Newsletter 16 April 2026
In our newsletter this week...
- Working Bee - Thank you
- New Players
- Wednesday Night Pizzas
- Upcoming Events
- Results
- Online Lesson with Will
- Youthish Night
- Scongress - 17 May
- Lighter Moments
Working Bee – Thank You
A big thank you to everyone who turned up last Saturday morning to help tidy up around the Club. It was a much-needed working bee, with a general clean-up of the gardens and carpark, including removing shrubs, pruning, new hedge plantings, laying stepping stones, repairing log barriers, and plenty of rubbish removal!
We are incredibly grateful to John Kelly and his fabulous team - Jennifer & Brett Yeats, Nick Vonthethoff, Steve Kyburz, and Sally & Mark Vardy - who all gave up their Saturday morning to help out.
Thank you all for your time, energy, and wonderful community spirit. The Club truly benefits from efforts like these.
- Mary
New Players
Canberra Bridge Club welcomes the following new and returning player:
- Lynette Faragher
Wednesday Night Pizzas
The Wednesday night pizzas provide the opportunity for social interaction while enjoying a pizza sampling. It provides a great opportunity to talk to and socialise with your fellow players, which is not always the case when engaged in playing bridge.
- 29th April - 6:30pm
- $5 payable on the day for half a pizza
Those wishing to partake should place their name on a list on the noticeboard or contact Jon Pike directly. His email is
Wednesday Night Chocolates
The Wednesday night First Aid kit is running low! If you are a Wednesday night player who cherishes this yummy tradition please contribute by donating a box of chocolate to replenish the supplies, John Donovan will be very appreciative.
Upcoming Events
The next Tuesday night competition is the 3 weeks Autumn Butler Pairs on 5th to 19th May 2026 - 7pm Start!
Graded Butler Pairs Saturday:
We've extended the Registration Closing Date to Friday morning so please enter now!
- Where: CBC
- When: Saturday 18 April from 9:45 to 5:15pm
- Director: Steve Geddes
- Cost: $24 for full members, $20 for concessional members and $30 for non-members
- Click here to register - you will be charged on the day of the event, registration is free
Results from Central West Festival of Bridge 2026 (Orange):
Winners in Teams:
Open
- 2nd Maurits Van Der Vlugt – Stephen Fischer – Sebastian Yuen – George Kozakos
Restricted
- 2nd Gwenda Bunworth – David Kenny – Kathleen Kenny – James Walcott
Novice
- 2nd Sharon Hitch – Clayton Hitch – Belinda Moss – Jenny Bell
Online Lesson with Will
Will is running regular Online Lessons that are suitable for Club players of all levels.
There is a LIVE ZOOM on Thursday Mornings at 9:30am, or you can sign up for the lessons and receive the Recording, Hands, Notes, and a way to Replay the hands later. The full list of lessons and topics can be found on our website.
Next lesson is on "Preempts and the rule of 20". Purchase through the link below.
Youthish Nights
The next Youthish Nights are being held at the Club on Friday April 24 and May 15.
Entry is FREE and there will be a Pizza dinner!
All experience levels are welcome, no partner required.
Come to either session or both!
- Session 1: 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
- Dinner: 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
- Session 2: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Contact CBC Youth Coordinator Suz Wilkinson
Scongress
Playing bridge while eating freshly baked scones is a match made in heaven. You can do this once a year at CBC at the SCONGRESS. Put Sunday 17 May in your diary! This is a fundraising event for ACT's International players to help pay for their flights and accommodation.
There will also be a raffle with some excellent prizes. Your support will assist the next generation of bridge players!
Lighter Moments
- Why do koi fish travel in groups of four?
To protect the group from predators. When attacked, kois A, B, and C will go in one direction. The fourth one is the D koi.
Shoutout to Tamara who did a wonderful job with the newsletters for the past 3 weeks! Thanks Tamara, I enjoyed reading the travel jokes you put in for me. Despite most of travel jokes being about things going wrong, I am happy to report that everything went beautifully well and I had a lovely time. My favourite part of the trip was meeting the polite bowing deers at Nara, which coincidentally is Canberra's sister city. Happy to be back home however and I am sure that you've all missed me!
Best of luck to everyone who will be playing at Sapphire Coast on the weekend and to our members who will be attending the CBC Graded Butler Pairs on Saturday.
We've extended the deadline for registration till Friday so if you still haven't entered please do so today, this is going to be a great event!
Elizabeth
