Bridge Club News
The 2019 Committee invited all our wonderful volunteers to drinks and nibbles at the Dee Why Grand hotel on Thursday 12 December to say thank you! See the flier.
While the numbers were not large in comparison with the huge number of members who do volunteer at the club, it was a great chance to chat with others who might contribute in a completely different way.
If the 2020 Committee agrees, some kind of volunteer "thank you" event might become a regular tradition. There were more photos of the event (thank you Jen Ardill!) posted on our Facebook group.
Congratulations to Hans van Weeren, winner of the 2019 Jean Stebbins Trophy, ahead of Alan Davies and Anne Small.
The Stebbins is a four week individual event with entrants needing to play with different partners for each week. The best three scores count.
The first ten places together with their average % score (of their best three) are as follows:
Trumps proved victorious at Peninsula Bridge Club on Sunday 29 September in a closely fought battle for the Metro North Interclub Pairs Challenge, a few points ahead of Peninsula Bridge Club, with North Shore, Balgowlah-Dee Why and Manly Leagues filling out the remaining positions.
The event saw 72 pairs represent these five major clubs, the largest field ever for this event with its 36 tables somewhat higher than the three tables in the first time this event was run in 2008. Peninsula and the event organisers, led by convenor Cath Whiddon, were applauded for hosting a great event. Thanks to our volunteers who did not play and gave up their time to make it a great day: Bill, Joan, Bob and Andrew, also to Gayle who organised the catering.
Join us for our Peninsula Bridge Club Melbourne Cup function which will commence at 9.30 on Tuesday 5 November.
Tickets will be on sale the week starting 7 October and can be purchased from our volunteer PPV sellers for $30 (or 5 vouchers) for members and $35 for non members.
This includes table fees, morning and afternoon tea, lunch, drinks and prizes.
IT MIGHT BE TIME TO STEP UP...
Are you in Supervised like Jane and me, and getting an itch in your "Opening Hand"?
Then you should think about having a go at a higher level. It's easy to settle into the comfort zone of Supervised and to think that it's just too hard to step up, but many who we all know from Supervised are dipping their toes in at the higher level already, and totally enjoying themselves - just ASK them!
The four week State Open Pairs qualifier finished in August with congratulations to Peter Clarke and Hans van Weeren as the winners.
(Ed. In the absence of a photo from this year's qualifier we have reused a photo celebrating their success at another earlier event. They haven't aged a bit.)
Pittwater Online profiled the Peninsula Bridge Club in its 1-7 Sep 2019 edition, introducing it with:
"In recent weeks the great community spirit and contributions of members of the Peninsula Bridge Club has received thanks from other local organisations, including the Mona Vale Hospital Auxiliary, local NSW Rural Bush Fire brigades and the Mona Vale Hospital Auxiliary Volunteers. Looking after others is not restricted to local organisations, check Shooting Films - Not Guns: Peninsula Bridge Club Raises Funds To Provide A New Opportunity For Jalalabad Youths.
Check out the latest ABF Newsletter (Aug 2019).
It includes a huge range of material of interest to bridge players, particularly but not only for those at the competitive end of the spectrum.
