A permanent professional staff based in Aylesbury administers the business of the English Bridge Union. You can find a list of departments and their staff below, along with email addresses, telephone numbers and links to a short biography and photograph. You can also contact a member of staff by post, to the following address:
English Bridge Union
Broadfields
Bicester Road
Aylesbury
HP19 8AZ
The normal office hours are Monday - Friday, 9:00 - 17:00, though this may vary for some members of staff.
The contact number for the EBU is 01296 317200 - Reception and general enquiries (your call can then be forwarded to the correct staff member).
The English Bridge Education and Development charity (EBED) also shares our offices and their staff list can be found at the bottom of this page.
EBU full-time and part-time staff contacts by department
Reception & General Enquiries
| Amanda Williams | Reception Admin Assistant | 
|
01296 317200 |
Tournament Department
| Robin Barker | Deputy Chief Tournament Director and Master Points |
|
01296 317223 |
| Louise Crisp | Competitions Administrator & Selection Committee Secretary |
|
01296 317203 |
| Leszek Lubaszewski | Tournament & Sim Pairs Organisation & Logistics |
|
01296 317204 |
Services
| Heather Bakhshi | Laws & Ethics Administrator |
|
01296 317219 |
| Lou Hobhouse | Editor of English Bridge |
|
07905 038575 |
| Sam Kelly | Communications Officer |
|
01296 317215 |
| Jonathan Lillycrop | Club Liaison Officer and EBUScore |
|
01296 317206 |
| Abbey Smith | Safeguarding Officer (Board member) |
|
Bridge Warehouse
| Sue Humphris | Bridge Warehouse Manager |
|
01296 397851 |
Administration
| Clare Burnage | Accounts Assistant |
|
01296 317225 |
| Kay Carter | Administration Assistant & Licensing |
|
01296 317211 |
| Tim Anderson | IT Manager |
|
01296 317208 |
| Harry Watson | Services IT Development and Support |
|
01296 317227 |
Management
| Gordon Rainsford | Chief Executive/Chief TD |
|
01296 317222 |
| Karen Durrell | Office Manager and Membership |
|
01296 317201 |
| Gail Nancarrow | Accounts Manager |
|
01296 317210 |
Other EBU Contacts
EBU Chairman Adrian Darnell, EBU Vice-Chair Abbey Smith
NGS queries should be directed to the ngsqueries@ebu.co.uk helpline.
EBUScore queries should be directed to Jonathan Lillycrop.
English Bridge Education & Development (EBED)
| Lisa Miller | Education Coordinator |
|
01296 317217 |
| Mark Humphris | EBED Chief Executive |
|
01296 317218 |
| Lorna Watson | EBTA Manager |
|
01296 317216 |
| Clive Turner | Education and Development Manager |
|
01296 317212 |