Bendigo Bridge Club, Bendigo, Victoria

Bendigo Bridge Club

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2025 Bendigo Congress

Get ready for the Bendigo Congress! Pairs 24th May and Teams 25th May. We want to see all our members from novice through to expert coming to our special event so book in for one or both days. Entries are via bridgeunlimited.com go to upcoming events and book in. Venue will be the Strathfieldsaye Community Hub. Entry fee includes light lunch, morning and afternoon tea, and refreshments. Special accommodation (and included transport to the venue) rates at the All Seasons for visiting players. See flyer in main panel for more details and hope to see you there.

Vale Ron Wescott

It is with deep sadness that we advise that Ron passed away early on Wednesday morning, 12th March, having lost his battle against multiple cancers. Ron's partner, Cheryl, advises that, at the end, he went quickly and peacefully.

Ron will be remembered as a friendly, skillful and knowledgeable player and as director of many of our Friday sessions. Less well known are his behind-the-scenes services to the club as a member of the Match Sub-committee, as one of our deal file organisers, and as our diligent Masterpoint Secretary.

A gathering to celebrate Ron's life will be held at 1030 am on March 28 at Buda House, 42 Hunter Street, Castlemaine.

Our thoughts are with Cheryl and family. He will be sadly missed.

2024 Club Awards announced

Our Club Awards, Trophies and Prizes for 2024 were announced at the Christmas Social on Friday 13th Dec. A full list of all the winners can be found by clicking on Membership & Bookings, then on Club Competitions, then scroll down to the 2024 Honour Board.

Club Pairs Championships: Results and Bonus Points

Our 2024 Club Championship Pairs events are now complete. Congratulations to the winning pairs! (See below.)

To view the 2024 Championship Pairs Rankings in detail and, where relevant, bonus Red Points allocations, go to the Week 3 results for the Monday, Wednesday or Friday event that you are interested in, then click on the Information button.

Monday Championship Pairs Results

Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Monday comp: 1st Peter Goddard & Jennifer Goddard. 2nd Merlyn Pritchard & Charles Young. 3rd Cheryl Chant & Elizabeth Ranson.

Wednesday Championship Pairs Results

Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Wednesday comp: 1st Barb Hyett & Pat Dungey. 2nd Ryan Touton & Seb Wright. 3rd Elizabeth Ranson & Cheryl Chant.

Friday Championship Pairs Results

Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Friday comp: 1st Ryan Touton & Kerry Delcourt. 2nd Sandra Friesen & Peter Burt. 3rd Chris Dyson & Annie Wiltshire.

Club Teams Championships: Results and Red Points

Our 2024 Monday and Friday Club Teams events are now completed. See below for final aggregated results and red point allocations.

Monday Championship Teams Results

Congratulations to winners of the Monday teams. 1st O'HARE - Paul O'Hare, Kerry Delcourt, Mervyn Shapiro, David Smith. 2nd PRITCHARD - Merlyn Pritchard, Charles Young, Kevin Gunn, Ron Wescott. 3rd GEDAY - Eva Geday, Eamon Dempsey, Carla Daly, Paul Schauble, Di Dunlop.

To view the 2024 Monday Team Championship Rankings and Red Points in detail, go to the Week 2 results for this event, then click on the Information button.

Friday Championship Teams Results

Congratulations to winners of the Friday teams. 1st DELCOURT - Kerry Delcourt, Ryan Touton, Peter Burt, Sandra Friesen. 2nd HARPER - Margaret Harper, Sylvia Watson, Mervyn Shapiro, Faye Searle. 3rd PEIRCE - Adam Peirce, Kevin Gunn, David Yum, Bob Perkins.

To view the 2024 Friday Team Championship Rankings and Red Points in detail, go to the Week 2 results for this event, then click on the Information button.

Code of Good Conduct Update

Following constructive feedback from members the committee has reviewed and revised our Code of Good Conduct. Check out the Code of Good Conduct panel on the r.h. side of this page the read the latest version.

Bendigo Bridge Club on Facebook

In order to increase our internet presence and provide a platform for advertising our social activities, we have created a club Facebook account. The account will be curated by Seb and Ryan. Click on Useful Links, then on the 'Bendigo Bridge on Facebook' link to have a look.

Library News

Our Librarian has been busy adding interesting new titles to the bookshelves. Check out menu Education > Library to find the latest available titles.

Bridge Victoria

A link to the BV website can be found on our 'Useful Links' page.

Monthly Nosh & Natter

Our MN&N social dinners will resume in September. These Thursday evening get-togethers are informal social events - a chance for members (and their spouses / partners) to have a friendly natter about... anything really, over some good pub food and drink.

Need more details? Contact Eamon Dempsey on 0408 467 599.

Welcome to Bendigo Bridge Club

Bendigo is located in Central Victoria, 150kms north of Melbourne. The city grew from one of the major gold rush settlements in Victoria in the 1850s. The modern city benefits from the riches of its past, with beautiful heritage buildings and expansive parks. It has an enviable arts and cultural precinct and a wide range of eating and dining establishments.

Bendigo Bridge Club was established in 1979. The club is affiliated with the Victorian Bridge Association (VBA) and the Australian Bridge Federation (Club 3315). The club is also a member of the Victorian Northern Region Bridge Association, and fully supports all bridge events conducted by the Region and the clubs within the Region.

Bendigo Bridge Club conducts three open duplicate bridge tournaments every week plus a relaxed (social) play session, providing all our members with the opportunity to enjoy playing bridge with friends.

Visitors and guests are most welcome provided they comply with current Covid-safety regulations.

Click on More... for further information.

2025 Bendigo Congress Flyer

Click here to view the flyer.

2025 Bendigo Congress

ABF Promotions

Congratulations to the following Club Members on gaining promotions in their ABF Rankings

Promotions for the month of April 2025

Graduate Master (2MP): - Francis McGowan
Club Master (5MP): -
Local Master (15MP): -
Bronze Local Master (25MP): -
Silver Local Master (35MP): -
State Master (50MP incl 25 Red/Gold):
Bronze State Master (100MP incl 50 Red/Gold): -
Bronze National Master (200MP incl 100 Red/Gold): -
Gold Life Master (750MP incl 450 Red/Gold and 75 Gold):

Well done Francis!

New Club Director

I (Seb Wright) have taken over from Paul as Club Director. I just wanted to say thank you and I am looking forward to contributing to the club and helping everyone to have enjoyable games of bridge.

I have a few ideas up my sleeve but I am reaching out to see if anyone has any suggestions or things they would like to see happen in the club.

You can get me at this email or 0448110015. Look forward to hearing all your great ideas!

Seb

ABF launches MyABF

The ABF has launched a new service to members.

MyABF is the new technology platform for the ABF. It will become your primary access to all your bridge information across Australia.

Go to the website and sign up today click MYABF

Members Only

Create your own member password

To access the [Member Only] area, you need to create your own password.

If you are unable to do this, please use the [Contact Us] page under the [About Us] menu to request the web administrator to create a password for you.

Members can book a F2F session or request a partner in [Calendar] without a password. (toggle the Partner icon to access the booking and partner icons.

Code of Good Conduct

At the Management Committee meeting held on 20^th November 2023, your Committee unanimously agreed to the publication and distribution of a new ‘Code of Good Conduct’ for the Club.

This document aims to promote practices and behaviours that are aligned with and support the purpose of the Club, ie

To provide a congenial, fair, competitive, and ethical environment conducive to participation in, achieving excellence at, and enjoyment of Bridge at all levels.
To ensure members and visitors are received with friendly hospitality by extending respectful, courteous behaviour to all.

Useful feedback from members provided input to an updated version 2.1, which was approved by Committee in Jan 2024. Further feedback and a review by the committee resulted in version 3.2, which was approved in August 2024.

Click on this link to access the latest version: BBC Code of Good Conduct V3.2.pdf.

The Club expects all members to be familiar with the Code and to conform to its requirements when attending Club events.

If you are unable to access the document via the link, please ask the Secretary for a printed copy.

Name Badges

Members are encouraged to wear their name badges at every session. This is a simple courtesy and especially important as we often have new members joining the club.

If you would like to buy a name badge please contact Dianne Dunlop (0437 040 222).

Cost will be approximately $18, depending on number being ordered.

2025 Victorian Congresses & Special Events

Click on this link to see a list of 2025 Victorian Club Congresses and Upcoming Victorian Event Calendar

Local club congress dates will be included in our club calendar.

Covid is still active in Victoria. Check out the host club's website for the latest information on dates, venues and playing conditions.

2024 AGM

The 2024 AGM is scheduled for Monday 19th August 2024 at 11.30 in the Leggo Room. The AGM will be followed by a pizza lunch provided by the club and the regular afternoon session bridge.

2023 AGM Minutes.pdf

2024 AGM Notice.pdf

proxy form 2024 AGM.pdf

Nomination Form for Committee 2024-2025.pdf

Agenda 2024 AGM.pdf