Bendigo Bridge Club
Release 2.19q
Key Messages

Martin Willcox Workshops

Ballarat BC have engaged Martin Willcox to conduct three workshops on playing strategies for intermediate and advanced players. They have generously decided to invite members of other clubs to attend - free of charge! The workshops will be held at Ballarat BC (1001 Eyre Street) on Wednesdays: 3 May, 7 June and in July (date tba), and will run from 10am-3pm (BYO lunch).

Alert! Ballarat BC have now advised there is no restriction on numbers and no need to book. Just roll up - the more the merrier!

2023 Ashes - Ballarat Win

The Ashes were contested for the 25th time on Saturday 22 April at Ballarat BC. Unfortunately (for us) the hosts were runaway winners and retained the trophy but congratulations to our best-performed Bendigo pair (with 3rd place overall) Ron Wescott & Barb Evans. Thank you to all our pairs that took part and a big thank you to our gracious and generous hosts. Full results are available on the Bridge Unlimited website in the Results > Victorian Congress Events section.

Bridge Victoria

 A link to the May BV bulletin can be found in the Bridge Musings panel below (scroll down). It includes a listing for our Congress.

Relaxed Pairs 

Please note the start time for our Wednesday Relaxed Pairs sessions is now 12.30pm (was 12 noon).

Monthly Nosh & Natter

Our MN&N social dinners will resume on Thursday 23 February. Venue (as before) will be the Kangaroo Flat Sports Club at 6pm. This is an informal social event - 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 Graeme Hegarty on 0428 380 180.

Relaxed Pairs in 2023

Relaxed Pairs (social bridge) resumed on Wednesday 8th February. Sessions run from 12 noon until 3pm.  All welcome, bookings not required. Contact Janet Rogers for further information - 0499 775 735.

2022 Club Awards & Trophies

The winners of our various awards, trophies and prizes were announced at the Xmas Social. To view a full list of the winners, in the Menu sidebar (above) click on 'Membership & Bookings' then click on 'Club Competitions', then scroll down to '2022 Honour Board'. Congratulations to all our winners! 

 

Covid-19

As at May 2023, Covid-19 is still classed as a pandemic. To keep your fellow members safe from infection, please…

  • Do not come to play if you have any symptoms, go and get tested.
  • Wear a mask when playing. A supply of disposable masks will be available.
  • Sanitise between rounds
  • Wear layers for comfort and warmth – where weather conditions allow we will be opening windows and doors to facilitate natural ventilation.
  • Stay vaccinated – 2023 booster shots are available for most of our members.
  • If you are at high risk of getting very sick with COVID-19, apply for access to anti-viral medicines that can help you stay well, or treat the symptoms if you contract COVID-19.

For further information, please visit the DHSS Coronavirus Victoria website.

WebAdmin Operational Notes
Notes for accessing and operating delegated WebAdmin functions

 

Some members have delegated responsibilities with the Bendigo Bridge Club that requires them to perform actions or communicate with members on specific issues.

The website allows the website adminstrator to delegate functions to specific members that can assist them to perform their responsibility through the website.  These delegated functions are available by using a member's personal password and are accessed through an additional tab in the [Members Only] area.  That tab is called [WebAdmin] and is only visible if you have been granted a [WebAdmin] role.

 

The image above shows all possible delegated [WebAdmin] functions.  Your [WebAdmin] list of functions will be a subset of those displayed.

Most of these functions are sufficiently described in the BridgeWebs User Guide.  There are entire sections for [Menu], [Calendar], [Pictures], [Documents] and [Membership] in the guide. [News] is described in multiple locations in the guide with most [News] items comprising combinations of text, pictures, documents and web linkages.

The instructions below provide extra clarity where the guide is insufficiently detailed.

Instructions for using:

  • Email Members for bulk formatted email to members or a subset of members
  • Find a Partner for managing [Bookings] and [Partner Requests] against events

 

If you have a need to use these delegated responsibilities on behalf of the Bendigo Bridge Club you should discuss this with your subcommittee/group.  Approval by the club's Management Committee is required.