Calendar
4th Mar 2025
Tues Evening Duplicate
7.15 pm
5th Mar 2025
Weds Evening Duplicate with Avenue/Lewes Online
7.30 pm
6th Mar 2025
No game this afternoon, sorry!
1:15 pm
6th Mar 2025
Thurs Afternoon Duplicate with Avenue/Lewes Online
1.30 pm
6th Mar 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 Chris Jago at secretary@westsussexbc.co.uk.


Horsham Welcome Pairs

Calling all new(ish) bridge players! Have you learned to play in the last 5 years and have an NGS of 8 or less? If so, this friendly and local event is for you!
 
Horsham Bridge Club is hosting SCCBA's Welcome Pairs on Sunday 2nd March from 1-5 pm, with prizes and afternoon tea. Click here for the entry form, or ring 07905 379039 to enquire. Entry fee is £22 per pair.


Mixed Pairs Champions
Mixed Pairs Champions

Congratulations to Mary Guy-Jones and Colin Mallows who are the 2025 WSBC Mixed Pairs Champions. Known prior to 2016 as the Eric Valentine Reeves Memorial Prize, the Mixed Pairs Championship is played as close as possible to Valentine's Day; this year the event fell on Tuesday, 11th February. In addition to the overall winners, a Flitch prize is awarded to the leading married pair, and our 2025 winners are David and Andrea Galpin.

   


Jackie Clinton Venture Pairs

*Date Change*
On Saturday 29th March at 2 pm our annual Jackie Clinton Venture Pairs event is to be held at The Old School. This competition is held in memory of past-Chairman Jackie Clinton and the winners are awarded the Clinton Cup. As Jackie requested, the format for this event is that one player in each pair will be less-experienced and the other will be experienced. Anyone may participate but no pre-arranged partnerships are permitted. Participants will be separated into the two categories of less-experienced and experienced based on their handicap at the beginning of March and will be paired by a random draw on the day to play a maximum of 24 boards. This is a light-hearted and fun event with a light tea served halfway through, finishing no later than 5.45 pm. The cost is £5 and all proceeds go to the Motor Neurone Disease Association. Participants must sign up in advance; a sign-up form is available here or email Club Secretary Chris Jago.


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 Afternoon Duplicate with Avenue/Lewes Online
Scorer: Julian Mitchell
Thurs Evening Duplicate
Director: Brian Cutler
Scorer: Brian Cutler
Weds Evening Duplicate with Avenue/Lewes Online
Scorer: Julian Mitchell
Tues Evening Duplicate
Director: Chris Jago
Scorer: Chris Jago
Thurs Afternoon Duplicate with Avenue/Lewes Online
Scorer: Julian Mitchell
Dates for your Diary
Sun 2 Mar SCCBA Welcome Pairs, Horsham
Thu 6 Mar no Thursday afternoon game
Thu 27 Mar no Thursday afternoon game
Sat 29 Mar Jackie Clinton Venture Pairs
Sat 29 Mar Garden Cities heat, Patcham
Sun 13 Apr Mid Sussex Teams of Eight, Thakeham

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.