Newsletter 10 January 2025
In our newsletter this week..
- Message from the President
- SFOB Results
- Beginners Lessons
- Supervised Sessions
- Upcoming Events
- Ian Morison
Message from the President
Congratulations to Josh!
Huge congratulations to Josh Tomlin and his partner Shaanan on the safe arrival of their baby boy Arthur Tomlin, on Tuesday, 7 January! For those who may not know Josh, he is a former CBC member who moved to Adelaide in early 2022. Despite the move, he continues to stay connected with our club by directing our Monday evening RealBridge sessions. We hope you are soaking up those precious baby snuggles, and we wish you all the best as you begin this exciting new chapter of your lives. đ
Allergy Reminder
A gentle reminder that a number of our members have allergies resulting in breathing problems, so can members please refrain from wearing perfume/aftershave when coming to play, thank you.
Summer Festival of Bridge
Congratulations to all CBC members who have been competing at the Canberra Rex this past week! Some great results, well done everyone!
Congratulations also go to our Youth players who have been competing in the Australian Youth Championship being held at the Canberra Accommodation Centre this past week.
- Mary
SFOB Results
Australian Youth Pairs Final overall
1st - Zara Chowdury & Liam Minogue
Currently Maxwell Ashurst and Alexis Wilsmore are competing in the Australian Junior Team selection. We wish them the best of luck.
Rookie Welcome Pairs:
1st - Lyndall Kennedy & Kate Latimer
Novice Welcome Pairs:
2nd (N/S) - Belinda Moss & Jenny Bell
1st (E/W) - Paul Birkby & Debra Birkby
2nd (E/W) - David Kenny & Kathleen Kenny
Red Point Duplicates
Day 1: 1st- PERELLE SCALES and JOHN DONOVAN
Day 2: 2nd - PETER TALSMA and MARTIN HOLMES
Day 3: 1st - LYN TURNER and JENNY BROGAN
Chris Diment Matchpoint Swiss Pairs:
3rd - Sue La Peyre & Bob Cox
Under 100 MPs Matchpoint Swiss Pairs:
2nd - Penelope Shilling & Susie Thearle
3rd - Paul Birkby & Debra Birkby
Under 20 MPs Matchpoint Swiss Pairs:
3rd - Lyndall Kennedy & Kate Latimer
National Under 750 Teams:
2nd - Nichols Team (Larissa Cowlishaw, Cathy Nichols, Chris Tough, Michael Burt & others).
National Senior & Womenâs Teams:
We have members who are now competing in the Senior Teams playoff (semi-finals) - Malcolm Carter (Team Bloom). Ian Thomson & George Kozakos (Team Beauchamp). And the Womenâs Team playoff (semi-final) - Jodi Tutty (Team Tutty) and Judith Tobin (Team Bird).
- For full results from the SFOB click here
- For full results for the Youth competition click here
Beginners Lessons in 2025
We have an exciting new Education Program commencing in the new year! The Beginner Lessons will be starting in the 2nd last week of January 2025. These lessons will be held in the club on Wednesday evenings (22nd ) and Friday mornings (24th) and continue for six weeks finishing at the end of February. If you know of anyone wanting to learn our âaddictiveâ game please get them to contact our Managers -
For further details refer to our webpage through the link below.
Supervised Sessions 2025
The Supervised Sessions will be taking a break over Christmas and New Year. Please rejoin the sessions when we return next year:
- Jan 29 - Dec 17 Wednesday 7pm-10pm
- Jan 31 - Dec 19 Friday 9:30am - 12:30pm
Upcoming Events
Margaret Bourke Pairs
- 21-28 January 7:15pm
- Click here to Enter
Ian Morison
As most of our directors and managers will still be playing at the SFOB next week, the club will operate with a minimum number of staff. Please be patient and try to help our fill in directors as much as you can.
Many thanks to Jennifer Yeats for volunteering to look after the office during this time. It would be appreciated if the members could leave all non urgent matters to be addressed on the following week after the SFOB.
For those playing this weekend, do well and have fun!
Elizabeth
