Directors from Peninsula, Manly Leagues, North Shore, Narrabeen & Newport gave up their Saturday morning to learn about changes to the Laws of Duplicate Bridge.
The training session was conducted by John McIlrath with the support of the ABF and hosted by PBC. The 15 directors who attended were very grateful for the help.
Join the fun on Wednesday evenings, eat pizza and play bridge, it really doesn’t get better.
Pizza and bridge, such a natural combination you wonder why no-one thought of it before. With evening games starting at 7pm, some members have trouble getting a meal organised before the start of bridge - this is no longer a problem. Other members just like pizza – whatever your predilections, contact Beagle (
Great food, great bridge, great cause! Twenty seven pairs turned up on Friday evening to support Peninsula Bridge Club’s 2017 Charity Night.
Thanks to Noleen Cregan, Cassandra Mitchell, Margaret Rogers and Vickie Busteed who laid on wonderful warming soups to take the chill off the night, and to Di Agostino and Christine Egan who spoiled us with delicious desserts. Thanks also to director Sue Falkingham.
The raffle hamper was won by Anne Thomson and the bottle of whisky by Pam Kempster.
Thirty two teams competed in a great day at the Peninsula Teams Congress on Sunday 26 March.
Congratulations to the Peninsula team of Annegrete Kolding, Marieta Borthwick, Ray Hurst and Heidi Colenbrander who won the Restricted category.
In the Open category, the winners were the Fleischer team (George Fleischer, Matthew Vadas, Andrew Peake, Peter Gill), ahead of Kaplan (Rena Kaplan, Anita Curtis, Tony Leibowitz, David Beauchamp) and A. Baker (Ann Baker, Helena Dawson, Susan Humphries, Colin Baker).
There was a great turnout of members for the Bridge for Brain Research charity event on Monday 1 May.
There were more than 21 tables playing, as well as a raffle and a lovely afternoon tea of member's cakes and other creations.
See the photo gallery (thanks to photographer Heidi Colenbrander) and the results (thanks to director Sue Falkingham).
There was a great turnout for the Australia Wide Novice Pairs event on Friday 26 May, with 48 members (24 pairs) from Peninsula Bridge Club taking part.
Congratulations to the winners in our part of the event: N/S Sue Evershed and John Simmonds, and E/W Keith Trevallion and Grahame Elith. Check the full results on the Peninsula website and the Australia wide results will be available in due course.
Thanks to director John Rogers.
PS - Also thanks to Ray Hurst for acting as convener – because naturally he didn’t thank himself! And to Heidi Colenbrander and Susan Jensen for the photos - several of which will appear on the club TV slideshow in the near future.
Hans Van Weeren and Peter Clarke won the 2017 NSW Restricted State Championship. Marieta Borthwick and Annegrete Bach Kolding came fourth in the NSW State Novice Championship with Heidi Colenbrander and Ray Hurst just behind them coming in sixth place. Both events were played at the Southern Highlands Bridge Club on the weekend of 29-30 April.
The matchpoint pairs events were played over four sessions - check out the NSWBA coverage and the full results for the Restricted State Championships and for the Novice State Championships.
Peter and Hans had an exciting fourth session with the pair coming second having a great last session but just not doing quite well enough.
Ten teams battled for the State Open Teams qualifier event run over three Thursdays in May. Directed by Brian Soutter, each team played 10 boards against each other team in a nine match round robin.
Winning were Alan Davies, Vivien Eldridge, David Farmer and Catherine Whiddon, ahead of Jocelyn Bertram, Faye Carnovale, Moya Chappell and Chris Duggin, who just pipped Carmel Bourke, Vona Hadfield, Patricia Lacey and Hans van Weeren. You can see the full results and hand records on the Peninsula website.
The top teams earn free entry into the State Open Teams Sydney Metropolitan Final on Sunday 17 September at the NSWBA. Other teams can compete in this final at their own expense.
