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OF EVENTS EBU News
s JUNE 2008
6&7 Worldwide Sim Pairs
Clubs OLYMPIAD YORK SUCCESS FOCUS ON VALUE
14-15 Pachabo Cup
Hinckley WOMEN’S STORY TEACHER
21 One-day events: TRIALS TRAINING
Gloucestershire / MANY thanks to all those COURSES
Herefordshire IN the event that the who visited our Bridge
21 Garden Cities National Final Courses for new teachers
Solihull
Women’s Team selected to Awareness Day on 13 April
22 One-day events: play in the 2008 European 2008 at the National Railway West Midlands BC 11-13 July
Bedfordshire, Dorset, Championships does not Museum, York. It was a very Aylesbury EBU HQ
Glos/Herefordshire, finish in the top six places, successful day with over one 31 Oct – 2 Nov
Kent, Lincolnshire
the European team will play hundred visitors who came
27-29 English Riviera Congress £195 for the Full Course
Torquay a head-to-head match on along to learn MiniBridge.
28-29 Oxfordshire Congress 14th and 15th August at Visitors were also treated to a
Steventon
Courses include
Brighton to determine the match with our England
how to teach bridge,
team that will represent Junior international team
s JULY 2008 what to teach,
4-6 Summer Seniors Congress
England at the 2008 playing against the York
short teaching practice,
Eastbourne Olympiad in Beijing from Bridge Club. The EBU shared
how to recruit,
4-6 Northern Seniors Congress 3rd – 18th October. the day with the English
Harrogate
how to retain and
If you would like to be Chess Federation.
14-17 European Youth Pairs how to turn your students
part of the team to challenge We plan to hold other
Championships into a partner club.
Wroclaw, Poland the European team, please awareness days across
17-27 (American Summer apply to Sandra Claridge, England, and will advertise Further details from
Nationals) Selection Committee future dates soon. Thank you
Las Vegas
01296 317217
Secretary (e-mail: to all our volunteers who or e-mail
19 One-day events
Essex / Hertfordshire, claridge31@tiscali.co.uk or helped during the day,
lisa@ebu.co.uk
Nottinghamshire 01844 208629) by 4th especially Phil Godfrey and
20 One-day events July. the York Bridge Club.
Devon, Essex /
Hertfordshire,
Nottinghamshire, Sussex,
Manchester
28 & 29 BGB Summer Sim Pairs
CLUB DIRECTOR COURSES – 2008
Clubs ESSENTIALS £33
31-3 Aug Northern Summer Congress
Scarborough
Brighton 1th
Monday 1 August Playford, Nr Ipswich
Leicester Saturday 27th September A 2-day course covering Essentials, Book Rulings
8
and Judgement Rulings, Sat Oct 1 and Sat Nov
s AUGUST 2008 EBU HQ Aylesbury Wednesday 15th October
15. For these courses only, please book with Peter
Welwyn Garden City 1th
Saturday 1 October
8-17 Brighton Summer Congress Stansfield.
Brighton BOOK RULINGS £38 01394 382394 or email pns@uwclub.net.
11-13 Really Easy Summer Honiton Saturday 21st June Cost: £60 for the 2-days or £30 for just one day.
Congress Brighton Tuesday 12th August
Brighton Leicester Saturday 25th October
27-29 Teachers’ Jamboree EBU HQ Aylesbury Wednesday 12th November County Course
Loughborough University Open to qualified club directors with at least one
Welwyn Garden City Saturday 22nd November
29-31 Junior Teach-in year's experience of directing and some experience
Loughborough University JUDGMENT RULINGS £38 of organising events at county level. It is preferred
Chobham Saturday 28th June that you have the approval of your CBA.
s SEPTEMBER 2008 Honiton Saturday 26th July
1-5 WBU Autumn Sim Pairs Brighton Wednesday 13th August County Refresher Course
Clubs Leicester Saturday 22nd November Open to those who have previously been success-
5-7 National Women's Teams EBU HQ Aylesbury Wednesday 10th December ful on the County Course.
Hinckley
Welwyn Garden City Saturday 17th January 09 80
Cost: £1 to cover all course fees and materials,
5-7 Premier League
ASSESSMENT £43 one night DBB, Sunday finger buffet and three
TBA
servings of tea/coffee.
11-14 Isle of Man Congress Wormbridge, Hereford Saturday 28th June max of
Douglas (2 dates available) Sunday 13th July }8 per day Park Inn Birmingham West Hotel, Birmingham Road,
13-14 Bedford Congress Chobham Saturday 26th July
West Bromwich B70 6RS Sept 13th and 14th.
Towcester Brighton Thursday 14th August
15-16 EBU Autumn Sim Pairs For further information, or to
Honiton Saturday 6th September
Clubs
19-28 Guernsey Congress and
Leicester Saturday 5th December register for a course
Seniors Congress EBU HQ Aylesbury Wednesday 14th January 09 01296 317203
Guernsey Welwyn Garden City Saturday 7th February 09 or email peter@ebu.co.uk
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