| Cafe Bridge 2026 |
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.
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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. ..........
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| Josh's Play & Learn |
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.
The event was specifically designed for such a range of player, since the bidding topics covered were some of the most useful and distinctive in our game: transfers, takeout doubles, pre-empts and slam bidding. The play themes on the other hand were often rather complex, including subtle hints of suit preference signals, ruffing finesses, active defences and hold up plays. As a result, there was plenty for all players to learn and enjoy throughout the day.
We played a 16-board Swiss movement which was unusual to the scorers and the players. Despite a few moments of slightly hectic confusion as players moved for the next round, overall the movement worked out fantastically well as players were able to compete against others of the same level each round making it more cordial and fun.
A big thank you to everyone who attended, and congratulations to the overall winners Dennis Hudson and Colin Greening!
Hopefully see you all at the next one!
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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. ..........
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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
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| Suffolk Championship Teams Results |
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| 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.
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| ESSEX EVENTS |
Green Pointed Swiss Pairs 20th of Sept – click HERE for details.
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| NORFOLK EVENTS |
Click NORFOLK for County Home Page.
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| CAMBRIDGE EVENTS |
Cambs & Hunts are running a '9 High' Pairs on the 3rd of October in Fulbourn.
Click HERE for information about events in neighbouring Cambs & Hunts.
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