Newsletter 2 December 2022

 In this week’s newsletter...

  • President's Message
  • Canberra in Bloom 2023 - Combined Clubs Working Group 
  • Welcome New Members
  • Promotions
  • Supervised Sessions
  • Upcoming Events 
  • ABF Australian Mixed Teams Trials - from 2 - 8 December 
  • Down Under v Up Over RealBridge challenge - 6 December 
  • Youth Pizza Day - 11 December with Will Jenner O'Shea
  • Christmas Party - 21 December - save the date
  • Summer Festival of Bridge Program for January 2023
  • Results 
  • Bidding 1NT with Ian Morison
  • Lighter Moments 

 

From the President

We had over 80 attendees at the William Jenner-O'Shea workshop on "Improving your Overcalls and Competitive Bidding" last weekend.  Feedback has been very positive and those who missed out can still gain a benefit by buying the notes booklet available from the office at just $5.  It is a great summary of what we learnt which would be a benefit for all members and their bookshelves.  

A lot of preparation took place organising the day and I would like to express thanks to Bruce Chapman, Patricia McDonald and their helpers Andrew Struik, Margaret Kyburz, Mary Tough, Susan Walters and Val Carmody for all their hard work.  

You may have noticed the beautifully presented prizes on the front table which constitute our annual raffle.  A special thanks to the donors who have made this all possible. Please take the opportunity to support the Club and the Club charity for 2022 - Radio 1RPH - by buying tickets 1 for $2 or 3 for $5.  We will draw it at the Christmas party on Wednesday 21 December.  Details to follow.

Take time to converse with your fellow table attendees, so you can get to know them better and find common interests.  

 

Tim Mather

Canberra in Bloom - Combined Clubs Working Group - Volunteers Needed

BFACT needs a couple of volunteers to be on the Combined Clubs Working Group to help organise the Canberra in Bloom event to be held in September/October 2023.  If you have experience in similar events or would be interested in developing your skills in this area please contact Tim Mather or the managers by Friday 9 December and they will advise BFACT of your interest.  

 

Barnardos Christmas Giving Tree

It’s the season of giving and this year we are again supporting the Barnardos Christmas Giving Tree Appeal which collects gifts for children of all ages who would otherwise miss out on Christmas gifts.

If you would like to support this Appeal please bring unwrapped gifts for boys and girls and leave them under our Christmas tree. While gifts for any age are appreciated, Barnardos always finds it most difficult to provide suitable gifts for teenagers such as gift vouchers for movies, bowling, JBHI-Fi, or sports stores, hygiene or pamper packs, and clothes. Barnardos have provided a list of gift ideas for all ages, which is available from the managers.

 

Welcome New Members - November 

Please make our new members welcome! 

  •  David Boyle
  • Camille Cherbuin
  • Luisa De Conti
  • Helen Dempsey
  • Julie Ellis
  • Evonne Graham
  • Purneet Gurnani
  • Jen Maneschi

 

Promotions

                                                     Promoted to                          From

Marion Gillespie-Jones                Graduate                                 Nil

Adrienne Morey                           Graduate                                 Nil

George Palavestra                      Graduate                                 Nil

Alison Russell-French                 Graduate                                 Nil

Jen Saul                                      Graduate                                 Nil

Michael Carrel                             Local                                       Club

Pip Parkinson                              Local                                       Club

Michele Grant                              State                                       Regional 

Gill Tidey                                      National                                  Bronze State

Rowan Corbett                            Gold Life                                 Silver Life

Geoff Hutchins                            Grand                                     Gold Life

 

 

Upcoming Sessions

Our weekly sessions are the same as last week - see our homepage. The Butler is back running on Thursday mornings.   

Links to online sessions are on our RealBridge page.

DecemberSupervised Sessions Wednesday nights and Friday mornings at the Club

We run supervised duplicates on Wednesday nights starting at 7.00pm and Friday mornings starting at 9.30am.  

Each duplicate is preceded by a short lesson. 

Here are the classes for the remainder of the year:

  • 7 /9 Dec: Rule of 20 and Rule of 15
  • 14/16 Dec: Higherl Level Opening Bids - Summary

The supervised program for the year ends on 16 December.  It will restart in the first week in February. In January we will run supervised duplicates as follows: Wednesday (commences 7pm); Friday (commences 9.30am). An experienced player will be available to provide advice. There will be no supervised lesson. 

If you are interested, please come along. You don’t need a partner. There is no need to book. If you would like a copy of the notes, please contact Morag Lokan - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

Master the Basics

Master the Basics virtual lessons are on Thursdays at 9.00am. The topic on 8 December is Competitive Bidding - Unusual Two NT Overcall. Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you want to be added to the Zoom class. It's $6 for members and $8 for non-members. The lessons run for 30 minutes.  

 

Upcoming Events 

 

ABF Australian Mixed Teams Trials 2 - 8 December

The ABF have booked the CBC Olive Lott room for the Australian Mixed Teams Trials starting today.

Good luck to ACT participants!  These players are the creme de la creme of the bridge world having amassed the requisite Playoff Qualifying Points (PQPs) to participate.

 

Good luck to CBC members playing in the AWT Club Knockout Final on 6 December on RealBridge!  For more details see the ABF newsletter.  

 

Up Over v Down Under RealBridge Challenge 6 December 

RealBridge is hosting a special festive event on 6 December allowing club players from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa to compete against players of a similar standard from the UK and Ireland (“Down Under versus Up Over”). This should be a fun and interesting competition and we encourage members to register their interest in playing.

Players will be divided into three groups:

  • High level players.
  • Club players.
  • Players who are learning, but have been playing for more than 6 months.

Each pairs session will be 20 boards, scheduled for 6 December. The first session will be at 7am and the second session at 7pm. Players can play in either or both sessions.

The sessions are free for CBC members and will be $5 per session for non-members. To register your interest (either as a pair or individually) please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. as soon as possible. If you require further information, please contact Roger Brake (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 0466 009 426).

 

Learn to play bridge for Under 30's - 11 December

On Sunday 11 December, the Canberra Bridge Club will be hosting a "Learn to Play Bridge for Under 30's" with Will Jenner-O'Shea. The day is planned to be lots of fun and there will be pizzas provided for lunch. If any members have children/grand-children/nieces/nephews (or anyone under 30) who wish to learn to play bridge, please let them know. We will need to know how many hungry mouths to feed so please advise Mary Tough by Friday 9 December This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you wish to join us.

Time:          10:00am - 3:00pm

Where:        Canberra Bridge Club, 5-7 Duff Place, Deakin ACT 2600

~~ Youth Bridge is Bridge's Future ~~

 As this is an investment in our future, there is no charge for this event.

 

Canberra Summer Festival of Bridge 10-22 January 2023

The Summer Festival of Bridge is on at the Rex Hotel Northbourne Ave. This is the first F2F event since 2020.

The Festival offers events for players of all levels. There are events for players with fewer than 100 masterpoints, to under 300, 500, 750, 1000 and  many open events.

There are single day and multi day events with all events providing Gold Masterpoints.

A full program is on on the notice board at the Canberra Bridge Club, and also available on MYABF or at https://www.myabf.com.au/media/Congress-downloads/2022/10/31/sfob2023.1pdf

Results 

 

The 2022 Grand National Open Teams  

Congratulations to all teams who competed in the GNOT.  Both ACT open teams made it to the final 6, with Team 2 comprising Ian Thomson, George Kozakos, Stephen Fischer and Marianne Bookallil, tied as Joint Winners
Website | Results

 

Looking for a Christmas Gift that keeps on Giving?

If you know someone that is interested in learning to play bridge, consider giving them a gift certificate for a set of beginner classes. It costs $69. For this they receive 6 x 2 hour lessons with notes and hand records and 3 free supervised lessons. The next beginners classes start in February.

 

Bidding 1NT with Ian Morison

If you want to read Ian Morison's article on bidding 1NT please open here.  

 

Canberra Summer of Bridge - Pair wanted

Two players from the Sunshine Coast Bridge Club Queensland are looking for a pair to enter the teams competition.

We will be travelling to Canberra to compete in the Summer Festival of Bridge in January 2023 in either the National Seniors or National Womens team event 10th -11th-12th January.

Both their  rankings are Silver Life.

Fay Stanton ABF 88455

Gabrielle Elich ABF 837881

They ask for an early response if possible so they can go ahead with entries, as well as travel and accommodation plans. Please email alicefaystanon@gmail.com if you are interested.  

 

Lighter Moments 

Choose joy!  Don't wait for things to get easier, simpler, better.  Life will always be complicated. Learn to be happy right now!  Otherwise you'll run out of time.  

Not everyone is given the opportunity to grow old. So appreciate evey single day of your life. FInd a pocketful of happiness each day and relish it.

Happiness shared grows the happiness pool and is positively infectious.  

 

Be kind to each other

 

Tamara (for Kerry and Tamara)