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... to the West Sussex Bridge Club web site. The Club meets for duplicate pairs each Monday*, Tuesday and Wednesday evening and Thursday afternoons (see Calendar). There is also a Basic Bridge (Level 2) session on Thursday evenings. Many Sussex and EBU events (e.g. simultaneous pairs) are also held here. The Club is situated on the west side of Haywards Heath in Mid Sussex, at Lamb House within the Hurst Place Development (see "How to find us" in the "Information" section).
* Please note that on the 1st Monday until February, there is a Club League competition and there will be no separate Duplicate session.
There are games to suit all levels of experience. Our aim is ensure a welcoming and friendly atmosphere at all times and across all sessions.
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♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ Jackie Clinton Venture Pairs ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣
Saturday 21 March 1pm - 5.30pm with afternoon tea, £5 per player.
One player must have fewer than 5000 MPs.
Enter as a pair or random pairing on the day.
In aid of the Motor Neurone Disease Association.
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| WSBC Bournemouth Bridge Holiday 9-12 February |
Despite Storm Ciara, everyone participating in the WSBC bridge holiday braved the elements on Sunday February 9th and arrived safely at the Hotel Miramar in Bournemouth. They were rewarded with a warm welcome from the hotel staff who once again provided excellent service and wonderful food. The winds abated over the next 3 days and sea air and sunshine were appreciated by many.
The 5 bridge sessions were brilliantly directed by Graham & Berry Hedley whose charm, flair and friendliness is unsurpassed. Neil Watts and Graham combined their talents to give 2 morning seminars which were not only very informative but exceedingly entertaining. Thanks must also go to Brian Kirkdale whose IT expertise helped enormously with the scoring.
Flight A and Flight B prizes were given for each session and the winners were:
Welcome Pairs:
Flight A - N/S - Jim & Sally Bugden and E/W Joy Mayall & Mary Rimmer
Flight B - N/S - John & Krystyna Deszberg and E/W Tom & Inge Garside
Monday afternoon:
Flight A - Joy Mayall & Heather Barker and Flight B - Eric Jenner & Rod Turner
Championship Pairs:
Flight A - 1st - Jim & Sally Bugden and 2nd - David Cole & Berry Hedley
Flight B - 1st - Dilys Jones & Lueen Francis and 2nd - Kathy Bennis & Roy Greenbaum
Tuesday afternoon:
Flight A - Chris Jago & Joy Mayall and Flight B - Rod Turner & Eric Jenner
Championship Teams:
1st - Alan Setchell & Josie Allen and Julie Kamieniecka & Richard Arnatt
2nd - Jim & Sally Bugden and Joy Mayall & Mary Rimmer
3rd - Alan & Linda Gardiner and Bill Nicolle & Heather Barker
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| Wednesday evenings are back ! |
Our Wednesday evening sessions have now resumed on a trial basis with a 7.30pm start and finish by 10.15pm with a maximum of 24 boards being played.
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| WSBC New Year Party 11 January |
Our New Year party on Saturday 11 January was a great success with a wonderful buffet meal followed by delicious desserts – many thanks to all those who helped prepare the food.
Huge thanks are due to Bill Nicolle for devising a very enjoyable general knowledge quiz which was won by the Watts/Williams team.
Thanks also to those who helped set up and clear away – especially to Rachael and Lindsay!
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| SCCBA New Year Swiss Teams 12 January |
Many congratulations to Yves Lebrec and his teammates who won this event out of 31 teams!
Also very well done to Neil Watts, Philip Hunt and their teammates who were runners-up.
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| Pairs League 2019 |
Many congratulations to the winners of Division 1 Chris Jepson and Neil Watts and runners-up Lindsay Geddes and Mick Carrington, and to the winners of Division 2 Philip Hunt and Yves Lebrec and their runners-up Margaret and Roger Chaplin.
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| Club Championship Taylor Trophy |
Many congratulations to Bill Nicolle and Linda Gardiner who won the Club Championship Final and received the Taylor Trophy.
Well done to Mary Rimmer and Maureen Topley for the winning the Club Championship Plate.
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| WSBC/MSBC Parkinson's Bridge Evening |
Many congratulations to Chris Jago and Rob Harris who won this event, held jointly with Mid Sussex Bridge Club on 25 November, and were presented with the Jeff Hayton Platter.
The runners-up were John Beaumont and Martin Barton-Smith - very well done to them. An excellent £515 was raised in aid of Parkinson’s UK.
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| East Grinstead Basic Bridge Pairs |
Very well done to Robert Hirst and Ed Barter who were overall runners-up in the East Grinstead Basic Bridge Pairs on 16 November.
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| Club Ladies Pairs and Men’s Pairs 29 October |
Many congratulations to Lindsay Geddes and Sally Bugden who won the club Ladies Pairs
and to Ian Sanderson and Brian Kirkdale who won the Men’s Pairs.
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| Autumn Congress Swiss Pairs 12 October |
Congratulations to Brian Kirkdale and Ian Sanderson who won the Jack-high salver for the second year running.
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| Worthing Welcome Pairs Year 1, 22 September |
Many congratulations to Steve and Sue Smith (on the left) who won the Worthing Welcome Pairs Year one event!
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| Ladies and Men’s Pairs competition |
Don't forget to enter the Ladies and Men’s Pairs on Tuesday 29 October. If we get sufficient entries it would be good to run this as 2 separate events with both sections playing the same boards, otherwise it will have to be just one section with a prize for the best Men’s and Ladies pairs. Prizes will be presented at the end.
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| Blue-Pointed Midweek Swiss Pairs 21 August |
Many congratulations to Sally and James Bugden and to Yves Lebrec and his partner who were joint winners of this event - out of 38 pairs.
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| Eastbourne Summer meeting 11 August |
Many congratulations to Chris Jepson and Neil Watts and their teammates for reaching the Four Star Teams B Final!
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| Eastbourne Summer Meeting Jack High Swiss Pairs 3 August |
Many congratulations to Ian Sanderson and Brian Kirkdale who were runners-up in this event.
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| SCCBA Green-Pointed Swiss Teams 21 July |
Many congratulations to Neil Watts, Philip Hunt, Yves Lebrec and their teammate who were runners-up in this event.
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| SCCBA/EBU Green Point Swiss Pairs 18 May |
Congratulations to Robert Hirst and Ed Barter who were the 'B' Stratification Class winners.
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| WSBC Bournemouth Bridge Holiday 2019 |
51 people attended the bridge holiday and with 3 non bridge players we had exactly 12 tables. WSBC was delighted to welcome 12 players from the Meridian club, and 2 from Horsham.
Once again the Hotel Miramar looked after us extremely well and everyone enjoyed the delicious food and great service. Although the weather was a bit wet and dreary, it was still possible to enjoy a bracing walk along the beach or through the town and it's beautiful gardens.
 
There were 5 sessions of bridge superbly directed by Graham & Berry Hedley and 2 excellent morning seminars given by Graham and Neil Watts. The hotel is provisionally booked for 2020 from Feb 9th - 12th and we hope as many people will join us again in what is becoming a very convivial get together of bridge players.
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