Tauranga Bridge Club

The Christmas Party is on Saturday 9 December. Pop it in your diary and contact your partners. This year's theme is ... the Letter "G" - plan your outfit! This year we will start at 11am for the lunch, presemtations, followed by Bridge. Tickets are on sale now at the Bridge Club for $25 (for lunch and bridge) - Non-playing partners or family members are welcome to attend the lunch and presentation for a mere $10. Come and join in the fun!. Get your tickets today... Click on the heading to see Kate's announcement.

Yes, Holiday Bridge will start up on Monday 11 December. Click on the heading for dates.

If you haven't already paid you 2024, these may be paid via Hello Club or pay at the club. When you pay your subs, you will recieve your 2024 programme book. Happy bridging everyone!

Over the weekend, the Rotorua Christmas tournament was held. There was a great turnout from Tauranga. Sam Simpson & Liz Fisher were 3rd, Jo Simpson & Blair Fisher 4th, and Kate Terry & Judy Pawson 5th. Congratulations everyone!!! Click on the heading to see all the more results and achievements. To find a tournament to play, take a look at the tournament calendar click on the link below.

Congratulations to David Fornusek. David has been appointed as our new club administrator. Welcome David! Click on the heading to read the Mike's update.

Take a listen to the latest podcast. This is a great radio programme just for bridge. Hosts, Barry and Mereana, put a new spin on the game and have fun. Click on the link below to get the latest podcast or click on the heading to read more...

Special thanks to Simon Eminson who noticed this hand and wrote up this 'Hand of the Week'... Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are playing this hand - an entertaining and informative read. Click on the link to see this hand...

Our successful Intermediate team ... again the winners of the Waikato Bays Interclub Final. The Junior team came a very creditable second and the the Open team came third. The teams were - Intermediate: Stacey Hilton, Colin Roberts, Simon Einson and Malcolm Christie. Junior: Keryn O'Brien, Steve O'Brien, Rebecca Taylor and Kerri Friar Open: Judy McLeod, Tony Hacking, Di McAlister and Hugh McAlister

The Interclub team played on Sunday 23 July 2023. The team played amazingly well and will take home the Ib Thulin Shield - Well done team!....Click on the heading to read more. Click below to vie the photos...

Congratulations to Pat Ware & Simon Eminson who wone the Charoty Tournament on Wednesday. The tournament raised over $1000 for Plunket. A big thankyou to everyone for attending and making this tournament a success !!!

Are you looking for a system card template? The latest versions of the System Cards can be found on the New Zealand Bridge website. To make it easier for you to find, you can navigate to there from this wbesite. Click on 'Resources', then click on 'System Cards' and the NZ Bridge page will appear. Happy bridging everyone!

Exciting news! ... Sunday seesions are re-starting on 15 Jun 23 and will run weekly through to 20th August... Also, Mike Newton will be running improver sessions on 6:15pm-7pm prior to the Wednesday Night Junior session... Come along and join in the fun... Click on the heading to read the latest communication from Mike Newton.

The Wednesday daytime bridge is running weekly. Its a fun casual session and yes, you can ask questions - Mike Newton will be floating to help with any tricky bridge questions! Please be seated by 10:45 for 11:00am start. Bring your own lunch - we will take a break in the middle of the session for lunch. All grades welcome.

The monthly Sunday daytime bridge sessions will start on Sunday 16th April. These sessions are monthly on the 3rd Sunday of every month. Please be seated by 1:15 for 1:30pm start. All grades welcome.

You can now view the club programme on this website. Take a look at the "Club Calendar" menu above...You can also upload this calendar into your own google calendar. Click on the headinging to find out how.... Contact Deidre with any feedback or amendments.

Congratulations to Judy Pawson who qualified as a 'Silver Grand Master' on the weekend (2 July) - Well done Judy!!!

A big congratulations to Judy Pawson, Kate Terry, Hugh & Di McAlister for coming second in the Nation 15A Teams competition hosted by the Rotorua Club. The competition was tough and this a huge result! For a more results, click on the heading above...

The Boston Cup photos are now here....

The 'Calendar of Events' has been updated so you can see the details from the Programme booklet on the website ... AND ... it can now be loaded into your personal calendar. Click on the heading to find out more ...

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