WBU PRESIDENT Andrea Knox WBU CEO  Ceri Pierce |
PORTHCAWL CONGRESS
13th – 15th November
WBU Simultaneous Pairs – will be held the week of 21st September Monday to Friday – see events list or click here for details of clubs holding heats. Contact individual clubs for more details.
Lady Milne Trials – entries are now open. Trials will take place at Cardiff Bridge Club 23-24 January. Click here for full details and entry form.
8.9.26
Gold Cup – entries for the 2027 Gold Cup, Britain’s Premier team event, are now being taken. The closing date for entries is 30th October. See Entry Form and Poster.
25.7.26/8.9.26
Premier League / Camrose Trial – The Premier League has been cancelled and is replaced with a Pairs based Camrose trial at Gwent Bridge Academy on 24-25 October. Closing date is 18th September. Please enter here.
25.8.26 4.9.26
Daphne Patrick – it is with deep sadness that we report that Daphne died on August 25th. She was President of the Welsh Bridge Union, and represented Wales in the Lady Milne trophy. Her daughter has written an obituary
27.8.26
CEO Retirement – After many successful years in her role as WBU Chief Executive Officer, Ceri Pierce will be retiring at the end of September 2026. We are all very grateful to her for her sterling work. The WBU is looking for a replacement for her, or indeed a number of replacements, as it is an option for this role to be divided into a number of areas. An overview of the WBU itself and of Ceri’s current role where a replacement will be required, split into 5 specific sections can be found here. We are inviting applications for all or any number of these sections. Please respond where possible by 31st August.
24.8.26
Porthcawl Congress – 13th-15th November 2026 – join us at Heronston Hotel (please note the change of venue from the Seabank) for the 77th Porthcawl Congress – More information here.
4.7.26 24.8.26 4.9.26 8.9.26
Free Junior Event – Bridge Great Britain are holding an online junior pairs event on Saturday 28th November. Please click here for details.
24.8.26
Area Events – the autumn round of Area events is approaching. Get your entries in for West Wales – Swiss Pairs; East Wales – Stan Berger (Open Pairs); Mid Wales – Ladies/Men’s Pairs
25.7.26
StepBridge – it is with sadness that we now have to discontinue our use of StepBridgeUK, primarily due to falling numbers. In its place the WBU intend to use the existing WBU RealBridge platform, and continue with our weekly tournaments (days to be decided). We intend to discontinue StepBridgeUK as from 31stAugust, and have a RealBridge platform in place, having trained Directors. It is recognised that many members have already pre-purchased Participation Points, and the monetary value of these will be refunded where possible. If you wish to reclaim any monies please contact our treasurer – Jean Cuffley – cufleyj@gmail.com – stating how many PPs you need a refund for, and provide her with your bank details. This refund option will only be available until 1st October, after which any residual funds will be transferred to the Welsh Bridge Union.
All developments can be seen by reference to the Welsh Bridge Union website.
14.7.26
U3A Bridge Teachers – help is needed by the U3A on Tuesday afternoons on RealBridge to help teach ACOL to their new players in supervised practice sessions. Please contact ceri@wbu.org.uk if you are interested in helping.
26.5.26
April Newsletter – Paul Lamford’s next WBU Newsletter is hot off the press. Read all about it.
18.5.26
Subscriptions – the WBU would like to remind all members that WBU subscriptions are due from April 1st. The fees remain unchanged from last year – £20 via an affiliated Club (incl Area Subscription); – £25 Direct Membership; – £1 Juniors (under 25). Please use the Online Renewal Form. Alternatively send directly to WBU Membership Secretary mpmsec@wbu.org.uk with payment via cheque or BACS .
New members can join by submitting a WBU Application Form (members who joined after Jan 1st will have their membership automatically renewed at no charge). Clubs can also submit a bulk membership renewal on behalf of their members – Bulk Renewals via Club.
For full details see 2026 Membership Details
18.3.26
The Welsh Bridge Union (WBU) is a membership-funded organisation committed to promoting the game of duplicate bridge. It is also the National Bridge Organisation for Wales recognised by, and affiliated to the World Bridge Federation and the European Bridge League.
For administrative purposes, the WBU is split into four geographical areas.
EWBA
MWBA NWBA WWBA
Welsh Bridge Union Area Association Websites