Bridge Club News
Following on from the Teams event in October, the Pairs event was held at East Lindfield on Sun 27th November.
Last Saturday and Sunday a group of dedicated PBC Restricted players headed to Wollongong to do battle in the State Restricted and Novice Teams.
After 9 months, this closely fought competition concluded with Ian Hobbs and Roslyn Braund the joint winners (59.7%) ahead of Jane Cummings and Anne Moulston (58.5%) and Barbara and Liam Gavin (58.4%). Congratulations!
Although this was an individual competition, many players played as a pair throughout. The best 7 scores were counted.
Thankyou to Jen Ardill and Vicki Busteed for convening.
A successful Charity Day was held in the clubhouse on Wed 19th October.
We raised $3,120 to add to our Charity account which has $1,464 and will donate $4,500 (once the figures have been confirmed) to One Meal (Northern Beaches branch) who specialise in providing meals and other services directly to the needy and other humanitarian local support groups.
Thankyou to everyone who donated and helped and Rob Scott for organising.
You can see some photos here.
On Saturday Sept 3rd, Peninsula hosted a special event in honour of Charlie Mitchell.
Charlie Mitchell was a long term member of PBC, and he was well known for his excellent bridge skills well beyond our club. His contributions to our club were remarkable. He was a committee member, a director and chief director for many years.
Congratulations to the winners of the competition Brian Ody and Trevor Laughton. Lyn Smith and Jocelyn Bertram were the runners up.
Thank you to Sue Riley for directing.
After the game many players stayed back to enjoy a glass of wine and a chat with fellow PBC members.
The inaugural Sue Riley Shield was held on Saturday 27 August.
The winners were Lynn Smith and Jocelyn Bertram,closely followed by Brian Ody and Trevor Laughton. Congratulations!
Those who attended enjoyed wine and cheese after the event. Many members commented on how good it was to finally be able to compete and celebrate at the Club again.
Congratulations to John Simmonds, Sachiko Cathcart, Susan Eason and Simon Hunter who won the Teams event on 18th June. Sandy Carter and Nerida Gillies and two non-members came second just behind.
After a 2 year gap due to Covid, the Michael Marks Shield has been wrestled off Terry and Jim Rothwell by Jo Jarvis and Trish Giles. Mike Gibb and Di Agostino came second.
Congratulations to Trish and Jo !
