House of Lords visit

Twenty pupils from five schools across Berkshire and Oxfordshire visited the Houses of Parliament last week to play a game of Minibridge with peers from the All Party Parliamentary Group. The children were welcomed by the Lord Speaker of the House of Lords, Baroness D'Souza.

  

This was followed by a tour, and then a Minibridge match in the River Room which the Lord Speaker had graciously made available for the event.

The EBU extend their thanks to Baroness Henig, Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group for organising this event, and to Joan Bennett for bringing the various schools and children.

• Photos from the visit 
• About Minibridge

David Wing - Lancaster City Cup

Stephen Raine - Chairman

 winners - Ruby Bland & Jean Birkett

Architecturally interesting spire lucarnes (3 tiers of small dormer windows) and tower (built in 4 stages separated by string courses - projecting horizontal stonework).

David and his Bike 

A City Cup event will be held at every bridge club and a Cup presented (as a gift from me) to the club. Each cup will be engraved with the name of the City plus the Winners names and hopefully this can then become an annual event.

Should the clubs (or indeed anyone) wish to donate to the Alzheimers Society this can be done via the website: www.justgiving.com/citycup

David Wing - Carlisle City Cup

Ian Kay - chairman

Geoff Bell & Kathleen Bell

2nd smallest of England's ancient cathedrals (next to Oxford) but has the largest window in the "Flowing Decorated"  Gothic style  - a period of very elaborate window tracery. My new specialist subject - misericords (carved undersides of wooden choir seats) - some interesting non-religious depictions eg. a mermaid & a wife attempting to club her husband.

David and his Bike 

A City Cup event will be held at every bridge club and a Cup presented (as a gift from me) to the club. Each cup will be engraved with the name of the City plus the Winners names and hopefully this can then become an annual event.

Should the clubs (or indeed anyone) wish to donate to the Alzheimers Society this can be done via the website: www.justgiving.com/citycup

David Wing - Durham City Cup

Don Reid - chairman

Maureen Ball & Margaret Gilbert

Wow - so much of interest. Polymaths are amongst my heroes and the great Venerable Bede is buried here. The tower is so high that the bells cannot be heard within the Cathedral. The Bishop of Durham always stands alongside Monarchs at Coronations. Everyone should visit this magnificent building.

David and his Bike 

A City Cup event will be held at every bridge club and a Cup presented (as a gift from me) to the club. Each cup will be engraved with the name of the City plus the Winners names and hopefully this can then become an annual event.

Should the clubs (or indeed anyone) wish to donate to the Alzheimers Society this can be done via the website: www.justgiving.com/citycup

David Wing - Newcastle City Cup

Don Reid - chairman

Peter Rodgerson & Bernard Shepherd

Notable for its unusual but beautiful lantern spire built in 1448 and for centuries used as a navigation point for ships on the River Tyne.

David and his Bike 

A City Cup event will be held at every bridge club and a Cup presented (as a gift from me) to the club. Each cup will be engraved with the name of the City plus the Winners names and hopefully this can then become an annual event.

Should the clubs (or indeed anyone) wish to donate to the Alzheimers Society this can be done via the website: www.justgiving.com/citycup

David Wing - Preston City Cup

Bill Alston - Chairman

Nick Woodcock & Sue Woodcock

In the absence of a cathedral, the magnificent St. Walberge's Catholic Church is sadly closed. It has the highest spire of any English parish church and is home to nesting peregrine falcons.

David and his Bike 

A City Cup event will be held at every bridge club and a Cup presented (as a gift from me) to the club. Each cup will be engraved with the name of the City plus the Winners names and hopefully this can then become an annual event.

Should the clubs (or indeed anyone) wish to donate to the Alzheimers Society this can be done via the website: www.justgiving.com/citycup

David Wing - Salford City Cup

Julia Bannister - Chairman

Winners - Neil Thomas & Rodney Lighton 

The 1st Catholic cathedral to be constructed in cruciform shape since the Reformation.

David and his bike in Salford Cathedral

A City Cup event will be held at every bridge club and a Cup presented (as a gift from me) to the club. Each cup will be engraved with the name of the City plus the Winners names and hopefully this can then become an annual event.

Should the clubs (or indeed anyone) wish to donate to the Alzheimers Society this can be done via the website: www.justgiving.com/citycup

Inter-County Leagues National Finals

The National Finals of the Inter-County Leagues took place at the West Midlands Bridge Club on 8th July. 

Congratulations to Merseyside & Cheshire, who won the first Division. Yorkshire won Division 2, and Sussex retained their Division 3 trophy.

Full results can be found at the website here: http://ukbridgeexcellence.yolasite.com/

David Wing - Liverpool City Cup

Roger Arnold - Chairman
















Winners - Jill Pembridge & Ken McNeill

Two spectacular Cathedrals either end of Hope Street - the very modern Catholic & the massive Anglican (largest in England / 5th largest in the world)


David and his bike

A City Cup event will be held at every bridge club and a Cup presented (as a gift from me) to the club. Each cup will be engraved with the name of the City plus the Winners names and hopefully this can then become an annual event.

Should the clubs (or indeed anyone) wish to donate to the Alzheimers Society this can be done via the website: www.justgiving.com/citycup

David Wing - Chester City Cup

Fred Dixon - Chairman designate

Winners - Bob Sneddon & Terry Jones

Red sandstone construction permits intricate carving but being very friable requires some of the highest maintenance costs of any cathedral.

Bike:

A City Cup event will be held at every bridge club and a Cup presented (as a gift from me) to the club. Each cup will be engraved with the name of the City plus the Winners names and hopefully this can then become an annual event.

Should the clubs (or indeed anyone) wish to donate to the Alzheimers Society this can be done via the website: www.justgiving.com/citycup