MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE DUE BY 31ST AUGUST FOR 2026/2027. TOTAL COST IS £12 WHICH INCLUDES MEMBERSHIP OF THE OLIVER COWAN BRIDGE CLUB, THE FRIENDLY ONLINE BRIDGE CLUB AND THE EBU. BANK DETAILS FOR PAYMENT ARE SORT 204895 ACCT 43186903 ACCT NAME OLIVER COWAN BRIDGE CLUB VIRTUAL LTD. PLEASE USE YOUR EBU NUMBER AS THE REFERENCE.
ALL PLAYERS WELCOME FOR OLIVER COWAN PAIRS GAMES ON BBO ON TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AT 7:15PM. ALL PLAYERS WELCOME ON BBO ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY AT 7:15PM WITH GAMES UNDER "FRIENDLY ONLINE BC" ON THE TOURNAMENT LIST. WE ALSO PLAY ON WEDNESDAY AT 10:15AM ON REALBRIDGE AND LINK APPEARS ON THE MORNING.
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| 6th Ocotber Results |
The BBO extractor is not working this evening so the results from tonight will be posted in the morning.
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| Oliver Cowan Bridge Holidays 2027 |
We can confirm that Oliver Cowan Bridge Holidays for 2027 will be 12-15 July in Scarborough and 13-16 September in Buxton. We are hoping to get 1 more in but al details and prices will be confirmed very soon!!
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| Dragon Pairs 3 (Green Point Swiss on BBO) |
The next game of the 3rd cycle of the Dragon Pairs Series of online One Day Green Point events is Saturday October 17th at 1pm and will be the usual 6 x 6 board rounds of Swiss Pairs
The game is open to all players.masterpoints are awarded for each round that you win or draw with a potential bonus based on your finishing posiiton.
Any pair who do not win any masterpoints on the day will be entitled to a free entry to a future Dragon Pairs game.
As this game is under the Welsh Bridge Union, any masterpoins you win will be sent from the WBU to your EBU, SBU or CBAI account but the game does NOT count for NGS for EBU members.
Entry fee is $16 BBO paid when you regsiter on BBO on the day. If you do not use BBO dollars but would like to play then please send £13 to sort 204895 acct 43186903 acct name Oliver Cowan Bridge Club Virtual.
Please fill out the entry form below if you wish to play - this just helps to ensure there is enough TD cover on the day!
DATES FOR 2026/2027 CAN BE FOUND ON THE MENU SECTION
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| Oliver Cowan New Year Congress Featuring The Richard Bowdery Pairs & The Agnes Baxter Teams |
Bookings are now open for the 2027 New Year Congress on the weekend of 17th and 18th Janaury
As well as the Richard Bowdery Pairs, we will be playing for the Agnes Baxter Trophy in the Sunday teams.
For the first time in 2027, this congress is fully Green Pointed!
Booking info can be found on the tab on the menu for the Oliver Cowan New Year Congress.
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| Upcoming Congresses and Day Events |
Upcoming Congresses and Day Events being run by Oliver Cowan Bridge - email ocbridgecomps@gmail.com if you have a question about any of the events below.
31 Oct/1 Nov Lancashire Congress Bolholt Hotel, Bury
28-29 November NEBA Congress Blackwell Grange, Darlington
2-3 January Manchester Congress, Airport Hotel, Wilmslow
16-17 January Oliver Cowan New Year Congress Crowne Plaza, Notthingham
27-28 February National Teams Weekend Leonardo Hotel, Milton Keynes
23-25 May EBU Spring Bank Holiday Congress Hilton Reading
18-20 June LlanBrighton Metropole Hotel, Brighton
There will be additional 1 day events in clubs that will appear here when confirmed!
All details and booking information for the EBU congresses are on the EBU website under 'forthcoming events' and flyers for each will appear in the menu tab once bookings open.
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| Tuesday morning bridge lessons |
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| RealBridge Links |
Wednesday @ 10:15am - RealBridge link 7th October
RealBridge game on a Wednesday starts at 10:15am and is hosted so no need for a partner. The game is £4 per player and includes a hand discussion afterwards on zoom.
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| Oliver Cowan Bridge Holiday |
I am delighted to announce that the first Oliver Cowan Bridge Holiday will take place from 28th September-1st October 2026 and will be held at the fabulous Palace Hotel in Buxton, Derbyshire. There will be duplicate sessions morning and evening as well as the option to attend seminars throughout the duration. Your team for the week will be Oliver, together with Tim Chanter who will be overseeing the teaching program for those who wish to attends any daytime seminar, as well as Jake Milne (leading the guided play section). Andrea Knox, Bev Godfrey and Mike Fay, . All duplicate sessions will be hosted meaning you can come without a partner. Please click anywhere in this box for the holiday flyer - Please book soon as limited places remain!
120 people are booked in already for what should be a fun week! I have started a waiting list in case of cancellations
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| Podcast Debut for Oliver |
A couple of weeks ago, Oliver was invited to join Ross Crayton of Core Workwear, to talk about both the background and history of how the bridge club and the events business came about, as well as the role branded clothing and merchandise have played. Grab a cuppa and have a listen on this link Here
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| Membership Area and Find a Partner |
I have finally got the Membership Area on the website set up!
To access this for the 1st time, you will need to click on the “membership” tab from the menu on the website then click on “member area”.
If you are using it for the 1st time, when it asks for your username and password, just click “set/reset password” and follow the instructions from there.
I am hoping players will use this area to advertise or look for partners for sessions so do please try this out and see if it works!
You will need to opt in if you wish for your contact number and email address to be displayed.
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| Weekly Games |
All games start at 7:15pm, are 20/21 boards and have a $4.25 BBO dollar entry fee or £4 RealBridge games - visitors welcome
Sunday @ 7:15pm Friendly Online BC & LOP Pairs
Monday @ 2pm Oliver Cowan & Horsham Gentle Duplicate (15/16 boards)
Monday @ 7:15pm Friendly Online BC Pairs
Tuesday @ 7:15pm - Oliver Cowan Play Without the Experts & Horsham Pairs - open to all but results handicapped at the end and a prize for the best PWTE Pairs after handicap
Wednesday @ 10:15am - Friendly Online BC Pairs (18 boards followed by hand discussion) on REALBRIDGE
Wednesday @ 7:15pm Oliver Cowan BC Pairs
Thursday @ 7:15pm - Oliver Cowan BC Pairs BBO
Friday @ 7.15pm - Oliver Cowan BC & LOP Pairs
Membership of the club is only £12 per year so please get in touch if you would like to join!
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| Looking To Learn To Play Bridge? |
If you are interested in learning to play bridge, please follow this link https://learnbridgeonline.com/jack-stocken-beginners/ which will take you to Jack Stocken's page. Jack is a very experienced teacher with an excellent reputation in Yorkshire and beyond and is currently offering learners their 1st 2 lessons free of charge.
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Results
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| 5th October 2026 |
| Oliver Cowan & Horsham Relaxed |
Director: OC
Scorer: OC |
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| 5th October 2026 |
| Friendly Online Bridge Club (FOBC)& Huddersfield BC Online Pairs |
Director: OC
Scorer: Oliver Cowan |
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| 4th October 2026 |
| Friendly Online Bridge Club (FOBC) & Lancashire Online Pairs |
Director: OC
Scorer: Oliver Cowan |
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| 2nd October 2026 |
| Oliver Cowan BC Open Pairs |
Director: OC
Scorer: Oliver Cowan |
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| 1st October 2026 |
| Oliver Cowan BC Open Pairs |
Director: OC
Scorer: Oliver Cowan |
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