There will be no Monday morning bridge on either of the Bank Holidays in May :

Monday   4th May
Monday 25th May

The national results and commentary can be found on the EBU website under Competitions/Sim Pairs events or by clicking on the link:

Sim Pairs Tuesday 12th May

Many congratulations to Mike Rawlins & Naomi Gibbs who won the Hertfordshire Championship Pairs Final on Sunday with an excellent score of 60.94%

Well Done!

Many congratulations to our former chairman David Eddleston and his partner Tugrul Kaban, who teamed up with Piers Fuller and Steve Allen to win the Hertfordshire Humble Cup. In the final they defeated the defending champions by 54-40 IMPs.

Well Done!

Congratulations to all our club members who received EBU Masterpoint promotions in March and April:

At the recent AGM 2025 trophies were presented by Previous Chairman Donald Reid and Current Chairman Alan Hudson.

Individual Ladder  Winners: Monday Gentle   Laurence Rosenfeld;  Tuesday Open   Tony Osborne;  Tuesday Intermediate  Donald Reid;  

Tuesday Gentle  Madhvi Harvey; Thursday Intermediate Sylvie Grant

Club Pairs Champions & Grant Trophy for highest score:  Alan Hudson & Tony Osborne

Club Teams Champions:  Mike Rawlins, Naomi Gibbs, Rob Corrie & Christopher Mooney.

Pairs Ladder Winners:  Tuesday Open David Landes & Jeff Harris: Tuesday Intermediate  Donald Reid & John Lambe;  

Thursday Intermediate  Steve Frankel & Tony Gross;  Thursday Cadet Roy & Laura Winograd

The club runs an online session on Friday evenings on BBO, starting at 7.30 pm. It is usually 20 hands, finishing around 10.00 pm, and is open to all club members. Do try and take part to boost the numbers. 

If you haven't played in this session before and would like to play, please let us know your BBO username, so that you will be accepted into the tournament. 

On BBO, you can find the Event, by clicking on "Competitive", then "All Tournaments" and then typing "Watford" into the Search box. It is listed as "Watford & Harlow Knights". 

The fee for playing is $3 on BBO. So, beforehand, you need to make sure that you have deposited some money into BBO (it's all in dollars). The $3 will automatically be deducted from your account. 

Our club now operates a cashless system for members.  An invoice will be raised online and members will be sent a monthly statement at the end of the month showing what they have been charged and payments that they have made.  Members should make an online bank transfer to the club just once a month or even less often if you wish to prepay or set up a standing order (all of which makes life very simple for the Treasurer) thank you.  Members are kindly requested to pay VERY promptly on statement if there are outstanding balances.

If possible, Visitors will also be required to pay by bank transfer after receipt of an invoice - this will generally be £3 per game or £5 if it is a SIMS.  First Time visitors are requested to complete the online Visitor Form at least 24 hours before playing. 

Details of how and when to pay is on the invoices and monthly statements pay will be on the statements each month. 

In order to cut down on unnecessary coffee cup wastage, if you would like to have tea or coffee, we are asking all members to bring their own reusable coffee cup.

We plan to be strict about supplying tea and coffee if you don't have a cup.

Thanks in anticipation of your co-operation.

The Gentle Section on Tuesday evenings is proving very popular and is aimed at players who have around 2 years experience and more experienced players who would prefer not to play in the main section. It is shorter than the main session (about 18 boards), so would also be suitable if you don't like a late finish.  It starts at 7:30 at the same time as the main section - please arrive no later than 7:15.  Do come along and enjoy a good game played at a reasonable pace.  Please note that if you are less experienced then our Monday morning game is for entry level.  If you have any questions then email us on the club email wbbcmembership@proton.me.  

Monday morning Gentle bridge sessions run from 9.45am to 11.45am. This is a gentle session aimed mainly at Improvers and those who come to supervised bridge. The cost is £3 and we aim to play about 14 boards. You are welcome to come without a partner - we will find someone to partner you.

Please arrive by 9.30am at the latest. Any questions or enquiries please email wbbcmembership@proton.me

Our Face to Face Thursday morning is now very popular. This duplicate bridge session runs from about 10.00-12.30 and is usually around 18 boards.  Please arrive no later than 9.45 for a 10.00 start. The session attracts EBU masterpoints but is not NGS ranked.  The charge is £3. As a change from how the session used to operate you will need to come along with a partner.

Since we are approaching our maximum capacity of about 24 tables for this session, this session is now for Members Only - no visitors please.

Any queries contact wbbcmembership@proton.me