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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).
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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| Subscriptions reminder |
Annual subscriptions are now due.
£12.50 if paid before 31 May, £15 thereafter.
If you pay online please inform our Membership Secretary.
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| New Pairs League 2019-2020 |
Our fifth series of the very successful Pairs League starts on Monday 2 September and will run for 5 months on the first Monday of each month ending on 6 January 2020.
We need a maximum of 24 pairs to be organised into three divisions of eight pairs.
If you can’t play just arrange a substitute player/pair (or we can help with this).
The sign-up sheet is now on the Club noticeboard. Sign up now to avoid disappointment!
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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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| KCBA Green Point Swiss Teams 19 May |
Many congratulations to Ian Lancaster, Richard Fedrick, Andrew Southwell and their teammate who won this event.
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| Swiss Teams 7 April |
Congratulations to Yves Lebrec and his teammates who were runners-up and to Chris Jepson, Neil Watts and their teammates who came third.
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| Swiss Pairs 6 April |
Well done to Lindsay Geddes and Philip Hunt who came third and to Yves Lebrec and his partner who came fourth out of 32 pairs.
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| SCCBA Spring Congress Welcome Pairs 6 April |
Many congratulations to our ex-students Elizabeth Stabler and Nicky Cook who won the event!
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| SCCBA Inter-club Teams of 8 |
Congratulations to the West Sussex team of Neil Watts, Yves Lebrec, Chris Jepson, Andrew Southwell, Matt Read and Philip Hunt (plus the missing Liz and Ian Lancaster) who beat 10 other teams to win the county Teams of Eight event for the fourth successive time at Eastbourne on Sunday March 17th.
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| SCCBA/Horsham Welcome Pairs |
Congratulations to our Intermediate students Alison Barkley and Sue Ladd who came second in their section (Year 2) at the inaugural SCCBA/Horsham Welcome Pairs on Sunday 10 March (second and middle left).
Well done also to students Elizabeth, Nicky, Lettie and Bob for playing in their first ever competition!
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| Mid-Sussex Interclub challenge |
Six teams of eight entered the Mid Sussex Interclub challenge held at the WSBC premises Lamb House on Saturday March 2nd. The event was expertly directed by Peter Bates and an excellent tea was provided by Rachael Birch.
The results were as follows: Winners: WSBC with 86 imps, 2nd Place: Thakeham with 61 imps and 3rd Place: Horsham with 40 imps.
West Sussex bridge club as winners of the event will host this fixture again in 2020.
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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.
The prize winners were as follows:
Welcome Pairs: 1st N/S James & Sally Bugden, E/W Peter & Joan Collins; 2nd N/S Stuart Thornton & Lindsay Geddes, E/W David & Andrea Galpin and Brian Kirkdale & Hazel Beveridge
Monday Afternoon Pairs: 1st N/S Margaret Drake & Shirley Robinson and Sally Bugden & Berry Hedley; 1st E/W Ann Bennell & Maureen Topley
Championship Pairs: 1st N/S Shirley Robinson & Lindsay Geddes, E/W David & Andrea Galpin; 2nd N/S Joy Mayall & Mary Rimmer, E/W Chris Jepson & Neil Watts
Tuesday Afternoon Pairs: 1st Shirley Robinson & Berry Hedley; 2nd Chris Jepson & Stuart Thornton
Championship Teams: 1st David & Andrea Galpin and James & Sally Bugden; 2nd Alan & Linda Gardiner and Heather Barker & Bill Nicolle; and Winners of the Unseeded Teams who were in fact 3rd overall were: Eric Jenner & Rod Turner and Ron & Monica Giddens.
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| New Monday standby |
Starting on Monday 10 September 2018 there will be a standby available so you are guaranteed a game on a Monday if you arrive without a partner.
(Note – no Monday standby will be available on the first Monday of the month from September to January as it is the Pairs League).
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| Bridge courses 2018/19 |
Applications are invited from Complete Beginners, those with Limited Experience and Intermediate players for our lessons which start in September/October. Full details are available on the Teaching at WSBC page. If any members know of persons who are interested please refer them to this information.
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