Northern Easter Festival

19th & 20th April, Crown Plaza Hotel in Harrogate

 

The Northern Easter Festival

- an Easter bank holiday bridge competition for everyone!

19th & 20th April, Crown Plaza Hotel in Harrogate

The Northern Easter Festival will be held over the Easter weekend.

The event is run by Yorkshire Contract Bridge Association on behalf of the EBU. Their website is available at www.ycba.co.uk

This year we are going back to the popular venue of Harrogate for the Northern Easter Festival. There is ample free parking at the hotel and if necessary, please contact YCBA for collection from Harrogate station, email events@ycba.co.uk.

This event is run by the YCBA on behalf of the EBU, there will be blue pointed 9-High Pairs event alongside the green pointed Swiss Pairs and Swiss Teams events.

The London Easter Festival also takes place over Easter weekend, further information can be found on the Easter Festival, London page.

To enter

By entering an EBU congress or event you agree to abide by the terms and conditions set out in the Terms and Conditions document.

Please enter with Yorkshire CBA, and not with the EBU. See below for details

Holders

2024

Swiss Pairs - Michael Tomlinson & Linda Smith (picture).

Swiss Teams - Nichola Cockerill-Smith, Richard Pike, Gill Copeland & Steve Blackburn (pictured).

NGS 9 High Swiss Pairs - Barry Copley & John Dalton (picture).

Timetable
Day Start Time End Time Description
SAT 19 13:30 17:15 SWISS PAIRS (4x7 board matches)
13:30 17:45 9 HIGH PAIRS (5x5 board matches) with tea break at 15:45
17:15 18:30 Complimentary two course hot buffet supper
18:30 21:15 SWISS PAIRS (3x7 board matches)
SUN 20 11:30 18:45 SWISS TEAMS (7x7 board matches)
with a 45 minute break after 4 matches
Entry Fees
Full Congress £115 (Junior discount £58)
Swiss Pairs £69 (Junior discount £35)
Swiss Teams £46 (Junior discount £23)
9 High Pairs £28 (including afternoon tea)
Closing date for entries is 17th April 2025

Master Points

The Swiss events are fully Green Pointed. The 9-High Pairs will be Blue Pointed.

Agreements

Level 4 agreements are permitted in all events, except the Really Easy Afternoon, which is level 2.

Venue and Tariff

The venue for 2025 is the Crown Plaza Hotel in Harrogate

Due to fluctuations with hotel rates and it being Easter weekend, please book direct with the hotel (01423 849988) or online to get the best rates.

There will be sandwiches and chips available on the Sunday afternoon break for the Swiss Teams, but these should be booked and paid for with the hotel direct.

On Saturday there will be free tea and coffee all day. On Sunday there will be free tea and coffee on arrival.

Entry

Entries for this event are now open via the Yorkshire Contract Bridge Association website.

You can pay by bank transfer as follows: Sort code 09 - 02 - 22 Account no. 10861509 Quote ref. NEF24+surname.
Unfortunately payments cannot be made in credit/debit cards.

For confirmation of entry, please email Stuart Davies at events@ycba.co.uk

If you wish to use a credit from your EBU account please contact the EBU Competitions Department (01296 317203, or comps@ebu.co.uk) and they will make a transfer to the YCBA.

Previous Winners

2024 results
2023 results
2022 results
2021 - event not held
2020 - event not held
2019 results
2018 results
2017 results
2016 results
2015 results
2014 results
2013 results
2012 results
2011 results - no event
2010 results
2009 results
2008 results
2007 results
Northern Easter Festival Pairs - the history

Find a partner/team mates

If you are looking for a partner or team mates for this congress, please email events@ycba.co.uk or use the new Partnership forum