Blog posts
Welcome
Welcome to the EBU Blog. This blog is for stories from local clubs and counties. If you would like to publish your story here, please email sam@ebu.co.uk.
To see the article related to the below, click on each topic: Counties Competition Charity Challenge Celebration
Surrey Schools Cup
The first Surrey Schools Cup since 2020 took place earlier this year, at Wimbledon Bridge Club. It was great to see such a good turnout for the event which was unable to be held last year due to Covid.
A minor dilemma (with solution)
This weeks blog is a minor dilemma sent in by an Essex club. Can you solve the problem without looking at the solution below.
You are South, playing in a small slam in spades. West leads 
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Yorkshire Four
This spring a new competition is happening online that sees four clubs working together to create a win-win competition for players and charities.
The Yorkshire Four, is an exciting series of 4 Blue Point Swiss Pairs events run under different Yorkshire club names through the spring months.
Malta Overseas Congress
The first overseas congress sponsored by our new travel partners, First for Bridge, finally took place this month. Held in Qawra, Malta, the congress was originally planned for spring 2021, but delayed due to Covid.
Cath Fox, one of the lucky people to attend the congress has written a short recap of the event:
A Day in the Life
In the second of a new series of blog posts, EBU Office Manager Karen Durrell describes her typical work day:
Caught Cold
On a chilly January afternoon online bridge proved its worth again when the counties of Essex, Wiltshire and Somerset combined to run a 24 table Blue-pointed Swiss Pairs. The entries came from further afield in England than just those three counties and also from players in Indonesia, Italy and Spain.
The eventual winners were Ashley Sawyer and Gary Waller from Essex with a fine score of 106 from 7 matches.
The Youthful Game of Bridge
Hi, I’m Thomas. I’m a new member of the U21 squad having recently ‘graduated’ from the U16s. Since lockdown I have been playing lots of congresses and other events online which has helped me improve my game and given me a chance to play in events I wouldn’t have had time to travel to. It also provided a useful respite from the monotony of the strict lockdowns a year or two ago.
A Day in the Life...
In the first of a new series of blog posts, EBU Chief Executive/Chief TD Gordon Rainsford describes his typical work day:
