DCBA News Items
Items posted in the Club Information category.
06 August 2010 at 10:27
Bridge is Thriving in Derbyshire

Yes it's official; Bidge is thriving in Derbyshire!  There will be two new teams in the DCBA Teams of Eight Winter Competition so a sixth league has been created.The first new team is from Matlock Club, due to the efforts of John Boadle.  Iris White at Ringwood has been running classes and Ringwood Blue Team will also be making their debut this September.

Phil Upton runs successful beginners' and improvers' groups at Pentrich.  Chesterfield Club, under the expertise and enthusiasm of Wendy Watson and John Squires, continues to flourish.  Mary and David Marshall's clases at Spondon are popular and this year there will be a good pool of players to draw upon to play for Derby E and East Midlands Orange.

Ken Smith, who generously captained beginners Derby E for several years, taking them up to Division 4 last year, has accepted promotion (along with 3 Derby E team-mates) to Derby D.  Pym Berry is going to continue to nurture East Midlands Orange.  Ken and Pym would both be valued team-mates in top teams so their help with new players is much appreciated.

Table numbers at Ripley, Allestree and Markeaton Clubs are consistently high.  Ringwood Club, under the efforts of Mick Gavigan, is growing and averaged 8 tables per session in July.  This club is thriving and has recently been successful in winning a grant to buy Bridgepads and the associated sequipment.

If you know anyone who would like to take up Bridge this September, please contact Mary (mary@dcmarshall.freeserve.co.uk) who will direct you to a teacher in your area.
19 February 2010 at 18:39
New ClubTournament Directors

Congratulations to John Squires (Chesterfield), Clive Warbrick (Allestree) and Mary Marshall (Derby) who have all passed the EBU Club Director Assessment at Spondon recently.
07 February 2010 at 09:44
Friday Club February 12th 2010

Because of the County Pairs this coming weekend, there will be no bridge on Friday 12th.  This also includes Howard's group.  The Friday Club will be back to normal on the 19th and everyone is welcome.
25 September 2009 at 21:12
No Bridge this Friday

Please pass the word that there is no bridge at Spondon this Friday.

This is due to the Green Point event all weekend.

Back to normal next week. 
30 March 2009 at 12:19
Open Nottinghamshire Events
 

I have been asked by the NCBA Committee to mail details of two upcoming events in Nottinghamshire.

Retford Swiss Teams – May 24th

 
Location:            Barnby Memorial Hall, Blyth, Worksop, Notts S81 8EW
Entry Fee:           £32 Per Team including Interval Refreshments
Prizes:                 1st - £60, 2nd - £32, 3rd - £16 and a prize for the team with the highest score in the second half
 
NCBA Green Pointed Swiss Weekend – 18th & 19th July
 
Location:           East Midlands Bridge Centre, The Old School, Chapel Street, Spondon, Derby, DE75 7RZ
Entry Fees:        £42 per pair, £84 per team - Juniors (U25) half price
GREEN POINT AWARDS AND PRIZES TO EBU SCALES (¼ point per match won or drawn plus ranking awards)
 
Entry Forms are attached for anyone interested and include full contact details.
Alternatively, if you have a website, please could you post an article relating to these competitions a month in advance. Full details are available on the NCBA Website at http://nottsbridge.org.uk/ and entry forms for the competitions can also be downloaded from links on http://nottsbridge.org.uk/events.html
 
I will be happy to post details of open competitions for other counties/clubs in return.
 
Many Thanks
 
Phil Wood – NCBA Webmaster
28 March 2009 at 09:02
Web Problems

Hi,

Sorry about losing the site for a few days - all back up and running again, I hope

I'll be posting the latest results and info later today.

Please email me with any outstanding issues.

Regards

Ron
12 March 2009 at 11:02
Ringwood Bridge Club

Ringwood Bridge Club has changed venue to Grassmoor Community Centre, New Street, Grassmoor, S42 5EE. The recently refurbished premises has several  rooms for our use, ranging from a small (4 table) room to a large hall with 20+ table capacity. Food and drinks are available. Current sessions held on Mondays at 1.00 p.m. and Wednesdays at 7.00 p.m. with standby for all sessions. All visitors will be made very welcome.

For a link to the Ringwood Website, click here.
28 January 2009 at 09:42
Matlock Bridge Club

Matlock Bridge Club has changed venue to St Helens Church Hall (behind church), Darley Dale.  Directions: Continue on A6 through Matlock for approx. 1.8 miles. Take a left turn onto Old Road, signposted Carriage Museum. Continue at the crossroads onto Church Road. St. Helens Church is on the left. See Map  All welcome Mondays and Thursdays, 6:50 pm for 7:00 pm
26 January 2009 at 11:43
Derby Bridge Club WBF Sim Pairs
There will be a heat of the World Bridge Federation's Charity Simultaneous Pairs on Tuesday, 27th January.
Its object is to raise funds for UNICEF Childrens Charity.
It's going to be an evening with a difference from the staid Sim Pairs we are used to.

There is no extra fee to play in the event - just Table Money, no Masterpoints, no Prizes and 'fun hands' whatever that means!

All welcome at The Old School, Spondon,
20 January 2009 at 09:29
Friday bridge at Spondon

Please note that due to the DCBA Pairs on Saturday and Sunday there will be no bridge at Spondon on Friday night (23 Jan). Back as usual on Friday 30th Jan.

Jennifer and Roger Floutier
04 November 2008 at 10:37
Emba Christmas Party

Everyone is cordially invited to the Christmas Party to be held on Wednesday December 10th at 6:30 pm.  Tickets are priced at £7.50 and include a glass of wine, the substantial buffet and bridge with prizes.  There will be a separate competition for new players.  You can buy tickets from Pat Smith, Wendy Watson, Gloria Coombe, Beth Wilson and Mary Marshall.
22 September 2008 at 11:06
Help needed!

Volunteers are needed to form a committee to run the EMBA Xmas Party at Spondon. Please e-mail Mary@dcmarshall.freeserve.co.uk for any offers  of help.
01 August 2008 at 10:38
Motorway Blockage

Wednseday, 29th October @ 2:30 p.m.

Just in case anyone is affected re tonight's league matches at Spondon.

The M1 is blocked between Junctions 30 and 28, both ways. The parallel routes are getting cluttered up as well.

Reports suggest it might be hours before it is cleared.

5:45 pm - update - motorway now re-opened.

 
12 February 2008 at 13:05
Broadband at Spondon

You will be pleased to hear that EMBA have had broadband intalled at Spondon. This now means that all computer scored results can be sent to the DCBA Website within minutes of them being verified. You can view results for events run by Derby Bridge Club, East Midlands Bridge Club, the DCBA and EMBA by touching the Spondon Results link on the main DCBA Website.

If you would like to be able to add your own club's results via this method, please contact Ron on 01773 778118 or by email via ronald@caledoniancomputers.com
21 January 2008 at 21:14
Academy back up and running again

There was a power failure at East Midlands Bridge Academy on Monday which caused the evening session to be cancelled. However you will be pleased to hear that all is well again and the club will be open for Bridge on Tuesday, as usual.
11 December 2007 at 16:39
January 1st

Please note that Derby Bridge Club are running a pairs event on Tuesday, 1st January, 2008. There is no requirement for sobriety and the bar will be open for those with hang-overs from Hogmany.

There will be a host, so just turn up if you can't persuade anyone to play with you.