Newsletter 23 April 2026
In our newsletter this week...
- President's Message
- Call for Volunteers
- Friday Morning Intermediate & Novice Bridge Session
- New Players
- Wednesday Night Pizzas
- Upcoming Events
- Results
- Online Lesson with Will
- Scongress - 17 May
- Name Badge Order
- Lighter Moments
President's Message
Welcoming Our New Beginners
This week we are delighted to welcome a new group of players as our next round of beginner lessons gets underway. Introducing new players to bridge is vital to the future of our Club, and we thank Barb and the teaching team for the time, care and enthusiasm they bring to the program.
You may notice a little more activity during lesson times, and on occasion there may be some minor room adjustments to ensure everyone can be comfortably accommodated. We appreciate your flexibility and understanding if this occurs.
Please make our new players feel welcome - you may well see them progressing into supervised sessions, and regular play over the coming months.
2026 Australian Women’s Playoff
The Club recently hosted the Australian Women’s Playoff, and we are pleased to congratulate one of our members Judith Tobin on an excellent result! Judith and her partner placed second in the event, earning selection to represent Australia. This is an outstanding achievement, and on behalf of all members we congratulate Judith and wish her every success in representing Australia.
- Mary
Call for Volunteers
The Club relies heavily on volunteers to ensure that activities run smoothly and that members continue to enjoy a welcoming and well-organised environment. Your willingness to give your time, energy and expertise will be very much appreciated.
Beginner's class teacher helpers
Do you have time on Wednesday mornings 10:30am - 12:30 or Wednesday nights 7:30-9:30pm to help our teachers during either the beginners or fundamentals lessons? It would usually be only once or twice every 6-8 weeks depending on available number of volunteers. Duties involve:
- making up a table of 4,
- ensure everyone has ticked their name at the start.
- help with the bidding, leads, etc
- answer general questions arising after the lessons
Please contact Rowan Corbett via email:
House Sub-Committee – Seeking Expressions of Interest:
We are now seeking expressions of interest from members who may like to be involved in the ongoing care of our clubrooms. The House Sub-Committee generally focuses on maintenance and improvements, gardening, keeping an eye on the premises, and occasionally helping organise working bees. The Sub-Committee works closely with the Manager and provides advice and recommendations to the Committee as needed.
If you would like to know more about what is involved, or if you would like to put your hand up to be considered for the House Sub-Committee please get in touch with me, I would love to hear from you.
Please contact Mary Tough via email:
Washing Tea Towels
Every week the tea towels are washed and brought back to the club by our volunteers. The load is generally small with only a couple of tea towels and the occasional table cloth if someone has spilt something and there's no hurry to bring them back, you can take a week or two to drop them off.
Please contact Elizabeth next time you are at the club - first in best dressed!
New Players
Canberra Bridge Club welcomes the following new and returning player:
- Sandra Filler
Friday Morning Intermediate & Novice Bridge Session
Do you and your partner have fewer than 200 Masterpoints between you?
And are you looking for another session to play bridge?
Why not join us on Friday mornings 9:30 am for our dedicated intermediate bridge session? We play 24 boards each session and usually finish by 12:30pm.
At the same time, we also run a dedicated Novice's bridge session for partnerships where the partners have fewer than 20 Masterpoints between them. Most people in the Novice's session are starting their bridge journey and have just finished Supervised program.
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
Upcoming Events
The next Tuesday night competition is the 3 weeks Autumn Butler Pairs on 5th to 19th May 2026 - 7pm Start!
RESULTS
2026 BFACT State Open Swiss Matchpoint Pairs (including BFACT Mixed Pairs Championships)
- ADRIENNE STEPHENS / DAVID HOFFMAN
Graded Butler Pairs Saturday
Last Saturday we held another successful Graded Butler Saturday event. There were 19 tables in total divided into 3 fields. Many thanks to Nicole Finn for preparing the yummy nibblies that everyone enjoyed after a full day of bridge.
Grade A:
- 1st ZARA CHOWDHURY / LIAM MINOGUE
- 2nd LIZ VAN DER HOR / JANET KAHLER
Grade B:
- 1st TONY WEBB / ROBERT STILL
- 2nd PHILIPPA WICKMAN / GRANT WICKMAN
Grade C:
- 1st RON TILLEY / LORENZO DI GUGLIELMO
- 2nd REYA SHAH / RAJIV SHAH
Sapphire Coast Bridge Club Annual Congress 2026
Congratulations to our members who have achieved great success at the Sapphire Coast over the weekend. Threre are many Canberra Bridge Club members who were winners, check it out by clicking on this link to view the full results
Open Teams:
- 1st Chris Stead - Lyn Carter - Malcolm Carter - Niek Van Vucht
Restricted Teams:
- 1st David Kenny – Kathleen Kenny - Belinda Moss – Jenny Bell
Open Pairs:
- 2nd Deborah Milner - Andrew Kettle
Novice Pairs:
- 1st Belinda Moss – Jenny Bell
Restricted Pairs:
- 1st Deborah Milner - Andrew Kettle
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 "Landy Defence after 1NT Opening". 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!
Name Badge Order
Our next name badge order will be processed at the end of April. Please click on the link below to buy a magnetic name badge for $20.
Lighter Moments
1. I moved houses, my furniture stayed sarcastic
2. Movers lift boxes, my back protested
3. I asked my couch for help, it sat
4. Moving day: chaos with a label machine
5. Even the boxes whispered “good luck”
6. I packed snacks first, sanity followed later
7. My fridge moved faster than me
8. Moving trucks love heavy gossip
9. I tried unpacking, got distracted by jokes
10. Tape and scissors staged a rebellion
Everyone seems to know which one of our directors has taken the week off work to move houses (again).
Hope everything went OK! (Literally.. hope everything went, OK?)
Elizabeth
