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ENGLAND’S WOMEN HOPE FOR WORLD WIN
13 October 2011 - The England Women’s Bridge Team have qualified to compete for the Venice Cup – the most prestigious and well
established women’s bridge world championship.
The team has recently seen great successes both in home internationals and further afield including winning Gold in the first World Mind Sports Games in Beijing in 2008. The Venice Cup will be another great opportunity for them to demonstrate their bridge playing skills at the ultimate international level.....
ENGLISH BRIDGE UNION: 75TH ANNIVERSARY
23 May 2011 - Building on 75 years dedicated to Duplicate Bridge in England.
The English Bridge Union – the national organisation that promotes and regulates the game of bridge in
England – will reach a milestone on 23 May 2011 when it will celebrate its 75th birthday. Special events and
celebrations will provide the organisation with an opportunity to show the positive power of playing bridge and
demonstrate the beneficial contribution that it provides to an individual’s well-being and long-term future.....
CHARITABLE STATUS FOR ENGLISH BRIDGE CLUB
1 March 2011 - The Charity Commission has recently made the ground-breaking decision to award charitable status to
a bridge club in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. The Charity Commission stated that: “sport has often been used to
advance charitable aims but, following a change in the law introduced by the Charities Act 2006, it is now
charitable to advance amateur sports or games, which promote health by involving physical or mental skill or
exertion.”
ENGLAND'S JUNIORS WIN TWO NATIONAL COMPETITIONS
21 February 2011 - England’s Juniors have won Gold in the Junior Camrose and Peggy Bayer Trophies played in Ayr, Scotland
over the weekend.
CCPR CHANGES ITS NAME
12 January 2011 - The EBU is pleased to advise that the CCPR has changed its name to the Sport and Recreation Alliance, so more people can understand their work. The EBU will continue to be a member of this organisation for national governing and representative bodies for sports and recreation.
PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS PROVE BRIDGE IS CHILD’S PLAY
15 November 2010 -History was made last week when 16 pupils from Pembury School, Tunbridge Wells, visited the Houses of Parliament to play a game of Minibridge with peers from the All Party Parliamentary Group for the development of bridge.
ENGLAND JUNIORS WIN SILVER IN BRIDGE WORLD CHAMPIONS
16 October 2010 - England Juniors have won Silver in this years World Bridge Championship in Philadelphia – after getting in to the event at the 11th hour.
USA BEAT EUROPE 109 - 89 IN THE 3RD WARREN BUFFETT CUP MATCH
20 September 2010 - The USA beat Europe 109-89 in the 3rd Warren Buffett Cup bridge match that ended on the evening
of Thursday 16 September.
PLAY BRIDGE - KEEP YOUR MIND FIT, MAKE FRIENDS AND HAVE FUN
10 September 2010 - Recently the BBC showed some members of the Oxford Bridge Club playing their favourite game to show the benefits it has on the mind.
KENT SCHOOL TO RECEIVE A VISIT FROM A LORD
6 July 2010 - CHILDREN as young as 6 and 7 are being encouraged to play cards in class to help them improve their Mathematics and English. On 8 July 2010 the children of Pembury School, Tunbridge Wells will have a very special visit from a member of the House of Lords - Lord Skelmersdale. During his visit the children will show him Minibridge and discuss the various skills they have gained from the game.
EBU JOINS FORCES WITH GILL'S CRUISE CENTRE TO OFFER 'LEARN TO PLAY BRIDGE' COURSES
13 April 2010 - The governing body of the game of duplicate bridge in England, the English Bridge Union joins forces with one of the most experienced cruise retailers in the UK, Gill’s Cruise Centre to offer ‘Learn to Play Bridge’ courses on board Fred Olsen cruise ships.
ANNOUNCING A NEW FUTURE FOR BRIDGE THROUGH UNIVERSAL MEMBERSHIP
30 March 2010 - Bridge, the popular card game played by an estimated 150,000 people, is about to usher in the biggest ever shake-up in the way it is administered and run.
From 1 April 2010, universal membership will see the ranks of players who are members of the English
Bridge Union, the game's national body, double to around 45,000 - with each paying a small sum that goes to
the Union every time they play.
RECENT GOLD MEDALLIST WINS SUNDAY TELEGRAPH SALVER
15 February 2010 - The 2009 Master Point ranking lists are now available to be viewed online. Congratulations to John Holland who has won the Sunday Telegraph Salver for the most points earned in the year. He finished ahead of 2007 winner Ron Davis and Frank Springett.
FIRST WEEKEND OF CAMROSE 2010
11 January 2010 - The Republic of Ireland ultimately came out on top with 100 VPs, just one ahead of England, with the lead switching back and forth throughout the final matches.
WEATHER DOES NOT STOP PLAY IN EDINBURGH
9 January 2010 - Snow, ice and very cold temperatures have caused problems across the UK, with cancelled flights and trains, shops running low on supplies, and schools closing. However, against all these odds, the UK’s top bridge home international series has gone ahead this weekend in Edinburgh with all teams in attendance.
ENGLISH TEAM WIN THE PRESTIGIOUS GOLD CUP
14 December 2009 - At the weekend an English bridge team were celebrating a victory at one of the most prestigious bridge events in the UK.
ENGLAND ARE BRIDGE WORLD CHAMPIONS
12 September 2009 - England have won Gold in the World Bridge Championship in Brazil – after getting in to the event at the 11th hour.
ENGLAND TEAMS TO CELEBRATE ONE GOLD AND TWO SILVER IN BRIDGE OLYMPICS
17 February 2009 - IN OCTOBER 2008 ENGLAND bridge players achieved their best ever international result - winning a gold medal and two silver medals at the game’s ‘Olympics’ staged in Beijing.
On Friday 20 February, the famous TGRs bridge club at the New Cavendish Club will be hosting a celebratory party from 8pm for England’s winning teams. The party will also include many of the great and the good from English bridge world.
KEEP YOUR MIND FIT, MAKE FRIENDS AND HAVE FUN
10 February 2009 - The Government’s recently announced plans to set up “memory clinics” to spot and treat dementia, highlight the need for society to investigate ways to protect against this condition.
Research has proven that undertaking some form of activity which tests mental agility on a daily basis can help protect our older population from dementia. Additionally research shows that social interaction amongst the elderly can stave off cognitive decline.
SURREY MAN WINS PRESTIGIOUS SERVICE AWARD FOR TEACHING BRIDGE
16 January 2009 -DR BOMI KAVARANA, age 75, from Tadworth, Surrey has been awarded the Tom Bradley Award for services to the teaching of bridge in his county for 2008 by the English Bridge Union. The award was presented to Bomi by Christine Duckworth on behalf of the EBU.
One Gold and two Silvers for England’s bridge teams in Beijing
17 October 2008 -In the past couple of days, England women’s team have won Gold and the England Open and Under 21’s teams have won Silver.
England win silver in Under 21's bridge in Beijing
13 October 2008 - Although the Olympics finished in August, the Olympic spirit is still alive and well at the World Mind Sports Games in Beijing. For the last ten days and until 18 October, the WMSG have seen the five disciplines of Bridge, Chess, Chinese Chess, Draughts and Go played by over 3000 players from all over the word.
First Female Chairman for English Bridge
2 October 2008 -The county representatives of the English Bridge Union made history today at their AGM when they voted in Sally Bugden as the first female Chairman the association has seen in its 72 years of existence.
The first World Mind Sports Games: 3 – 18 October, Beijing
1 October 2008 -Although the Olympics finished in August, the Olympiad spirit continues in Beijing from 3 October at the first World Mind Sports Games. The event is organised by the International Mind Sports Association (IMSA) and will see the five disciplines of Bridge, Chess, Chinese Chess, Draughts and Go played over 15 days by over 3000 players from all over the word.
Europe’s largest bridge event to take place in Brighton for the 42nd year
5 August 2008 - The English Bridge Union’s Brighton Summer Meeting will be taking place for the 42nd year from 8 until 17 August. The event is Europe’s largest annual bridge tournament and will attract over 2,000 players over the ten day duration. Events range from a Seniors Tournament to a Really Easy Congress for beginners.
Fun way for children to develop their maths will be introduced to primary schools
21 July 2008 - Primary school teachers are to be given the opportunity to develop their pupils’ maths skills further by introducing MiniBridge. The three year initiative has been set up by the English Bridge Union (EBU) through their youth and education charitable trust after a donation from the Milton Damerel Trust.
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