Resources & Media | English Bridge Union

Bunting, there are triangular flags with the EBU logo and the Bridge - It's a Big Deal! logo alternating

Below you will find a list of resources which we hope will aid you in creating your Bridge - It's a Big Deal! event. For further help, email festival@ebu.co.uk or Join our Facebook Group and discuss ideas with others.

Social Media Suggestions:

When posting details of your event on social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) include key details e.g. date, time, venue and who to contact.
Ask you friends and family to share the posts to advertise it to as many people as possible.
Share your posts in the Bridge - It's a Big Deal! Facebook group. Contact festival@ebu.co.uk to share the posts via the EBU social media accounts.
Consider tagging other local organisations who work with older people such as your local council, housing associations and voluntary and community partners.

To help you in with social media posts, please feel free to use the following wording:

"Come along for free to [venue] to enjoy [insert event details], and try something new #BIABD [insert hyperlink]"
"Try something new on #BIABD2024 Book now [insert hyperlink]"
"Book your free place at our free [insert event name] #BIABD2024 [insert hyperlink]"
"Bookings now being taken for our free #BIABD2024 event. Don’t miss out [insert hyperlink]"

Don't forget:

Add photos to your posts as well as links to your website and event.
Share other peoples posts about upcoming events.

Promotional Videos:

Please feel free to add the below videos to your website or social media posts

Gordon Rainsford interview with Steve Raine about the Bridge - It's a Big Deal! festival of bridge
Gemma Kitching from Cancer Research UK talks about Bridge - It's a big Deal! festival of bridge
Sam Punch invites you to join Bridge - It's a Big Deal! festival of bridge
Michael Byrne invites you to join Bridge - It's a Big Deal! festival of bridge
Charlie Bucknell invites you to join Bridge - It's a Big Deal! festival of bridge
Coming this September: Bridge - It's a Big Deal! A short video explaining the upcoming festival of bridge
Andrew Robson invites you to join Bridge - It's a Big Deal! festival of bridge
Why is Bridge a Big Deal? - Promotional video for the Bridge - it's a Big Deal! Festival featuring James Smith, Chair of London CBA.
What Makes Bridge Brilliant - promotional video from Bridge: A MindSport for All (BAMSA)
Is bridge a sport? - promotional video from Bridge: A MindSport for All (BAMSA) and additional Podcast

Help with embedding videos: To embed videos to your website, from YouTube click the share option under the video, choose the embed option, then copy the code. In bridgewebs, create a News item, click Source in the editor, and paste the code. For additional help with embedding videos, please email festival@ebu.co.uk.

Posters and Logos:

Download our poster templates (example 1, example 2 and example 3), personalise them and put them up in your club and around your town

The above posters were created using the website Canva. You can create a free Canva account to help make your own posters, or download the ones above. You may find the following links useful: A step-by-step guide to using Canva, beginners tutorial for using Canva.

To make the most of your posters, once you have downloaded them, you can either:
A. Print them and then write your club/county details once printed or
B. Edit the pictures before printing. To do so, if using a windows computer, right click the downloaded file, select "open with" and "paint". This will open the file as a paint document that you can edit. From the toolbar at the top, select the text button (it looks like a capital A). This will allow you to select any space on your document and type in words. We suggest using size 48 for text and Calibri for the font.
Please note, you can edit the box of text until you click off it, at which point you will loose the ability to edit that text. If you do accidentally click off the text box and it was not finished, click "Ctrl+Z" and it will undo your previous action.

Additional Posters available in Word format:

	EBU Full colour GIF (8.35 KB) Download* EPS (27 KB) Download* *Please right click to save
	Cancer Research UK and EBU Logo Full colour png Download* *Please right click to save
	Bridge - it's a Big Deal! Festival Logo Full colour png Download* *Please right click to save
	Bridge - it's a Big Deal! Festival Logo Full colour png Download* *Please right click to save
	QR Code for Bridge - it's a Big Deal! Festival Full colour png Download* *Please right click to save

How can Cancer Research UK help?

Donation box Cancer Research UK will have some materials available to order for your event. Please email festival@ebu.co.uk to confirm the details and contact for your event and we will put you in contact with our Cancer Research UK representative.

Materials available from Cancer Research UK

Press Release

We will keep a copy of any press releases from the EBU regarding the Bridge - It's a Big Deal! Festival of bridge

Further resources

Cancer Research UK supported by the English Bridge Union