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Welcome to Essex Contract Bridge Association
Club Pairs

The Club Pairs Competition will be held on Sunday, 8 June 2025 at Barleylands. There will be 24 boards.

The AGM will follow the Club Pairs.

The Entry fee is £12.50 per pair. Essex clubs are invited to enter up to 4 pairs to represent their club.

There is a prize of a set of 24 packs of playing cards for the club whose top two pairs have the highest combined score.

 

All Essex members are welcome provided they did not represent the county in an A team match (or the Tollemache) in the current season (2025-26) or in the season 2024-25.  

Payment to ECBA a/c: 63373487 sort:207289.  Contact Linda Fleet linkarb@outlook.com with any questions about payment.
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Margaret Curtis International

This coming Wednesday 30 April, there will be another 'Essex International Pairs Event'.

It will be a match pointed pairs event on RealBridge starting @ 7pm. (Approximately 22 Boards).

If you are interested in participating or have any questions, please let Marc (marc.chawner@aol.com) know, so that he can send you a RealBridge event link. When you request a RealBridge event link, please let Marc know who you will be partnering. If you require a partner, please let Marc know and he will attempt to find a partner for you.
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Boot camps - Marc Chawner
Boot camps - Marc Chawner

 

Following the Boot Camp on 12 May  Marc Chawner has now produced a new guide Know your Percentages to add to; Defence, Play in a No Trump contract and Play in a Suit contract 

 

Most of the best players in Essex were set the task of playing the hands in each category -  not always successfully.

 

See if you can do better, if not with Marc's hands maybe the next time you play at the club.

 

 Download the PDFs Defence, No trump, Suit contracts, Know Your Percentages

 

They will give you everything you could ever want to know!

 

Once again the ECBA would like to express their sincere gratitude to Marc for this formidable work.
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Uppsala Series On-line

Essex Saxons gained a narrow victory over the division winners (including some Swedish internationals) in the last match of the season. However, this left Saxons in 4th place out of 8.

A somewhat challenging season with as many highs as lows.

Full results here:   https://www.svenskbridge.se/lag/serie/spader/15064

 
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Club Director training

Club Director training sessions will be run at Barleylands. There are four parts on 14/28 September and 12/26 October. Each session is approimately 5 hours.

The director is Jacks Morecombe.

Apply via the EBU website.

Refreshments available at Barleylands 
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Essex County Matches

ECBA Player Availabilities 2025-26.xlsx

 
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Essex Leagues

Essex Leagues 2024/25

Keep up to date with the Essex leagues.

For latest position see RESULTS

 
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Margaret Curtis Events

The Essex Bridge Academy are using money bequeathed by the late Margaret Curtis. Money which is to be used for events such as our Wednesday event which is 100% funded from the late Margaret Curtis bequest.

Consequently, invitations to join our Wednesday evenings and the session links can only be issued by the organisers in Essex.

All current players continue to be welcomed. If you wish to invite other players, please email Marc (marc.chawner@aol.com) first to confirm eligibility.
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Essex Contract Bridge Association
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The ECBA was formed in 1946. We have around 1,700 members and 15 affiliated clubs. ..........

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English Bridge Education & Development

The EBU is keen that all members are aware of the services of EBED, its new charity for Bridge Education & Development, Click on this box to find out more and visit their new website!
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Results
Wed 16th Apr 2025
Essex International Pairs
RealBridge
Wed 2nd Apr 2025
Essex International Pairs (Imps Scoring)
RealBridge
Sat 29th Mar 2025
Essex v. Lancashire (Friendly)
RealBridge
Wed 19th Mar 2025
Essex International Pairs
RealBridge
Calendar
Wed 30th Apr 2025
Essex International Pairs
RealBridge 7pm
Sun 11th May 2025
ECL v. Norfolk (Away)
RealBridge 1pm
Sun 8th Jun 2025
AGM and Club Pairs
Barleylands tba
Sun 29th Jun 2025
ECL v. Cambs & Hunts (Home)
RealBridge 1pm
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