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| Championship Pairs - 8th March |
To be played at Wolverhampton Bridge Club. Open to SSCBA members, closing date for entry is 29th February. For further information please contact Jeff Jones on 01952 620496 or e-mail jeffjt@btinternet.com
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| Shropshire Congress 25th April 2020 |
Congress to be held at Telford Centre Hotel (ex Park Inn), Telford, TF3 4NA, on 25th April 2020. Congress Secretary: Mrs. Judy Mitchell.
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| Gloucestershire & Herefordshire Green Point Event |
This year's Gloucestershire and Herefordshire Green point event will be on Saturday 18th July (Swiss Pairs) and Sunday 19th July (Swiss Teams) 2018 at The Larruperz Centre, Ross-onWye, HR9 7QD. Click here for entry form.
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| Shropshire Congress - Cancelled |
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The Congress has to be cancelled in line with EBU and other directives regarding Coronavirus. Judy Mitchell will be contacting those who have entered and sent money so that she can refund them..
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| SSCBA Events in January to March 2020 |
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This all play all green pointed event was played at the County HQ, Wolverhampton Bridge Club on Sunday 8th March in two sessions with a total of 45 boards. The winners were Paul Hackett & David Debbage with Kath Adams & John Hartley second and James Vickers & Martin Church third. These first three pairs have qualified to play in the national event for the Corwen Trophy on 30th and 31st May 2020 at Kents Hill Park Training and Conference Centre, Milton Keynes, MK7 6BZ.
Four Pairs from this event will be invited to represent the County in the Edgar Foster Cups to be held on 20th September 2020, this year hosted by Staffs and Shropshire.
Many thanks are due to James Vickers for directing and scoring, Jeff Jones for the organisation and Tracy Aherne for the catering.
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| EBU |
From 2020, if members wish to receive a copy of the diary they will need to opt in.
The best and easiest way for members to opt-in is by changing the setting on their account on MyEBU. Click on 'account' in the top right corner, select 'My details', and then in the 'account setting' section of the page, under the magazine/diary preference option use the drop down list to choose the preferred setting.
The EBU magazine, English Bridge, can be read on line if you do not receive a printed copy. After December 2017 the County News items will no longer appear, either in the on-line extra or in the printed edition, leaving more space for general interest items. Please ensure that you contact the webmaster with any club news that you would like to appear here on the County website.
The minutes of EBU Board meetings are posted on the EBU website. When minutes are approved at a meeting they are moved in to the archive, accessed further down the page.
The EBU's shop has undergone a rebranding and is now called the Bridge Warehouse.
The Autumn 2019 edition of the Club Management Focus is out now see - https://www.ebu.co.uk/newsletters/?id=47
Please keep your contact details, including email address, up to date. Also, if you do not need a diary or printed version of English Bridge magazine please opt out to help reduce costs and waste. Go to www.ebu.co.uk/members/v2/, log-in and use the 'my details' tab to update your details and preferences.
The Laws of Duplicate Bridge 2017 is available for purchase. These were introduced at EBU events from the start of August 2017 to coincide with the annual updates to the Blue Book and White Book.
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| EBU Master Point Promotions |
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Congratulations to those SSCBA members promoted in February 2020
| Life Master |
Roger Keane |
| 3 Star Regional Master |
Janet Bradley |
| 3 Star Premier Master |
Ron Stevenson |
| 2 Star Premier Master |
Colin Draper |
| 5 Star Master |
Joan Butler |
| Master |
Christine Hartley, Margaret Lewis, Pauline Morris |
| County Master |
Najma Khan, Karen Kinsey |
| District Master |
John Avon, John Sanders, Malcolm Wright |
| Area Master |
Robert Foster, Sara Shepherd |
| Club Master |
Sarah Amos |
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| 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, Chasetown, Eccleshall, Nantwich, Newcastle, Newport, Oswestry, Shrewsbury, Stafford, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton and Wrekin. Wolverhampton Bridge Club became the playing headquarters of S&SCBA in December 2013.
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| Recent Success |
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Paul Hackett and David Debbage have won the Premier Grand Pairs played at The Hilton Hotel Warwick, Stratford Upon Avon, 29th February - 1st March 2020. This competition for Reginal Masters and above is devided into groups of pairs championships for which an appropriate EBU Master Point Rank is needed to enter.
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XLVI TORNEO INTERNACIONAL DE BRIDGE at Real Club Pineda, Seville - 22nd and 23rd February 2020
SSCBA member Jason Hackett playing with Graham Osbourne winning in Seville.
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SSCBA members Paul and Jason Hackett were members of the second placed team just one point behind the winners in this competition played at the Young Chelsea Club on 25th January 2020
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Paul Hackett was a member of the winning team, team Mossop, at this sennior trials event that took place at the West Midlands Bridge Club on 16th December 2019. They will represent England at the Telcher Trophy taking place on 15th/16th May 2020.
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SSCBA members Paul Hackett and Dave Debbage were in the team that ended the season at the top of the EBU Premier League, the final round played 9th/10th November 2019 at The West Midlands Bridge Club.
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| Dawes Matches |
If you would like to be considered for selection in the team for the 2019/20 season please contact Paul Cutler, 07939 977499.
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| Bridge Lessons |
Lessons usually start in September. Courses are being run at Newcastle, Oswestry, Shrewsbury Improvers, Stafford, Wolverhampton and Wrekin. Newcastle reports a thriving beginners class. Stafford has an equally popular intermediate class. Click the link here for more details.
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| EBED |
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The charity English Bridge Education & Development (EBED), set up in 2014, now manages educational programmes and support for teachers, and also provides Tournament Director training for Clubs and Counties. Please check their web site for information on TD and Club Teacher training courses.
SSCBA member Dom Wilson has been appointed as a Trustee from August 1st 2018.
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| Contact Webmaster |
Please email the webmaster with any news, comments and pictures to be included on the website.
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| Club Blue Point Events |
Subject to obtaining an EBU licence clubs are entitled to hold 2 blue pointed events per year, 3 blue points are equivalent to 1 green point.
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Calendar
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| 5th April 2020 |
| Dawes vs Oxford - cancelled |
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| 25th April 2020 |
| Shropshire Congress |
| Telford |
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| 11th June 2020 |
| Mixed Pairs - provisional date |
| Wolverhampton Bridge Club |
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| 2nd August 2020 |
| A,G,M. & Phoenix Trophy |
| Wolverhampton Bridge Club |
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| 12th August 2020 |
| County Summer Sim Pairs |
| Clubs |
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Results
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| 11th March 2020 |
| League |
Director: James Vickers
Scorer: James Vickers |
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| 8th March 2020 |
| Championship Pairs (Bearn) Revised date |
Director: James Vickers
Scorer: James Vickers |
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| 27th February 2020 |
| No Fear Pairs |
| Scorer: john withers |
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| 23rd February 2020 |
| Dawes vs Worcs (home) |
| Scorer: James Vickers |
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