Jim Edwards, Author at Yorkshire Contract Bridge Association

Latest News and Info

Yorkshire teams lead all three divisions of the NBL

14th July 2024

Click for a report posted on the Inter-County page.

Waddington Cup 2024 Winners

14th July 2024

1st York 2: T Cohen, T Prior, K Joules, C Child
2nd Leeds: M Ott, T Read, N Stuttard, A Wood
3rd= York 1: S Borman, D Maultby, A Merrison, C Irvin
3rd= Sheffield: R Pike, S Davies, M Pomfrey, D Fletcher

Full results

Sheffield A and Hull win Summer OYL

9th July 2024

Congratulations to Sheffield A and Hull , who are the divisional winners of the Summer 2024 season of the Online Yorkshire League. Please click here for more information and results of the competition.

Club Tournament Director Training Course – Sheffield – October

25th June 2024

Once again, by popular demand, the YCBA are running a Club Tournament Director Training Course with Barrie Partridge, to be held at Sheffield Bridge Club.

This is supported by the YCBA Bridge Development so the entry is FREE.

The course will run on 3 consecutive Saturdays, the 19^th, 26^th October & 2^nd November, starting at 10.30am and finishing at 5.30pm with a break for lunch. Tea and coffee will be provided but attendees will be responsible for their own food.

If you wish to attend please contact:

Barrie Partridge at TD@sheffieldbridgeclub.co.uk or call him on 01629 584567.

England Seniors at the World Bridge games

19th June 2024

David Robinson, partnering Tony Sowter (together with Malcom Pryor and David Kendrick) has qualified to represent England Seniors at the World Bridge games in Buenos Aries in October.

Yorkshire Mixed Pairs 2024 Winners

16th June 2024

1, Athena Chow & Tom Copeland ,63.74%
2, Ian Grant & Julie Grant ,60.38%
3, Sandra Penfold & Brian Senior ,57.02%
4, Robin Jepson & Angela Buckley ,54.74%
5, Gill Copeland & David Lewis ,54.05%
6, Dinah Stocken & Jack Stocken ,53.95%
7, Elizabeth Clarke & John Dalton ,53.85%
8, Bernard Burns & Jacqui Farrar ,50.89%
9, Karen Lemm & Martin Fenton ,50.59%
10= ,Clive Owen & Nichola Cockerill-Smith ,50.3%
10= ,Stuart Shalom & Barbara Eastabrook ,50.3%
12, Christine Stack & Adrian Dubel ,49.8%
13, Chris Boyes & Karen Kayes ,49.21%
14, Andrew Merrison & Ren Buss ,48.91%
15= ,Stephen Berson & Freda Conquest ,48.32%
15= ,Michael Overington & Lynda Baker ,48.32%
17, Dennis Thompson & Marilyn Monaghan ,48.02%
18, Christine Child & Terence Read ,47.92%
19, John Cole & Janet Leach ,44.86%
20, Patricia Sellwood & Peter Wallace ,44.66%
21, Gail Elliot & David Elliot ,43.77%
22, Paul Wright & Erica Smith ,42.79%
23, Myra Smith & Paul Simpkins ,42.29%
24, Janet Walker & Barry Copley ,41.3%

Session details

The eventual winners were not both members of YCBA so the winners trophy was awarded to Ian and Julie Grant.

Festival of Bridge 2024

11th June 2024

The YCBA programme of events includes the following: –

Bridge and Bowls Flyer

Bowls & Bridge – A bowls & bridge competition will take place at Leeds Bowls & Bridge Club on Monday 9th September. Bowls will be in the morning with bridge in the afternoon. There will be a break for lunch with food and tea/ coffee included in the price of £25.

Cruise Flyer

Skipton Canal Trip – A trip through the Dales on Thursday 12th September. The canal boat sets sail at 2:45pm – returning at 5.45pm. We will offer relaxed bridge whilst on board, and the price of £30 will include £4.50 to cancer research and a cream tea.

Golf & Bridge – A handicapped pairs competition taking place at Thirsk & Northallerton Golf Club on Friday 13th September. Tee off times will be between 9am and 10am, with bridge in the afternoon. The price £100 per pair – will include a light breakfast & lunch.

Flyer for Golf and Bridge Handicapped Pairs

Entry Form for Golf and Bridge Handicapped Pairs

List of Yorkshire Club Events

The following events are being organised by bridge clubs throughout Yorkshire as part of the Festival of Bridge. Details of each event and how you can get involved are provided on the respective bridge club’s website. Brief details of the event and a link to the website is provided in the below table.

Date of Event	Bridge Club	Details	Link to Website
Wed 4^th Sept	Northallerton	Open Day	Northallerton Bridge Club, Northallerton, North Yorkshire (bridgewebs.com)
Wed 4^th Sept	York	Open Day	The York Bridge Club, North Yorkshire (bridgewebs.com)
Sat 7^th Sept	York	Open Day	The York Bridge Club, North Yorkshire (bridgewebs.com)
Sat 7^th Sept	Wetherby	Free Taster lesson	Wetherby Bridge Club, Yorkshire (bridgewebs.com)
Tue 10^th Sept	Wetherby	Bridge & Bowls competition	Wetherby Bridge Club, Yorkshire (bridgewebs.com)
Wed 11^th Sept	York	Café “drop in” Bridge	The York Bridge Club, North Yorkshire (bridgewebs.com)
Wed 11^th Sept	Hull	Charity Duplicate Pairs	Hull Bridge Club, Hull, East Yorks, England (bridgewebs.com)
Sat 14^th Sept	Wakefield	Individual person bridge competition	Wakefield Bridge Club, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, UK (bridgewebs.com)
Sat 14^th Sept	Wetherby	Open Day	Wetherby Bridge Club, Yorkshire (bridgewebs.com)
Sat 14^th Sept & Sun 15^th Sept	York	Free Taster Bridge Lessons for absolute beginners (full day)	The York Bridge Club, North Yorkshire (bridgewebs.com)
Sat 14^th Sept	York	Inter-club challenge	The York Bridge Club, North Yorkshire (bridgewebs.com)
Sun 15^th Sept	Wetherby	Teams bridge, with afternoon tea	Wetherby Bridge Club, Yorkshire (bridgewebs.com)
Thu 19 Sep	Pocklington	Open Bridge	https://www.pocklingtonbridgeclub.co.uk/festival-of-bridge
Sat 21^st Sept	Wetherby	Charity Supper	Wetherby Bridge Club, Yorkshire (bridgewebs.com)
Tue 24 Sept	Pocklington	Open Beginner Lesson	https://www.pocklingtonbridgeclub.co.uk/festival-of-bridge
Thu 26 Sept	Pocklington	Teams of 4 competition	https://www.pocklingtonbridgeclub.co.uk/festival-of-bridge

Yorkshire Congress 2024 Teams Winners

11th June 2024

1st: S Davies, N Cockerill-Smith, G Copeland, S Blackburn
2nd: S Smoczynski, C Robinson, A Jarvis, A Hayward
3rd: A Brosgill, R Jepson, N Woolven, M Edge

Full results