| NEWS ARCHIVE |
News items are moved here from the Homepage for about a year. Older items may still be retrievable by the Webmaster on request.
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| Joe Patrick |
Joe Patrick passed away peacefully on 28 October 2025. He played for many years at Nailsea Bridge Club, where he was previously Chairman. Past successes saw him reach the EBU's Masterpoint rank of Grandmaster. His funeral will be 11am on Thursday 20 November at Kingston Seymour church.
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| EBED Summer Bridge Camp 2025 |
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| Jean Lowe, 12th May 1933 – 11th December 2025 |
Jean passed away peacefully on 11th December 2025 at the age of 92.
A Somerset bridge player for over 50 years, Jean was an accomplished county and club director. In life and at the table she had a warm, welcoming personality with a touch of her northern heritage, especially when making decisions.
Not only did she play bridge and maintain a busy family life but she looked after her husband Roy for many years after he had a stroke. In her later years she became a bit of an adventurist, doing thrill-seeking activities whilst she was able.
Jean will be sorely missed by all the people whose lives were touched by her, just a very lovely person.
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| Christmas Bridge Break |
A Christmas Bridge Break is available at the Webbington Hotel for four nights from 23rd December. See advert for details.
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| Andrew Robson Day |
FULLY BOOKED, WAITING LIST ONLY
Andrew Robson Day will be 18th February 2026 registration at 9.30am.
Held at Victoria Sports and Social Club, Street (changes of venue for 2026)
This will be a fun and informative day and is suitable for players of all standards.
You do not need a partner!
Topics will include responder's rebid, the nuts and bolts of the uncontested auction, overcalling, and when not to bid to the level of the fit.
The cost is £35 for the day to include teas and coffees. We have also arranged for a famous Somerset bridge ‘tea’ to be available during the lunch break for a cost of £7.50. Alternatively, you are welcome to bring your own lunch or head down into Street.
Please email Sheree Pavey (scbasec17@yahoo.com) to book your place and “tea” if required. Please put AR as a reference and provide the names of ALL your group.
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| David Howard 1938–2025 |
David passed away peacefully at home on 8th September aged 87. David had a long career playing at many local clubs and representing Somerset at county and national level. He was a strong and determined player, playing with his wife and partner Gina. He won the County League and multiple county events. David will be sadly missed not only for his playing ability but for his lovely sociable and caring nature.
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| Coda Cup Final 2025 |
The qualifiers for the final are named in this list of Coda Cup Qualifiers (follow link). There are 50 pairs and they basically the top three pairs from each club event but taking into account the merged results, duplicates and some anomalies. The final will be played on Realbridge on Friday 25th April at 7.00pm. If you are on the list of qualifiers and would like to play in the final please enter your names here so we can assess numbers. The Realbridge link for the event will be available from that item in the main menu.
| Results Link |
Results received |
Total players |
| Monday |
Frome, Coxley, Langport, Crewkerne |
150 |
| Tuesday |
Burnham, Cossington, Minehead |
76 |
| Wednesday |
Backwell, Clevedon & Portishead, Cheddar & Wedmore
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68 |
| Thursday |
Nailsea, Castle Cary, Wells City, Wemdon, Street |
118 |
| Friday |
Woodspring, Winscombe, Taunton |
92 |
A total of £2415 has been raised for Young Carers Development Trust (www.ycdt.org.uk). Many thanks to all who contributed.
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| Michael Coda Cup 2026 - Update |
The total sum raised was £1595. The SCBA will be donating £1600 to this year's chosen charity. Thank you to all those who contributed.
The combined results for each day are available in the Results section. The local charity being supported this year is Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival. It is the UK’s oldest carnival and one of the largest illuminated carnival processions in Europe, and has the benefit of encouraging lots of (non-digital) social interactions between all age groups.
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| Woodspring Swiss Pairs 2026 |
Woodspring Swiss Pairs, organised by Kingston Seymour and Clevedon & Portishead bridge clubs, will again be held at Kingston Seymour village hall, on 19th April, comprising 7 rounds of 6 boards each (with a break for tea). Follow links for full details and entry form.
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| West of England Congress 2025 |
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| Championship Teams 2024–25 |
Draw made 20 November 2024
Semi-finals
Wigmore/Letts beat Cummings
Lanham beat Simcox
Final
Lanham beat Wigmore/Letts
Details are here
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| Tony Russ – The Legacy |
When Tony became Vice-Chair of the EBU he dedicated his time to promoting Bridge nationally. The Festival of Bridge was his idea, which he developed in a very short space of time.
During the festival week an amazing 300 events took place around the country. Linking it with the charity Cancer Research UK was a positive way of supporting a good cause within the event framework. Initially a target of £10,000 was talked about and this was uprated to possibly £60,000 as momentum grew. At the EBU Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 27 November a glowing tribute was paid to Tony when the staggering amount of £130,000 was presented to Cancer Research UK by EBU Chairman Adrian Darnell.
We in Somerset were fully aware of Tony's drive, his work ethic and his enthusiastic approach. He is sorely missed.
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