On Tuesday 3-Sep-24 at 2pm, Sylvia will once again enlist the skills and experience of Les Marks, this time on the sometimes-difficult topic of Doubles. They hope to cover the meaning of Takeout and Penalty Doubles, how and when to bid them and how to defend against the opposition's Double. Players of all levels are welcome, and there is no need to register.

We hope to see you there!

Our beginners this year, the Class of '24, thanked Sylvia Goodwin and Shirley Craig for their instruction and guidance throughout this year's bridge lessons:

"Sylvia's notes have become a valued reference for us all. We really appreciated  you both for your patience and the time given to help us. Your humour and cheerfulness have made our Tuesday afternoons not only instructive but enjoyable as well."

Congratulations to our recently promoted members listed below. For information about ABF ranks, click here. Also, congratulations to our club’s top 50 most improved players (as at 31-Aug-24).

Newly elected GLBC President was presented with his very own coffee mug at bridge this week. May his cup runneth over... but not onto his hand!

As a consequence of the Australian Bridge Federation (ABF) raising its fees last year, Great Lakes Bridge Club has had to finally follow suit with ours, as per below:

Annual membership = $40; Assoc = $20
Table fees - members & assoc= $8; Visitor = $10

Remember: our club is now cashless.

Following our recent Annual General Meeting, we're pleased to announce the new (and some remaining) position holders:

President: Uve Anderson
Vice President: Sylvia Goodwin
Secretary: Wendy Edwards
Treasurer: Sharon Bull
Assistant Treasurer: Nikki Taylor
Tournament Director: Ken Bridges assisted by Denise Marr
Master Points Secretary: Shirley Craig, assisted by Barbara Richardson
General Committee Members: Faye Birtwistle, Carmel Pike & Anne McKay.

Yes, planning is underway for an (in-person!) bridge congress to be held at our clubhouse over the first weekend in March next year. The pairs event will run on Saturday 1 March and teams on Sunday 2 March 2025. Prizes (TBA) will be awarded to all levels of bridge: Novice (0-18 Masterpoints (MPs)); Low Intermediate (19-100MPs); Intermediate (101-400MPs) and Open. That means everyone is welcome to participate!

Please be advised that the lesson on bidding Multi Twos will be held at the clubhouse from 2pm on Tuesday 30 July 2024 and not on the previous Tuesday as announced earlier. This lesson will be aided by one of our Grand Masters, Les Marks whose expertise will also cover how to defend against the opposition's Multi Two opening

On Saturday 6 July 2024, our Saturday afternoon HiLo players jumped into the deep end to learn about IMPs, VPs and everything else that goes with teams competitions in bridge. With a very sound ten tables, it's a huge congratulations to the brave Lo players and a big thank you to the Hi players who offered their guidance during the event.  

Congratulations to our Great Lakes team who qualified right up to the Northern zone finals of the NSW Country Teams 2024 Comp in Coff Harbour, 29-30 June 2024. Gil Clarke, Pauline Erby, Megan Grant and Barbara Williams placed a creditable 6th in the field of14 strong teams from Ballina, Armidale and Coffs, Nambucca and Port Macquarie. Just missing out on the cut-off to progress to the city-country finals, they placed 1st in the runners up comp the next day, with Gil and Pauline topping the pair data. Well done all.