Ballerinas

Members doing well in our Restricted Tournament
Junior/Junior
2nd Dianne Beveridge & Isobel McIntyre
Intermediate/Intermediate
1st Kay Wright & Hilary McKenna (Tga)
Open/Intermediate
1st Julie Sheridan & Riet Jansen
2nd Ruth Sweatman & Kate Terry (Tga)
3rd Alan Parkes & Megan Richards

Due to a planned power outage there will be no Bridge at the Club on Friday afternoon 1st September. The Friday Championship Pairs will now be a 4 session event.

You may have already heard that Rachelle Pelkman (Grand Master) is very generously sharing some of her knowledge with us every Wednesday evening for the forthcoming future. 6.30 start for 15-20 minutes prior to the commencement of play. Check out the noticeboard for the comprehensive list of topics Rachelle intends to cover. Please be sure to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity!

We had 22 tables for our Multigrade Tournament on 1st April.
Many of our members were among the prizewinners.
Open/Intermediate
2nd - John Laugesen and Bob Callcutt
3rd - Audrey Gardiner and Jean Scott
Intermediate/Intermediate
2nd - Diane Rodger and Lyn Bailie
3rd - Janice Simpson and Eric Burnie (Whakatane)
4th - Tina Dudley and Rosemary Wilkey
5th - Megan Richards and Jan Gyenge (Te Puke)
Intermediate/Junior
1st - Michele Larnder and Frances Ball
Junior/Junior
3rd - Rae Holmes and Judy Roberts (New Plymouth)
4th - Carol Jones and Liz Dey

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Entries are now being taken for our 3A Multigrade Tournament on 1st April.
Prizes for all grade combinations.
Entry fee - $25
Morning tea - 9.30, play starts 10.00
Please bring your own lunch.

Thank you to Nan Ward for Jan's eulogy
Jan Kirk
I didn’t know Jan before she and her husband, Graham retired here but believe that she worked extremely hard in business and was a keen singer and performed in musical productions. We met through family connections and quickly became friends. As you know Jan was a very friendly person. She was a hard worker and enthusiastic about

Our next series of Beginner's Lessons begin soon.
Monday evening 6th March at 6.45pm
Wednesday afternoon 8th March at 12.45pm
Enquiries to the club at mtbridgeclub@gmail.com, ph 575-4251
or Isobel 021 112 7151

MONDAY 13TH FEBRUARY: ALL BRIDGE SESSIONS CANCELLED

When you see this message please phone your partner for the day and ensure that they know. Thank you

The authorities are taking every precaution to be prepared in the event Cyclone Gabrielle is as damaging as is feared. To this end they plan to use the Rescue Centre public carpark as a Forwards Operation Centre and have a Communication vehicle, plus probably four fire trucks, ambulances and various other vessels and vehicles stationed there from Monday morning through to Wednesday.