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Upcoming non WCBA Events

With many county and EBU competitions now online click here to see the full EBU calendar of national and county events

EBU OODGP
Swiss Pairs
Sunday 25 Jan 2026
Realbridge
 

Dorset Frost Rose Bowl

On Realbridge

Sunday 8 Feb 2026

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North Devon Congress

27 Feb to 1 Mar 2026

Barnstaple

For full details and to enter, click here

 
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Wiltshire Contract Bridge Association
Wiltshire Contract Bridge Association

Wiltshire Contract Bridge Associaiton is affliated to the EBU and is the umbrella organisation for clubs in Wiltshire, supporting, developing and promoting bridge in the County.

Wiltshire Championship Pairs 15 February 2026

WILTSHIRE CHAMPIONSHIP PAIRS - Entries close Saturday 14th

The qualifying event for the Corwen trophy will be held on Sunday 15 February 2026 on Realbridge. For more details and to enter, please click here.

Wiltshire Green Point Congress

WILTSHIRE GREEN POINT CONGRESS 7 AND 8 MARCH 2026

Entries are open for the premier event in the Wiltshire calendar - the Green Point Congress at Bath University, taking place on 7th and 8th March 2026. Entries close midnight  Friday. For full details of the event, and to enter, please click here.

9-high Corwen - Sunday 1 February 2026

9-High Corwen qualifier

Congratulations to Mandy Whitehead and Penny Shearcroft who won the 9-high Corwen on Sunday 1 February 2026. This was a qualifying event for the 9-high Corwen trophy organised by the EBU - more details here

For the full results, please click here.

Return of Cafe Bridge!

This year's Cafe Bridge will take place on Wednesday 15 April in Chippenham. Last year's very successful event donated over £500 to Wiltshire Air Ambulance, so if you would like to take part in this year's event, please click here for more details and to enter. You do not need to be an EBU member or a member of a Wiltshire club to take part - all bridge players are welcome.

Garden Cities Qualifier - Sunday 18 January 2026

Garden Cities qualifier - congratulations to Bath A

The Wiltshire qualifying event for the Garden Cities Trophy took place on Sunday 18 January 2026 at Chippenham Sports Centre. It was all to play for after a close first session, but the Bath A team, comprising David Jacklin, Elaine Taylor, Chris Jones, John Treble, Andrew Parkes, Richard Samter, Roger Karn and Stuart Bridge, came out victorious after the second session with a total of 160VPs, with Corsham A second with 151VPs. Bath will now go forward to the regional qualifier in Cheltenham on 9th May 2026. For full results, please click here.

Tollemache qualification event

On 8 and 9 November 2025 a relatively inexperienced Wiltshire team consisting of Roger Karn, Stuart Bridge, Graham Hodges, Phil Green, Phil Howard, Susie Gall, Trevor Purchas, Garry Towns, Evelyne Thomas, Lucy and Chaz Cross, Ian Roach and Richard Freeman, competed in the Tollemache Cup qualifying event, which took place on Realbridge. Wiltshire won 4 matches - against Leicestershire, Essex, Herefordshire and Hertfordshire - and several other matches were very close. Although Wiltshire finished in next to last place in the Red section - the team were only a few VPs from mid-table. Hopefully, this bodes well for the future.

For the full results and hands, please click here.  For more information about the Tollemache Cup, please click here.

Western League result

The fifth match of the Western League took place on Saturday 7th February. Wiltshire A managed a draw against East Wales A, while Wiltshire B lost narrowly to East Wales B, score being 9-11 to East Wales. Wiltshire C lost 4-16 to East Wales C. The top Wiltshire pair in the cross-imps were Chaz and Lucy Cross who came 15th out of 48 pairs. For the full results and to see the hands, please click here. 

The next match is on March 14 2026, if you are interested in taking part, please contact Stuart Bridge.

Wiltshire League - final matches

The final matches of the Wiltshire Teams League 2024-2025 were played on Friday 4th April. In League One the convincing winners were the Hodgson team: Bob Bannister, Pat Davies, Roy France, Katharine Hodgson, Sam Sloan and Keith Williamson. They won 8 out of their 10 matches, with an average of 13.8. League Two also had a clear winner - the Phillips team: Ernest Armstrong, Ray Elms, Richard Freeman, Richard and Sydney Gwyer, Sue Phillips and Ian Roach, winning 5 of their 6 matches, with an average of 14.5. It was very close for the remaining places in League Two with only 5 victory points (VPs) separating 2nd and 6th places. It was closer in League Three with the Forsyth team overcoming the runners-up, the Seagrove team by winning 6 out of their 7 matches, while Seagrove won 5, drew 1 and lost one. The winning members of the Forsyth team are: Jackie Albrow, Neil Forsyth, Yash Gadhok, Ann Henderson, Marie Roberts and Sylvia Sinclair. 

Thanks to all who took part this year, players and directors, and if you would like to have a go at playing in teams look out for the entry form for next year's league later in the summer.

For all the results and final positions, click on the links on the right hand side of the page.

Wiiners of the non-expert pairs

Many congratulations to Vicky Lees and Patricia Williams, winners of the non-expert pairs which took place on Sunday 19 October 2025. 14 pairs entered the event, and there was a tie for second place between Trevor and Jacoba Day, and Katie Langman and Wendy Powney. Thanks to all who took part and hopefully more non-experts will be encouraged to take part next year. There will also be a qualifying event for the EBU's 9-high Corwen on 1st February - check out the Wiltshire calendar for more details. For the full results from Sunday, please click here.

Latest Results
Match 5 7 Feb 2026
East Wales A 10 -10 Wiltshire A
East Wales B 11 - 9 Wiltshire B
East Wales C 16 - 4 Wiltshire C
League Table: click here
League One
Bridge 10 - 10 Dunlop
Meats 3 - 17 Phillips
Moore 5 - 15 Hodgson
 
League Two
Parkes 10 - 10 Cooper
Gunning 19 - 1 Cross
Thackaberry 16 - 4 Christie
 
League Three
Elliott 3 - 17 Forsyth
Hutchinson 13 - 7 Seagrove
Hillman 3 - 17 Carter
 
Results
9-High Corwen
Wiltshire League Match 7
Garden Cities Qualifier
Wiltshire League Match 6
Wiltshire Charity Pairs
Wiltshire League Match 5
Calendar
Sun 15th Feb 2026
Championship Pairs
Realbridge 2pm
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Wed 18th Feb 2026
Wiltshire League Match 8
Realbridge 7pm
Sat 7th Mar 2026
Wiltshire GP Swiss Pairs
Bath University
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Sat 7th Mar 2026
Nine-high Pairs
Bath University
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Sun 8th Mar 2026
Wiltshire GP Swiss Teams
Bath University
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Sat 14th Mar 2026
Western League Match 6 Wilts vs Somerset
Realbridge 2pm