SpadeHeart 
North Section (Devon Bridge Association)
 DiamondClub
Release 2.19q
Recent Updates
Bridge for Beginners
14th Jun 2025 16:30 BST
Home Page
14th Jun 2025 09:25 BST
Supported Play
3rd Jun 2025 08:00 BST
North Devon Section AGM 2025
1st Jun 2025 15:19 BST
0 0 0 0 0 0
Pages viewed in 2025
North Devon Section AGM 2025

Support Bridge in North Devon! 

Come to the AGM of the North Devon Section of the Devon Bridge Association on Monday, June 30, 2025 at Taw Vale Bridge Club, Roundswell Community Centre, Barnstaple at 6.30pm followed by Bridge. All North Devon players are welcome to attend and stay to play. See main box to the right (or below).

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 three 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.

North Devon Section AGM June 30, 2025

The AGM of the North Devon Section of the Devon Bridge Association will take place on Monday, June 30, 2025 at Taw Vale Bridge Club, Roundswell Community Centre, Barnstaple at 6.30pm followed by Bridge.

All North Devon players are welcome to attend and stay to play.

Click HERE for the Agenda, HERE for the Accounts for the year, and HERE for the minutes of the 2024 AGM. 

Please come along and support Bridge in North Devon. 

Filleigh Charity Swiss Teams Sunday March 23, 2025

The Charity Swiss Teams Competition for the Dartington Glass Trophy took place at the Filleigh Village Hall on Sunday March 23, 2025 with 17 teams taking part.

Congratulations to the winners Dave Strawbridge & Mike Walsh with Betty Golding & Margaret Mardlin (pictured), the runners up Richard Lingham & Viv Mabley with Graham Hoare & Ann Slee and to the winners of the risers prize Peter Taylor & Caroline Palmer with Serena Kirkman and Lela Daniel. 

Click HERE to see the full results.

Thanks to the generosity of players, we raised £600 for the North Devon Hospice and £100 for Macmillan Cancer Care.

There will be another Filleigh Charity event in the autumn, details to follow.

North Devon Congress 2025

The 30th North Devon Congress took place at the Barnstaple Hotel on Friday 28th February through Sunday 2nd March 2025.

See the new Devon Bridge Association website HERE for all the results and a list of all prize winners.

 

 

Save the Date!

The next North Devon Congress will take place on the weekend of February 27 to Sunday March 1, 2026 at the Barnstaple Hotel. More details to follow....

Filleigh Charity Swiss Teams Event Sunday 17th November 2024

Eighteen teams competed for this Charity Swiss Teams event for the North Devon Charity Cup on Sunday 17th November 2024 at Filleigh Village Hall.

The  full results and hands are HERE.

Congratulations to the winners Karen & Eamon Rogers with Caroline Palmer & Peter Taylor, pictured here with the North Devon Chair Neil Marsden. 

Thanks to the generosity of everyone who came, we raised £100 for Macmillan Cancer Care and £600 for the North Devon Hospice.

Our next Filleigh Event will be the Charity Swiss Teams Competition for the Dartington Glass Trophy on Sunday 23rd March 2025, details to follow in the New Year.

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.

Gentle Duplicate Play Sessions

We have organised some gentle duplicate Bridge sessions for our beginners and those who have recently started playing.

Click HERE for more details.

Want to Learn Bridge?
Want to Learn Bridge?
The North Section of the Devon Bridge Association are starting Bridge Lessons for Beginners at Roundswell Community Centre in Barnstaple on Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025.
Click HERE for more details and to sign up.
Want to find out more?
Come to our Bridge Taster event at the Barnstaple Library on July 9, 2025 between 10.00 & 12.00.
Results
Dartington Glass Trophy Charity Swiss Teams
Director: Jeremy Child
Scorer: Jeremy Child
North Devon Charity Cup
Director: Stephen Rafferty
Scorer: Jacqui Munns
North Devon Online Pairs
Scorer: Jacqui Munns
North Devon Online Pairs
Scorer: Jacqui Munns
North Devon Online Pairs
Scorer: Jacqui Munns
North Devon Online Pairs
Scorer: Jacqui Munns
North Devon Online Pairs
Scorer: Jacqui Munns
Charity Teams for the Dartington Crystal Trophy
Calendar
10th July 2025
Gentle Duplicate
Sticklepath Methodist Hall 2pm
17th July 2025
Gentle Duplicate
Sticklepath Methodist Hall 2pm
24th July 2025
Gentle Duplicate
Sticklepath Methodist Hall 2pm
31st July 2025
Gentle Duplicate
Sticklepath Methodist Hall 2pm