v Evening Bridge:
Concerns regarding low attendance on Wednesday evenings (due to members’ other involvements) has been discussed and an alternative session is proposed.
A trial period will be held where two sessions will be held on a Thursday evening, commencing Thursday 14 March.
Session 1 will be the Supervised session commencing at 5.30 pm.
Session 2 will be in place of Wednesday for any member, to commence at 7.00pm.
Rostered Directors for Wednesday will be Director of Session 2
v The plaques for the 2022 and 2023 Championship winners have been updated.
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vv Bridge lessons for beginners: Do you know of anyone who would like to learn to play Bridge? If so, please contact Ian Hamilton and/or Judy Robertson. Lessons will begin Sunday April 7, commencing at 2pm.
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vvv Wagga Wagga Annual Congress, Friday, Saturday, Sunday 24, 25, 26 May. The venue this year will be at the Carriage House Motel, cnr Eunony Bridge Road and Sturt Highway.
Entries to be made through MyABF. If unable to register direct, there will be form at the Clubrooms to complete and these entries will be entered manually.
Time to start getting your pairs and teams organised. Further details to be advised.
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vMembers are reminded to ensure their hands are clean after handling food, also not to use hand creams prior to playing.
v Following on from the AGM a debate was held on table fees and prizes at Awards night. A number of members raised various points with the outcome to be raised at a future meeting with the new committee and the membership to be consulted on the matter.
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v The next meeting of the Committee will be on Friday 5 April, after Bridge. If you have any item you wish to be on the Meeting Agenda, please put in writing to the Secretary by Thursday 4 April. The Minutes of each meeting are placed on the Noticeboard for your information.
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v Welfare: Birthdays,celebrations, are always coming up, so for any Member with a birthday Special Birthday, or special Celebrations best wishes and enjoyable times.
For any Member who has been unwell, or recovering from the loss of a family member, best wishes for your return to Bridge.
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vvvOnline course for youngsters
Paul Marston and Nevena Djurovic will present a special online Introduction to Bridge course for young people, aged 14 to 24, in conjunction with the ABF.
The course will be in May 2024. It will consist of 4 lessons and 4 practice sessions of about one hour, and the whole thing will be entirely free. This course is a one-off. It will not be repeated.
The goal is to create a community of young bridge players. This might be a lofty goal, but we believe we can get there provided we have a good number of students in the class. Here we will need your help. We will need you to encourage all the kids you know to get on board and have a go. Please help us reach a critical mass.
Registrations will open in April. We will provide you with a registration link at the end of March, which you can pass on to any potential new students.
So, please spread the word to all the young people in your network and at the end of March look for the link to register in the next Newsletter and on the ABF website. Australian Bridge Federation Ltd. Newsletter: February 2024 Page: 27
For Bridge Clubs to continue into the future it is so important for new and
younger people to learn and enjoy this game.
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Have a great month of Bridge