Newsletter 11 October 2024
In our newsletter this week..
- Message from the President
- Gold Coast Congress 2025
- CBC AGM
- New Members
- John Brockwell's Column
- Canberra in Bloom Results
- Alan Macarthur Teams Results
- South Canberra Bridge Club Beginner's Course
- Upcoming Events
- Ian Morison
- Lighter Moments
Message from the President
This week we had the pleasure of having Julie from St Johns Ambulance in the Club to conduct a defibrillator course. The session was very informative, and I believe everyone who attended are now more comfortable with the operation of our defibrillator. Thank you to everyone who attended. Check out this link for some photos.
Last weekend BFACT held another very successful Canberra in Bloom event in the Club, and we hope everyone who played had a lovely time.
- Mary
Gold Coast Congress 2025
Due to difficulties related to hiring a suitable venue, we have been told that the Gold Coast Congress will be running for the last time in 2025.
For more information, click here.
Call for nominations to the Canberra Bridge Club Committee
As members will be aware, the Club’s AGM is scheduled for 29 October 2024. We are now calling for nominations from members to join the new Committee. All of the positions on the Committee are available for members to nominate and these include the office holders that include the President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary, Tournament Secretary and 5 ordinary Committee members.
We would encourage members who are interested in actively supporting the Club and its running to nominate. This is a great way to contribute to the business and management of the Club, as well as learn more about the Club. Being a member of the Committee is not only a great way to support the Club but is an excellent way to meet other Club members and help our Club be a vibrant active organization supporting the learning and playing of bridge.
The nomination form will be circulated to all members and nominations need to be submitted by 2pm Monday 28 October 2024.
- Nomination by 28 October 2pm - place in the yellow box in the office
- AGM 29 October 2024 - 5:30pm
New Members
Canberra Bridge Club welcomes the following new and returning members to our club:
- Rosie Stephens
- Alicia Smith
- Sienna Smith
John Brockwell's Column
Modesty forbids
It was Saturday afternoon in late September at the Hunters Hill bridge club. The results of a multi-session pairs tournament had just been announced. The winners were Pauline Gumby and Bina Kassam. Their win was worth 3.76 masterpoints. It was a historic moment.
Pauline is Australia’s masterpoint leader. The 3.76 from the Hunters Hill tournament was sufficient to take her through the 15,000-point barrier. She had become Australia’s first Diamond Grand Master. It is a magnificent achievement deserving of recognition and congratulations from the whole of the Australian bridge community.
Why, then, is such important news announced first in the CBC Newsletter and not posted in “Latest News” on the ABF website? The answer is interesting. Not only is Pauline Gumby a magnificent bridge player, she is also ABF Webmaster. Pauline’s innate modesty forbade her from posting news about herself.
PS: I’m much less modest. It is my very proud boast that a tiny percentage of Pauline’s massive masterpoint tally was earned with me when we played together in Copper City congresses at Cobar in the 1990s.
- John Brockwell
Canberra in Bloom Results
SPIDER ORCHID NOVICE MP SWISS PAIRS
2nd - PAUL BIRKBY / DEBRA BIRKBY
3rd - DAVID KENNY / KATHLEEN KENNY
SPIDER ORCHID RESTRICTED MP SWISS PAIRS
2nd - MAXWELL ASHURST / JENNIFER CARTER
ROYAL BLUEBELL OPEN MP SWISS PAIRS
2nd - STEPHEN MENDICK / NIEK VAN VUCHT
3rd - IAN ROBINSON / NEIL EWART
BUTTERFLY ORCHID ROOKIE (Combined results N/S and E/W)
2nd - LYNDALL KENNEDY - KATE LATIMER
3rd -DAVID GARDINER - ALEXANDER ROBINSON
GOLDEN WATTLE OPEN TEAMS
1st - TONY MARINOS - PETER GRANT - STEPHEN MENDICK - BERNARD WATERS
2nd - MALCOLM CARTER - LYN CARTER (and team)
3rd - IAN THOMSON (and team)
GREVILLEA GEM - NOVICE TEAMS
1st - ZARA CHOWDHURY - LIAM MINOGUE - DIYA SHAH - DEV SHAH
2nd - DAVID KENNY - KATHLEEN KENNY - BELINDA MOSS - JENNY BELL
3rd - PENELOPE SHILLING - SUSIE THEARLE - SHANNON CRAFT - KUMARI FLYNN
GREVILLEA GEM - RESTRICTED TEAMS
2nd - ELAINE PRETORIUS - JACQUES CHERBUIN - NICOLA MEARES - JENNIFER CARTER
3rd - ROSA FERRANDA - ANDREW KETTLE - DEBORAH MILNER - SUZANNE SAMARCQ
FEDERATION ROSE NOVICE IMP PAIRS
1st - CRAIG BECCONSALL / BRICET KLOREN
FEDERATION ROSE RESTRICTED IMP SWISS PAIRS
1st - MAXWELL ASHURST / JENNIFER CARTER
3rd - ZARA CHOWDHURY / LIAM MINOGUE
CANBERRA BELLS IMP SWISS PAIRS
2nd - TONY MARINOS / PETER GRANT
VAL AND JOHN BROCKWELL MIXED TEAMS
1st - ANDREW SPOONER (and team)
3rd - GEORGE KOZAKOS (and team)
Alan Macarthur Teams Results
Winners: David Appleton - Brad Coles - Andrew Spooner - Stephen Fischer - Ian Thomson - George Kozakos
Runners Up: Bill Tutty - Jennifer Carter - Lyn Carter - Malcolm Carter
South Canberra Bridge Club Beginner's Course
South Canberra Bridge Club will be running a 6 week Beginner's Course presented by Steve Geddes. Please pass this information on to anyone who might be interested.
• Wednesdays 30 Oct to 4 Dec, 9:45am – 11:45am
• 2 hrs each lesson
• Canberra Southern Cross Club, Woden, Community Room 1
• $75 ($60 for Canberra Southern Cross Club members)
Email
Upcoming Events
Halloween Bridge Night
Bring a plate of Halloween themed food to share, dress up if you wish, bring your best Halloween jokes!
Normal Bridge session at 7:15pm with chief Ghoul John directing. Incantations and wand waving permitted.
Small prizes will be handed out by the Chief Ghoul.
If you have additional Halloween decorations that you would be happy for the club to use please drop them in to the office on Tuesday 29th October or before lunch on Wednesday 30th October.
- Wednesday 30th October 6:30pm
Melbourne Cup
Get ready - it's "The Race that Stops a Nation"
Please come and join us on Melbourne Cup day, Tuesday 5 November 2024. The afternoon Bridge session will include Melbourne Cup fun.
We will have $5 and $2 sweeps on arrival, so start stockpiling small change.
The Club will supply refreshments - bubbly, juice and light nibbles. The Director will adopt a session that allows us to stop, have a drink and something to eat while we watch the race. Bridge will then continue.
Dress in style (or not). There will be a prize for the best outfit, hat or fascinator announced at the end of the session.
- Tuesday 5 November 2024
- Barbara
Barry Turner Teams
Next Tuesday night competition is a 3 weeks teams event starting on 29 October.
- 29 October- 12 November
- Click here to register
Ian Morison
Lighter Moments
- What is in a name? That which we call a TULIP, by any other name would still be a BULB.
Happy Floriade season everyone!
Elizabeth
