November 2023

At the AGM yesterday (Wednesday), the EBU recognised various members' contributions to bridge in England. The meeting was held live in London at the Royal National Hotel. For award winners who...

At this week's AGM the 2023 Sim Pairs prize draw took place. 2 clubs were drawn from those which entered the EBED Sims and 6 from those entering the other sims. Each receives £200. The winning...

The EBU AGM took place yesterday, 29th November. The following people were elected/re-elected to the EBU Board and Standing Committees: Board There were five nominations for three positions, the...

Tony Priday Award 2023:

Sandra has been a volunteer for her county, Oxfordshire, for more than forty years, for much of which she was its Membership Secretary and EBU Shareholder.

During that time, she also gave long service to the EBU as the secretary of the Laws & Ethics Committee and the Selection Committee and was also for a number of years the EBU Office Manager.

Alec Salisbury Award 2023:

Jack Harris (pictured) is a regular player at Tunbridge Wells Bridge Club. He recently turned 103! Not that you would know his ages from his bridge playing. 

The latest in the series of the 2023 Online One-Day Green-Pointed events, Swiss Pairs took place last weekend, Saturday 25th November. The winning pair were Antone Huang & Paul Barton ( pictured)...

Young Chelsea B have won the 2022-23 National Inter-Club Knockout (NICKO), beating Young Chelsea A in the final. It was a closely contested match, with a final score of 108-80. This was the first...

Recently Wakefield Bridge Club celebrated their Platinum Jubilee. Below Club Secretary, Stephen Hanslip details the day's highlights:

We are sad to report the death of Peter Donovan, the bridge columnist for the Daily Mail. Peter wrote his first article in it on 31st January 1966, with his weekday column eventually surpassing the existing Guinness Book of world records for longest-serving daily newspaper columnist. In 2020 he was given the Tony Priday award for his outstanding contribution to bridge and enhancing the game in all its aspects.