WBU PRESIDENT Andrea Knox WBU CEO  Ceri Pierce |
 UK Tournaments: Sun, Mon, Wed, Fri – £1.25. Club Sessions. See Website for Details |
Online League – Liz is now organising the next (12th) Geoff Evans Online League schedule – closing dater for entries is 16th September – to liz_atkinson@btinternet.com
12.8.24/9.9.24
TD Courses – the WBU are running two two-day TD courses in the near future – a) 27th Sept and 18th Oct – Llanharry – run by Tony Haworth (x7tonyh@gmail.com); b) 16,17th Nov – Swansea Bridge Club – run by Sarah Amos (sarahamostd@gmail.com). These courses should enable TDs to run Area events, hopefully progressing to National events. There is still room on the courses; if interested please contact the relevant organiser.
5.9.24
WBU Sims – these will be held during the week Monday 16th – Friday 20th September, online or face-to-face, with different hands each day. There will be commentaries available online after the event (at 10pm. each evening). The entry fee is £3.00 per player and the event will support not only Youth Bridge in Wales – the future of the game in Wales – but also the Wales Air Ambulance.
A list of participating Clubs can be found from the calendar entry. Please contact the relevant Club official for Club details.
5.9.24
Junior Mini-Bridge – time to book your place on the rescheduled session. All details on the attached poster, please feel free to circulate, any help appreciated. This reminder has been left until the start of term as your youngster may wish to bring a friend along, that would be great. We need to start firming up on numbers – names and ages (the juniors not the adults!) Andrea has prepared some super packs to take away. Also, when replying please include your phone number. Poster
Looking forward to a fun day.
5.9.24
StepBridge – for those of you who actively play on StepBridge (run in conjunction with the WBU), there is now a web-based version of the app platform. This has a much ‘cleaner’ appeal – please give it a try (https://app.stepbridge.co.uk/). A full User Guide is available via this site (Online->Online Platforms), or via the StepBridgeUK website. If you haven’t yet tried StepBridge, please feel free to register and then you can participate in any of the four weekly evening tournaments (master-points awarded), or any of the club events.
18.8.24
WBU NewsLetter – The latest WBU Newsletter is now available. Edited by our expert Paul Lamford, this highly entertaining and informative publication is a ‘must’ read for everyone – Newsletter
12.8.24
Premier League – Please get your Premier League entries submitted shortly (closing date Aug. 30th). Remember this event (two weekends) also forms the basis for next year’s Camrose selection. See the calendar entry-form for full details.
9.8.24
Welsh & Cambria Competitions – these competition are falling behind schedule. Also the results may not be up-to-date. It is important that captains submit using the official form, whereby both the NTO and Webmaster receive the result.
Following this ‘chaser’ I have now received a number of backlog results. Please see Welsh-Cup and Cambria Cup for up-to-date results (even for previous losers who have a ‘second-chance’).
6.8.24
Welsh Women’s League – all ladies are invited to participate in the new format League matches (teams). You can play either online (RealBridge) or F-to-F. For full details and entry see Women’s League.
4.8.24
Laws’ Flowcharts – a revised version of the ‘Laws’ Flowcharts’ is now available (incorporating various Laws’ revisions). Please contact Ceri (ceri@wbu.org.uk) or Tony (webmaster@wbu.org.uk) for details and purchasing – £12 + £2 p&p.
1.8.24
European Youth Teams (Online) – the EBL will be hosting an online championships for youth, starting in September. Details
15.7.24
Learn Bridge for Free – Jack Stocken has created a series of nine Online Bridge Lessons, which are available to the WBU – Lessons. Jack is also planning a ‘Learners Competition’ in a few weeks time.
Also any prospective students wanting to further their interest in the game are encouraged to email Ceri – ceri@wbu.org – for further information.
10.7.24
National Tournament Organiser – the WBU will now need a replacement for Simon Gottschalk as the National Tournament Organiser. Simon will not be standing for re-election at the forthcoming AGM. The incumbent will be expected to help shape the WBU and its National Events. If interested please contact ceri@wbu.org.uk
Simon will assist in the hand-over, and the WBU thank him for all his efforts over the past few years.
29.5.24
Subscriptions – the WBU would like to remind all members that WBU subsriptions are due from April 1st. The fees are: – £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.
6.2.24
KEEP BRIDGE ALIVE
8.3.20
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