Blog posts

85 days to go….yes the countdown to Eastbourne is well and truly underway!

If you are like me, and love water, then Anatyla, Turkey offers special experiences with a visit to the spectacular Düden Waterfalls, two boat trips and wander round the harbour. As well as the Spa, you can swim in a choice of swimming pools or the Mediterranean Sea.

Bridge is a complex game: players don’t know their partner’s hand nor their opponents’, and are left to deduce this information from the bidding, lead, the defender’s or declarer’s play.

Café Bridge is is a social style of duplicate pairs championed by Brianbridge.net. 

Because of the social aspect of café bridge, it is a great way for clubs to host charity events as well as making the club and bridge visible to the wider public.

On Sunday 3rd April York Bridge Club opened its new purpose-built premises to members for the first time. Members got their first opportunity to experience their new premises at a Members Open Day. The following day the Bridge Club ran its first duplicate sessions and implemented a new sessions calendar.

In the third of the "Day in the Life" series of blog posts, EBU Club Liaison Officer Jonathan Lillycrop describes his typical work day:

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. 

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 K:

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.