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North Devon Congress 2025

Barnstaple Hotel

The North Devon Congress will be from Friday 28th February to Sunday 2nd March 2025 at the Barnstaple Hotel.

Entries are now open for this very popular congress. Swiss Pairs on Friday evening & Saturday and Blue-pointed Swiss Teams on Sunday. Details and Entry Form

Devon County Congress 2025

Toorak Hotel

11-13 April 2025 at the Toorak Hotel in Torquay

Entries are now open for this fully green-pointed congress. Swiss Pairs on Friday evening & Saturday and Swiss Teams on Sunday. Details and Entry Form

2024-2025 Competitions

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Devon Knock-Out Teams-of-Four. Details
Matches can be played at your Bridge club, in your home, or online on RealBridge. Up to six players per team allowed in this green-pointed competition. The winners will represent Devon in the Pachabo Cup. 

Premier Pairs for the Julia Chadwick Trophy. Details
Saturday 29 March on BBO. This one-day two-session green-pointed pairs competition will be played on Bridgebase Online (BBO). Up to three pairs will represent Devon in the Corwen Trophy

Devon Teams-of-Eight. Details
Sunday, February 23, 2025. A one-day two session teams-of-eight event for Devon clubs on RealBridge. The winning team will be eligible to represent Devon in the EBU Garden Cities Trophy

Don Pearson Charity Teams 2025

Don Pearson

26 April, 11am start, at Teignmouth Bridge Club

As you may know, The Don Pearson Teams event is now an annual. Teignmouth Bridge Club are running this charity event in 2025.

The Charity will be one of Dons Favourites Rowcroft Hospice. Details and entry.

Other Events in The South West

East Wales February Congress

Saturday 8 February at 11am: Green-pointed Swiss Pairs
Sunday 9 February at 11am: Green-pointed Swiss Teams
More details from https://www.bridgewebs.com/eastwales/ 

No Fear Pairs

Sunday, 20 October 2024

We had ten tables for this new event for Bridge improvers. Congratulations to the winners Claire Hughes and Alison Strachan, the runners up Carol Bewes and David Wainwright, and the winners of the risers prize Ann & Alan Austin.

Many thanks to all our helpers for making it such a success - Liz T, Elizabeth, Ann, and Hilary for putting on a fantastic lunch, and Jeremy, Neville, Michael and Jacqui for keeping things running smoothly in the Bridge room.

Click HERE to see the results.

Filleigh Charity Swiss Teams

We had eighteen teams for this friendly event at Filleigh Village Hall on Sunday November 17 and raised £600 for our two charities, Macmillan Cancer Care and the North Devon Hospice.

Congratulations to the winners Karen & Eamon Rogers with Caroline Palmer & Peter Taylor. Click HERE to see the full results.

The next charity event at Filleigh will be the Charity Swiss Teams Competition for the Dartington Glass Trophy on Sunday 23rd March 2025, details to follow in the New Year.

 

Bridge Seminar in Barnstaple

Enough Points for a Slam?

Barnstaple Library, Barnstaple, EX31 1EL on Tuesday 15 October 2024, 11am to 3pm

Join us for Brent Wormald's fifth seminar. ​These seminars are for Bridge players looking to take their Bridge to the next level. The cost is just £10 per person to include a sandwich lunch and hot drinks. You do not need to be a member of an EBU club to attend, and you do not need a partner. Further details on the north Devon website.

2024 AGM

The DBA AGM was held on Sunday 14 July. Enough members made the effort to log on so the meeting was quorate - thanks to all who turned up.

Please read the minutes, especially the Chair's report so you can see the plans for the future of the DBA. The committee will welcome any suggestions/ideas/help. Many thanks to Jackie who is doing a fantastic job as chairperson.

Documents: Accounts | Minutes

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