 NEBA Competitions 2026 |
NEBA – COMING UP
CHARITY SIMULTANEOUS PAIRS
21, 22 & 24 September 2026
NEBA Charity Dementia UK
CATEGORY PAIRS
Saturday 24 October 2026
Framwellgate Moor, Durham – Blue Pointed Pairs
NEBA CONGRESS
Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 November 2026
Blackwell Grange, Darlington
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 NBL B Division |
North East up to second in the NBL
After the third round of the Northern Bridge League, North East have moved into third place in the table.
Manchester lead on 136 VPs, Cumbria on 171 2nd & North East on 169
| Pos |
Team |
VPs |
| 1 |
Manchester |
189 |
| 2 |
Cumbria |
171 |
| 3 |
North East |
169 |
| 4 |
Yorkshire |
149 |
| 5 |
Merseyside/Cheshire |
129 |
| 6 |
Lancashire |
98 |
With one round still to play, there’s plenty to play for!
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| NEBA Congress a Race to LlanBrighton |
🏆 Race to LlanBrighton 2026–27
Earn Race to LlanBrightton Order of Merit points by playing in the NEBA Congress.
The overall winner receives a FREE place (including accommodation) at the Oliver Cowan New Year Congress in January 2028.
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| Online League Table |
How Victory Points are calculated
Matches are scored using the 16-board discrete VP scale shown below.
16-board discrete VP scale
| VPs |
IMP margin |
| 10-10 |
0 – 1 |
| 11-9 |
2 – 4 |
| 12-8 |
5 – 8 |
| 13-7 |
9 – 12 |
| 14-6 |
13 – 17 |
| 15-5 |
18 – 22 |
| 16-4 |
23 – 28 |
| 17-3 |
29 – 35 |
| 18-2 |
36 – 43 |
| 19-1 |
44 – 53 |
| 20-0 |
54+ |
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| Bridge Lessons in the North East and Beyond |
🃏 Discover the Joy of Bridge!
A brilliant game for minds of all ages
Bridge is more than just a card game — it’s a fun, social, and endlessly fascinating challenge that brings people together.
Whether you're a complete beginner or returning to the game after some time away, there's a place for you at the table.
u3a has an online beginners course starting this summer see: https://www.bridgewebs.com/u3abridgegroup
For those planning to return to the game in 2026, perhaps see if your local NEBA club offers supervised play and/or sessions for less experienced players
The local information below will be updated for Autumn 2026, but see also https://www.ebu.co.uk/new-players
Lessons for Beginners, first session is usually free. Summer/autumn tasters often available, please click links below:
Wearside - started 12th June 2025
Morpeth Bridge for All - two taster sessions in Aug/Sept 2025 with supervised play continuing on Thursday afternoons
Whitley Bay & Tynemouth - 1st September 2025 Durham - 15th September 2025 Hexham - 16th September 2025
Brunton - week commencing 22nd September 2025 Darlington - 1st October 2025
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🃏 Discover the Joy of Bridge!
A brilliant game for minds of all ages
Bridge is more than just a card game — it’s a fun, social, and endlessly fascinating challenge that brings people together. ..........
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