Amersham CC BC
Richard Palmer and Ed Scerri, winners of the prize for the highest score among existing members with 75%

Welcome To BBCBA Events

As a welcome to the Association and the new EBU constitution, each affiliated Club was invited to run an event with the winners in each of two categories - Existing Members and New Members - receiving a Certificate presented by the Committee.

The Winners in the two categories with the highest percentage at any club received special prizes

Some of the winners are seen in these photos.

Bradshaws BC
Liz Wilsey and Christine Taulbut with Nigel Thompson. Winners of the prize for the highest score among new members

Oakingham BC
Olive Skelly, James Gallagher, Julie Kennedy, Richard Sheridan

Caversham Park BC
Graham Reid, Nigel Thompson (Committee Chairman), David Elford

Beaconsfield BC
Mark Prentice, Liz Pratt, Heather Craig (Committee), Nina Holding, Gordon Stewart

Bourne End BC
Steve Lee, Peter Checkley, Nigel Thompson (Committee Chairman), Harry Williams, Anne Shaw

South Bucks BC Tuesday Evening
Grant Martin, Peter Whittaker

South Bucks BC Tuesday Daytime
Mike Miller, Mike Gentry

Lane End BC Wednesday
Margaret Stagg, Rene Ashby, Liz Pratt (Committee), Derek Cook, Mike Miller

Finchampstead BC
Anna Burmicz, Phil Wilson, Liz Pratt (Committee), Audrey Lomer, Mike Bader

Lane End BC Monday
John Pendered (Committee), Clive Northover, Peter Hodgson

Hazlemere BC
Thelma Wall, Peter Wells, John Okey, Beryl Wilson

South Bucks BC Thursday
Sheila Davies, Angela Flintoft

South Bucks BC Monday Morning
Keith Favell, Liz Hayton, Janet Rushworth, Maurie Hughes

South Bucks BC Tuesday Evening
Bob Rowlands, Michael Brent

Chalfont BC
David Burbridge, Sue Brown (Committee), Mike Baker

Chalfont BC
Bernard Coode, Geoff Little

Chiltern Edge BC
Dian Crawford, Jan Thomson

Blewbury BC Tuesday
Jill Brereton, Tom Garrett (Committee), Tony Brereton

Blewbury BC Thursday
Ian van Maarnen, Richard Brodie (behind), Tom Garrett (Committee), Astrid van Maarnen

Berks and Bucks in Finals of County Leagues Competitions

Three teams represented Berks and Bucks in the Finals of the Inter-County Leagues of Eight held in the Midlands On Sunday 11th July.

This competition is for the leading teams from inter-County A, B and C leagues which are held in five areas. Berks and Bucks had competed in the Metropolitan Cup for the Home Counties.

Each of the three divisions in the final had five teams. The Berks and Bucks A, B and C teams finished 4th, 2nd and 2nd respectively.

We were represented by:

A Team: Richard Bowdery, David Owen, Bob Holder, David Perkins, Peter and Dee Lindon plus a substitute pair from Yorkshire.
B Team: Mike Ribbins, Pat Dowdeswell ,James Bond John Greenhalgh, Steve Moss, Ed Scerri Nigel Wolfendale, Doug Townsend.
C Team: Anders Wallen, Richard Donnelly, Chrys Poole, Steve Lee, Liz Hayton, Addis Page, Marilyn Murtagh, Kevin Colling

Most of our teams are in the photo.

County Calendar for 2010/11

League of Eight Teams 2010/11

The Competitions Committee have decided to restructure the divisions to reduce the travel distances in the lower divisions. The first two divisions will be as now, on a Berks-and-Bucks wide basis but division three downwards will have two, equal status, A and B, sections each of 5 or 6 teams playing each other twice on a home-and-away basis [as currently happens in division 5]. The allocation to these sections will be on a ‘least travel best fit’ basis.

The initial positioning of teams into divisions will be done on exactly the same basis as before, ie a ranking list produced from the 2009/10 results after promotion/ relegation on a 2 up, 2 down basis, removal of any withdrawing teams and entry of any new teams. The only difference is that there will need to be at least ten teams in each of the lower divisions.

Promotion/relegation at the end of the season will be on a ‘1 up,1 down’ basis for each section of the lower divisions and ‘2 up, 2 down’ for divisions 1 and 2.

This decision is in response to suggestions we received during our visits to clubs as part of the Welcome to BBCBA event.

The deadline of 6^th July for entries is being extended by one week to allow clubs to consider whether this change will enable them to enter a team/additional teams.

New Amersham win Garden Cities Trophy

New Amersham won the final of the Garden Cities Trophy, for the champion team of eight from each County, in Solihull on June 19th. The winning team was Ed Scerri, Barry Myers, Derek Oram, Sally Brock, Richard Palmer, Celia Oram, Peter and Dee Lindon.

Welcome to new members of Berks & Bucks Contract Bridge Association (BBCBA)

From 1^st April 2010 all members of affiliated clubs automatically became members of BBCBA and the English Bridge Union (EBU). Previously individuals had to elect to join and paid a subscription. Now there will be a big increase in the membership of BBCBA and the subscription is replaced by a ‘Pay-to-play’ system whereby 35 pence/player is paid for each duplicate session at your club, of which 29p goes to the EBU and 6p to BBCBA.

On behalf of the committee of BBCBA we hope that you will enjoy your membership and feel it is worthwhile. We will be issuing you with our annual Members Handbook in the summer but meanwhile this is the front page of last year’s handbook which describes what we try to do

What is Berks & Bucks Contract Bridge Association (BBCBA) and why do we exist?

BBCBA is a non-profit making organisation that ‘belongs’ to you, its members

Our Objectives are:
· To promote and encourage the playing of bridge at all levels within Berks & Bucks
· To support and assist B&BCBA clubs with any problems or issues they may have

We aim to meet these objectives by:
·         Organising county-wide competitions at a wide range of levels – student, improver, ‘friendly’, inter-club, and ‘county’ right up to the two County Championship events, the winners qualifying to represent BBCBA in National finals – we are proud to relate that both Pairs and Teams finals in 2009 were won by BBCBA!
·         Organising meetings for club representatives to discuss issues such as the EBU proposals for Universal Membership (Pay–to-Play)
·         Supporting young players, eg to attend the annual coaching sessions at Loughborough
·         Providing information about bridge clubs and teachers
·         Organising an annual 24 pairs a side Berks v Bucks match at three levels – club, county and top level
·         Financing BBCBA teams in National competitions – as well as the two successes referred to above our team in the Tollemache, the EBU’s major inter-county competition, qualified for the final and came 4^thoverall[we are proud to add that a few months ago our County Team did even better, winning a medal for 3^rd place in the final]
·         Representing BBCBA interests at EBU meetings, including voting on various issues

Our philosophy has three main aspects:-

i) Ordinary county competitions should break-even

ii) Surpluses on League of 8, League of 4, County Teams and Pairs go towards the entry fees of the winners representing BBCBA in the relevant national competition

iii) Pay-to-play income to cover overheads, the annual Berks v Bucks match and the BBCBA team in the inter-county competition (the Tollemache).

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Welcome to new members of Berks & Bucks Contract Bridge Association (BBCBA)

What is Berks & Bucks Contract Bridge Association (BBCBA) and why do we exist?

You can enter County events by email from this web site. Go to the "Results and Entries" page.

You can enter County events by email from this web site.
Go to the "Results and Entries" page.