Previously known as the Mixed Teams.  We have removed all previous restrictions and a team can now be made up of all men, all women or any combination that seems appropriate.

The Open Teams of Four will be held at Devizes Bowls Club on Sunday 20 October at 2.00 pm.

Please arrive by 1.45 pm for a prompt 2 pm start.

The entry fee is £12 per player, collected on the day.  This includes the usual splendid tea and buffet.

The programme for the coming season County league matches are now on the website and can be viewed under 'Leagues 2019/20' 

The County matches and Western League dates can be viewed under 'Calendar'.

There are still places avilable on the Beginners Course in Malmesbury on 01 October.

Click here for details

Do you know anyone who may have played bridge in the past or plays social bridge and would like to improve their bidding and play?

Or someone who is familiar with trick-taking card games and would like to learn bridge?

Well, Chaz and Lucy Cross will be running their third Fast Track Bridge Course in Devizes starting mid-September 2019. 

It is a 13 week course and will run every Tuesday evening from 17^th September to 10^th December, 

7pm to 9.30pm at St. Andrews Church Hall, Long Street, Devizes.

Price: £130, including a copy of the English Bridge Union Fast-Track Bridge book and one year’s membership of the EBU.

To book, or for more information, please contact Lucy and Chaz Cross.

lucyandchazbridge@gmail.com

01249 821717

Congratulations to Gayle and Colin, part of the Holland Team, in winning the Eastbourne Summer Congress Seniors Swiss Teams on 09 August 2019.

They were teamed up with John Holland and Alan Cooke, another previous Chairman of the WCBA.  Their winning margin was an impressive 11VP's

Well done Gayle and Colin.

It is with great sadness that we have to report that Paul Keightley has passed away.

He was rushed to hospital in a coma on Thursday, 01 August but following multiple organ failure, died on Saturday, 03 August, aged 45. 

Paul had recently got back into bridge, playing at various clubs with numerous partners so this news will come as a shock to many.  

Our thoughts are with Paul's mother at this very sad time.

Congratulations to Ed Leatham and Nick Forrest who came 9^th in a field of 73.

Other players waving the flag for Wiltshire were Norman Botton (and Ian Dalrymple), Sue Hands (and Goff Fogg), Stuart Bridge and Roger Karn, Gayle and Colin Webb and Hazel and Graham Moxey who all won some Green Points – well done!

GP Pairs played on Saturday, 18 May in a field of 78 Pairs

GP Teams played on Sunday, 19 May in a field of 40 Teams

Congratulations to Glennis and Michael Curtis, winners of this year's Chairman's Cup, the last Sunday event of the season, held at Devizes Bowls Club on Sunday 07 April 19.

Anna and Andrew Marriott were second.  Paul Keightley and Heather Spalding were third.

A full house of 18 tables played 34 competitive but friendly boards of bridge after an admirably short AGM, chaired by outgoing Chair, Roger Karn. 

Congratulations also to Andrew Parkes and Richard Sampter, who won the 'raw', unhandicapped event and grabbed the most masterpoints.

Well done to Taf Anthias and Pat Davies who topped the SW group and came 2nd nationally with 64.9% and also to Ed Leatham and Nick Forrest, 12th with 57.68%

Congratulations to

Andrew and Cathy Smith winners of the Green Pointed Swiss Pairs 

and to Rob Lawy, Stefan Lindfors (not shown in the photo), Trevor Ward and David S Jones winners of the Swiss Teams

Congratulations to Ed Leatham and Nick Forrest who came joint 10th and to James Dunlop and Valerie Austwick who came joint 14th in Swiss Pairs.

Also to Taf Anthias, Pat Davies, Andrew Parkes and Richard Samter who came joint 4th and to Pete Van Praag, Davor Vacinovac, May Morgan-Jones and Steve Elliott who came joint 6th in the Swiss Teams. 

Katharine has just returned from London where she received her Dimmie Fleming Award.

In her own words....

I had a very memorable day last Wednesday when Silverio and I travelled to London and I received the Dimmie Fleming award at the EBU AGM.  It was lovely to have an official recognition of my time on the WCBA committee when I helped, along with many others, to organise the hobby that has given me so much enjoyment over the years.  Thank you to everyone in Wiltshire who supported the nomination for my award – it was an honour to receive it.