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December 2016 English Bridge

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Orders from the EBU shop worth over £100 will qualify for

free postage if placed before 21 December 2016. Delivery to the

UK mainland only (excluding Highlands and Islbridge.shop@ebu.co.ukadvantage of this offer phone 01296 397851 or email

bridge.shop@ebu.co.uk. The offer cannot be used with online

orders. Please order as early as possible to avoid our Christmas

rush.

n DECEMBER 2016

16-18 Senior Trials for Teltscher Trophy

West Midlands BC, Solihull

16-18 Junior Channel Trophy

Young Chelsea BC, London

27-30 London Year End Congress

Royal National Hotel, London,

(see p47)

28-30 Blackpool Year End Congress

Hilton Hotel, Blackpool, (see p47)

n JANUARY 2017

6-8 Midland Counties Congress

West Midlands BC, Solihull

6-8 Camrose Trophy - 1st weekend

near Coventry

7-8 Manchester Congress

Marriott V&A Hotel

9-12 British Winter Sim Pairs

Various clubs

21-22 National Point-a-Board Teams

Young Chelsea BC, London

(see p50)

27-29 Lady Milne Trials, Young Chelsea

Bridge Club

n FEBRUARY 2017

2-8 Bridge Overseas - Lisbon Congress

(see p59)

7-8 Bridge England Sim Pairs

Various clubs (see p37)

11-12 Tollemache Cup Final

The St Johns Hotel, Solihull

17-19 Harrogate Congress

Cairn Hotel, North Yorks (see p35)

17-19 Junior Camrose (Peggy Bayer)

Ireland

25-26 Ranked Masters Pairs (see p37)

Holiday Inn, Birmingham Airport

26 Masters Pairs (see p37)

various venues

n MARCH 2017

3-5 Camrose - 2nd weekend

Scotland

3-5 East Anglia GP weekend

3-5 Wiltshire GP weekend

4 Young Bridge Challenge & Schools Cup

Loughborough Grammar School

4 Leicestershire GP Pairs

4 Manchester GP Pairs

5 Bedfordshire GP Teams

5 Kent GP Teams

5 Merseyside & Cheshire GP Teams

11 Channel Islands GP Swiss Pairs

12 National Pairs Regional Heats

13-16 Club Stratified Sims, various clubs

17-19 Cumbria Congress

19 Portland Pairs

19 Isle of Man GP Pairs

CALENDAR

OF EVENTS

FREE POSTAGE FOR LARGER EBU SHOP ORDERS

WHAT IS IT?

When you first join a club and become a member of the EBU

you also become a member of the county to which the club is

affiliated. This is known as your County of Primary Allegiance.

WHY DOES IT MATTER?

If you wish to represent a county in certain events, such as

the Corwen, Pachabo, Tollemache and Inter-County League, it

must be your County of Primary Allegiance.

CAN I CHANGE IT?

Yes. There are a number of reasons why a player would have

a different County of Primary Allegiance than the one they live

in, or the one to which their club is affiliated. You are

permitted to change your County of Primary Allegiance once

per season (September 1st to August 31st) providing that you

have not already represented that County in a representative

event. To change your County of Primary Allegiance please

telephone the EBU on 01296 317200. Please note that a small

number of counties have specific requirements for

membership such as living or working in the county.

CAN I BE A MEMBER OF MORE THAN ONE COUNTY?

Yes. Some players want to play in events in other counties for

which they must be members. This is called Dual or Associate

Membership. Some counties charge a fee for Dual

Membership, and some do not. There may also be conditions

attached to membership, which you will be advised of when

joining. However, this does not affect your County of Primary

Allegiance, so you cannot represent a County of which you are

a Dual Member in the Corwen, Pachabo, Tollemache and InterCounty

League.

MORE DETAILS?

www.ebu.co.uk/competitions/regulations/county-allegiance.

Membership of a county in any one financial year implies the

right to represent that county in the balance of the playing

season in the following financial year.

YOUR COUNTY OF PRIMARY ALLEGIANCE