Newsletter 29 May 2025
In our newsletter this week...
- President's Message
- Message from the Committee
- Directors Update Tour
- New Members
- Refresher Course - Tuesday 3rd June
- 2025 INTERCLUB TEAMS
- Upcoming Events
- RESULTS
- Lighter Moments
President's Message
For everyone’s information, the next two Mondays are Public Holidays. The Club will be open as usual, but please note, there will be no manager onsite!
• Monday 2 June 2025 - Reconciliation Day
• Monday 9 June 2025 - Sovereign's (Kings) Birthday
Last Tuesday our Novice members played in the Australia Wide Novice Pairs event run by the Australian Bridge Magazine. This brought in huge numbers with 18 tables (72 players). The results will be published here https://www.australianbridge.com/AWP_results.php, but all results are provisional until 3 June to allow for corrections.
Overall, last Tuesday afternoon numbers were huge with 28 tables (112 players!) No wonder people couldn’t find a carpark…
For those closely watching the results of the Asia Pacific Bridge Federation Championships (APBF) which was held in Hefei China recently, you would know that the CBC was well represented. Jodi Tutty competed in the Women's team who finished a credible fourth. And George Kozakos in the Seniors team brought home a gold medal! The event concluded with Australia-New Zealand challenge matches in each division, and both teams were victorious in close finishes. Well done and congratulations to Jodi & George.
Last weekend the Wagga Bridge Club held their annual Congress and again was well attended by our members (around 30 I believe). The CBC was quite successful in their endeavours, and I really want to mention our two young members Jade Wilkinson & Alexis Wilsmore (our Australian Representatives - Under 21 team) who did us proud by winning the Novice Pairs. Well done ladies!
Congratulations to all of our winners…
Welcome Pairs:
- 1st - N/S - Liz Van Der Hor & Peter Kahler
- 1st - E/W - Janet Kahler & Peter Quach
- 3rd - E/W - Ian Dalziell & John Donovan
Open Swiss Pairs:
- 2nd - Ian Dalziell & John Donovan
Restricted Swiss Pairs:
- 3rd - Rowan Bergin & Jon Pike
Novice Swiss Pairs:
- 1st - Jade Wilkinson & Alexis Wilsmore
Open Teams:
- 1st - Creet Team - Jenny Mendick (with others)
- 2nd - Brown Team - Vanessa Brown, Will Jenner-O’Shea, Pam Crichton & Peter Grant
- 3rd - Glikin Team - Chris Tough & Mary Tough (with others)
Novice Teams:
- 1st - Zara Chowdhury, Liam Minogue, Maxwell Ashurst & Josh Schwartz
I hope you are all enjoying the last few days of this beautiful Autumn weather. We had a small blast earlier this week of what we know is coming - yes, Winter is arriving this Sunday! Don’t forget (with our new aircon) we have a lovely warm Clubroom where you can all enjoy your favourite game - bridge! 😊
-Mary
Message from the Committee
Saturday Afternoon Face to Face Bridge
Following two weeks of cancelled sessions due to insufficient numbers, the Committee will be suspending Saturday afternoon Face to Face Bridge with a view to reinvent the Saturday offering or provide an alternate service to our Saturday players. Saturday afternoon RealBridge will be unaffected.
SCON-GRESS 2025 - SAVE THE DATE - Sunday 22 June 2025
The Club will be hosting a Youth Fundraising Congress for Jade Wilkinson and Alexis Wilsmore on Sunday 22 June.
More details will be provided in next week's Newsletter and in flyers around the Club.
In the interim there is a Youth Fundraising Box placed in the Clubrooms for those who would like to make a contribution. Proceeds will go to help the whole team meet their travel costs.
You can also donate to the Team via their GoFundMe page: https://gofund.me/4b4c57ea
- Correction: The date for the event below is the 22nd June and not 22nd of July as advertised in our last newsletter.
Club Charity Nominations
Each year the Committee considers nominations from members for a new charity for the next financial year. Proceeds from fundraising events and the produce table all go towards supporting the charity. If you have a favourite charity that you would like to have considered, please email the Secretary at
Directors Update Tour
In conjunction with BridgeNSW, we are running a Directors Update Tour. The two experienced National Directors running the course will be John McIlrath and Bruce Crossman.
The Canberra leg will be held:
- Thursday 19 June at Canberra Bridge Club 1.30-4-30.
- Friday 20 June 10.00 am - 12.30 pm at Belconnen Labour club
All clubs are invited to have their directors attend this event.
Could directors please book the time in their diary and advice Bruce Crossman if they are attending.
New Members
Canberra Bridge Club welcomes the following new and returning member to the club:
- Maureen Kilmartin
Refresher Course
Last day for Barb Toohey's refresher course will be on:
- Tuesday 3rd June
- 10-45am until 12-00pm (allowing plenty of time for lunch if you wish to stay on to play in the afternoon session)
- Cost is $10 and will be charged through MyABF or by cash on the day if you prefer
- Players can attend either in partnerships or as individuals
2025 INTERCLUB TEAMS
- Sunday 13th July 2025
- 10:15am to 5:45pm
- Venue: Whitlam Room, Belconnen Labor Club.
- Cost: $150 per team. $75 per team for youth teams.
Clubs may enter teams of at least 4 players in any category for which all the players are eligible. Clubs may enter multiple teams in a single category, so if there are many players at a given level wishing to play then they all can. To enter, please send your team details to the Tournament Convener or the Director, John Donovan, on or before 7 July
Tournament Director: John Donovan (
Upcoming Events
Next Tuesday night event is the Winter Butler Pairs.
- 3rd to 10th June 2025
- Click here to register
Next GNOT Qualifier Gold MP event will be run on:
- Friday 1pm June 6 and 13 Face 2 Face - Open
Results
The winners of the GNOT Knockout Final are:
- DAVID APPLETON - DAVID WAWN - BRAD COLES - DAVID HOFFMAN - IAN ROBINSON - GEORGE KOZAKOS
The winners of the Wednesday Evening GNOT Qualifier Gold Masterpoint Event are:
- 1st: Vanessa Brown - Will Jenner-O'shea
- 2nd: Stephen Fischer - Jade Wilkinson
Lighter Moments
- I start my new job as a cleaner today. There's no training. You just pick it up as you go along.
- I think I want a job cleaning mirrors. It's something I could really see myself doing.
- Do you know which chore sucks the most? Vacuuming.
- Do you know who cleans the bottom of the ocean? A mer-maid.
In my own dictionary of lost words, I've come up with a self proclaimed pronoun - "bridge-maid". Quotation: "While the bridgemate is busy calculating the scores, the bridgemaid is intent on reorganising the clubroom".
If you were wondering where all the cushions have gone, they are now located under the TV.
The big pile of lost systems cards are currently being sorted alphabetically by Rosemary Matley who I cannot stress this enough has VOLUNTEERED for the job.
All the unclaimed stuff on the lost property table (NOT "properties" as the sign says, pointed out to me by a native as a grammatical error though I dispute this - there are clearly many items on the table! ) will be taken to charity early next week.
Nameslips have also been relocated, they now live in the new director's shelves.
Please note that the big bin in the kitchen is for general waste. Milk bottles, 10c recycling cans, lids and glass bottles are to be placed in the designated boxes. Paper waste can be thrown in the blue box underneath the director's table.
Have a great long weekend everyone!
Elizabeth
