| ProAm - 19 June at Roke |
 Please join us for the bi-monthly ProAm competition on Friday the 19th June. Arrival c.18:30 for a prompt start at 19:00. Standard table fees will be deducted from your balance, with prizes to be won! For more details, please see the Poster.
To sign up please contact: Barbara Antrobus and Sue Waddington.
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| Summer Swiss Pairs - 14th June at Roke. |
We are delighted to invite all members to a members-only Swiss Pairs Summer Event at the Club on Sunday 14th June. Please arrive by 1.15pm for a prompt start at 1.30, with an anticipated finish of around 5.30. We’ll play five rounds of five boards each, stopping after the 3rd for tea and cake. The price of £12 per member will be deducted from your table money automatically. Please use this link to the entry form. More details, see the Poster on our website. Queries to: swisspairs@wallingfordbridgeclub.org.uk
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| Attention all Gardeners!!! |
At the Club AGM it was announced that The Club is looking for ways to raise money for charity and this is a great idea!!!!
It is that time of year when gardens start to come to life. Please if you have any seedlings,plants or produce surplus to your requirements, label it up and bring it into the Club at Roke. There are tables just inside the entry door where you can leave your offerings and also a donation box. All proceeds will go to The British Heart Foundation and Cancer Research. The WBC Committee have agreed to this fund raising effort and it is hoped the Club will raise lots and lots of money for these 2 charities. You can also pick up a bargain!!!!
Contact: Carol on 01491 824653 or Venita on 01235 812717
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| Andrew Billson |
We are sorry to report that Andrew Billson passed away on 6th May, having spent the last couple of months in Royal Derby Infirmary. He was 85.
Andrew started playing occasionally at our Club before Covid when visiting family nearby. After online sessions were introduced, he became a regular and popular Club player and played at the club online about three times a week. He also played for the club in the Wessex League. His "enthusiasm for bridge was second to none," friends said.
There is no formal funeral service, but Andrew's daughters invite club members to join other friends and family at a celebration of his life in Derby on Friday 29th May. For further details, please contact Sheena Crompton or secretary@wallingfordbridgeclub.org.uk
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| Change of competition - Wednesdays Online at 7pm |
Please note that now our new competition year has started, the 4th Wednesday of the month will be for X-Imped pairs. This follows a unanimous committee decision to phase out Mixed Pairs sessions.
What are X-Imps? In a nutshell, X-Imped scoring demands a strategy similar to Teams games - ie getting an overtrick is not as important as ensuring you make your contract. Also you should avoid extreme, negative scores as they are far more costly than just getting a bottom. Want to know more? click here for one of many links on the web.
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| Learn to Play Bridge |
 The club provides classes for beginners & improvers starting at the beginning of September at the clubhouse - click here for details.
Interested in learning, or know someone who might be? Then please contact Tom Rogerson on wbceducationtomr@gmail.com
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| JOINING AND PAYING FOR CLUB SESSIONS |
No need to pre-book bridge sessions!
For RealBridge sessions, simply click the link in the RealBridge table (also on the front page) shortly before the session is due to start.
For face-to-face sessions at Berrick and Roke Village Hall, table money is taken through your EBU number entered into Bridgemates.
Each session costs £2.50.
Payment for all sessions is by direct bank transfer.
Click here for full details of the payment system.
(Update by Gillian Leaver 27 June 2025)
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| BEST BEHAVIOUR AT BRIDGE - a reminder: what does the EBU say? |
Yes please: be polite, make it pleasant for all at your table, ensure your mobile phone is off
No thanks! rudeness to or criticising partner or opps in public, gloating
"Annoying behaviour, embarrassing remarks, or any other conduct which might interfere with the enjoyment of the game is specifically prohibited". EBU rules are here.
"Please call the director if you think you may have been affected by bad behaviour. You will be helping others as well as yourselves."
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| NEW - Online Practice Play |
The club is now offering groups of 4 or more players the opportunity to book a slot anytime to practice their bridge online on RealBridge by playing a set of commentated deals with results from a previously played session to compare your results to. Please click here for more information.
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| GENTLE BRIDGE - Mondays |
Join us for 10-12 hands of duplicate bridge, relaxed pace
Just turn up, 1.15 for 1.30 start; no booking or partner needed
For players who know basics
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| BRIDGE SESSIONS AT WALLINGFORD |
Wallingford Bridge Club now offer nine or more bridge sessions each week - with a mixture of face-to-face and online play. Click here for more details.
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| News Web Updates |
Please email me (Gillian Leaver) to update this page replacing the [dot] with a full stop and [at] with @
Gillian[dot]Leaver[at]gmail[dot]com
For news archive click here.
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