The Archway participated in the ECats Simultaneous pairs event in aid of Children in Need on 11^th November raising over £150 for that cause. There were over 88 clubs competing in 5 countries. Congratulations to Peter S and Liz who are the highest scoring Archway pair  and are currently placed 19^th out of over 1600 pairs

The Ecats results page can be found on the link below:

https://www.simpairs.com/default.asp?session=004136

The Claret Cup was played on Monday 21st October 2019 at the Palmer Centre. There were 16 pairs competeing making 8 full tables playing a Hesitation Mitchell movement with Brian directing.

The cup was won by the chair person Sheila and club secretary Ray.

The runners up were 2 pairs with equal scores, namely Greg and Richard and Brian and Marion.

The Claret Cup was donated by the EWBU and is fiercly competed for each year.

Last year a highlight for the Archway Club was winning a place at the national finals of the teams-of-eight. This year, the South-East Wales regional round is to be played on Sunday 1 March 2020. This qualifier offers a great opportunity for members of the club to play and gain more experience of playing teams bridge. Ideally, we will enter two teams. Anyone interested in playing for the Archway should send an e-mail to Richard Stevenson at richardstevenson@zoho.com.

Greg and Richard are also keen to play in the EWBA restricted pairs on Monday 20 January at 7 p.m. in Cardiff. They need another pair to join them. Please let Richard know if you are interested.

Chepstow Archway Bridge Club is a friendly bridge club with about 90 members and welcomes visitors. We meet at the Palmer Centre in Chepstow three times a week on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings at 6.50 pm for a 7.00pm. We mostly play duplicate pairs bridge but occasionally play Chicago or teams. During the year we have a number of social events. The Club is affiliated to the Welsh Bridge Union (WBU) and participates in some WBU events.