NO BRIDGE AT THE CLUB MONDAY 13TH FEBRUARY

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.

At this stage Cyclone Gabrielle is scheduled to make landfall between midnight and 2 a.m. Sunday night/Monday morning. The authorities in Wellington are currently running 20 different possible weather scenarios through the computers and, of the three most likely outcomes, two are considered to be potentially catastrophic.

On that basis, we are taking the unprecedented step of cancelling our bridge sessions for Monday afternoon and Monday evening – 13 February. Ie this coming Monday. We may be over-reacting, however, we feel it better to err on the side of caution in this potentially dangerous situation.

National Search and Rescue encourage people NOT to be out and about on Monday in particular. The weather may seem windy but not dangerous first thing in the morning, but it is envisaged to ramp up throughout the day with high tides and possible flooding.

Let’s hope we are over reacting ….

But in the meantime we would encourage you to have food and water on hand sufficient for three days. A flashlight. A gas cylinder.

Mt Maunganui Bridge