Farewell to Ian and Pam
It is with great regret that we must say farewell to Pam and Ian Moore, both Grand Masters, who have been hugely instrumental in setting the standard to which we bridge players should aspire. They have been members of the club for 35 years and during that time have done so much to support club activities. This includes Pam’s highly …
End of year news update
The year is rapidly drawing to a close and what a strange year it has been. Of the 37/38 playing sessions scheduled this year for each playing day, 18 or 19 have been cancelled due to Covid 19 lockdowns. We are fortunate that we are able to play our club championships which conclude this week. A big thank you to …
Upcoming events and news
• Babich NZ Wide Pairs We need more entries for this competition to be held on 30 October at 7.30 pm in the Rotorua club rooms. The same cards are played simultaneously across the country so you are competing with pairs nation-wide. It is a very enjoyable competition and you can enter online or at the club rooms. • Saturday …
Ib Thulin 2020
Despite the change in date and the ‘stop-start’ nature of bridge in these Covid times we had a very enjoyable and successful tournament on Sunday. We had 9 tables, a little down on previous years, but in the circumstances not surprising. On Handicap the winners were: First: Colleen Allen and Rowan Friend Second: Shirley Gainsford and Gill Nelson Third: Mark …
Back to bridge!
Hooray – back to Level 1 at last! All bridge sessions will re-commence from Wednesday 23 Sep at 7pm. Please note that next week (30 Sep) the start time for Wednesday night changes to 7pm because we will be on daylight savings time. Start times for all other sessions are as per normal, so contact your partners and arrange some …
Covid-19 update 7 September
The goalposts do keep changing! We are now in Level 2 lockdown until at least 16 September. Our last communication on 25 August indicated that club bridge and the Rotorua Restricted Tournament on 12 September would not go ahead unless we were in Level 1. The committee has again reviewed the situation by email over this weekend. *ROTORUA RESTRICTED TOURNAMENT: …
Covid-19 update and new dates 25 August
Club Bridge: As you will be aware, we are now in level 2 lockdown until 6 September when the government will again review the situation. Therefore, there will be no club bridge play until we move into Level 1, hopefully after 6 September. Rotorua Restricted Tournament 12 September: On the basis we move into Level 1 we are continuing to …
Upcoming events Spring 2020
Mark these dates – • Pot luck Welcome dinner 5 August cancelled and a 1 day pairs competition instead. This was to welcome our beginner bridge players at the completion of their lessons. Now lessons will be beginning on 2 and 4 September and we have decided to have a Spring Fling evening on 7 October and to include our …
BOP Teams success for Rotorua
The Bay of Plenty Teams Tournament for the Ib Thulin Shield was held at the Rotorua Club on Sunday 26 July with 6 clubs participating – ourselves, Tauranga, Taupo, Mt Maunganui, Whakatane and Te Puke – and each club competing with a Junior, Intermediate and Open Team, 72 players in all. We had a great day particularly since Rotorua came …
Bridge lessons 2020
We will be offering two options for bridge lessons this year: Wednesdays 7.00 – 9.30 pm beginning 2 September Fridays 10.00 am – 12.30 pm beginning 4 September. Cost is $60.00 for 12 lessons and if you bring a friend to create your own partnership it is $100.00 for 2 people. Please contact Val 07 347 1713 or Marie 027 …
Upcoming events
It is heartening to see so many people back playing bridge at the club. This is encouraging for our up-coming events that we hope you will be enthusiastic about participating in. Sunday 26 July 2020 Bay of Plenty Interclub Teams Each club in the BOP who wishes to participate submits a Junior, Intermediate and Open Team to contest the Ib …
Bridge Club re-opening 15 June
We are pleased to let you know that playing bridge at the club rooms, in person, will be resuming next week beginning on Monday 15 June. To reiterate the main guidelines: *All sessions will be open as per the programme booklet, with events shortened to accommodate the start date. For example, a 4 day pairs will become a 3 day …
Re-opening in Level 1 – update
The Bridge Club committee very much hopes that you are all ‘champing at the bit’ to come back to in-person bridge. We met last night to discuss when and how to reopen the club rooms for play and resolved the following: • We will not open for bridge until Level 1 is reached. When it is reached, regular bridge will …