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DEVON BRIDGE ASSOCIATION
The DBA AGM will take place on Zoom on Sunday, July 13 at 11am.
Please come and support bridge in your county - see the Agenda for the Zoom link.
Paperwork including the accounts are ready and online and as last year, members unable to attend will be allowed to assign a proxy in order to ensure that the meeting is quorate.
Documents: Accounts | Agenda | 2024 Minutes | Draft Constitution
17-19 April 2026 in the Grand Hotel, Torquay
This year we are moving to the Grand Hotel on the seafront, close to the railway station and a stroll away from the town centre, marina & harbour.
11-13 April 2025 at the Toorak Hotel in Torquay
Congratulations to the winners of the Swiss Pairs, Cathy & Andrew Smith and to the winners of the Swiss Teams: Mike Huggins, Irene Robinson, John Dakin, Tony Olech tied with Richard Lingham, Ann Slee, Ruth Edmondson, Brigid McElroy.
Thanks to Colin Simcox for directing, Jeremy Childs for hosting, Sheila Ferguson and her many helpers for the organisation.
The next charity event at Filleigh Village Hall will be a Swiss Teams event for the North Devon Charity Cup on Sunday, November 23rd, 2025.
Players enter as a pair and are matched to make up a team, and all are welcome.
For more information and to enter, click HERE.
Saturday & Sunday 5 & 6 July: Green-pointed Swiss Pairs & Swiss Teams
See HERE for more details and entry.
Saturday & Sunday 11 & 12 October: Green-pointed Swiss Pairs & Swiss Teams
See HERE for more details and entry.
Premier Pairs for the Julia Chadwick Trophy
Congratulations to the winners: Doug Dunn and Nigel Wain tied with Jim Grant and Stefan Lindfors. The top 3 pairs will represent Devon in the EBU Corwen Trophy.
The Charity Swiss Teams Competition for the Dartington Glass Trophy took place at the Filleigh Village Hall on Sunday March 23, 2025 with 17 teams taking part.
Congratulations to the winners Dave Strawbridge & Mike Walsh with Betty Golding & Margaret Mardlin (pictured), the runners up Richard Lingham & Viv Mabley with Graham Hoare & Ann Slee and to the winners of the risers prize Peter Taylor & Caroline Palmer with Serena Kirkman and Lela Daniel. Full results.
Thanks to the generosity of players, we raised £600 for the North Devon Hospice and £100 for Macmillan Cancer Care.
46 pairs and 25 teams had a great weekend in Barnstaple. Congratulations to Simon & Debbie Richards who won the Swiss Pairs and to Sally & Terry Stuttard, Chris Thomas & John Dick who won the Swiss Teams.
Many thanks for the huge amount of work put into the congress by Jacqui Munns and her helpers. Thanks also to Jeremy Child for directing.
Full results: Swiss Pairs | Swiss Teams