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.

The second match of the Western League took place on Saturday 25 October. Wiltshire A came out on top against Herefordshire A, winning 13-7, while Wiltshire B beat Herefordshire 11-9. This puts the A and B teams in the middle of their respective tables. Unfortunately Wiltshire C lost their match 5-15. Well done to Liz and Terry Butler who came 7th in the X-Imps, with Pat Davies and Katharine Hodgson coming 8th. For the full results and to see the hands, please click here. 

The next match is on November 29 2025, if you are interested in taking part, please contact Stuart Bridge.

The next event in the Wiltshire calendar will be the Wiltshire Charity Pairs event on Sunday 30 November at Nursteed Community Centre, Devizes. This event is a fun and friendly pairs event, aiming to rasir funds for Wiltshire Air Ambulance. For more information and to enter, please click here.

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.

The cafe bridge event in Swindon on Tuesday 14 October 2025, arranged by Swindon Bridge Club and in aid of Prospect Hospice was a great success. It took place over 3 locations (cafes/pubs) around Swindon old town with 18 pairs taking part. Over £800 was raised for Prospect (Hospice) Foundation. Look out for next year's event!

The first event of the new season took place on Sunday 21 September at Nursteed. After 39 boards nothing could separate the two pairs who finished tied in first place, so many congratulations to Richard and Syd Gwyer, and Garry Towns and Keith Philpott who were the join winners. To see the full results, please click here.

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.

The first match in the Western League took place on Saturday 28 September. Wiltshire B got off to a flying start, winning their match 13-7, while unfortunately the A and C teams lost. Congratulations to Alastair Spence and Phil Meats from Wiltshire B who came 7th out of 51 pairs in the X-imps. For the full results, please click here.

There was success for Wiltshire players in the recent Gloucestershire and Herefordshire Swiss event, held on 5th and 6th July. The pairing of Philip Howard and Graham Hodges came second out of 36 pairs in the Swiss pairs on 5th July. In the Swiss teams on 6th July, Philip Howard, Graham Hodges, Richard Samter and Andrew Parkes came second out of 20 teams. The standard of players was very high, so an excellent result for our members. Well done! For the full results, please click here.

There are many opportunities to learn bridge in Wiltshire, and many local teachers. To find out about opportunities to learn this fascinating and stimulating game, please click here.

Wiltshire Knock-out Winners 2024-2025

Congratulations to the Sam Sloan team - the winners of the Wiltshire knock-out 2024-2025. The team, comprising Sam Sloan, Roy France, Katharine Hodgson and Keith Williamson. The winners may go forward to represent Wiltshire in the Pachabo Cup. This will take place 14th and 15th June 2025 at Milton Keynes. The winners of the Plate competition were the Parkes Team - Andrew Parkes, Richard Samter, Liz and Terry Butler.

WILTSHIRE CHAMPIONSHIP PAIRS

It was a very close fought match in the Wiltshire Championship Pairs competition, held at Nursteed Centre, Devizes on Sunday 16th March. The winners were Martyn Tranter and Paul Cooper, second place went to Garry Towns and Evelyne Thomas, and in third place were Stuart Bridge and Roger Karn. The top three pairs will go forward to represent Wiltshire in the Corwen Trophy. There was only a 5% difference between second place and 11th place so just a few boards made all the difference. For the full results, please click here. For more information about the Corwen Trophy, please click here. 

There was glorious weather for the Wiltshire congress at Bath University this year, with numbers attending the roughly the same as last year despite the clash with the North Devon Congress. The winners of the Swiss Pairs on Saturday were brothers Matthew and Robert Covill, with 106 victory points, and coming a close second were Tim Rees and Mia Deschepper with 103 victory points. The top Wiltshire players were Richard Samter and Andrew Parkes who came 7th out of 60 pairs. For the full results, please click here.

As last year the Swiss Teams was a close run event and ended in a joint first place for the Solomon team (Warner Solomon, Ian Walsh, Stefan Lindfors and Rob Lawy) and the Hobhouse team (Robert and Lou Hobhouse, Sebastian Atisen and Susanna Gross). The top Wiltshire team, who ended in 7th place, was led by Richard Samter, with Andrew Parkes, Stuart Bridge and Roger Karn. For full results of the Swiss teams, please click here.

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.

Wiltshire ran a Charity Bridge event on Sunday 1st December at Nursteed Centre, Devizes. This event was open to everyone, played in a friendly, social atmosphere. The winners on the day were Hugh Gross and Mark Sheppard with a great score of 70.17%, with Chris Jones and James Dunlop coming second with 65.85%. The event raised £500 for Wiltshire Air Ambulance who have thanked the Wiltshire bridge players for their fantastic effort. For full results and the hands, please click here.

A Wiltshire team, comprising Trevor Purches, Susie Gall, Stuart Bridge and Roger Karn, were the runners-up in the West of England Swiss Teams which took place on Sunday 13th October. It was quite close between first and second, and although the Wiltshire team won all their 6 six matches, the winning team won their 5 matches by a bigger margin. For the full results and to see the hands, please click here.