Welwyn Garden City Bridge Club
Release 2.19r
TD enquiries

Steve Hull is Chief TD (wgcbcchiefTD@gmail.com) and Satish Panchamia is Deputy Chief TD (wgcbcdeputychiefTD@gmail.com); please email them for any queries.

Membership Liaison Officer

Members can contact Janet Wren, the Club’s Membership Liaison Officer directly by emailing wgcbcliaison@gmail.com or phoning 07768 441022 and leaving a message.

Janet can help with any query or comments and will bring any relevant and important matters to the committee’s attention.

Committee minutes February 2026

The minutes for the committee meeting, February 2026, have been published; these can be found in the Members' Area of the website.

 

Rules and Procedures - update March 2026

At the February Committee Meeting, Appendix 1 in the Club Rules and Procedures were updated.

Welcome to Welwyn Garden City Bridge Club
April 14: Student social and bridge
April 14: Student social and bridge

Tuesday 14 April 7pm @ KGV

Student social and a game of bridge - nibbles and alcohol free bubbly provided!

Arrive by 6:45pm and bring your own glass!

Cost £5 

Please sign up here

Congratulations

HBA Nine High Pairs Sunday 22 March

Congratulations to the following pairs:

Clare & David Crout; Stephanie Ford & Yvonne Palmer; Jackie Bell & Geoff Dodding.

Second Place; Third Place and Fourth Place.

Well Done!!

Local Election Lunch and Game 07/05/2026
Local Election Lunch and Game 07/05/2026

Thursday 07 May 2026 10am @ The Waggoners, Brickwall Close, Ayot Green, Welwyn AL6 9AA

Please see the March Bulletin for details

To sign up click here

Lifelong Learning @ Bridge

For members of the club, we have the following sessions this week:

Helen’s Improver lesson

Monday 23 March

3-5pm & 7:30-9:30pm @ KGV

When opp open Weak Two or pre-empts

Please email improverwgcbc@gmail.com, cost £13

Steve’s Intermediate lesson

Wednesday 25 March

3-5pm & 7:30-9:30pm @ KGV

End of year revision

Please email intermediatewgcbc@gmail.com, cost £13

Seminar

Friday 27 March

10am-12:30pm @ KGV

Unassuming cue bids

Just turn up, cost £5

The payment will be deducted from your cashless bridge account.

Sign-up sheets
Sign-up sheets

         

King George V Playing Fields, Beehive Lane, WGC AL7 4BP

Visitors are always welcome but need a Club ID - we require 48 hours notice. Please use the application on our home page – Membership & Visitors – and you will be contacted.

Members bringing a visitor are asked to ensure this is done at least 48 hours before the session.

Wednesday AM Pairs (L4 systems), 10am @ KGV

Please arrive by 9:45am and be seated at 9:50

Please sign up here

Thursday AM Pairs (L2 systems), 10am @ KGV

Please arrive by 9:45am and be seated at 9:50

Please sign up here

Saturday GD/SP, 10:30am @ KGV

Note: SP sessions are for members only

Please arrive by 10:15 and be seated by 10:20

Please sign up here

Swiss Pairs, (L4 systems)

Wednesday 13 May, 7:30pm on RealBridge

Please sign up here

HBA Events
HBA Events

Below are the forthcoming HBA events; these are free to HBA Members:

Championship Pairs Final:

Sunday 26 April @ 11am

RealBridge

For more details click here

Seven-High Pairs:

Friday 29 May @ 9:45am

RealBridge

For more details click here

Green-pointed Swiss Pairs:

Sunday 26 July @ 11am

Jersey Farm, St Albans

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Blue Pointed Event

Cambs and Hunts Contract Bridge Association are holding their annual

Face to Face Swiss Pairs event on the 26thApril 2026

This is a link to the event: Cambs&Hunts

They meet just outside of Cambridge in The Fulbourne Centre. There is a Licensed bar and plenty of parking.

Results
Thursday AM Pairs
Wednesday AM Pairs
Level 2 Teams
A Flight Teams Div 1
A Flight Teams Div 2
Intermediate GD
Tranquil Tuesday
Club Duplicate
Gentle Duplicate
Thursday AM Pairs
Wednesday AM Pairs
Competitive Pairs
Tranquil Tuesday
Tranquil Tuesdayt
Club Duplicate
Calendar
Fri 27th Mar 2026
Workshop - Passive or active defence
KGV 10.00
£5 per member. No partner needed, no sign up, just turn up!
Sat 28th Mar 2026
Supervised Play
KGV 10.30
Mon 30th Mar 2026
Club Duplicate
RealBridge 10:00
20 Brds. Level 4 MP & NGS
Tue 31st Mar 2026
Tranquil Tuesday
RealBridge 19:00
18 Brds Level 2 MP & NGS
Tue 31st Mar 2026
Introduction to Gentle Duplicate
KGV 19.30
Wed 1st Apr 2026
Wednesday AM Pairs
KGV 10:00
24 Brds Level 4 MP & NGS
Wed 1st Apr 2026
Competitive Pairs
RealBridge 19.30
21/22 Brds Level 4 NGS & MP
Thu 2nd Apr 2026
Thursday AM Pairs
KGV 10:00
24 Brds Level 2 MP & NGS
Mon 6th Apr 2026
Club Duplicate
RealBridge 10:00
20 Brds. Level 4 MP & NGS
Tue 7th Apr 2026
Tranquil Tuesday
RealBridge 19:00
18 Brds Level 2 MP & NGS
Scoring errors

If you notice a scoring error within 48 hours of the start of the session, please email welwynbridge@gmail.com with full details.

WGCBC Session Fees

Our sessions are open to all adults aged 18 and over.

If you are a visitor, you and your partner are very welcome to play at any duplicate session, please email: wgcbcmembership@gmail.com

Friday seminars/PMP, other tuition sessions and Supervised Play sessions are for members only

Duplicate session fees (both online and face-to-face): 

Members £2.50      Visitors £3.50   

Payable via Cashless Bridge