Memorial Day champs 2026

Congratulations Gil Clarke & Pauline Erby (pictured) on winning the 2026 Memorial Day Pairs with an amazing 63.8%. Well done to 2nd and 3rd place-getters, respectively: Hope Tomlinson & Ray Pierce, and Robert Palasthy & Janet Flanagan. And to Ken, our director extraordinaire who ran the 2-week event fairly and smoothly. And of course, to everyone who played!

GLBC 2026 Congress - Results & Thanks

Sunday 1 March 2026 saw 132 keen bridge players fill our clubhouse. Congratulations to all the winners listed below and to all who participated in the hard fought but enjoyable event. We thank the dedicated band of volunteers who made the congress a success by providing and organising the food, garnering sponsorship (see article below); donating raffle prizes, standing in to make up numbers, and ensuring every little detail was perfected.

Awards & Xmas party wrap up a successful 2025

A large and hearty crowd gathered for our annual awards ceremony and Xmas party last week. Kicking off the proceedings was a speech by GLBC President Uve Andersen, who named the playing area in memory of a much-loved club founder, Gwen Perkins. (separate article to come)

Next came the club's 2025 awards, presented by Denise Marr. With too many to list, pictured below are the trophy winners: 

Congratulations Warren & Carolyn

With an amazing win in the 2025 Under 100 Master Points (MPs) Pairs competition, huge congratulations go to local beginners Warren Mason & Carolyn Jackson-Moore who placed first in the <25MPs section. And 5th overall with a very healthy 65.4%, in a field of over 200 pairs, overtaking many higher ranked pairs! (full results)

We'll be watching these two with eager eyes in the future...