Suffolk Contract Bridge Association
COUNTY MATCH

Suffolk kicked off their new season in the Eastern Counties League against Bedfordshire on Sunday with mixed success.

The C team scored a narrow success, the B team was just pipped while the A team did not fare so well.

To read a report by Mark Honess, the joint county captain, click on SUFFOLK
DIRECTOR TRAINING

Club Director training sessions will be run at Barleylands, Billericay (CM11 8UD) later this year.

The course is in four parts on Sundays September 14/28 and October 12/26. Each session lasts approximately 5 hours.

The director is Jacks Morcombe.

Cost for EBU members is £72 per session.

To apply or see more details of each day's session login to your MyEBU page on the EBU website then click on Utilities and Book Courses.

Refreshments are available at Barleylands. 
SPOTLIGHT ON CLUBS
SPOTLIGHT ON CLUBS

To find out more about bridge clubs around Suffolk, click on SPOTLIGHT
EVEN MORE MARMITE!

In a sequel to Marc Chawner's popular compilation of no-trump hands and how to play them, click on SUIT PLAY BY DECLARER, and  BBO, to see how BBO robots played these hands (clever!) To complete the trilogy, Marc has produced a comprehensive article on defence. Click on DEFENCE to read.

Now, in yet another part, Marc has looked at the maths of bridge in his article Know Your Percentages. Click on PERCENTAGES to read.

There is plenty for players of all abilities in the above. Thanks once again to Marc.
LEARNING BRIDGE
LEARNING BRIDGE

If you have friends who would like to learn bridge but are not sure how to go about it or where to go, ask them to email learnbridge@suffolkbridge.co.uk

To find a teacher in your area click on BRIDGE TEACHERS
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 makiing it publicly available by setting up the website. Click on ARCHIVE to see everything.
WEBMASTERS

Richard Evans and Paul Rickard run Suffolk's dedicated bridge website.

If you would like to publicise a forthcoming event or submit a news item for this website, please click Richard or  Paul 
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SUFFOLK EVENTS THIS SUMMER
SUFFOLK EVENTS THIS SUMMER

This is Blue Pointed and will comprise six 6-board rounds with an entry fee of £24/pair. Click SWISS to see the Summer Swiss Pairs entry form.

Please do not leave your entry to the last minute! This event requires an even number of entries, so the entry list may be closed a few days before the event if we have an even number of entries at that time -- so, please enter early!

This event will have a mid-session break of 30-40 minutes and will conclude by 5pm. It is recommended that you bring your own lunch.
DON'T MISS SUFFOLK'S MOST POPULAR EVENT
DON'T MISS SUFFOLK'S MOST POPULAR EVENT

Cafe Bridge was only played in Suffolk for the first time last year - but it is already far and away the most popular bridge event in the county.

This year's renewal on 21 August has already attracted 53 pairs and will be played in a dozen cafes and restaurants around Bury St Edmunds.

For a full explanation of how it works click on CAFE BRIDGE. It is not too late to enter and you can do so online by clicking on PLAY
A GREAT DOUBLE HEADER
A GREAT DOUBLE HEADER

The Suffolk golf-bridge day breaks new ground this year by visiting the ever hospitable Newton Green golf club on Wednesday 1 October.

The tried and tested format involves 18 holes of (greensomes) golf in the morning and 18 boards of bridge in the afternoon - with a special scoring formula producing an overall winning pair. The day starts at around 8.15am with a bacon roll, golf begins at 9.15am and a one course lunch is available at half-time - all for just £55 per person.

Limited space means a maximum of 24 players, so booking early is strongly recommended. Click on GOLF-BRIDGE to enter.
CLUB TEAMS of 4

Congratulations to the team from Dovercourt, winners of the 2025 Club Teams of Four event - Derek & Rita Brinkley and Martin & Debbie Burwood.

Thanks to Tony Shearman for directing and Tim Evans for organising an excellent event which attracted 18 tables this year.

Results can be seen HERE.
9-HIGH CORWEN RESULT

Fifty-one pairs, representing 20 English Counties, competed in the EBU 9-High Corwen Trophy event held on RealBridge on May 31.

Three pairs from Suffolk qualified to take part and highest ranked were Salome Smit & Kate Chapman who finished in 20th place. Congratulations to them and to our other representatives, Bim & Sam Wilson and Sam Pickering & Caroline Harris.

Full results can be seen HERE.
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CHRIS & TIM LAND MID ANGLIA PAIRS

Thanks to Woodbridge Bridge Club for hosting the 2025 Woodbridge Mid Anglia Pairs held on Sunday June 22 and won by Chris Park & Tim Evans. seen here being presented with the Rose Bowl trophy by Chris Rickard on behalf of Suffolk Bridge.

Click HERE for all results.
ONLINE TEAMS

The latest Suffolk Online Teams League, Season 20, is underway, with 26 teams playing in 5 divisions.

Results will be available by clicking on SUMMER. Final results from Season 19 can be viewed by clicking on PREVIOUS RESULTS.

Congratulations to the Pryor, Edwards, Lockwood, Peace, and Cook teams for winning their respective divisions.
SUFFOLK CONGRESS

Suffolk's annual Green Pointed Congress is moving to a new venue and this year will be held in the Ropes Hall, Kesgrave, near Ipswich (IP5 1JF).

It will be a Swiss Teams event of six 7-board rounds on Sunday October 12 directed by Rob Sassoon with play starting at 10.30am.

Further details, including the entry form, will be posted here in due course but, meanwhile, please put the date in your diaries!
Results
29th Jun 2025
ECL v Beds Home
22nd Jun 2025
Mid Anglia Pairs
18th May 2025
AGM Pairs
27th Apr 2025
Championship Pairs Final
6th Apr 2025
9-High Corwen
23rd Mar 2025
Club Teams of Four
9th Feb 2025
Bury Swiss Pairs
12th Jan 2025
ECL v Northants home
29th Dec 2024
Bah Humbug
1st Dec 2024
Rick Hanley Memorial Event
Calendar
Sun 13th Jul 2025
ECL v Herts Away
Online RealBridge 2.00 pm
Sun 20th Jul 2025
Summer Swiss Pairs
Elmswell 11.00 am
Thu 21st Aug 2025
Cafe Bridge in Bury
Sun 7th Sep 2025
Autumn Festival
Elmswell 11.00 am
Sun 28th Sep 2025
ECL v Norfolk Home
Online RealBridge 2.00 pm
Wed 1st Oct 2025
Golf/Bridge
Newton Green 8.15am
Sun 12th Oct 2025
Suffolk Congress Swiss Teams
Ropes Hall, Kesgrave NEW DATE
Director: Rob Sassoon
Sat 8th Nov 2025
Club Teams of Eight
Colchester 2.00 pm
Sun 30th Nov 2025
ECL v Northants Away
Online RealBridge 1.00 pm
Sun 14th Dec 2025
ECL v Essex Home
Online RealBridge 1.00 pm
Sun 28th Dec 2025
Bah Humbug
Elmswell 11.00 am
Sun 1st Feb 2026
Bury Swiss Pairs
Online RealBridge
Sun 1st Mar 2026
ECL v Cambs/Hunts Away
Online RealBridge 2.00 pm
Sun 15th Mar 2026
Club Teams of Four
Elmswell
Sun 19th Apr 2026
Championship Pairs Final
Elmswell
Sun 17th May 2026
AGM followed by AGM Pairs
Elmswell
Sun 7th Jun 2026
Clare Swiss Pairs
Lavenham
Sun 28th Jun 2026
Woodbridge Mid Anglia Pairs
Woodbridge
Sun 26th Jul 2026
Summer Swiss Pairs
Elmswell
Sun 13th Sep 2026
Autumn Festival
Elmswell
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