February 2023

The EBU conducted a survey of clubs asking about their teaching and the outcome of that teaching. There was an amazing response with over one third of our clubs completing the survey. We have summarised the results here.

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Since July 2021 the EBU has run a a series of webinars on topics relevant to EBU Clubs and Counties. Recordings of these webinars can be found below. Agendas are included so you can easily skip to the subjects that are of most interest to you. 

More webinars are being planned and we would welcome ideas on topics you would like to see covered - contact jonathan@ebu.co.uk.

The following list of resources is not intended to be comprehensive and further suggestions for inclusion will be welcomed, please email comms@ebu.co.uk

From Sue Woodcock:

“When we look to improvers and moving on lessons, we usually use boards from the Club and other events as our material.

Ned Paul has been running Learn Bridge in a Weekend courses for several years. Here is his opinionated but experience-based guide. 

Bridge is its own worst enemy. When you first take up chess you learn how the pieces move in about ten minutes and get going. You get your early experience PLAYING the game - playing badly yes, but playing. Then as you get keen you start learning a few openings and so go on from there.

This guide presents a range of options for how to start and run a teaching programme. It is not prescriptive but is intended as a resource from which a club can select what suits their circumstances. 

We are always happy to help. Contact us.

The EBU Venetian Congress - spend 8 days in Northern Italy! 15th - 22nd October 2023 Congress Programme The Venetian Congress will be held over 8 days. Stay at the Pace Park Hotel Bolognese, a

One of bridge's most colourful personalities, Graham Griffiths, died last month of a stroke. He was 58. 

During the '50's and '60's, partnered by Peter Richardson, Paul Spurway and others, he won most of the major E.B.U. and congress events, although the Gold Cup eluded him. With Peter Richardson he played twice for England in the Camrose and captained the team on two or three other occasions. 

In this week's blog, Jeremy Child talks through his plan to get more people playing bridge in Devon: