Newsletter 27 November 2025

In our newsletter this week...

2026 Calendar
Christmas Lunch
Bridge on the Air
Holiday Schedule
Gift Certificates
Online Lessons
Upcoming Events
Results
Lighter Moments

2026 Calendar

Our tournament calendar for next year is available now. Please download it here:

CBC Calendar 2026

Christmas Lunch

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"In the week before Christmas,"

(The Committee declared),

"Our CBC members

Must surely be fed

With morsels of chicken

And ham from the bone

And pudding with custards

And pavlova thrown

On plates and in bowls

And on tables all set

With festive, bright baubles

And lest we forget

With glasses of bubbly

To 'cheer' on our year

Of no trumps and doubles

And 'one light!' (oh dear!)."

I hope you will all join the Christmas lunch on Wednesday 17 Dec at 1 pm.

The meal is being catered by the chef at Cafe Constitution (for those of you who know this eatery in the National Archives building) and will be delicious.

There is also a vegetarian option of mushrooms (NOT 'a la Erin') with cheese and all the usual side dishes:- condiments, potatoes, roasted vegetables, bread rolls and salads.

The CBC will provide each of us with a glass of champagne.

It's been our best post-Covid year so far with many more to come, and we hope to see you at our 2025 Christmas lunch.

Ho ho ho!

Nicole - chair of the Social Committee

🧑‍🎄 🎄🔔

For catering purposes it is essential that tickets to this event need to be prepaid, please click on the link below to register through your myABF account.

When: Wednesday 17th December 2025 at 1 pm
Cost: $42.50 pp
Click here to register

Bridge on the Air

Tune in to ABC Radio Canberra next Tuesday morning and listen to our committee members, Alison Russell-French and Vanessa Brown, talk about the joys (and frustrations!) of playing the game we all love.

This Tuesday 2 December at 10.40am on ABC 666 AM.

Holiday Schedule

24th December Wednesday night club session - CANCELLED
24th December Wednesday night Supervised - CANCELLED
25^th December Thursday club session and RB - CANCELLED
31^st December Wednesday morning and evening club sessions - ON
1^st January Thursday club session - ON
1st January Thursday RB - CANCELLED

Gift Certificates

Stuck for a great Christmas present? Why not give your family and friends beginners Bridge lessons? We have beautiful gift certificates, and all CBC members can purchase the six-week course at a 10% discount. The next classes start on Wednesday 7 January 2026. See our manager, Elizabeth, for more details.

Online Lessons

Will Jenner-O'Shea is running online lessons suitable for all club players most Thursdays starting at 9:30am.

You can attend the Zoom live, or receive the recording, notes, and replayable hands afterwards.

Results

Congratulations to the following winners of the 2025 ABF Club Teams Knockout, great to have 2 winners from our club!

Under 100 MP

Gary Renfrey - Karen Renfrey - John Lee - James Walcott

Under 300 MP

Craig Becconsall - Paul Birkby - Debra Birkby - Bricet Klören

Upcoming Events

The next Tuesday night competition and our final event for 2025 is the Christmas Pairs running for 2 weeks starting on 9th December.

Christmas Pairs 9-18 December

Lighter Moments

If you've been hearing thumping noises coming from our roof let me assure you that it isn't Santa, our roof is getting some much needed maintenance over the next few days.

Talking about Santa, last night this good soul managed to sort out a whole lot of loose bidding cards that I'd been making a mess of for some time. I was eventually going to own up to the Kennys and Ian but no need anymore! Thank you secret Santa and as promised you are remaining nameless, nobody zoom in to read her name badge please.

Have a nice week everyone!

Elizabeth