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 Pachabo Cup is the EBU competition for the top team of four from each county. This year the final will take place on 13-14th June on Realbridge. The qualifying event for Wiltshire will be held on Sunday 19th April at Nursteed Centre, Devizes. The entry fee is only £24 per team, and is open to any player who has Wiltshire as their primary county. If you are not sure whether you are a Wiltshire member, log on the MyEBU and go to Account - My Details. To enter the Wiltshire event, please click here.

We are very sad to announce the death of Trevor Day. Trevor has been a member of the Wiltshire Bridge Association committee for a number of years, and we will miss his enthusiasm for the game and his extensive efforts in organising county events and encouraging players to join in. Trevor's funeral will be held at Christ Church, Old Town, Swindon on Thursday 19th March at 11am.

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.

WILTSHIRE CHAMPIONSHIP PAIRS

The qualifying event for the Corwen trophy was held on Sunday 15 February 2026 on Realbridge. For the full results, please click here. The top 3 pairs will go forward to represent Wiltshire in the Corwen Trophy, to be held on 30-31 May 2026 at Telford.

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.

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.

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.

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.