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Youth Bridge
Bridge can open doors beyond school or club play. Young players can train with EBU squads and progress from camps and competitions to national squads and international events around the world.
Funbridge offer for teachers
As part of an exciting partnership with the popular bridge app, EBTA teachers and their students can obtain one year's free premium subscription. The offer is also open to EBU Junior Members.
National Schools Championship 2026
The historic surroundings of Loughborough Grammar School once again provided a grand setting for the National Schools Championship, the annual competition for schools organised by EBED.
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Health and Wellbeing Research
The Sociology of Bridge study and blog One of EBED’s aims is to facilitate research into the social benefits of playing bridge, and an important step has been taken in this area at the University of Stirling. Kevin Judge began an EBED-funded PhD researching the game...
Research: The Sociology of Bridge
The Sociology of Bridge Study and blog EBED is pleased to be involved with ground-breaking research into the health and wellbeing benefits of playing bridge. One of EBED’s aims is to facilitate research into the social benefits of playing bridge, and an important step...
Funbridge Partnership: Special offers available
As part of an exciting new partnership with Funbridge, a popular bridge-playing platform, EBED has secured special offers for EBTA teachers and their students, as well as EBU Junior Members!
National Schools Championship 2025
The 2025 event was held on Saturday, 1st March 2025. This is a historical post for information purposes. The National Schools Championship is a half-day teams events for school-age bridge players which takes place in Spring each year. The event is held at Loughborough...
Great news for IntoBridge fans!
Practice play just got better! For quite some time bridge students have been using our EBED deals on IntoBridge.com to practice between lessons. The great thing about the IntoBridge platform is that students can use an Acol robot to play when they have an incomplete...
Would you like to help set the future of our wonderful game of bridge?
EBED, the charity with responsibility for developing the game, is looking for new Trustees. You can find more details of what EBED are looking for in the role description, but the key attributes are to be enthusiastic about bridge and willing to commit some time. To...