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Welwyn Garden City Bridge Club

The Club was established in 1935 when it was one of the first duplicate bridge clubs in the country. It provides events and facilities for all skill levels from newcomers to internationals and for all ages from juniors to senior citizens.

The aim is to provide Duplicate Bridge activities every day at the Bridge Centre, Gosling Sports Park, Tel 01707 331056. Club Tel 01707 333959.

Regular Evening Bridge Events

Duplicate pairs are held most weekday evenings with results counting towards the Annual Ladders.

Regular pairs events on Monday and Wednesday evenings are open to all but slanted towards the more experienced.

Tuesday evenings are for the less experienced and for debutants to bridge. The events enable them to add progressively to their knowledge so that it is an easy step to graduate to other evenings.

Monday morning is an ordinary duplictae and Thursday mornings are for those who would like to seek advice during a Duplicate Event or wish to start playing competitive events.

Wednesday morning is an individual event.

Thursday evenings are restricted to simple bidding conventions and would suit those wishing to gain experience to move on to Mondays and Wednesdays.

Friday mornings are for workshops and post-mortem pairs for those who wish to develop their game.

Special events for club trophies are held on Friday evenings. The Club is the venue for many of the County competitions on Fridays.

Sundays are for major events and the home venue for Hertfordshire in the Eastern Counties League. The club is now the venue for two national events by the English Bridge Union.

Visitors are welcome to all regular events but not trophy events. Visit the club's website for partnership desk details. Please call to check if you intend to visit.

For all events hands are dealt by computer and a copy of the hands is available at the end of each event to take home for analysis.
Most events are scored on bridgemate.

Start times:
* Monday-Friday evenings 7.25pm and Bank Holidays 7.10pm.
* All morning sessions at 9.55am.

From September to April each year the club runs Bridge classes on:
* Monday afternoon - Novices/beginners on alternate years;
* Tuesday afternoon – supervised play – beginners/novices on alternate years;
* Tuesday evenings - Beginners/novice on alternate years;
* Wednesday evenings – Intermediate/advanced (3rd year+)
* Thursday evenings – Novices (2nd year)/beginners on alternate years
For further information on classes contact Barbara Kime 01707 267718; barbara.kime@ntlworld.com

Private Coaching and tuition for all levels from beginners to club expert can be arranged.

Membership is currently about 420.

Affiliated to the English Bridge Union and Hertfordshire Bridge Association.

Date of AGM: February

Directions: About 1km from junction 4 0f A1(M). Take A6129 to Welwyn Garden City and follow signs to Gosling Sports Park.

Publications: Handbook for members.