Newsletter - 4 October 2019

From the President:

Our new committee year has started: let’s all play bridge with a smile – it makes people wonder what you have been up to.

Best wishes,

Pam

Perfume

A friendly reminder to please not wear perfume whilst at the Club, as some members have serious allergic/asthma reactions.

Bereavement

Peter Andersson 1927-2019

I would think that at least 50 members of this Club have played bridge with Peter Andersson. Many would have played a hundred or more.

Peter died on 1 October aged 91 at St Andrews Village. He started playing bridge in the 1960s. By the time I began in the late 70s he was already a stalwart of the Club.

He worked in the Australian Bureau of Statistics in IT and later for a while in the office of the Club. He had two children, Paul and Carole, but sadly Carole died far too young from cancer.

Besides bridge Peter loved the theatre and musicals. He was always travelling to Sydney and Melbourne for the latest productions. He also travelled regularly on the high seas for bridge or just for fun.

Dining and drinking wine were also high on the priority list. A lot of us have spent many late nights enjoying a few fine wines with our darling friend.

Peter’s popularity was shown by the number of Club members who visited him regularly in his last months. The staff often asked us who we all were!

What a fabulous guy.

- Written by Janet Kahler

Metal Name Badges

Final call for the year for those who would like to order a metal Club name badge, $15 each. Magnetic back, so you don’t need to put pin-prick holes in your clothes. If you would like a metal name badge, please see Kerry or Emily in the office, or email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with your name as you would like it printed on the name badge.

2020 Charity for Canberra Bridge Club fundraising

We are pleased to announce Beyond Blue as our Club Charity for the 2020 year! Many will be familiar with what Beyond Blue do, but for those who are not...

[Beyond Blue is] equipping everyone in Australia with the knowledge and skills to protect their own mental health. We’re giving people the confidence to support those around them, and making anxiety, depression and suicide part of everyday conversations.

And as well as tackling stigma, prejudice and discrimination, we’re breaking down the barriers that prevent people from speaking up and reaching out.

We're here for everyone in Australia – at work, home, school, university, online, and in communities across the country.

Upcoming Events

Life / Non-Life Masters Pairs (Matchpoint)

• Tuesday & Thursday nights, for 2 weeks: 15, 17, 22, & 24^th October at 7:30pm
• Gateway Event: Designed for those who do not normally play evening competitions
• Special consideration for players with less than 300MP
• Green Masterpoints
• Pair with best 3 of 4 scores is the winner. One substitute allowed.
• Pre-entry is desirable, on the Sign Up sheet or enter online.

Melbourne Cup Luncheon

Our annual Melbourne Cup Bridge and Lunch is on again on Tuesday 5^th November, but with some changes due to feedback from last year. More bridge, but no hat parade – but we still encourage you to dress up if you wish to!

We will have gold-coin-donation competitions, with the money raised going to our 2020 charity – Beyond Blue. As always, we will have sweeps available for purchase!

Sign up online or on the BT Room notice board.

Program outline:

• 10:15 – 10:45am – Morning Tea (buy your sweeps!)
• 10:45am – Bridge Play, directed by Jodi Tutty
• 2:00pm – Lunch of yummy sandwiches & other delicacies. Of course there will be wine & soft drink too!
• 3:00pm watch the Melbourne Cup race

As with all events, we could not do it without a team of volunteers. If you are able to help out on either Monday 4^th November or Tuesday 5^th November – please contact Michele Grant. The Melbourne Cup event page has a list of some areas you could help with.

If you have a garden of flowers, we would love some flower bunches to decorate the Club rooms!

Kantar Lessons - Sundays 10th & 17th November, 10am – 12:30pm

These lessons are suitable for a wide range of players - from players who are starting out in the Club's duplicate session, all the way up to experienced evening competition players.
Cost: $20 for members, $25 for non-members
Sign up online or on the BT Room notice board.

Sunday 10^th November

• Topic: Discarding
• Teacher: Ian Robinson

Sunday 17^th November

• Topic: Counting Declarer’s tricks
• Teacher: Jodi Tutty

Lighter Moments

Some CBC members are currently in New Zealand and struggling with language skills.

They flew there on a Sivven Sux Sivven, a large Boeing aircraft, left their suitcase at Beggage Chuckin, and are hoping they won’t need a McKennock to fix their car.

They are enjoying eating fush and fitter cheney, pasta that you may or may not recognise.

Pigs are for hanging washing. Pugs, however, are large pink animals with a curly tail.

(Any Kiwis are welcome to give some payback).

Results

Gala Pairs Open/Intermediate

1^st Tony Marker & Bill Tutty
2^nd Stephen Fischer & Jodi Tutty
3^rd George Kozakos & Andrew Spooner

Gala Pairs Restricted/Novice

1^st Desh Gupta & Subhash Jalota
2^nd Caroline Dawson & Christopher Crane
3^rd Dev & Diya Shah

Undergraduate & Graduate Pairs

1^st Ivan Johnstone & Greg Haustead
3^rd Sue & Peter Clarke

September Eclectics

Session	Winners
Monday Morning - Blue	Tim Maher & George McLean
Monday Morning - Red	Earl Dudley & Ross Crichton
Monday Evening	Marg Cox & Judy Scealy
Tuesday Afternoon	Adam Robinson & Sue Coleman
Wednesday Morning	Tim Davis & Tony Jowett
Wednesday Evening	Chris Tough & Mary Tough
Thursday Morning – Blue	Christine Donovan & Cheryl Neal
Thursday Morning – Red	Sue La Peyre & Bob Cox
Friday Morning	Richard Neville & Richard Hills
Friday Afternoon	Brenda Reynell & Phil Machin
Saturday Afternoon	John Pearson & Terry Pearson

Promotions

Grade	Member
Graduate	Greg Haustead Mary Madden Deb Wilson
Club	Heather McLoughlin Valerie Lowe Tom Flynn Helen Halling Elizabeth Hannan
**Local	Myra Hyland
State	Brett Yeats Suzanne Eggins Judy Netting Tim Mather Catherine Cregan
National	Edith Flanagan Alison Lea Odette Mayne Pamela McKittrick
Gold Life	Barbara Toohey

Lessons & Seminars

Master the Basics

The next lesson will be on October 9, 2019 @ 9.15am
 “Declarer Play – Planning at trick 1?”
Cost: $6 for members, $8 for non members

Thursday Intermediate Lessons

• Every Thursday Morning at 9.30am SHARP
• Duration: 20 minutes
• Cost $5 for members, $7 for non-members
• Come alone, with a friend or your partner
• Program:
  10^th October - Take out double
  17^th October - Advancing Take out doubles
  24^th October - Neg & other doubles
  31^st October - Overcalls

Supervised Play & Lessons

• Monday evenings, 7:00pm
• Friday mornings, 9:30am
• 20 minute free lesson, then play in the Supervised Play section to reinforce your learning (normal table fees apply).
• You do not need a partner for Supervised Play.

Program:

• 7^th – 11^th October – Slam bidding, Blackwood
• 14^th - 18^th October - System Card
• 21^st - 25^th October - Introduction, Etiquette, Key Points
• 28^th October – 1^st November – Opening Leads & Signals (simplified)