Dear Members

Membership is due. If you have not renewed please do so as soon as possible. 
Payment can be made online or at the club. 

Quiche Night

Next Wednesday 4th February is Quiche Night.

Please put your name on the list if you are able to attend this very enjoyable evening.

Mentoring Program

The names of the pairings are on the noticeboard in the club.

Thank you to all the Mentors who volunteered to make this program happen.

Please be at the club on Friday 6th February from 9am to meet & greet your partner.

After the session Graham Bradley has kindly offered to show on the TV screen, Marty Bergen's  'Hand Evaluation '. It's suggested to bring some lunch if you are interested to stay for this very valuable insight into bridge hands. Thank you Graham.

Joan Butts Workshops 

Joan Butts will be presenting 2 workshops on Saturday 7th March.

The morning session from 10am to 12 noon will be on Declarer Play.

The afternoon session from 1pm to 3pm will be on 2/1 game forcing.

Cost is $25 per workshop.

If you wish to attend both workshops it's advisable to bring your own lunch.

Morning & Afternoon tea will be provided.

A flyer will be on the noticeboard soon with an attendance sheet.

A big thank you to Angela & Rhonni who have done an amazing job cleaning the kitchen & cupboards. 
Thank you to Chris Huddle for washing all the table coverings & to Carol Marriott for washing the shawls.

We are very lucky to have these members who generously give their time to the club.

Library

The library is proving very popular with members. There are a number of new books and a generous donation from Judy Sheehan (with books donated by former member, Allan Watkins).

Happy bridging

Ann Blue

Dear Members

Christmas Decorations

The Christmas decorations in the club looks amazing this year thanks to the very talented Carol Marriott and her band of helpers, including Johanna, Margot, Patrick on the ladder, and many others on the day who helped cut and glued bows and assisted Carol. Thank you all. An incredible effort.

Membership

Payment of membership will be due in January and not before. Cost is $50 for home members and $20 for alternate members. Please don't pay before January.

Mentoring

We will be running a mentoring course next February. It will run for 4 weeks on a Friday morning.

There will be a list on the board in January for those who wish to be mentored by a more experienced player. We ran this a few years back and it was very popular with the newer players. If you are available to be a mentor for 4 weeks, please let me know.

Joan Butts Workshops

It's been a while since Joan has been at our club but I'm pleased to say she will join us in 2026.

Joan will be presenting 2 workshops on Saturday 28 February 2026.

The morning session will be Card Play, suitable for beginners and Improvers.

The afternoon session will be 2/1 convention, open to all who may be interested. 

More details next year.

Spares for Wednesday and Thursday 2026

Please let Christopher Dawes know if you are able to be a spare on a Wednesday and let Helen Stirling know if you are able to be spare on a Thursday.

Inter club

Next year Kiama Bridge Club will be hosting an interclub bridge day. The clubs who participate include Illawarra, Berry, Nowra, Mollymook and Southern Highlands. More details next year and the date to be confirmed.

Online Supervised sessions for beginners

Bridge NSW has been running online supervised bridge sessions for beginners. No partner required.

There is more information on the NSW website.

RealBridge links are on the Play Online webpage. If you need help with RealBridge, contact

onlinesupervised @bridgensw.com,au

Christmas Party

There is an invitation for all members to the Christmas Party on the website.

Click on HERE on the website for more information about the night.

 The Committee wishes all our members a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Bridge will finish on Thursday 18th December 2025 and resume on Friday 2nd January 2026.

See you at the Christmas Party.

Warm regards

Ann Blue

Dear Members

Christmas Party--- CHANGE OF VENUE

The Christmas party will be held on Thursday 18th December 2025 after the bridge session.

It will now be held upstairs in the adjoining AFL clubhouse. There is a lift for those with mobility issues.

The Committee met with the President of the AFL, Dirk, on Thursday to check the facilities there. The room is more spacious, and the kitchen offers plenty of room for food to be stored and served as needed and a very big bar area. There is a lot more room for socialising and room to dance when our musician, Penny Hartgerink, entertains us from 6.30 to 8.30pm  

There is a very big verandah for pre-dinner drinks and canapes.

The Committee will have access to the club to set up tables and chairs on Wednesday afternoon.

More details regarding food and beverages to come and an attendance list will be on the noticeboard next month.

Charity Hamper

Thank you to everyone who has donated to the hamper for our nominated charity, Homestead of Hope. The hamper will be delivered to Sister Maureen early next week so there are a couple of days left to fill the hamper.

Christmas decorations

Carol Marriott has asked for some empty boxes of all shapes to be placed on the trolley near the front door.

Special Birthdays

If you know of a member who has an upcoming "special big birthday" please let Bronwen Jones know and she will put their name in the diary and the club will help them celebrate with a cake

Bridge Etiquette

There have been a lot of complaints recently about bids not being alerted and talking to partner during the bidding process.

You must alert any artificial bid and at no time should you verbally give any information to your partner during the bidding process.

Call the director if this happens at your table. This is not allowed at all. 

Kiama Bridge Club is not a social club and where masterpoints are awarded, rules need to be adhered This includes, not discussing your hands after the contract has been played, calling the director if dummy is not down when the buzzer has sounded and abiding by the club's Etiquette Policy which is on display on the noticeboard. Let's make it enjoyable for all at the bridge table.

Holiday Dates

The club will close after the Christmas party and resume on Friday 2nd January 2026.

Warm regards

Ann Blue