Suffolk Contract Bridge Association
Special Events

Autumn Festival

Sunday 13th September

Blackbourne Centre, Elmswell


Suffolk Congress Pairs

Saturday 10th October

Ropes Hall, Ipswich


Golf/Bridge Day

Monday 12th October

Hintlesham Golf Course

Extraordinary General Meeting Result

The Suffolk Bridge Committee would like to thank all the members who attended the Online EGM on Sunday 23rd August in order consider the following Special Resolution.

"This resolution requests that the EBU Board revise its transgender policy to update the eligibility criteria for women's and mixed events, so that biological males are not allowed to identify into the female category. This revision would be in compliance with the Equality Act 2010, as ruled by the Supreme Court in April 2025 and reflected in the EHRC Statutory Code of Practice."

The total number of votes cast were much higher than expected and the Independent Examiner has now provided the result. The votes cast were overwhelmingly in favour with 86% of the votes FOR the Resolution. In due course the EBU will be made aware of the outcome of the Suffolk Bridge EGM.

Learn Bridge in Suffolk

 

Email learnbridge@suffolkbridge.co.uk


Learn Bridge in Bury St Edmunds

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Learn Bridge in Stowmarket

HERE

Bridge Teachers

To find a teacher in your area click on

BRIDGE TEACHERS

Jackie and Kate join the Suffolk Bridge Committee

 

Jackie Over and Kate Chapman joined the Suffolk Bridge Committee at the recent AGM. Jackie (Abbeygate BC) and Kate (Aldeburgh BC) will contribute both experience and organisational skills.

Chairman Nick Farr said he was delighted to welcome them to the committee and feels sure they will play an invaluable role in promoting Bridge in Suffolk.

Click HERE to see the full list of Suffolk Bridge Committee members.

Bridge Archive

Suffolk Bridge now has a dedicated website for archive material collected over more than 40 years, including winners of the county's main competitions.

Many thanks to Jill Tattersfield for compiling all the material and to Peter Bushby for making it publicly available by setting up the website. Click on ARCHIVE to see everything.

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Cafe Bridge sets new record

 

 

An astonishing 196 players enjoyed the latest Cafe Bridge in Bury St Edmunds on 3 September - and raised £2,750 for charity in the process. The remarkable turn out means the popular format held in the Suffolk town is now the largest outside London and bigger than many of those staged in the capital.

Fourteen cafes and restaurants in the town played host to the 98 pairs.

The success of Cafe Bridge in Suffolk owes much to Derek Brinkley who has been the driving force in promoting the event locally, assisted by David Unwin and Tim Evans from the SCBA committee.

The winning NS pair was Tim Evans & Jo Harpur who finished ahead of another local pair, Pam Pope & Mark Turner. The top EW pair was Dave Harper & Vince Davies from Cambridgeshire who pipped David Powell and Sid Quttrucci from Essex.

Click HERE for the full results.

2026 Autumn Festival

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Suffolk Congress Swiss Pairs

 

Enter HERE

Golf Bridge Day at Hintlesham

Entry to this event is now full - but taking entries for possible reserves.

 

Enter HERE

IN THE PAST...

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NEWS ARCHIVE

Josh's Play & Learn
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WINNERS

Dennis Hudson & Colin Greening

On Sunday Suffolk County Bridge Association held its inaugural Play & Learn event, at Elmswell. 

There were 52 entries, with a wonderful range of experience. Players who wanted to improve their card play and experience a new perspective on bidding conventions, and players that were almost brand new to the game and didn't have an EBU number. ..........

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Norfolk Match 12th July

Suffolk's latest match was a local derby of sorts, against our East Anglian counterparts Norfolk. Suffolk A and B both lost, but Suffolk C did fantastically well to win their match with a convincing win of almost 20 VPs.

Chris Kennedy and Andy Higginson were the top Suffolk pair overall, Jenny Price and Norbert Voelker the top pair for Suffolk B and Jeff Orton and Noel Mullan the top pair for Suffolk A.

A special thanks to Mike O'Reilly and Guy Lesser for being last minute substitutes, and coming fifth overall on the x-imps. 

Match Report HERE

Suffolk Championship Teams Results

 

Results are HERE

SOTL

Congratulations to the winners of each division in season 23 of the Suffolk On Line Teams League, which has just been completed.

Division 1 was won by Jo Harpur, Eric Newman, Dennis Valtisiaris and Diane Whitley. Division 2 was won by Andrew Moore, Nigel Bardsley, Jane Moore and Tony Philpott. Division 3 was won by Richard Evans, John Bloomfield, Andre Gray, Celia Jeal and Carol Smith. Division 4 was won by Alison Simons, Bill Bethell, Iain Burgess and Conrad Simons. Division 5 was won by Andrew Mercer, David Crisp, Martin Owen and Linda Page. Click on SEASON 23 to see the full results. The winners of divisions 2 to 5 have all won promotion to the next higher division.

The new season of the league has just started. Click on AUTUMN to see the current status.

An annual trophy is awarded for best performance in the league over the year; click on SUFFOLK LEAGUE TROPHY 2026 to see the 2026 results, and SUFFOLK LEAGUE TROPHY HISTORY to see previous years’ results.

NORFOLK EVENTS

Click NORFOLK for County Home Page.

ESSEX EVENTS

Green Pointed Swiss Pairs 20th of Sept – click HERE for details.

CAMBRIDGE EVENTS

Click HERE for information about events in neighbouring Cambs & Hunts.

Results
Cafe Bridge
Play and Learn
Summer Pairs
ECL v Norfolk Away
Woodbridge Mid Anglia Pairs
ECL v Herts Home
AGM followed by AGM Pairs
ECL v Beds Away
Championship Pairs Final
9-High Corwen qualifier
Calendar
Sun 13th Sep 2026
Autumn Festival
Elmswell
Sun 27th Sep 2026
ECL v Northants Home
RealBridge 1pm
 RealBridge Login
Sat 10th Oct 2026
Suffolk Congress
Ropes Hall, Kesgrave
Sat 7th Nov 2026
Tollemache Qualifier
Sun 8th Nov 2026
Tollemache qualifier
Sat 14th Nov 2026
Club Teams of Eight
Colchester 2.00 pm
Sun 29th Nov 2026
ECL v Essex Away
RealBridge 2pm
Sun 27th Dec 2026
Bah Humbug
Elmswell