On Sunday, 10th March, six members of East Berks Scrabble Club travelled to Swindon to take part in the Rotary Open Scrabble Championship of Wiltshire, held at the spacious headquarters of the Nationwide Building Society.

It was a successful day, with Wanda de Poitiers winning Division B, with 6 wins out of 7 games, and Hepzi Rodrigues winning Division C, also with 6 wins out of 7 games, and Tricia Walker in second place with 4 wins from 7 games.

Wanda qualifies for the National Scrabble Championship finals, to be held in the autumn, as does Helen Harding, who finished ninth in Division A with 4 wins from 7 games.