January 2022

The following reminiscences come from games in my virtual travels around the UK and overseas. Not football, not the national sides but an element of penalty shoot-out.

The second annual Bridge Great Britain Junior Pairs, will this year be hosted by England on behalf on BGB. The home nations event will take place on Sunday 20th March, with free entry. Depending...

Bridge player and regular English Bridge contributor Simon Cochemé, has received the bridge book of the year award from the IBPA (International Bridge Press Association) for his book Bridge with...

Brunton A have won the 2020-21 National Inter-Club Knockout (NICKO), beating Ispwich and Kesgrave A in the final. The winning Brunton A team were: Dave Armstrong, Jill Armstrong, Liz Muir, Don...

The Selection Committee has decided that Stage 2 of the Mixed Trial will now be held online on RealBridge. They have also decided that a decision as to whether or not the Teltscher Trophy...

We are sad to report the death of Robert Northage. Robert was awarded the Dimmie Fleming Award in 2014 for his services to Leicestershire Contract Bridge Association. He was also made a Life...

Over the past 18 months the number of EBU affiliated clubs playing their club sessions online has increased substantially. We now have a list of clubs playing their weekly sessions on RealBridge...

It is hard to find a silver lining in the dark cloud that has been the pandemic afflicting the world over the past two years. However, there is a small one: the proliferation of on-line bridge. Not only have the established platforms and several new ones been a blessing to clubs in our local areas but they have also enabled players to visit clubs in other parts of the UK and abroad.

There is still time for your club to take part in the first Simultaneous Pairs of 2022, the British Winter Sim Pairs, starting Monday 10th January. The heat on Tuesday 11th is again being held in...

The quarterly IMP competition for our online games, hosted by Funbridge, has concluded. For the final quarter in 2021 October to December, Dennis Haines finished top of the leader board. He...