We will be running a Blue Point Swiss Pairs on 31st May for Lancashire and ALL players are welcome. Please click the tab on the menu or use this link to get to the entry form and information for Lancashire Swiss Pairs

The penultimate event in the 2024/25 Dragon Swiss Pairs series takes place on Saturday 7th June at 1pm for the normal 6 x 6 board rounds. We will have a break after 3 rounds and finish by 6pm.

Each players best 5 scores will count towards their final total but players can play in as many or as few sessions as they like as each game is a separte tournament where green points are awarded for each round won or drawn and on overall standing.

The game is open to members of ALL home nations and masterpoints won will be transferred to you account from the WBU. The game does not count towards NGS as it is under the WBU.

Please fill out your details on the entry form below. Entry is $16BBO which you pay on the day when regsitering. If you do not use dollars but want to play, please send £13 to sort 204895 acct 43186903 acct name Oliver Cowan Bridge Club Virtual and the dollars will be put in your account prior to the event.

The 2025 renewal took place on the weekend of 11 and 12 January at the usual venue of the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Nottingham.

The Richard Bowdery Pairs was won by Tom Cohen & Jake Milne and the teams on Sunday was won by Natalie Hoff, Imogen La Chapelle, Harry Madden & Andy Cope.

At the dinner on Saturday evening, we had a great meal and some exciting games of Play Your Cards Right meant we raised over £1000 for charity with the main beneficiary being the Homeless Street Angels.

The 2026 event will take place on the weekend of 17 & 18 January and the good news is that prices are being held at the same rate as this year!

 Booking will open soon!

Upcoming Congresses and Day Events being run by Oliver Cowan Bridge - email ocbridgecomps@gmail.com if you have a quaetion about any of the events below.

Sunday 4th May - Madeleine Berney Swiss Pairs - Brierfield Bridge Club (Lancashire CBA)

Sunday 18 May Leeds Swiss Pairs - Leeds Bridge Club

Spring Bank Holiday Congress 24-26 May - Hilton Hotel, Reading (EBU)

(Llan)Brighton 13-15 June - Leonardo Royal Hotel Brighton Seafront (LlanBrighton Bridge Union)

28-29 June Yorkshire Festival of Bridge - Cairn Hotel, Harrogate (YCBA)

17-20 July EBU Summer Festival - Crown Spa Hotel Scarborough (EBU)

2-3 August Llandudno Congress - Craig-y-Don Leisure Centre (North Wales Bridge Association)

10 August Hubert Castle Swiss Pairs - Huddersfield Bridge Club

26-28 August Northern Midweek Congress - Cairn Hotel, Harrogate (EBU)

12-14 September Isle Of Man Congress - Venue TBC

5 October - York Swiss Pairs - York Bridge Club

12 October - Relaxed Pairs - St Annes Bridge Club

15-16 November Lancashire Festival of Bridge - Mercure Boltholt Country Park, Bury (LCBA)

17-18 January Oliver Cowan New Year Congress 2026 Nottingham

There will be additional 1 day events in clubs that will appear here when confirmed!

All details and booking information for the EBU congresses are on the EBU website under 'forthcoming events' and flyers for each will appear in the menu tab once bookings open.

Season 7 of the Online Teams League is starting on 7th October 2025 which will be used to fund a program of helping develop junior bridge.

The event is not designed to compete with any clubs as the 5:45 start time will allow players to get to their clubs to play Face to Face or to play online in their club duplicate sessions.

Teams will play 2 x 8 board matches each week, ideally on a Monday and Friday but captains can agree to play at a different time. Teams of 4 and £36 entry per team to cover a full cycle which will run for 7-10 weeks depending on the number of entries. Email Oliver for more information.