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December 2016 English Bridge
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