We are pleased to announce our plans for the "Bridge- It's a Big Deal" Festival in September. The Festival is a nationwide event, with many things planned in the County; the aims are to raise awareness of our great game, and recruit some new players, whilst raising money for Cancer Research UK.

Please note that, whether you're taking part or helping on Saturday 7th September, or playing at one of our regular sessions during the Festival, or even because you CAN'T be there but would like to contribute, you can make a donation to our  Cancer Research UK JustGiving page, by clicking on this link.

Tickets for the  WBC "Café Bridge" event, on Wed 11th  September, are now on general sale,  with seven out of eight tables already booked!  See the "Café Bridge" menu for details, where you can also find a flyer with choice of cafés and details of how to pay. 

"BRIDGE - EVERYWHERE!"  - Saturday 7th September, Worcester City Centre

This event will take place between 10-30am and 4-30pm on Sat 7th Sept, and is now taking shape.  We will be playing single tables of bridge in a wide variety of high-profile venues across the City Centre, - The Hive, The Commandery, Cathedral Square, The Cornmarket, M&S Café, The Dice Box, Reindeer Court and others.  We would like members (and others!) to volunteer to play bridge, for an hour or two, or maybe all day! and be prepared to answer questions and enthuse when passers-by ask you what you are doing! We hope there will be something for everyone! There will be Speed Bridge (only for those who want to!!), "Normal" bridge, or you can just book in as a table of friends and play Rubber or Chicago - and a supervised play sessions for our newcomers in the Hive!  Do contact Mike or Yvette, or any committee member if you'd like to PLAY or HELP or BOTH! on the day.  More details HERE.

WBC will also be supporting Cancer Research UK by running our normal sessions that week (Tue 10th/Wed 11th) fully in aid of the cause, with free bridge, and table money donations to CRUK.

Hallow Summer Extravaganza took place on Tue August 13th.

Twelve and a half tables had a great time, with a fabulous tea served to the tables, all beautifully prepared for us by Dev, with help from Lynn on the day. The Pimms supply was drunk dry, whilst some chose prosecco, or tea! Prizes went to Bryan and Marian (open), Angela and David (9-high) Denise and Linda (5-high), and Maurice and Janet (closest to 50%) Pics to follow.

Meanwhile, seven and a half tables had great fun at our Summer Special at Claines, on Wed 24th July.

The Pimm's flowed at the interval, along with excellent strawberries, cream, meringue and shortcake  prepared for us by Linda. We were entertained by John with an ode to the characters of WBC! Prizes went to Geoffrey and Mike, leading pair, to Peter and Sue, the highest placed non-expert pair, and to Maureen and Marian, closest to 50%. See picture.

Wednesday night (14th) saw the Teams event take place with 6 entries. The winning team, pictured, was Stewart, Joyce, Chris and Mike.

Nine Mixed Pairs (and an all-male pair!) contested the Mixed Pairs Trophy on Wed 10th July.

Congratulations to Jane and Dick, who won by a comfortable margin, with Jane + Mark in 2nd place, and Linda + Paul in 3rd. Pic to follow.

Thanks are due to Paul H and Geoffrey for Directing, scoring and ensuring we did not have a sit-out!

Twelve teams competed for the wine prizes on Tue 16th July, a good turn-out!

Winners were John S, Peter F, John D and Mike; with the XIMPS pairs prize going to Bryan and Brian Well done to all! 

Next teams event will be in September.

Six teams (main section) and two "Try" teams competed on Wednesday evening for the wine prizes. 

The main section was won by Mike, Alan, Jane and Rob, while the Try-Teams event was won by John, Sarah, Sue S and Chris B.

Next Wed teams event is set for 14th August with a "Try" section as usual. "Try-"players should note that there will also be a Try" pairs section on Wed 24th July on the night of the :Summer Special.

Many thanks to all who have completed GDPR forms; we now have nearly all members' forms completed now. Trish won the prize for the first completed one!

What GDPR means for you is summarised on WBC Privacy Policy Summary which you can find here, and our full policy can be viewed here.

If you have not yet completed a form, you can download the  blank PDF from here; First SAVE the PDF to your desktop, then RE-OPEN it, tick the boxes and fill in the details. Then email back to Mike (mike1958v@mail.com).

Members might like to know more about the Roger Bowles Bridge Library.

After Roger's tragic death in Dec 2015, his widow donated his extensive collection of Bridge books to us; it was agreed that these should be managed by the County Bridge Association, and they are stored by Martin Gill.  The full list of some 125 titles (both educational and humorous) can be found here, along with Martin Gill's contact details.

https://www.bridgewebs.com/cgi-bin/bwol/bw.cgi?club=worcestershire&pid=display_page65

We have a small "taster" selection at Claines for people to see, and books can also be booked out from there, using the notebook to record borrowing and return.

Get reading!!

♠ If you are looking for a game of Duplicate Bridge, we would like to think you have come to the right place...♥ 

♦ Just click HERE for details on how to start playing at Worcester Bridge  Club!♣ 

We play:

at Claines Royal British Legion, Cornmeadow Lane, WR3 7PL, every Wednesday

Start time 7.00 for 7.10pm.   

and at Hallow Parish Hall, Hallow Worcester, WR2 6PE, every Tuesday

Start time 12-50pm for 1pm.

Please pre-book, with Maureen for Wed sessions, and with Roland for Tuesday sessions

Currently, we do not have a host, but we can often pair up singles in advance.