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Featuring hosts, teachers and EBU-qualified directors, someone is with you every step of the way on a First for Bridge holiday...
Anne is a host who works alongside our directors with the aim of ensuring that everyone enjoys their bridge holiday. She is friendly and approachable and enjoys her bridge, playing in several competitions near her home in Leicestershire. Anne is a qualified bridge director, and she looks forward to welcoming players of all standards.
Following successful careers in education, Chris and Linda retired in the late nineties and started directing together, working at first in local and more recently in overseas congresses. They ran the North Eastern Bridge Association Congress for a number of years in Otterburn, Consett and Gateshead, an event with a deserved reputation for friendliness.
Christine and Stewart MacFarlane started their own Bridge School and Club in Bath. Together, they have taught and introduced many people to this wonderful game and started running weekends away for their students in 2009. This progressed to running bridge holidays and working on cruise ships as the bridge instructors.
Colin Simcox is an EBU Panel Director who can be seen at many events, especially across the West Country and Wales. He was fortunate to learn bridge whilst at school, now some 40 years ago. Colin has been playing regularly ever since and has represented Somerset in the Tollemache Cup on many occasions, as well as the Corwen Trophy and Pachabo.
Gary and Lesley have been hosting bridge holiday events for many years They enjoy these events, socialising, and caring for the guests, and always strive to ensure that our guests have a wonderful holiday experience. Gary is a senior EBU panel director and chief tournament director for Hertfordshire, and Lesley is the social expert.
First for Bridge hosts Hilary and David Powell are looking forward to making your bridge holiday restful and enjoyable. They play bridge regularly at several local bridge clubs and in county competitions. David has represented Kent on several occasions in the annual Metropolitan Cup, and they are on the committee of Bromley North Bridge Club.
Jacky has wonderful memories of working on bridge holidays over the years. She has been playing bridge for as long as she can remember and has many triumphs at congresses around the country. She also plays for her county of Somerset. Jacky is looking forward to meeting new and old friends on her next holiday.
Jane brings her organisational and interpersonal skills to the forefront to make an excellent hosting team with her husband James. James has been playing bridge for over 30 years and is regularly picked for his county. Jane and James have travelled extensively in recent years to explore exotic parts of the world, such as Peru, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.
Passionate about bridge, John is a fully qualified professional bridge teacher and runs his own bridge club where he also teaches. He plays regularly for Norfolk and is either playing or teaching bridge nearly every day of the week. Sarah brings her people skills and organisation to help make sure everyone has a fabulous holiday.
Maggie has played bridge for over forty years, being a life master and playing at county level representing Norfolk, with her late husband John where they moved to for their retirement. She is a panel director for the EBU and has run bridge congresses all over the country, alongside holidays abroad and cruises.
Mark is a bridge Premier Life Master, having played competitively for over 30 years. After retiring from a career in IT, Mark has been able to indulge his passion for bridge. He is an EBU-qualified tournament director, and an EBU-accredited bridge teacher, teaching beginners at his local bridge club.
Ro enjoys playing bridge at her local club, Cheltenham. She has been chairman there and run the Congress Committee for several years too. She is actively involved in EBEDD as child protection officer and loves participating in the local youth teaching scheme as well as being one of the organisers of the Junior Spring Camp.
Sarah is the third generation of her family to be hooked on bridge, following after her mother and grandparents. She started playing over 35 years ago and began teaching and directing not long after. She is probably best known as a top-level Tournament Director in both Wales and England.
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We thoughtfully select the best hotels in fantastic destinations, ensuring that you enjoy a relaxing and memorable stay…
Westport, Ireland
Nestled in a 300-year old wood, the Westport Woods Hotel & Spa is situated on the outskirts of the vibrant town of Westport.
Boka Bay, Montenegro
The superior 4-star Carine Hotel Kumbor boasts the most stunning location, at the entrance of Boka Bay where the turquoise Adriatic Sea meets the mighty mountains of Montenegro.
The Carine Hotel Park Bijela boasts excellent recreational facilities including a private beach with sunbeds and umbrellas (additional charges apply), an outdoor pool and an exceptionally good indoor pool.
Norwich
The 4-star Sprowston Manor Hotel, Golf & Country Club is a stately 16th-century English historic house set in beautiful, landscaped grounds just 4.
Paphos, Cyprus
The Athena Beach is a luxurious 4-star hotel located right on the beachfront in Paphos, Cyprus.
Our first experience working together as bridge host and director was a fantastic introduction to First for Bridge holidays. We had a wonderful week in Croatia, and the fish lunch on board our local boat excursion was particularly memorable due to the vision of our lovely septuagenarian ladies sipping wine from pint pots, as this was the only size of glass available. Needless to say, the bridge was entertaining that evening! Our first bridge holiday was great fun; we met some wonderful people, who have subsequently become regular guests and now friends.
So you’ve decided on a First for Bridge holiday, and you’ve pored over the brochure and picked your ideal destination. After weeks of anticipation, you arrive at the hotel to be greeted by a lovely, friendly director and hosts and, as you’ve come on your own, you have just been introduced to a prospective new partner. This must be what a blind date feels like!
First for Bridge run a range of different bridge holidays, from holidays for beginners to English Bridge Union overseas congresses where the bridge is more serious but played in friendly setting. This is the story of the most recent EBU overseas congress, held near Venice in October 2023.