Newsletter 05 June 2025
In our newsletter this week...
- Vale Ruth Landau
- Scon-gress 2025
- Club Charity Nomination
- Directors Update Tour
- New Rank Promotions
- Upcoming Events
- RESULTS
- Lighter Moments
Vale Ruth Landau
Sadly we inform the passing of a long time club member Ruth Landau. Ruth joined our club in 1980 and kept her membership with us until 2024.
Her funeral service details are as follows:
- Woden Cemetery, 2pm Friday 6 June 2025
- Meeting point: at entrance to Cemetery.
- Contact: Naomi & Miriam (0418 271 400)
SCON-GRESS
- Date: 22 June Sunday
- 9:45am - 4:30pm
- Price: $50
Two of our Youth players, Jade Wilkinson and Alexis Wilsmore have been invited to represent Australia in the Under 21 Youth Teams Event at the 19th World Youth Team Championships in Italy.
On Sunday June 22nd CBC will be holding a Youth Fundraiser:
• Entry $50 per person. All Profits Go to Youth Bridge. Includes A Delicious Lunch and Morning Tea.
• Red Masterpoints.
• Play in Categories (subject to entries). Swiss IMP Pairs.
• Open & Restricted (Under 300 MPs), Novice (under 100 MPs), Rookie (under 25 MPs) and Supervised
• Raffle on the day
This event will start with a 15 minute (9:45am-10:00am) talk by the club’s leading teacher Will Jenner-O’Shea.
Click here to enter by Friday June 20th
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:
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - Deadline: 13th june
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 Rank Promotions for May
Club
- Lawson, Lenore
Local
- Allen, Maria
- Bugden, Kim
- O'Dowd, Tony
Bronze Local
- Behrens, Ralf
- Carlin, Karen
Silver Local
- Meares, Nicola
Regional
- Bradley, Lisa
- Mitchell, Philip
State
- Hand, Doreen
Bronze State
- Becconsall, Craig
- Kloren, Bricet
- Minogue, Liam
Bronze Life
- Nelson, Paul
Gold Life
- Dunn, John
Upcoming Events
Next Tuesday night event is the President's Teams:
- 17th June, 24th June, 1st July
- Click here to register
Next GNOT Qualifier Gold MP event will be run on:
- Friday 1pm June 6 and 13 Face 2 Face
- Open
Ord Minnet RealBridge Redpoint event will be run online on:
- Monday 16th June and Monday 23rd June
- 7pm - RealBridge
Results
CORRECTION:
The winners of the GNOT Knockout Finals printed in last week's newsletter are NOT the final winners of the event. The first final between the second-placed team in the knockout and the winner of the repechage will occur on Wednesday, 11 June and the final will occur on Wednesday, 18 June.
Australia Wide Open Novice Pairs:
We had two pairs who scored over 60% and are eligible to receive online magazine subscriptions, please click on the link below to claim your prizes.
- John Lee & Anne Cameron 65.1%
- Gita Curnow & Pamela Mathie 62.1%
- Click here for full Results
Lighter Moments
– Folding a box is really unboxing its true self.
– Some boxes just can’t contain their excitement.
– Puzzle boxes always have people thinking outside the box.
– Origami boxes are a true art form on paper.
– A box of chocolates couldn’t resist a sweet offer.
– Pandora’s box never opens up to endless possibilities.
– This moving box job has its own ups and downs.
– Boxing day sales are always a hit.
Thanks to everyone who dutifully packed the bidding boxes, pens and the bridgemate back in the little white box and placed it exactly in the centre of the table. The directors were certainly quite impressed but I never had any doubt.
Have another great long weekend everyone!
Elizabeth
