Merseyside & Cheshire took part in round 3 of this competition on Realbridge on Saturday 14th September.  

The A team put in an excellent performance with 3 wins and finished first on the day. All four pairs were above average on X-imps with Paddy Murphy & Tracy Sherman in the top position overall. The C team only managed 2 wins but still finished a respectable 3rd out of 6. On X-IMPs the scoring was fairly close over the entire field with all our pairs above or close to average. Best placed were Tony Sutcliffe & Chris Wentworth.

Congratulations and thanks to all for taking part and supporting our county teams. Overall our A team is in 2nd place & the C is 3rd

To check the cummulative scores visit: http://www.manchesterbridge.org.uk/NBL/r2024.html

Anyone interested in playing in the C team   (aimed at competent club players) in future rounds is asked to contact Chris Raymond

( drcjr56@gmail.com )

Season 4 of our friendly teams league competition will start on Monday 16th September. Using the same format as before, matches of 20 boards will be played following a relaxed schedule of about one game per month. Matches can be played online or F2F with blue master points awarded for division 1.

The schedule of matches, league rules and results tables can now be viewed under County Teams League in the menu.

The Deva Bridge Club is pleased to announce that their teaching programme for 2024/25 will be starting this October.

STOP PRESS: This includes a new set of lessons on Tuesday evenings intended to attract people of working age.

All lessons take place at:

Deva Bridge Club,
WI Hall,
Village Road,
Christleton,
Chester
CH3 7AS

You do not need a partner so individual pupils are most welcome.

Lessons cost £5 per person (including refreshments) which is payable (cashless) on arrival. When planning your journey, please include sufficient time to park (if traveling by car), pay and take your seat before the lesson starts.

Beginners Lessons

NEW: Tuesday evenings                 First lesson on 1^st October at 7 pm

Thursday afternoons                      First lesson on 3^rd October at 1.15 pm

Improvers Lessons

Thursday mornings                          First lesson on 3^rd October at 10 am

Advanced Bridge Workshops

Friday evenings                                 Every Friday at 7 pm

For further information please email lessons@devabridgeclub.co.uk or call Simon Anderson on 07927 886704.

N.B. You can download copies of this advertisement to pass to friends or put on noticeboards in either A4 format (click here) or 2xA5 format (click here). Please disseminate them as widely as possible!

We have been requested to publicise the Cheltenham Congress which is taking place face-to-face on the weekend of 24-25 August.

For more details click here for their flyer.

This post contains highlights from an email sent to EBU-affiliated clubs and to county associations:

This poster shows the upcoming EBU events. Please consider adding this to your club/county website and encourage your members to enter online via My EBU.

Festival Update

We currently have over 200 events planned for our Bridge - It’s a Big Deal! (BIABD) a Festival of Bridge, taking place in more than 146 unique clubs and counties with fees being donated by the EBU to Cancer Research UK.

Nominations for Awards

Nominations can now be made for both a Silver Award and a Dimmie Fleming Award. The Silver Award is given for outstanding contribution and in recognition of long service as a volunteer at national and/or international level. The Dimmie Fleming Award recognises those who have made a significant contribution to county bridge through voluntary work over a long period.

All members can put forward suitable candidates, however the nominations should be submitted to the EBU by a County official, to confirm that it has the approval of the County Committee. Nominations should be made using Dimmie Fleming Form or Silver Award Form by Friday 23rd August. Nomination forms can be found on the EBU awards page.

Junior Summer Bridge Camp

EBED’s popular Junior Summer Bridge Camp will be held will be held from Friday 30th August to Sunday 1st September 2024 at King’s Park residential conference centre in Northampton

This is a residential weekend of bridge tuition, competitions and other fun activities. All ages and abilities are welcome.

Prices are unchanged from last year - £150 for the weekend including 2 nights accommodation, all meals, bridge tuition and competitions. 

How do I book? Please contact Lisa Miller lisa@ebu.co.uk or call 01296 317217 (please note Lisa's working hours are 8am-3pm, Monday - Wednesday)

Any Questions? See EBED’s website for more information and the Frequently Asked Questions page, or contact Mark Humphris mark@ebedcio.org.uk or call 01296 317218 if you have any questions.

A special offer from bridge teacher Jack Stocken. A set of 9 videos to help you start playing bridge.

Contact https://learnbridgeonline.com/jack-stocken-bridge-clubs/  and click on the lessons link.

No fees, no sign ups, no hassle.

The final of the County's premier teams competition was played in early July. The closely fought match against David Stevenson's team was won 73 - 60 by Ted Reveley's team. Our congratulations go to Ted, Bill NIcol, Alan Stephenson and S.J. Matthews. 

Four M&CBA members (David Stevenson, Liz Commins, Simon Edwards & Paddy Murphy) together with Barry Wennell & Wyn Williams won the prestigious WBU Perry Shield on Sunday 14th July. This is an inter-regional teams competition for which they were representing N Wales in the open category. Congratulations to all involved.

This long established inter-regional teams of 8 competition organised by M&CBA  took place on 6/7th July on Realbridge. Five regions contested for the trophy with Yorkshire coming out as clear winners and M&CBA in 3rd place. Thanks are due to all for taking part & particular congratulations to Liz Commins & Tracy Sherman who were consistently high in the rankings on cross-IMPs. 

13th - 15th Sept 2024

Green points & prizes!

Full details via this link: https://www.bridgewebs.com/cgi-bin/bwoq/bw.cgi?club=manx&pid=docs_2024%20IOM%20Congress%20Brochure.pdf