1.
Anniversary Pairs
Date & Time: Monday 25th April starting at 10am (2 sessions).
Entry fee: $20.
This is a club member only handicapped tournament.
No food will be provided so bring along your lunch and snacks.
Note:
There will be no Monday afternoon or evening sessions due to the Anniversary Pairs.
2. Free Beginner Bridge Lessons
Date: next class starts Wednesday 4th May at 7.30pm for 11 weeks.
Tutor: Shirley Newton
Please let your friends and family know.
3. Vaccine Passports
– these are still required until April 25th, to be reviewed at the next committee meeting.
4.
Tournament Results:
4.1
Auckland 10A Teams:
- Tim Schumacher and Jan Alabaster were part of the 2nd placed team
- John and Jane skipper were part of the 7th placed team
Great results in a very strong field.
4.2 Wellington Mixed Sex 3A pairs
- Sam Gurney and Tony Quinlivan 2nd
5.
Canterbury Bridge Congress:
Date: Sat 14 / Sun 15 May.
Refer either the Home page or the Events & Tournaments page for more details.
(National Open/Intermediate/Junior tournaments to play in)
Update 21 April 2022
6. Zonta Bridge Tournament
is being held at the club Tuesday 3rd May raising funds for the “Grandparents raising Grandchildren Trust”. See the flyer reachable via the button below for more details. There are not many entries at the moment so if you can support this event, please let the office know before midday Friday 22nd April (tomorrow 😊 ).
7. NZ Bridge Youth Weekend:
Course is suitable for young players with at least the basics of playing bridge. It is open to all players who are under 25 as at 1 Jan 2022, however, it is not expected that players who have represented NZ or those with similar ability would wish to attend. The weekend is aimed at less experienced players. More information is available on the NZ Bridge site at
https://www.nzbridge.co.nz/youth-bridge-weekend.html.
8. NZ Bridge ranking report to the 1st April, 2022:
Note:
Well done to Leon Meier ( National Master) placed 1st. Marie McHugh ( Novice ) 1st and John O’Leary (Novice) 2nd. There are a few more Christchurch players in the rankings.