat Huang, Aaron Hutton & Reg Loosley, who beat runners up Chris Phillips, Alan Millington, John Hill & Maurice Lynn by 19 IMPS over 40 boards. Mark's team will now go forward to represent the County in the Pachabo Cup in June. The full results are shown in the competitions menu.
Men's Pairs and Ladies' Pairs Championships

The Men’s and Ladies Pairs Championships were held at Dunholme on Sunday 14th April 2019. Unusually, the men outnumbered the ladies by almost two to one, with14 men’s Pairs and only 8 ladies’ pairs competing together in a 14 round Howell movement.  The Men’s Pairs was a very closely fought contest, with two pairs, Paul Wokes & John Brocklehurst and Chris Phillips & Alan Millington achieving the same score, very closely followed by Kiat Huang & Rodney Mitchell.  The Ladies’ Pairs was more clear cut, with the honours going to Janet Sharman & Katy Lishman, followed by Margaret McLeod & Hazel Shipley and Trish Herring & Brigid Hughes.  Congratulations to all.

Thanks to all those who supported this event, to our director Helen Barr and our Competitions Secretary Glynn Elwick for producing another very enjoyable afternoon of bridge, and to Gloria for producing a very appetising buffet lunch.

The next event is Gloria’s Afternoon Tea & the All Comers Pairs at Dunholme at 12:00 on 16th May.

Afternoon Tea with Gloria and All Comers Pairs

Our final event of the season was our experimental Afternoon Tea with Gloria and All Comers Pairs at Dunholme Village Hall on Thursday May 16th 2019.  It was a light-hearted and friendly event thoroughly enjoyed by all participants. The ten pairs played a 24 board 3/4 Howell movement to produce the eventual winners.  Congratulations to Fina Blake and Rodney Mitchel who managed to achieve a 1 point lead over our Vice-Chair and Rosemarie Proudlove.  Gloria's Afternoon Tea was taken mid-session, and a very special tea it was!  All you could wish for including strawberries & cream and cream scones laid out beautifully in the Jubilee Room.  

Thanks to all those who supported this event, to our director Helen Barr and our Competitions Secretary Glynn Elwick for producing another most enjoyable afternoon of bridge, and to Gloria for producing a most delightful Afternoon Tea.

Our next event is the Association's Annual General Meeting. to be held at Dunholme on Sunday 2nd June, commencing at 1:30pm, followed by free bridge for the Bill & Eileen Herbert Trophy.

 

County Teams Championship

The County Teams Championship was held at Dunholme Village Hall on 24th March 2019.  8 teams had entered the initial Qualifier Session, and the top four teams played in the Final Session, with the remaining teams playing in the Consolation Session.  Congratulations to winners of the final and the Dutton Challenge Cup, Nick Hunter, Ruby Schnalke, Paul Wokes & John Brocklehurst.  Congratulations also to the winners of the Consolation and the Turner Brumpton Trophy, Mike Llewellyn, Megan Williams, Glynn Elwick & Peter Stackhouse.

Thanks to all those who supported this event, to our director Helen Barr and our Competitions Secretary Glynn Elwick for producing another very enjoyable afternoon of bridge, and to Gloria for producing a very appetising buffet lunch.

The next event is the Men’s & Ladies’ Pairs Championship Teams at Dunholme at 12:00 on 14th April.

Veterans Cup

The Veterans Cup was held at Dunholme Village Hall on 08/05/2016. 14 pairs took part in the event. This meant that a full Howell movement could be played over 26 boards. This meant that the Veterans were not taxed too much and could get home early. The whole afternoon went very well and the event was played in a very friendly spirit.

When everything had been scored up the result was very close. Third were Maurice Ladlow and Mo Parsons with 56.97%. In second place came Reg Loosley and Mary Jo Mangion scoring 62.18%. The winners, by two Match Points, were Pete Stackhouse and Glynn Elwick, they scored 62.82%.

Thank you to all of the members who supported this event. We only have a couple of fixtures to fulfill now. The All Comers pairs will be held at the City of Lincoln playing room on 15/05/2016 and the AGM will finish the season off and be held at Dunhome Village Hall on 26/06/2016. We need to make sure that enough members turn up to the AGM to make the meeting viable. At least 25 members are needed to do that.

Glynn.

Bainton 2015-2016 - Green Point Awards
Dimmie Fleming Award

ENGLISH BRIDGE UNION

DIMMIE FLEMING AWARD

Our Chairman presented Glynn Elwick with the Dimmie Fleming Award at Dunholme on 13th January 2019


Glynn served on the Lincs CBA Committee for many years as the Scunthorpe Club Representative, then as Secretary for two years, followed by Vice-Chairman and then Chairman from 2011 to 2014. Since then he has been Competition Secretary.  He was a founder member of Scunthorpe Bridge Club in 1977 and has served on the Committee for most years since.

He directs at Scunthorpe BC and many County events. He has represented Lincs in the Tollemache and inter-county leagues. He is very active in promoting All Comers Duplicate sessions in the county, to encourage less experienced players to take part in county events.

Novice team from Lincolnshire wins Harrogate Congress Swiss Teams

 

12 Feb 2019

The main teams event at the Harrogate Congress was won by a Lincolnshire team of relatively inexperienced players at this level, Kiat Huang, Mark Wardell, Nick Hunter & Ruby Schnalke. The team played remarkably well as they had not played as a team before and had not won any previous EBU event. The Congress was run by Yorkshire Contract Bridge Association on behalf of the EBU.

Simultaneous Success

Mel Rowley and Peter Morgan, both from the Pinchbeck BC won the Thursday night heat of the recent EBU Simultaneous Pairs event. They won the Thursday night heat with a commendable score of 68%. This is a considerable achievement. Well done to them both!

January All Comers Pairs

The first County event of 2019, the January All Comers Pairs was held at Dunholme on the 13th.  Fifteen experienced players together with fifteen inexperienced players produce a tightly fought 27 board contest, the eventual victors being Mike Llewellyn & Rennie Bennington.  It was a great afternoon of bridge enjoyed by all.

Thanks to all those who supported this event, to our director Helen Barr and our Competitions Secretary Glynn Elwick for producing another very enjoyable afternoon of bridge, and to Gloria for producing a very appetising buffet lunch.

The next event is the Garden Cities Qualifier at Dunholme at 12:00 on 27th January, closely followed by the Bainton Trophy semi-final on 3rd February

Congratulations!

Over the last few weeks, Roy Brixton (County Rep for Scunthorpe BC ) has been attending meetings in Nottingham BC in order to pass the course to become a Club Tournament Director. Recently his Directing knowledge has been tested and he was not found wanting. I can report that he passed his exam at Distinction level.

  Well done, Roy. We now look forward to seeing you Directing events at the Scunthorpe BC. We have been needing help in this matter for a long time. Any other members who want to do the same as Roy should speak to any Committee member at Scunthorpe BC for further details.

Lincs Gold & League Fixtures 2018-2019

Contact details of Team Captains: Glynn Elwick Tel 01652654872.  Mark Wardell Tel 01507480515.  Mo Parsons Tel 01526342047.  Chris Phillips <chrisphillips959@icloud.com>  Paul Wokes Tel 01205368077.

The conversion table to convert the IMP score of each match into a VP score is:-

0-1 IMPs (10-10 VP), 2-5 IMPs (11-9 VP), 6-10 IMPs (12-8 VP), 11-15 IMPs (13-7 VP), 16-21 IMPs (14-6 VP), 22-27 IMPs (15-5 VP), 28-34 IMPs (16-4 VP), 35-43 IMPs (17-3 VP), 44-53 IMPs (18-2 VP), 54-65 IMPs (19-1 VP), 66 or more IMPs (20-0 VP)

Please refer to Competitions section on the Home Page for full details of results. 

NEW - House of Lords visit

The fantastic work being done within the County at three of our schools is being rewarded when, in early July, a group of @ 20 young bridge players from the county will visit Parliament for a game of bridge against a team from the House of Lords along with a visit to the Upper Chamber.

This is a brilliant opportunity to showcase junior bridge in the County and a massive well done to all involved in setting this up.

If anyone in the County wants to take the initiative and help develop schools bridge where they are, contact Deidre Fell or Reg Loosley, who have gained great experience in this over the years.

 

Best Behaviour at Bridge

All members who play in our County, be that within our clubs, or in County events, are reminded that they are expected to behave in line with the EBU standard for Bridge and the Best Behaviour code.

In particular the following points are important:-

- Greet others in a friendly manner and be a good host at the table

- All members playing in County events should have completed convention cards and be expected to give proper explainations of their bids

- The TD decisions are to be respected

 

 

Any News or Views?

  I am always keen to know about either your views about Bridge in the County or if you have any news to publicise to the other members of the County. If you have then give Glynn a call on 01652654872 or send me an e-mail at glynglo@gmail.com.

 
 
EBU Competitions

Please click the link below to access the EBU Calendar.

 https://www.ebu.co.uk/calendar