| Objectives |
The objectives of the WCBA are to promote and further the interests of bridge in the County and to organise Contract Bridge competitions. This Web Site will include details of future events, results of County competitions and other information concerning the organisation of bridge in the County.
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| Barbara Griffiths |
 We are sad to report that Barbara Griffiths passed away on the 14th of June at the age of 90.
This picture shows her being presented with a bouquet of flowers by Club Chairman Keith Collins, having retired from Bromsgrove Bridge Club after 60 years. Barbara was one of the founder members of the Club and, in her time, has held almost every position of responsibility on the Club Committee. Her service to the club in these "official" roles and in thousands of other less formal ways is impossible to measure. Her boundless energy, wise counsel, unfailing courtesy and steady friendship will be sorely missed.
A full obituary and details of her funeral will be provided later.
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| Success at the Corwen |
John Sansom & Clive Owen have won the Corwen !
This is a National event competed by the leading pairs from each County Association of the EBU.
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| AGM |
The AGM will be held on the 23rd of June at Claines, Worcester and will be followed by a pairs event. The accounts will be published soon.
Notice of AGM
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| Chairman's Cup |
This is a fun event aimed at people taking lessons or who have just started playing duplicate bridge – to be eligible you need less than five year’s playing experience (excluding beginner’s lessons). Players with an NGS greater than 7 and/or previous winners are not eligible to enter. The event is played at a gentle pace over 18 boards.
it is being held on Sunday the 27th of July at Ombersley Memorial Hall, starting at 2.00 pm.
Click in this box for more details.
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| Latest News |
The Championship Teams was won by Steve Allerston, Nick Forward, Richard Jephcott & John Sansom.
At half time in the Regional Finals of the Garden Cities Trophy Malvern Bridge Club were lying 2nd with 3 Clubs to qualify for the National Final but eventually finished a very respectable 4th.
Mike Willoughby has a written a May 2025 Edition of the County Newsletter. Previous editions of the Newsletter can be found under the Information/Worcestershire Bridge News menu item.
In the final County Match of the season against Gloucestershire the 1st Team won 11-9, the 2nd Team won 17-3 & the 3rd team won 16-4.This means that the 3rd team have won the Markham Trophy and the 2nd team were runners up in the Porter competition.
In the 6th County Match of the season against Oxfordshire the 1st Team won 12-8, the 2nd Team lost 2-18 & the 3rd team lost 9-11. In the 9-high match we won 14-6.
The 5th County Match of the season against Derbyshire was played half online and half F2F at Spondon. The 1st Team lost 8-12, the 2nd Team won 11-9 & the 3rd team won 20-0.
In the 4th County Match of the season against Leicestershire the 1st Team lost 4-16, the 2nd Team drew 10-10 & the 3rd team won 12-8.
In the 3rd County Match of the season against Nottinghamshire the 1st Team won 11-9, the 2nd Team won 20-0 & the 3rd team won 18-2.
In the 2nd County Match of the season against Warwickshire the 1st Team lost 0-20, the 2nd Team won 17-3 & the 3rd team won 15-5.
In the 1st County Match of the season against Staffordshire the 1st Team won 20-0, the 2nd Team won 12-8 & the 3rd team won 18-2.
Nick Forward & Geoffrey Herbert are now both qualified County TDs.
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| County Night Bridge |
Monday Evening Bridge is back!
Exciting news - The County is relaunching Monday Face to Face evening bridge:
On the 2nd Monday of each month there will be a ‘Matchpointed’ Pairs evening
On the 4th Monday of each month there will be a ‘IMP’ Pairs evening.
The first session was held on Monday 23rd September, and was very successful with 8 tables playing IMP Pairs.
On the 9th of December a Christmas Charity Teams Event was held with 10 teams taking part.
The next session will be a Matchpointed Pairs event on the 9th of June.
It is intended that these will be friendly and social, but competitive.
The venue will be The British Legion Club, Cornmeadow Lane, Claines, Worcester, (where Worcester Bridge Club plays on Wednesday evenings). Post code is WR3 7PL
Please arrive before 7pm, so bridge can start by 7pm if possible.
If you plan to play, please notify Dennis Loynes on 07773 365760 or by e-mail to: dennis.loynes.dl@gmail.com (But if you forget to book don’t worry – you'll still be welcome.) A list of players registered for the next event can be found here.
The charge will be Ł3 per player, which will include tea/coffee and biscuits in the interval. The County Treasurer will invoice you periodically for the evenings that you play (i.e. cashless on the evening).
The bar will also be open for refreshments, particularly after play when interesting hands may be discussed!
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| County Championship Pairs 2025 |
 The County Championship Pairs was won by Mike Heard & David Philpott. Nick Forward & Steve Allerston were 2nd and Mike Willoughby & Martin Gill were 3rd.
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| Ron Allen Trophy 2025 |
 Bromsgrove Bridge Club were convincing winners of the Ron Allen Trophy and will now represent Worcestershire in the Regional Final of the Garden Cities Trophy on Saturday 10th May.
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| Inter Club Teams |
 After the fifth and final heat of the Inter Club Teams Droitwich Bridge Club maintained their lead and finished over 100 IMPs ahead of 2nd placed Bromsgrove with Malvern a close 3rd. Over the 5 heats Droitwich were represented by Nick Forward, Steve Allerston, Dennis Loynes, Eddy Blackburn, Richard Jephcott, Stuart Norgrove & Nicola Downes. The four players from the final heat are shown here with the trophy.
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| Midland Counties League |
We played the final Midland Counties League match of the season yesterday against Gloucestershire. This has always been one of the most difficult fixtures of the season because Gloucestershire always puts out strong teams. However, on this occasion we won all three matches – well done to the players. Particularly well done to the Markham Team who, needing to win 15-5 to win the division, actually managed to win 16-4. So they were placed first in the Markham division and, no less creditably, the Porter Team were runners-up to Oxfordshire in the Porter division.
This performance by our county, which is far from being one of the larger ones in the Midland Counties League, reflects well not just on our players, and their commitment to playing in these matches, but also on our clubs in providing a challenging playing environment to help our teams to sharpen their game.
The Markham (third) team will now go on to compete in the Inter County League National Final representing the Midlands on the 8 June.
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| Rubber Bridge Knock-Out |
In the semi finals of the rubber bridge competition
Martyn Hills & Ian Kemp beat Martin Gill & Tony Oliver
Keith Collins & Clive Finney beat Eugene Elija & Michael Hudson
In the final
Martyn Hills & Ian Kemp beat Keith Collins & Clive Finney
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| Recent Successes |
At the Ranked Masters Pairs the Premier Grand Master Pairs and the Grand Masters Pairs were combined. John Sansom & Clive Owen came 3rd overall and were the 2nd placed Premier Grand Masters pair. Steve Allerston & Nick Forward came 5th overall and were the 3rd placed Grand Masters pair.
Chris & Joyce Taylor came 2nd in the Edgar Foster Cups.
John Sansom & Jason Hackett won the Swiss Pairs at Scarborough on a split tie.
The Worcestershire Team of Mike Willoughby, Stewart Fishburne, Chris & Joyce Taylor won the Midland Counties Bowl.
The Worcestershire team of Mike Willoughby, Stewart Fishburne, John Sansom, Nick Forward & Steve Allerston did very well to finish 3rd in the Pachabo.
At the Scottish Overseas Congress in Turkey Jimmy and Maureen Ledger came 3rd in the Swiss Pairs and were part of the team which won the Afternoon Teams. In the Swiss Teams Dick & Jane Rutter were part of the winning team with Chris & Joyce Taylor, Jimmy & Maureen Ledger coming second.
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