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I am pleased to announce that Sebastian Pountney from Chelmsford has been appointed as the new BGA Secretary. As such he will become a Director of BGA CLG.
Sebastian has been working hard to try and improve the visibility of Go in the East of England, including negotiating with his local library to get a Go display installed, though sadly that fell through at the final stage.

On 29th and 30th June, Barmouth's Dragon Theatre was again the venue for Welsh Open. The weather was mixed, but there were chances to climb the cliffs for views of the town, its wide bay and the start of Snowdonia national park's scenic mountainous region.

Just as Durham, another rare two-day tournament four weeks earlier, Barmouth too boasted 30 players for the 30th holding of the event. It was great to see old faces, such as former winners Alistair Wall and Richard Hunter, and new faces, including players from the new university clubs at Aberystwyth and Cardiff, and a good number of players in the range 10 kyu to 26 kyu. Strongest support, with three players from each, was from…

Feeling a bit isolated from the rest of the Go community, John Shafer, teacher at Tonbridge School in Kent, ran the first Tonbridge Tournament with the support of Colin Williams, president of the BGA.

As a first time event this was very well run, and well prepared. There were 22 players on the day ranging from 4 dan down to 25 kyu (or thereabouts). The venue was excellent, and very comfortable, with good and plentiful coffee and biscuits laid on by the in-house catering service. Parking on the school grounds was convenient, and the High Street and the town centre is no more than five minutes walk away. It…

The BGA is holding a competition to redesign its logo, with full details, including background, a short brief, and details on how to enter to be found here: https://britgo.org/logocompetition

Entry is not limited to members of the BGA (though the final vote will be) as we want to encourage participation and engagement as widely as possible, especially among newer members of the community. As such, we would be grateful if the details could be shared by all, as far and wide as possible, both online and through word of mouth.

Entries are limited to one design per person and submissions will close at 12:00 on 31st August 2024.

Eleven male-female pairs made it to the 2024 British Pair Go Championships. This time the organiser, Pat Ridley, used the Leicester County Bridge Club in the north of Leicester as the venue, following on from its use for Youth and Candidates' events.

Unfortunately only three strong pairs attended to make the top group, with local player Toby Manning acting as a ghost. There were eight pairs in the handicap group with grades from 5.5k to 28k. A lot of these pairs featured youngsters from Cheadle Hulme, but also pairs from Wokingham and Lancaster attended.

Winning all three games to win the Championship…