Below is your monthly update from the EBU. All previous updates are available on the EBU Updates page.
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.
EBU Board
The Board have continued with their Commitments for 2025, further details will be shared in due course.
Following the approval of the changes of the Articles of Association at the AGM in November, the Board have made progress with updating the structure of the Committees. We now have a new Regulations Committee, Conduct Committee, Selection Committee and Junior Council. Have a look on the website at the new committee members. If you have any queries do please raise these with the Committee Secretary.
The Juniors very much enjoyed the recent Channel Trophy, (further details and photos). And they are shortly off to play in the Junior Camrose and Peggy Bayer. We wish them all good luck! The new Junior Council will be working closely with the Junior Squads and Junior Squad Leaders to provide a clear pathway for their bridge journey.
One of the new Board initiatives is to revamp the Clubroom to classroom journey with a series of videos that clubs can use to help their members. We will invite all club officers to a preview of the first video in the next couple of weeks.
As a reminder, EBU affiliated clubs receive a free course placement every two years. Has your club used theirs? If you are not sure if you have used your place recently please contact jonathan@ebu.co.uk. The club teacher training timetable for 2025 is now available, see below for further details.
Club Membership Fees 2025/26
The counties have now finalised their county membership fees for the 2025/26 year, see the full membership fee list for EBU and Counites.
Please note, the Clubs Terms of Affiliation have been updated for the 2025/26 year.
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.
Club and County Directory Details
In addition to your members' details, please check your club details in the Club Directory and submit our online club details form if any changes are needed. 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 check your county officials' details online, county details form.
New Club Member Records
As a reminder, when creating records for new member, if you have entered the details more than once and then revoke the record, this doesn’t remove the record from the EBU database. This can lead to duplicate records or emails being sent to members incorrectly notifying them that the club have removed them as a member. To avoid confusion, please double check details when inputting new members and contact Amanda via phone (01296 317200) or email (amanda@ebu.co.uk) if you are unsure if a member already has a record.
Diary "Opt In" - Check with New Members
Please check with any new club members that they are aware of the EBU diary and that they will need to "opt in" to receive their copy in September. Members can do this by either logging in to My EBU or calling us on 01296 317200.
Bridge Warehouse Offers!
Jannersten Bidding cards – set of 4 – Normally £19.50 now £17.50. Offer ends 28th Feb. While stocks last
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. We always match prices where possible.
Updates from EBED
Club Director Training
After running 14 courses last year EBED are putting their 2025 calendar of events together and already have courses available in Somerset and Hampshire with others on the way. Keep up to date with the courses on offer and even register your interest on the TD Course Calendar.
Teacher Workshops and Clusters
Currently we are looking for people new to bridge teaching in the Swindon Wiltshire area as we are running a face 2 face Essential day on March 8th 2025. For more detail contact Clive Turner - clive@ededcio.org.uk or 01296 317212.
Our new Teacher Essentials Workshops start in March and you can keep up to date with the courses on offer and even register your interest on the Club Teacher Training page.
EBED recently were involved with a meeting of Teachers from Herefordshire, Gloucestershire and Worcestershire. You can read the short news article here. If you would be interested in attending a similar event in your area please email Clive Turner - clive@ededcio.org.uk.
With our Teaching Hub being a year old why not try to make the most of it by attending a free online orientation session. These last about an hour and the next one is 17th February. To check the dates and register visit the Teaching Hub.
Youth Bridge
Our first bridge ‘Camp’ of 2025 will be at the Pioneer Centre, Kidderminster on 5th & 6th April 2025 priced at £110 Full Board – for more information contact Lisa Miller (lisa@ebedcio.org.uk) on 01296 317217. Watch out for other camps later in the year.
The National Schools Championship will be held on March 1st in Loughborough. Click here for information about this free event.
Also supporting youth bridge, we have 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.
Club directory – please update your club details
A 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.
Advertise your Congress Online with the EBU
The EBU home page is a great place to promote your next congress or for clubs/counties to publicise their next big events.
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.
Calling clubs and county associations – tell us your news!
We are featuring club and county news in our blog. If you have any news to share please do let us know, preferably with a picture or two to go with it! Contact sam@ebu.co.uk.
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