Lancaster win Coma Cup again

The 2nd leg of the Coma Cup II was held at the Crown, Eamont Bridge on Saturday. The Coma Cup, so called because Lancaster’s board 1 fell asleep at the board last year, is a 2 leg competition between Penrith and Lancaster, played over 8 boards. The match got...

Lancaster win 1st leg of Coma Cup.

The Coma Cup II 1st leg took place at Lancaster Bridge Club yesterday. The Coma Cup, so called because Lancaster’s board 1 fell asleep at the board last year, is a 2 leg competition between Penrith and Lancaster, played over 8 boards. The match got under way at...

Penrith win the Eden Trophy

Carlisle Castle was the venue for this year’s Eden Trophy match with a starting time of 12 noon with a time control of 1 hour and 45 minutes. The early start was intended to avoid being disturbed by the orchestra that was performing that evening. However, they...

C team crushed in final league match of the season

The final Open league match of the 2024-25 season, Penrith C v Carlisle A, would not affect the league table regardless of the result but that didn’t stop both sides trying. The games got under way a little after 1 pm as three of the Carlisle team were waiting...

Season ends on a low for B team

Maryport A captain, Gary Sharkey, couldn’t get the venue for the next few Saturdays so asked if we would come through on their club night, Tuesday. I said I would try to raise a team, which I guessed wouldn’t be easy but I did manage to get three willing...

Penrith A are champions 3 years running

Penrith A faced Maryport B in their final match of the season at the Crown. If we won then no other team could catch us. Maryport A, our nearest rivals, were playing Carlisle A at the same time at Carlisle and were, no doubt, hoping that their B team could pull off a...