Welcome to Westbury Bridge Club's website. We normally play 24 board duplicate pairs (average 10 tables), starting 1.30 (so be there by 1.20), finishing 4.30 each Thursday.

The club is in the Grange Farm Centre, Grange Farm Lane, Chigwell IG7 6DP.  Turn off the roundabout on High Rd Chigwell (A113) into Grange Farm Lane.  The centre is a large modern building on the left, between two playing fields.  It's on the way to Jubilee Lodge (signposted), but before you get there.  There is plenty of parking and we play on the first floor (accessible by lift or stairs).

Visitors are welcome, apart from at the occasional "members preferred" club events, providing we do not exceed the maximum (12 tables) that we have room for.  New membership applications are welcome too, although there is currently a waiting list.

The club is affiliated to the English Bridge Union and all club members are automatically members of the EBU. Visitors do not need to be EBU members. There is no EBU membership fee, but a portion of your table money (currently 31p) goes to the EBU with a further 7p going to Essex Bridge.

We are automatically affiliated to Essex Bridge (ECBA) via our EBU affiliation and a link to their website is in "useful links". You can find information about Essex clubs, competitions and results there.

Essex Bridge have run a lot of well-established events (teams and pairs) for many years.  But they are now trying hard to attract a wider range of players, especially those relatively new into Bridge, but also those who have been playing some time but haven't ventured into competitions.  Some of you are just the kind of players who might enjoy the new Essex competitions and could do well.

Please have a look at the Essex website and their events (you can find the site from "useful links" on the menu).  No need to look at the recent Essex mixed teams results though - my team didn't do too well (!), but I can say that the event was very well run and that (although very competitive) it was very friendly and enjoyable too.

There's a "Jubilee celebration" competion on Tuesday 5th June.  This includes team, pairs, and individual competitions.  It's a full day, but I'd be happy to try to organise a "Westbury team" or teams if there's any interest.  Players will play in groups according to ability so it shouldn't be too daunting.

There's a "pro/am" competition on Sunday 1st July, starting 2.30.  The aim is to match up experienced and fairly strong (though not necessarily county standard) club players with newer (or less experienced in competition) players.  As a guide, I'd just about qualify as a weakish "pro" but we have a number of players who would be strong "ams" and who the good "pros" would be keen to play with.   If you're interested please let me know and I'll try to match you up, or you can just enter as an individual and take your chance.  It would be good if we could put in some "West Essex" pairs rather than just let the more active Mid- and East- Essex areas have a free ride!

The Jubilee and pro/am events are both at the Barleylands Centre, Billericay.  It's a nice venue and the events will be very well run.  Please let me know if you're interested.

Keith Thompson, 0208 989 3323, keiththompson3@btinternet.com.