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Welcome to Sussex County Contract Bridge Association

Welcome to the web-site of the

Sussex County Contract Bridge Association (SCCBA)

which supports all aspects of bridge in Sussex.

New to Bridge?   Forthcoming Events

For the latest news, please see below.  If there's anything else that you'd like to know about, please try our :-

Full List of Contacts

Sussex Candles

Congratulations to Matt Smith, Matt Read, Mike Keeping and David Benjamin who won the Sussex Candles teams event at Henfield on Sunday June 22nd.

Kent/Sussex Green-pointed venture on the weekend of October 25th-26th

As in recent years, there'll be a Swiss Pairs on the Saturday and a Swiss Teams on the Sunday (see summary).  We hope that this will again be a friendly affair and attract players of all standards (green points are a bonus!).  It will again be held at Tunbridge Wells Bridge Club - a lovely facility and just next door to a Premier Inn if you want to make a weekend of it.  You can enter here.

Peter Clinch.
Sussex Tournament Manager

For less-experienced players, there's the :-

Venture Pairs

at Worthing BC on Sunday 20th July at 1pm

where one player must have an NGS of 6 or less

See how to enter online or print off an entry form for postal/email submission

Dave Franklin

It is with great sadness that I report the death of my dear friend Dave Franklin.  Dave was a gentleman & a gentle soul who played bridge in Sussex for 50 odd years.  He won most if not all the principal events over the years with several different partners.  We will all miss him.

Our love & best wishes go to Nadia & the family.

Martin Pool

Avenue BC wins Garden Cities Trophy!

Many congratulations to The Avenue BC who have won the Garden Cities Trophy, the EBU's national championship for Teams of 8 for all bridge clubs, in the national final on Saturday June 7th.  The Avenue had previously won both the Sussex heat and the home counties regional final.  Please see the Avenue web-site for a full report and the EBU web-site for a picture of the winning team and the detailed results.

National Inter-County League Finals (NICLF)

After winning their Southeast heats, 2 Sussex teams competed in the finals on Sunday June 8th.

The team in Division A finished a creditable 4th, having won 4 out of their 5 matches - see results.

The team in Division C won overall with a team of Graham and Rose Walker, Chris Thorn and Robert Twin, Gina Dickson and Martin Greeley, Peter Rowell and Francis Kelly - see results.

Well done to all of them.

Chris Jepson
(Selection Committee Chair)

On Thursday August 7th at Saltdean Lido, Avenue Bridge Club will be holding a  ...
Bridge Summer School

which includes a presentation by Michael Byrne - see details

Club Director Training Courses

Except where stated, the following courses will be held at Woodhatch Community Centre, Whitebeam Drive, Reigate RH2 7LS :-

  • How to run a duplicate - Wednesday 4th & Thursday 5th June 2025 on Zoom, 09.30 to 12:00 on both days
  • Book Rulings - Saturday 21st June 2025 at 10:30
  • Book and Judgement RulingsSaturday 5th July 2025 at 10:30
  • Assessment - Saturday 12th July 2025 at 10:30

For full details, please see the EBED web-site or contact Clive Turner at EBED.

Congratulations to SCCBA member Bob Whiting for his MARATHON CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT BY MOBILITY SCOOTER! to raise c£5K for Sage House dementia support.  Read his diary of colourful experiences along the way.

Results
Eastbourne Welcome Pairs
Blue-Pointed Sussex Candles
Invitation Pairs - Round 3
Invitation Pairs - Round 2
Invitation Pairs - Round 1
NEW! Sussex Nine-High Championship
SCCBA Spring Congress Swiss Pairs
SCCBA Teams of Eight - aka EBU Garden Cities Trophy heat
EBU National Pairs - BBO Regional Heat
Sussex Pairs Final
Charity Simultaneous Pairs - CONFIRMED RESULTS
Horsham Welcome Pairs (NGS 8 and under)
Calendar
13th Jul 2025
SCCBA Mixed Pairs
Patcham BC 13:00
20th Jul 2025
Worthing Venture Pairs
Worthing BC 13:00
 More Info
30th Jul 2025
Invitation Pairs - Round 4
BBO 19:30
7th Aug 2025
EBU Summer Meeting
Eastbourne 7th-10th
7th Aug 2025
Avenue BC Summer School
Saltdean Lido 10:00
 More Info
26th Aug 2025
Invitation Pairs - Round 5
BBO 19:30
27th Aug 2025
SCCBA Blue-Pointed Midweek Swiss Pairs
Henfield Hall 10:30
MPs: BLUE
 More Info
7th Sep 2025
Green Point Swiss Pairs
Patcham BC 11:00
MPs: GREEN
 More Info
23rd Sep 2025
Invitation Pairs - Round 6
BBO 19:30
19th Oct 2025
SCCBA Ladies Pairs
Patcham BC 13:00
 More Info