Restricted Club Pairs < 100mps. First Session Friday 14th February. Convenor - Vickie Busteed
Open Club Pairs. First Session Monday 10th February. Convenor - Vivien Eldridge.
The final two sessions will be held on Sunday 16th February at 10am.
We will be having a special bridge session so that members and visitors can come together to raise some funds. We all know it will be a long rebuild process and all the dollars count. The details are as follows:
When: Sunday 2nd February, 12.00 for 12.30 pm.
Where: Nelson Heather Centre, 4 Jacksons Road, Warriewood
Table money $20. Red point event . All funds going to the Red Cross. Details of how the funds will be used can be found through the link.
Raffle: 1st Prize – dinner or lunch for 2 with wine at Bert’s Restaurant at The Newport (value $400). Raffle tickets $5.00 or 3 for $10.00.
*** Tickets can be purchased before PM sessions on Mon/Wed/Fri and on 2/2/20 ***
Congratulations to Sue Evershed and John Simmonds for taking home 1st Prize in The National Novice Swiss Pairs Championship after 5 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss. Well done!
We received this message recently from Ken Hughes of the RFS which we share with you:
I just thought as our major supporter over many years I would let you know what the Northern Beaches RFS brigades have been doing this fire season. I have been a volunteer for 40 years and have never seen anything like the current situation.
As you can imagine we have been very busy throughout NSW over the last few months. We have served from Port Macquarie in the north, south to Narooma and west to Lithgow, Tumut and the Snowy Mountains.
The Club has decided to rename our "Supervised Sessions" to "Practice Play" to better reflect what goes on.
Nothing else has changed and our Practice Play session directors look forward to seeing you there!
The Club subsidises a lesson once a month in the Tuesday & Friday Practice Play sessions. So for 1 voucher (or $7), members can review and refresh with Cath Whiddon – in January the topic is ALL ABOUT NT openings and responses and PLANNING THE PLAY:
- Friday 24 January 9.15 – 11.30
- Tuesday 28 January 2.15 – 4.30
Any questions? Talk with Anne Small 0422 185 733 regarding Monday 6.45pm practice play session (finishing 9pm), Vickie Busteed 0411 65 204 re Tuesday 2.15 – 4.30pm and Terry Rothwell for Fridays 9.15 – 11.30am.
Cath Whiddon and David Farmer triumphed in the 2019 Padman Trophy. They were leading with one session to go and managed to win the final session to confirm their victory.
Runners-up were Hans van Weeren and Anne Small ahead of Jan McLennan and Linda Abbenbroek.
The Padman was played over eleven Tuesday nights from February through December with the top 9 scores counting.
Chris Dixon is a long term and much loved member at PBC. When his electric wheelchair broke down last week, members quickly rallied to his aid. $7,530 was raised!
This has enabled Chris to buy a brand new electric wheelchair to suit his specific needs. Chris is thrilled that he will be mobile again and wishes to pass on his thanks to everyone who has contributed. He is looking forward to being back at the Club and hopes to be able to make it to some night games as well.
Thank you all for your very generous support!
