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Many thanks to Mike Tedd for providing material on the early days of Porthcawl Congress. Our website already contained some information on the more recent years, but there is a huge gap between 1945 and 2008!!  If anyone has any pictures/posters/programmes etc for the intervening years which we could include, then I would be delighted if they could email me.

Christine Smith (Webmaster)

Click here to email Chris

Booking NOW.....

 
75th Anniversary Porthcawl Congress
Fri 1st - Sunday 3rd November
At The Seabank Hotel, Porthcawl
Online GP Swiss Pairs

Oliver Cowan, in conjunction with the WBU, has launched a new series of Online Swiss Pairs; the next is Saturday, October 26th.

This is open to all (juniors free), with prizes and Green Points being awarded for each event. Please see Oliver’s Bridgewebs site for Details

Welcome to the West Wales Area web site
NOW BOOKING - F2F Porthcawl Congress

WBU & WEST WALES BRIDGE ASSOCIATION

75th Anniversary Porthcawl Congress

Incorporating

**  Porthcawl Winter Holiday Congress - see UPDATED INFO  **

SEABANK HOTEL, PORTHCAWL, CF36 3LU

Friday 1ST to Sunday 3RD NOVEMBER 2024

WBU Green Points for main congress Swiss events

WBU Local points for all other events

Prizes for best scores in all sessions

Chief TD & Congress Organiser

SARAH AMOS

Email: sarahamostd@gmail.com  *   Phone: 07930 503746

Brochure with Full details and entry form

GP Congress Entry Link          Holiday Congress Entry Link

Here are details of Accommodation bookings for the Seabank Porthcawl, please pay in full (cancellation for a full refund possible up to 1st September 2024)  It is vital that we have good numbers staying at the Hotel if the Congress is to be a success. Remember this is great value for a top Hotel : £158 pp for 2 nights Dinner B&B (in a single/double/twin room) and a light lunch on Sunday!  Double rooms for single occupancy - £214. 

If you have already paid a deposit please pay the balance by 1st September 2024.

N.B. No more single rooms left. Unless you intend to share. you will need to book a double room for single occupancy.

Lee Collier is handling booking reservations for the Seabank. 

Please complete the following form to let her know your room requirements and then make payment to “West Wales Bridge Association”

EITHER online to the WWBA account: Sort code:16-33-09, A/c:14339391, Ref: SEABANK (followed by your SURNAME)

       OR by cheque to
             Lee Collier, The Old Post Office, Jeffreyston, Kilgetty,  
                                           Pembrokeshire SA68 0RE
West Wales wins The 2024 President's Cup!

Congratulations to Martin Shepherd & John Gardner, Nigel Astley & Sarah Walters, Howard Goss & Rosie Preece (pictured above) who won this year's President's Cup Competition!

The Spickett Bowl was won by East Wales, with the West in 2nd place and the Perry Shield by North Wales, with the West coming 3rd.

Well done everyone....no wooden spoons for us this year.  click for full results

Porthcawl Library
Following the closure of the Porthcawl Bridge Club, the extensive library of Tutorials, Tips, and Conventions previously held on that site has now been re-homed on this site.
See side panel for detailed contents.
Vince Bevan Pairs 2024

Archive photo of Mike Reed and Barry Thorne,  winners of 2024 Vince Bevan trophy,  who escaped before anyone could take a new picture wink

2024 Swiss Pairs winners

Kevin & Tony with WWBA Chairman Steve Jarvis and ATO David Nicklin

Congratulations to Kevin Maddox & Tony Haworth who,for the second year running have won the WWBA Swiss Pairs , this time without losing a match!  Well done to Mike Malough & Ros Morgan, playing in their first Area event, who were the only pair to hold them to a draw!  In the lead for the first 4 rounds were Howard Goss & Rosie Preece, but then Kevin & Tony edged ahead and in the end proved to be just too strong for Howard & Rosie who ended joint 6th.  Vida Halford & Glyn Williams and Geoff & Julia Griffiths crept up through the field to finish 2nd & 3rd respectively.

Many thanks to Dave Nicklin for organising and directing another highly successful event. It was great to see some new faces playing yesterday, Twenty-four pairs registered, though unfortunately one pair had to drop out at short notice. This was the same number as played last year when we had a large contingent from East Wales who were unavailable this year. 

Hopefully face to Face Bridge is recovering at last smiley

Full result below

2024 John Isaac Pairs

After a closely fought competition this year's winners of the John Isaac Cup were Peter Milewski & Tim Dean, pictured above with WWBA Chair Steve Jarvis. Steve and his partner Mike Baker were not far behind, in second place, with last year's winners, Tony Haworth & Emer Disley, hot on their heels in third.  These three pairs were well in the lead at the lunch break and no-one was able to catch up with them in the afternoon session.  Congratulations to all three pairs!  Many thanks to our ATO, Dave Nicklin, for organising and directing this event, including a most enjoyable buffet lunch.

Unfortunately, once again we were unable to run the Ann Dolan competition, due to lack of entries sad.....maybe next year??

Full results below,

Results
WWBA Vince Bevan Pairs
Bancyfelin Village Hall
Director: Dave
WWBA Swiss Pairs
Bancyfelin Village Hall
Director: Dave Nicklin
WWBA AGM/John Isaac/Ann Dolan Pairs
Tumble Hall
Director: Dave
Laidlaw Murray - WWBA Teams of Four
Tumble Hall
Director: Sarah
Laidlaw Murray Teams S1
Laidlaw MurrayTeams S2
WWBA Mixed Pairs (Ossie Evans Cup)
Llanarthne Village Hall
Director: Dave
"VIRTUAL" PORTHCAWL CONGRESS - GP Championship Pairs
BBO
Director: Sarah Amos
WWBA Vince Bevan Pairs
Llanarthne Village Hall
Director: Dave
GP Swiss Pairs
Tumble Hall
Director: Dave Nicklin
Calendar
1st Nov 2024
Porthcawl Congress
Seabank Hotel, Porthcawl
Director: Sarah Amos
2nd Nov 2024
Porthcawl Congress
Seabank Hotel, Porthcawl
Director: Sarah Amos
3rd Nov 2024
Porthcawl Congress
Seabank Hotel, Porthcawl
Director: Sarah Amos