An inter-club competition for a team of 8 players playing as two teams of four for the Desmond Flockhart Trophy.  The winning Club represents Hertfordshire in the EBU Regional Heat and hopefully in the subsequent National event of the Garden Cities Trophy.

The Garden Cities was initiated by the Welwyn Garden City and Letchworth Bridge Clubs in the 1970’s as a head to head contest. One of the Club teams playing at home and the other away at the same time. The IMP result from both teams was then summed to decide the winner. This inter-club format became very popular and it was handed over to the HBA. Subsequently it passed to the EBU to organise as a National event.

* due to Covid-19, the 2020 event was delayed until early 2021