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North Devon Section AGM 2024

The AGM of the North Devon Section of the Devon Bridge Association will be held on Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at 6.30pm at the Braunton Bridge Club, Christchurch Hall, Braunton (next to The Aggi Pub). This will be followed by an evening of Bridge, all are welcome. 

Welcome to North Section (Devon Bridge Association)
The North Devon Section

Welcome to the website of the North Devon Section (NDS), a subsection of the Devon Bridge Association (DBA). All EBU members in Devon are automatically members of the DBA. The NDS supports and represents the four EBU-affiliated clubs in North Devon -- Barnstaple, Braunton, and Taw Vale.

The NDS also runs a number of events throughout the year including the North Devon Congress, held at the Barnstaple Hotel.

Filleigh Charity Swiss Teams Sunday March 17, 2024

The Charity Swiss Teams Competition for the Dartington Glass Trophy took place at the Filleigh Village Hall.

A total of 16 teams took part and thanks to everyone's generosity, we raised over £500 for our two charities - Macmillan Cancer Care and the North Devon Hospice.

Congratulations to the winners Alison Pollok & Ian Walsh with Paul Hide & Stephen Rafferty (pictured), the runners up Carol Ritzen & John Wintle with Jacqui & Steve Munns and to the winners of the risers prize Roe Bissett & Mary Snell with Sarah Butterworth & Janet Fergie. Click HERE to see the full results.

A date for your diary - the next Filleigh Charity event will be on Sunday, November 17, 2024. Details to follow.

North Devon Congress 2024

The North Devon Congress took place at the Barnstaple Hotel on Friday 23rd February through Sunday 25th February 2024.

Many thanks to everyone who came along and to the excellent staff at the Barnstaple Hotel.

The winners of the ten-match Swiss Pairs competition on the Friday and Saturday for the Simon Bridgeman Cup were Graham Horscroft & Mike Bull (above left), and the winners of the six-match blue-pointed Swiss Teams competition were Dave Smith & Chris Wormleighton with Sue Ingham & Gwynn Davis (above right).

For the pairs results click HERE, for the teams results click HERE.

Click HERE to see the full list of cash and wine prize winners - more than half of all pairs attending received a prize!

Hope to see everyone back next year on the 28th February to 2nd March 2025 for the 30th North Devon Congress!

Dates for Your Diary!

Friday Afternoon Online Pairs on BBO These sessions will start up again on Friday October 4, 2024 at 2pm. We will play 16 boards on BBO. Everyone is welcome! If you haven't played before, click HERE for details on how to sign up.

The Devon County Congress - Friday to Sunday, 12 - 14th April, 2024 This popular congress returns to the Toorak Hotel, Torquay in 2024. For more information and to sign up, click HERE.

Charity Bridge Afternoon & Cream Tea - Sunday 12th May 2024 at 2pm The Bideford Rotary Club invite you to this event at Alwington Village Hall, EX39 5AW. The cost is £20 per pair, call Brian Sims on 01271 343607 to book.

The next North Devon Charity Teams at Filleigh Village Hall will be on Sunday 17th November 2024 so save the date! Players enter as a pair and will be matched to make up a team. For More details and an entry form will be available soon.

North Devon EBU Clubs Survey Results
North Devon EBU Clubs Survey Results

The North Devon Section of the Devon Bridge Association recently invited members of the four North Devon Clubs to complete a survey on playing Bridge in North Devon. 

Thanks to everyone who took the time to complete it.

Click HERE to see the results.

The results of the survey will be discussed at the AGM of the North Devon section, see above for details on how to get a Zoom link for this meeting.

North Devon Bridge Clubs Online

Friday 22nd March - we had four tables including three robots!

Congratulations to Jane & Chris in first place with 68.89% ahead of Elizabeth & Ian in second place on 58.89% and Penny & Roger and Ellie & her robot friend in third place with 52.22%.

We will now break for the summer and return in the autumn.

All are welcome - please click HERE for the FAQs and information on how to register -  you must register before playing for the first time.

Click HERE for some information on playing online on BBO.

North Devon Bridge Clubs Online
Results
North Devon Online Pairs
Scorer: Jacqui Munns
Charity Teams for the Dartington Crystal Trophy
North Devon Online Pairs
Scorer: Jacqui Munns
North Devon Online Pairs
Scorer: Jacqui Munns
North Devon Congress Swiss Teams
Director: Jeremy Child
Scorer: Jeremy Child
North Devon Congress Swiss Pairs
Director: Jeremy Child
Scorer: Jeremy Child
North Devon Online Pairs
Scorer: Jacqui Munns
North Devon Online Pairs
Scorer: Jacqui Munns
Calendar
4th October 2024
North Devon Online Pairs
Scorer: Jacqui Munns
11th October 2024
North Devon Online Pairs
Scorer: Jacqui Munns
18th October 2024
North Devon Online Pairs
Scorer: Jacqui Munns
25th October 2024
North Devon Online Pairs
Scorer: Jacqui Munns
1st November 2024
North Devon Online Pairs
Scorer: Jacqui Munns
8th November 2024
North Devon Online Pairs
Scorer: Jacqui Munns
15th November 2024
North Devon Online Pairs
Scorer: Jacqui Munns
17th November 2024
North Devon Charity Cup
Filleigh Village Hall
Scorer: Jacqui Munns