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We have recently acquired an assortment of old WBU Journals and Newsletters, which enabled us to fill some of the gaps in our Porthcawl Congress History.  However, there is a huge gap between 1954 and 1987!!  If anyone has any info/pictures etc relating to 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
Frances Williams R.I.P.

Many members in West Wales and beyond will be sad to hear the news that Frances Williams, affectionately known as San, passed away yesterday afternoon. She was highly thought of in bridge circles, and played in both Llanelli and Carmarthen clubs. She also set up and very successfully ran Llandybie Bridge club, which swelled so greatly that new members couldn't be accommodated at one time! The club sadly was ended by Covid and then disrepair to their venue.

Frances has been ill for quite some time, but continued to play at Carmarthen club until she went into hospital several weeks ago. She died peacefully at  home, surrounded by her family. 

We send our condolences Frances' family.
WWBA Dates for your diary.......

Sun 21st Sept WWBA Swiss Pairs at Bancyfelin Village Hall -  hold the date
 
Fri 14th -  Sun 16th Nov PORTHCAWL CONGRESS at the SEABANK HOTEL
....Now Booking!
Welcome to the West Wales Area web site
Re-scheduled ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Our AGM will be held on FRIDAY 4th JULY at 2pm on ZOOM
Porthcawl Congress & Holiday Congress 2025

WBU & WEST WALES BRIDGE ASSOCIATION

The 76th Porthcawl Congress

Incorporating

Porthcawl Winter Holiday Congress

SEABANK HOTEL, PORTHCAWL, CF36 3LU

14th to 16th NOVEMBER 2025

WBU Green Points for main congress Swiss Pairs & Teams events

WBU Local points for all other events

Chief Tournament Director

IAN MITCHELL

For queries regarding accommodation OR if anyone is looking for a partner/team mates,

please email Lee Collier ldbcollier@hotmail.co.uk  

For all other enquiries please email wwba.porthcawl@gmail.com

Brochure with full details

Click here to Book GP Congress            Click here To Book Holiday Congress
Introduction to Bridge Base Online BBO

Introduction to BBO tutorial

BBO is a good starting point for using Online Bridge, here are a few pointers to get you online!

Register for BBO, it's FREE:

                               https://www.bridgebase.com/

Check out these videos:

            A Tour of BBO Features

                               https://youtu.be/nPStnNKVCQM 

            Know your way around BBO table

                                https://youtu.be/xyFULWYsVXc

Log in to BBO and try things out

  •  First try the Practice section, you can start a bidding table with your partner and try bidding against 2 robots
  • Next try Bridge Master in the Practice section, where you can test your declarer play at 5 levels (60+ problems at each level) this also gets you into using the site
  • Next go to Home and click on casual, you can play here for free either by just joining a table or clicking on "I have a partner take us to a table" this is very relaxed
  • Remember you need to alert your own bids by clicking the alert before completing the bid eg Weak 2 in H is entered by 2, Alert, type Weak, Hearts. Your partner does not see your alert
  • If you are playing against strangers you can click on their names to see where they are from etc. Assume all others are playing 5 C Majors and Strong NT

Practicing like this is very easy and fun. You can play for as long as you like, if you want to leave a table just click on your name and confirm, someone else will take you place..                           

Make sure that you give your friends your BBO name, click on the People link on the right, you can add your friends here and know when they are online
FAO All Women Bridge Players

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.
2025 Laidlaw Murray

Congratulations to Paul & Sophie Cunningham, Fu Cheung & Viking Yuen (pictured above) runaway winners of today's WWBA Teams of Four competition at Bancyfelin.  At the lunch break they were well clear of their nearest rivals (Peter Milewski, Mike Baker, Nicky Hancock & Martin Sheppard)  who made a valiant effort in the second session, but the gap was too big.  In 3rd position came Mike Best, David Birt, Tony Disley & Simon Richards.  Seven teams enjoyed a great day's bridge, organised and ably directed by our ATO Dave Nicklin. Thank you Dave!

Full results below.
2025 Ossie Evans Cup for Mixed Pairs

Congratulations to Rosie Preece and Howard Goss, winners of this year's WWBA Mixed Pairs competition, pictured above with Peter Milewski (WWBA Secretary)  In joint 2nd were Nicky Hancock & Martin Sheppard and Barry Thorne & Lucinda Booker, followed by Matt Greener & Gail Davis 4th, Nigel Astley & Sarah Walters 5th.

Rosie and Howard were part of our last year's winning President's Cup team, as were Martin, Nigel and Sarah!  Lovely to see you all on good form today; it certainly bodes well for the future of West Wales bridge!!

Many thanks to Dave Nicklin, our hard working ATO, for organising and directing today's event. 

Full results below.                             Well done everyone!
Vince Bevan Pairs 2024

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Archive photo of Mike Reed and Barry Thorne,  winners of 2024 Vince Bevan trophy,  who escaped before anyone could take a new picture wink
Results
22nd Jun 2025
CofC 2025 10 tbls combined
Director: Dave
23rd Mar 2025
LM To4 7 teams sess1 23March25 Session 2
Director: Dave
23rd Mar 2025
LM To4 7 teams sess1 23March25 Session 1
Director: Dave
23rd Mar 2025
LM To4 7 teams sess1 23March25 Overall
Director: Dave
23rd Feb 2025
WWBA Mixed Pairs
Bancyfelin Village Hall
Director: Dave
3rd Nov 2024
Porthcawl Swiss Teams Overall
2nd Nov 2024
Saturday Holiday Pairs AM
2nd Nov 2024
Saturday Holiday Pairs PM
1st Nov 2024
Porthcawl Friday Open Pairs
Director: Sarah
1st Nov 2024
Friday Holiday Pairs
Calendar
21st Sep 2025
Swiss Pairs
Bancyfelin Village Hall 11am
14th Nov 2025
Porthcawl Congress
Seabank Hotel
Director: Ian Mitchell
15th Nov 2025
Porthcawl Congress
Seabank Hotel
Director: Ian Mitchell
16th Nov 2025
Porthcawl Congress
Seabank Hotel
Director: Ian Mitchell
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