 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 |
< Northern Bridge League – B Division
League Table after Match 3 – 12 September 2026 | Pos | Team | VPs | | 1 | Manchester | 189 | | 2 | Cumbria | 171 | | 3 | North East | 169 | | 4 | Yorkshire | 149 | | 5 | Merseyside & Cheshire | 124 | | 6 | Lancashire | 98 | North East – 3rd place – 169 VPs
Just 2 VPs behind Cumbria |
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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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