The Northern Ireland Bridge Union will host the Ciara Burns Gala Pairs at the Kelvin Malone Bridge Club in Belfast (BTE 9LE) on Sunday 3 August at 11 a.m., and CBAI members are welcome to enter. Use this form to enter, and we are reliably assured that you will not need an NIBU number to be accepted.
The event will consist of three separate sections, depending on entry – Intermediate As, Intermediate Bs, and Novices – and each will play over two sessions, with soup and sandwiches available in the break, finishing at approximately 5:30 p.m. The entry fee is £15 per player.
(For anyone who did not know Ciara Burns, whom this event commemorates, she was an international bridge player of great skill and ingenuity, a wonderfully bubbly and charming character, a great supporter of intermediate and novice players, and an all-round force of nature, who unfortunately died very suddenly in 2017 at the young age of just 45. If you’re interested you can find an interview with her and some personal reminiscences of her here. A great turnout in Ciara’s memory would be very appropriate.)