Calendar
10th Jul 2025
Thurs Afternoon Duplicate with Avenue/Lewes Online
1.30 pm
15th Jul 2025
Tues Evening Duplicate
7.15 pm
16th Jul 2025
Weds Evening Duplicate with Avenue/Lewes Online
7.30 pm
17th Jul 2025
Thurs Afternoon Duplicate with Avenue/Lewes Online
1.30 pm
17th Jul 2025
Thurs Evening Duplicate
7.15 pm
Release 2.19r


 

The Club warmly welcomes members and visitors of all ages and skill levels. We meet for duplicate pairs each Tuesday and Thursday at The Old School in Cuckfield. Find out more by clicking here.

 

If you would like to join us for the first time, please come along with a partner, or use our Find-a-Partner service, or contact Club Secretary Neil Watts at secretary@westsussexbc.co.uk.


June Winners

At the end of each month, winners are awarded prizes for handicapped results based on their best three Tuesday evening sessions played during the month. Please join us in congratulating our June champions, Katie Duncanson and Joan Hootman.

  Katie Duncanson and Joan Hootman    
  Suzy Gray   
  Heather Barker

Winners of free plays for any games played during July are Robert Jenner and Joan Clarke. Their names were drawn in our monthly prize drawing based on attendance which took place at our evening game on Tuesday, 1st July.


Bournemouth Mini Bridge Break 2026

***Update 7th June: all rooms are now reserved. To join the waiting list, please email Chris Jago at break@westsussexbc.co.uk.

We are pleased to announce that In 2026 Horsham and West Sussex Bridge Clubs are again joining forces to organise a winter bridge break from 8th-11th February at the beautiful Hotel Miramar in Bournemouth. The Miramar is wonderfully situated near the beach on the East Cliff with excellent food and superb service. The bridge will be run by Horsham BC and will include two afternoon sessions and three evening sessions with standbys available. Non-playing partners are most welcome. Please click here for more details including pricing and how to book.


WhatsApp Group for Finding a Partner

The WSBC WhatsApp group helps members find bridge partners, complementary to the Find-a-Partner message board here on the website, and members are welcome to use either or both methods to help find either a regular or one-game-only partner. If you're a WhatsApp user and would like to join the group, please contact Jane Lawrence via webmaster@westsussexbc.co.uk.


Monthly Prizes

In addition to our annual competitions, members may win unlimited free plays based on monthly attendance at face-to-face Club sessions. To be eligible to enter the monthly prize drawing, members must have played at The Old School at least 3 times during the preceding month. Those who have played at least 6 times will have 2 entries to the draw and those who have played at least 9 times will have 3 entries. The draw will take place at the first session of each month before play begins and two winners will be chosen at random on the picker wheel. Winners are then excluded from the following month's prize draw. A list of eligible members for both current and previous months can be seen by selecting Competitions on the menu.

For those members who like to play on Tuesday evenings, a prize is awarded each month based on the handicapped results of at least 3 sessions in the month.


WSBC Online

We are still offering online bridge for Club members only through a partnership with Avenue and Lewes Clubs. Two weekly sessions are available on BBO: Wednesday evenings at 7.30pm and Thursday afternoons at 1.30pm. If you would like to play and are not already registered, please contact Ed Barter (membership@westsussexbc.co.uk).


Results
Thurs Evening Duplicate
Director: Colin Mallows
Scorer: Colin Mallows
Tues Evening Duplicate
Director: Colin Mallows
Scorer: Colin Mallows
Thurs Evening Duplicate
Director: David Young
Scorer: David Young
Tues Evening Duplicate
Director: Chris Gray
Scorer: Chris Gray
Thurs Evening Duplicate
Director: Brian Cutler
Scorer: Brian Cutler

Click here to fill in a short request form, then take your confirmation email to your next game at The Old School and pay by BACS (bank details here or on your confirmation email).

If so, get some tips from an experienced player who will play with you in a f2f session, review the hands with you and answer your questions. Hurry - places are limited, so click here to book now!

Convention Cards and Partnership Agreements

Whilst not making it compulsory, the Committee would like to encourage all partnerships to have an agreed convention card. You can use your own layout, fill in one of the blank formats to be found on the EBU website or use the simple form on the front page of the score card. The EBU website has some suggested convention cards for basic systems. Having a written partnership agreement obviously helps consistency in bidding and playing and also improving your bridge.