Release 2.19q

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Solihull, B91 3EP,

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3rd (Blue Pointed) pairs
3rd (Blue Pointed) teams
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Wednesday Evening 7 pm BBO duplicate session

Good News: Numbers playing in the Wednesday on-line duplicate sessions have now built up to a sustainable level to continue. More players always welcome so please join the group if you have not already done so.

AN INVITATION TO ALL MEMBERS of S&SCBA TO PLAY BRIDGE IN A FRIENDLY CLUB ATMOSPHERE ON LINE

Regular SSCBA Virtual Bridge Club

SSCBA  set up a virtual “Club” with the help of the EBU and Bridge Base Online (BBO), holding sessions on Wednesday evenings (a traditional County night). ..........

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Our county team finished ninth out of fourteen teams in our group in the Tollemache Qualifier, the national inter-county teams-of-eight tournament, winning six out of thirteen matches. Thanks to Paul Hackett and David Debbage, Tony Togneri and Elizabeth Bingham, Paul Cutler (captain) and David Beavon, Robin Adey and David Nelson, James Vickers and Keith Shuttleworth (Saturday only) and Michael McCartney and Martin Church (Sunday only). Tony and Elizabeth were our top-scoring pair with an average of +0.61 cross-IMPs per board. 

Teams of Four leagues held during the winter months, started in September, matches being played on BBO 2nd Thursday in the month from September until March. There are 7 teams this year in just one division, see here for website result, and here for EBU result, information displayed slightly differently.  Click here for timetable and VP scale and here for notes for captains 2024/25

Holders:  James Vickers' team see https://www.ebu.co.uk/results/leagues/STA-000013-01

Three SSCBA Clubs have moved

Border, Stafford and Wolverhampton have either moved or are about to move from premises that they have had a long association with.  Please note the new venues that may or may not be better for you.

  Move  New Address Start time (normally to arrive at least 15 minutes earlier)
Border 1st May 2024 Bicton Village Hall, 71 Church Lane Bicton, Shrewsbury,  SY3 8EL Friday 7:00
Stafford 3rd June 2024 Haling Dene Centre,  Cannock Rd, Penkridge, Stafford ST19 5DT
Lessons at Tixall Village Hall
Friday evenings Holmcroft YCC (From November 8th 2024)
Monday 1:15, Tuesday 7::00, Friday 7:00
Wolverhampton July 2023 Windmill Community Church Centre, Henwood Road, WV6 8PG Tuesday 7:00, Thursday 6:30, Friday 12:40

 

Results
Pairs Staffs and Shrops
Scorer: Martin Church
Pairs Staffs and Shrops
Scorer: Stephen Kennedy
Pairs Staffs and Shrops
Scorer: James Vickers
Calendar
11th December 2024
Pairs Staffs and Shrops
6:45 for 7 p.m.
12th December 2024
League Round 4
18th December 2024
Pairs Staffs and Shrops
6:45 for 7 p.m.
Welcome
Welcome

Welcome to Staffordshire and Shropshire Contract Bridge Association (S&SCBA). The area covered by the Association ranges from the Welsh border in the West to Burton on Trent in the East, Newcastle under Lyme in the North to Ludlow in the South. Our objectives are to promote duplicate bridge in the counties, to encourage inter-club, etc., competitions and to employ the funds in the best interests of the game.

The County has teams of eight entered in the Midland League (Dawes, Porter and Markham) and annually enters a team in the EBU Tollemache competition. The Midlands league covers Derbyshire, Gloucestershire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire in addition to ourselves. The County also participates in the Edgar Foster Cups and Midland Teams Challenge Bowl, events for the six counties of Derbyshire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and ourselves.

During the winter months teams of four league matches for County members are held on the second Wednesday of the month, and there is also a team of four knock-out competition.  Inter Club Sim Pairs are run regularly, and, various pairs competition events are held annually.

County clubs affiliated to the EBU are Border, Eccleshall, Nantwich, NewcastleOswestry, StaffordTettenhallWolverhampton (note new address July 2023) and Wrekin

Heats for the SSCBA Summer Sim Pairs were played at 3 clubs, Eccleshall, Newcastle and Wrekin with a total of 20½ tables. A minor correction was made and so close were the top three the order has changed if you looked earlier, apologies.  Winners Jan & Ronnie Bhageerutty playing at Wrekin  with joint second Michael Metcalf & Alan Codling also playing at Wrekin and Keith Healey & Judy Healey playing at Newcastle.