Newsletter - 2 October 2020

From the President:

Following the successful return of the Monday morning cohort, we will restart face-to-face sessions on Thursdays at 10am from next week, Thursday 8 October. Numbers permitting, Jodi will run a matchpoints session AND an imps session. For the moment the BBO matchpoints session will also continue, but at the later time of 10.15am.

We are planning to reopen the kitchen from Monday 12 October under strict rules. We need to get the appropriate supplies so next week please continue to bring your thermos and bottle of water. 

The club will need one volunteer per session to ensure that the kitchen is left tidy and clean. Please contact the managers or Tim Mather.

Best wishes,

Pam

Notice of AGM

• Monday 26 October, 2020 - 5:30pm
• Held at the CBC Clubrooms - please read and observe the COVID-19 Checklist for the AGM (below)
• Members may choose to participate in the AGM via Zoom - please contact the Managers to arrange

The agenda, draft minutes from the 2019 AGM, nominaiton forms, and proxy forms are available from the Committee Noticeboard and for download:

• 2020 AGM agenda
• 2019 AGM draft minutes
• 2020 AGM Nomination Form (due midday 22 October 2020)
• 2020 AGM Proxy Form (due midday 23 October 2020)
• COVID-19 Checklist for the AGM

Please submit questions in advance, if possible, by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Next week at the Clubrooms

Have you read the latest versions of the CBC COVID-19 Safety Plan and Checklist for Members?

• COVID-19 Safety Plan & Checklist & Checklist - Updated 23 September 2020

Bidding Boxes

Most players have found the use of bidding boxes has enhanced visibility. We thank members for whom this is a new experience for their helpfulness in persevering. Each player keeps the one box for the session and then must disinfect the outside of that box at the end of the session.

Visitors

Now that we are playing more sessions in the clubrooms, and while Covid is not rampant in the ACT, we can accommodate some visitors at our sessions.

Visitors need to pay $13 as previously, either by purchasing 5 vouchers via direct deposit in our account, or by having exact change in an envelope. We will now have appropriate vouchers available.

Members must ensure that a visitor playing with them understands our Covid rules.

For the week commencing Monday 5 October we have six sessions scheduled at the clubrooms

• Monday morning 10:00am                                                     Bruce Crossman
• Monday evening 7:00pm (walk-in) & &:15pm (event)            Christy Geromboux
• Tuesday afternoon 1:15pm                                                    Sally Barber
• Wednesday morning 10:00am                                               Ian Robinson
• Thursday morning 10:00am (MP and Imps)                          Jodi Tutty
• Friday afternoon 1:15pm                                                       Bruce Crossman

Please remember that "mingling" - unnecessary interactions between individuals - is forbidden due to problems with the spread of Covid. It is therefore critical that players do not move between rounds until told to do so by the director. 

Vouchers: Must be purchased five (or multiples of 5) vouchers at a time, preferably in advance by direct deposit into CBC bank account:

• BSB: 032 730
• Account no: 355176

Red Masterpoint sessions at the Clubrooms

For the months of September to November, each face-to-face session will have one red pointed session per month. Red points will be awarded on:

• Monday Morning                    4th Monday of the month  - October 26
• Monday Evening                    4th Monday of the month  - October 26
• Tuesday Afternoon                 1st Tuesday of the month  - October 6
• Wednesday morning              2nd Wednesday of the month  - October: Olive Lott Pairs Oct 7, 14 & 21
• Friday afternoon                     3rd Friday of the month  - October 16

In the month of October, an additional Red Point Event (The Olive Lott Pairs) will be played on the first three Wednesday mornings.

Next week on BBO - Change to Thursday AM time

For the week commencing Monday 5 October, we have scheduled 5 tourneys on BBO.

• Monday Morning 10:15am                           Bruce Crossman
• Tuesday Evening 7:15pm (imps)                 Stephen Fisher
• Wednesday Morning Novice 10:15am         Barb Toohey
• Wednesday Evening 7:15pm                       Christy Geromboux
• Thursday Morning 10:15am (matchpoint)    Jodi Tutty

Clubrooms kitchen reopening

We are planning to reopen the kitchen from Monday 12 October under strict rules. We need to get the appropriate supplies so next week please continue to bring your thermos and bottle of water. 

Opening the downstairs kitchen from Monday 12 October– ie not next week – on a trial basis, dependent on compliance with the rules

• bring your own cup/glass if possible
• downstairs kitchen open from half an hour after a session starts until 45 minutes before the end of the session
• only one person in the kitchen at a time
• do not congregate in the foyer
• if you use a club mug/glass keep it for the whole session and place it in the dishwasher
• read the detailed information when it is posted on the the web

Scam phone calls not really from NBN Co

Please be wary of any phone calls from NBN CO – they are a scam.

NBN will not usually call a customer, unless requested. The company will communicate by mail initially.

An interesting article to read on Bridge during COVID-19

An interesting read on how another Bridge Club has adapted to online Bridge during the pandemic, and the pros & cons members mention.

Article: The Conversation - New tricks? When COVID forces a bridge club online, what becomes of their community?

Why do we play?

Life, they say, can sometimes deal you a bad hand. But the latest medical research from the University of California indicates that, if life deals you a hand at all, good or bad, you are likely to live longer and look younger than those who hold no cards. Contract bridge it appears is the secret of healthy living. Even as the hand is dealt, your immune system swings into action. The very sight of cards affects the frontal lobe of the brain, the thymus gland stimulates the T lymphocytes and during several long rubbers the dorsolateral cortex is so excited that your body can fend off almost any disease. 

The Times, ‘The Bridge of Life, Leader (9 November 2000) as quoted in The Time of Your Life, John Burningham, p66.

Never Too Late - Change of release date

Congratulations to our 5 ticket-winners who won doublepasses to see "Never Too Late" - we hope you enjoy the movie!

The previously advised release date for the movie was October 29th, but the promoter has just updated us that it is now being brought a week earlier in release, and will now be in Cinemas from October 21st. 

Joan Butts ABF Education Days on Zoom

• View the ABF Education Day flyer (PDF)

Results

DOWN UNDER ONLINE TEAMS

1^st Andrew Spooner with Phil Markey, Jamie Thompson & Rob Fruewirth

ABF ONLINE EVENTS

25 September

OPEN

2^nd EW                 Geoff Hutchins & Helen Little  58.71%

27 September

OPEN
2^nd EW        Julia Hoffman & Noelene Law          62.89%

RESTRICTED
2^nd EW        Cathi Bywater & Claire Hughes                   60.76%

September Eclectics

Session	Winners
Monday Evening	Debra Kirkby & Paul Kirkby
Tuesday Afternoon	Richard Hills & George Riszko
Wednesday Morning	Gordon Henderson & Sunny Campbell
Friday Afternoon	Elspeth Saxby & Brian Thorp

September Promotions

Grand	Perelle Scales
Silver Life	Peter Giles
*State	Malcolm Wood
Regional	Jeanette McCorriston
*Local	Doreen Hand
Local	Debra Birkby
Club	Bob Quach

Lighter Moments

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

Free Puppies.
Mother is a Kennel Club-registered German Shepherd.
Father is a Super Mongrel, able to leap tall fences in a single bound.