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Dear Club and County Main Contacts This email has been sent to you as a club or county official. Below is your monthly update from the EBU. This email is also available on the EBU website, along with all past EBU Updates. This poster shows the upcoming EBU events. Please consider adding this to your club/county website and encourage your members to enter online via My EBU. Update from the Competitions Working GroupWe are delighted to announce that we have a new venue for both the Year End Congress 2025 and the Easter Congress in 2026: Chablis Suite, Novotel West London. Please let your members know there is hotel accommodation attached to the venue, with good rates per room per night. 100 Deals for 100 Years: The next in the series of online events celebrating 100 years of contract bridge will take place this Sunday (7th September). Please encourage your members to take part in these fun events. In between the rounds players will be presented with postcards from the two decades, with stories about the wonderful people who have contributed to the game, in their own way. If you haven't watched it yet, check out this short video documenting the rise of contract bridge, starting in 1925. As a reminder, entries are now open for the NICKO & Tollemache Cup. Member Gets Member Drive We recently sent an email to all clubs with a three-step plan for how to encourage your members to reach out to friends and family. With the forthcoming autumn classes and open days, now is a great time to invite new members to our clubs. We hope you will find this template useful. Club Webinar: Teaching as a Club Activity Thank you to everyone who attended last week's Club and County Webinar. The recording is now available to view on the EBU YouTube channel. The next club webinar will take place on 7th October, where we will be looking at the topic of the role of teamwork & volunteering in bridge clubs. To join the meeting, please use the link below: Topic: Club and County Webinar Meeting ID: 843 3912 4188 Promotion of Autumn Classes & Open Days We now have a list of 80 Beginner Classes, Open Days & Taster Sessions starting around the country in the autumn. We plan to actively promote these at a national level as part of drive to raise the profile of bridge in the minds of new audiences. By having clear visibility of courses nearby we hope to encourage potential learners and returners to sign up now. If you have not already done so, please let us know of your event and we will add it to the list. You can use this online form to help ensure we have the information we need in a usable format. Any questions please email mary.cousins@ebu.co.uk. Bridge teachers who are members of the English Bridge Teachers' Association, will be contacted directly by EBED. Bridge Warehouse Offers
LIMITED EDITION ANNIVERSARY MUG CELEBRATE 100 YEARS OF CONTRACT BRIDGE 1925-2025 On October 31st it will be 100 years since Harold S. Vanderbilt changed bridge forever in 1925. Porcelain mug in gift box. Printed both sides. *Matching cards will be available soon* Visit the Bridge Warehouse website for all the latest offers and newest items in stock, or contact Sue via email sueh@ebu.co.uk or phone 01296 397851. In the unlikely event you find the same item cheaper elsewhere, please let us know and we will match the price if we can. Club Members' Details As a reminder for clubs, please let us know when a member is deceased by emailing Amanda@ebu.co.uk. We need to know so we can close their records and to prevent us sending emails to their spouses/families causing upset. Are your club teachers listed in the directory? Please make sure your club website helps learners find lessons. If your club has lessons, show them prominently. If your club knows of a local teacher, show their contact details. If your county association has details of lessons, display a link to them. Otherwise display a link to the EBU Teacher Directory. Updates from EBED
Junior Autumn Bridge CampMake a note in your diary for EBED’s Junior Autumn Bridge Camp will be held from Friday 31st October to Sunday 2nd November 2025, at Juniper Hall, Dorking, Surrey. The bridge camps are residential weekends of bridge tuition, competitions and other fun activities. The camp is for young people aged 7-26, and are suitable for complete beginners through to England Squad members. Accompanying adults are welcome to book with their younger family members and can participate fully in all tuition and competitions. Prices are unchanged from last year - £150 for the weekend including 2 nights accommodation, all meals, bridge tuition and competitions. Early booking discount - £130 first phone/email Lisa before the end of September. How do I book? Please contact Lisa Miller lisa@ebu.co.uk or call 01296 317217 (please note Lisa's working hours are 8am-3pm, Monday - Wednesday). Any Questions? Please do contact me if you have any questions about the camp. Richard Croot 01296 317218. Regular Youth Bridge Sessions Thursday Afternoon Bridge Club takes place on RealBridge 4:15pm - 6:15pm drop in/out anytime. It is suitable for all levels of under 18s. It is excellent opportunity for a young person looking to do a Duke of Edinburgh Award Skill. Contact richard.croot@ebedcio.org.uk EBED run free weekly games for under 18s and our free monthly Generation Game. Contact Joan Bennett on joan@ebedcio.org.uk or 07548 782538 for details.
The EBU funds a Club Teacher Training place for one delegate from each affiliated club every two years. This offer now also applies to Club Director Training: if a club has not used its Teacher Training place in the past two years, it may instead use the offer for a Director Training place. In both cases, the delegate or club pays upfront and is reimbursed by the EBU. For Teacher Training courses, if a club sends one delegate, a second from the same club may attend the same course free of charge—regardless of whether the first place was EBU-funded. This offer applies to both affiliated and unaffiliated clubs. The second delegate may train as either an assistant or lead teacher. Club Teacher Workshops Club Teacher Essentials Part 2 [Carlisle] Eden Bridge Club, Kirkbampton, CA5 6JB Club Teacher Essentials Part 2 [Preston] Broughton Club, PR3 5DA Club Director Courses Club Tournament Director Training [Norfolk] - Diss, Norfolk. IP21 4NL Club Tournament Director Training [Manchester] - Ashton BC Carr Street OL6 8ES Advertise your Congress Online with the EBU
Could your event benefit from last minute advertising to bring in extra players? Well the best place to do this is the Home page of the EBU website. The advert could be live today! An advert on the Carousel at the top of the EBU home page is as little as £75 per month for CBA’s and Clubs. Want to give your event a boost, contact Danby Advertising on 01603 898678 or email adsales@ebu.co.uk. Club and County Members' Details If your club uses Bridgewebs as your primary database, please remember to update your club membership lists in My EBU as well. As a reminder for clubs, please let us know when a member is deceased by emailing Amanda@ebu.co.uk. We need to know so we can close their records and to prevent us sending emails to their spouses/families causing upset. Club directory – please update your club detailsA reminder for clubs, please check your club details in the Club Directory and submit our online club details form. Please log in to check ALL your clubs details are still correct. More information is available via the help link on the club directory page. Counties, please also update your county officials' details online, county details form. Calling clubs and county associations – tell us your news!
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