46th World Bridge Teams Championships

The 46th World Bridge Teams Championships are now well underway in Marrakech, running from 19th August until 2nd September. There are four main events taking place, the Bermuda Bowl (Open Teams)...

Maud Corbett

Matilda Agnes Alice Pearson was born 14 November 1901, it is thought in Scotland & known as Maud. Her father was John Westall Pearson & her sister Dorothy Pearson, see separate article.

Maud married Eric Blake Harvey on 18 April 1928 at St George, Hanover Square. They had two sons John & Michael who played bridge at the West Kent bridge club in the 1950s. Eric also played bridge & was in the winning Arnold Cup teams in 1949, 1951 & 1954 partnering Leslie Fleming.

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Paske Team win Brighton Bowl

The Swiss Teams competition for the Brighton Bowl was won by the team of Tom Paske, Diana Nettleton, Andrew McIntosh & Sara Moran ( pictured) with 100 VPs. They were just 2 VPs ahead of the...

Clive Turner

I went to night school to learn to play bridge when I was a teenager and there started something that would soon become a lifelong passion.

I was the youngest person on the course and always used to be the youngest player in virtually every club I played in. Of course, time catches up with us all.

As I drifted around the UK, bridge was always with me and something I could rely upon as a constant.

I devoted my working life to General Insurance and owned my own business between 1991 and 2018 where I advised clients on complex commercial insurance.

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Croswell & Athwal win Open Pairs

In the Summer Meeting Open Pairs Croz Croswell & Ravi Athwal finished first with a score of 60.83%. In second place was Joe Fawcett & Alastair Gidman, with a score of 59.31%. In third place were...

Cummings & Pierce win Mixed Pairs

In the Summer Meeting Mixed Pairs Eric Cummings & Ceri Pierce finished first with a score of 64.35%. In second place was Tim Chanter & Helen Wildsmith, with a score of 62.98%. In third place were...

Special Edition of the WBF Newsletter

There is a special edition of the WBF Women’s Newsletter. It was edited by Mary Kelly-Rogers, a member of the WBF Women’s Committee and contains articles from some of the top players from around...

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