Subscriptions are due by 28th February 2022 - $25 for Kiama Home Club and $20 for affliate Club members.

The Kiama and District Bridge Club's AGM will be held on Friday 26th August 2022 at 9am in the club house.

Below is a link to a nomination form - if you would like to submit a nomination for a position on the committee, please click on the link, print and complete the form, and return it to the Secretary by placing it in the suggestion box, at the club, at least one week before the AGM.

For those wishing to nominate, but cannot get to the club, please contact Ruth(Secretary) on 0404 871 216 for assistance. 

Kiama AGM Nomination Form.pdf

Some members have told us that they haven't received the emailed newsletters. Recent newsletters can be found on the menu on the left, or you can click here: 
Old Newsletters

If you are missing any, please check that you are a paid up member and that we have your correct email address, check your spam folder, and if all that checks out please send an email to kiamainc@bridgewebsemail.com so that we can investigate.  Thanks so much. 

Happy New Year to all bridge club members

Masks will be mandatory inside the Clubhouse until further notice due to an increasing number of Covid cases in the community.

The deferred Annual General Meeting will be held at 9am on Friday 3^rd December before the regular bridge session. All positions have been declared Vacant. If you wish to nominate someone for a position please use this form Kiama AGM Nomination Form.pdf

Wishing everyone a happy and healthy 2025!  Hope to see you soon at the bridge table. 

Illawarra Bridge Club has invited members to attend their online sessions for both BBO and Realbridge. Click here for details Illawarra Bridge Association

From Wednesday 13th October there will be a Real Bridge session on Wednesday evenings at 7pm instead of Face to Face play. The cost to play in these masterpointed events will be $5, our normal charge. You will be billed by the club on a monthly basis. Logon to the event via the calendar entry.

Contact John Hetherington if you need some help, at hethos@westnet.com.au or 0415526977

The committee have written a new Code of Conduct for players to observe at Kiama Bridge Club.  

This can be found under Club Information - and you can also view by clicking on this link: 

Code of Conduct

The first Hi/Lo event for the year is on Thurs 4th March - where players of less than 35MPs are partnered with a player of 35MPs or more. Regular partners may not play together.  There won't be a spare player provided.  This is a fun day where you get a chance to play with, and get to know, others in the club.

All  players need to pre-register on the form in the club prior to the day. Please register ASAP to help the committee plan for this event.  

The AGM was held on Feb 4th at Kiama Bridge Club.  

The minutes, President's Report and Treasurer's Report are available for members by logging in to the Members Only portal - in the menu on the left. Once you have logged in, click on the Committee Meeting Minutes tab at the top of that page. 

Announcing a new annual Teams event for country players in the Southern Zone of NSW, with clubs competing for a perpetual trophy.  

The Championship is an inter-club competition, open only to clubs in the NSWBA's Southern Zone, which includes the South Coast, Far South Coast and Southern Highlands regions.  Each club in the Zone may send one or more teams to participate. The maximum number of teams is based on the number of home club members listed on the ABF Masterpoints website.  Kiama will be eligible to send 3 teams. 

It will be held on Sunday 22 August 2021, at Mollymook Bridge Club, Ulladulla.  More information will become available later.  
To view the brochure please click Southern Zonal Flyer.pdf

Click on the "Members Only" tab on the left to access any of the following: Committee Meeting Minutes, Find A Partner, Bookings, Phone List, Account. You will need to login by using either your ABF number or your email address and your password. You will choose your password the first time you login. The Account tab is where you can check your membership details.

The "Find a Partner" tab on the left can also be used to Find a Partner for an event in the calendar. Click on this tab if you wish to do this and then click on the appropriate calendar event and select Partner Required. You will need to enter your Members Only password to continue. You could also contact Anita Teasdale for assistance finding a partner if you don't want to use the online method.

A message from your president - Mary:

We are trialling a booking system so we can be ready if and when we return to face to face play.  If we do go back we will have to limit the numbers in each session, hence our endeavouring to put the booking system in place. I have already tried it on a limited number of people and it is apparently working so now I would like everyone to get the opportunity to test it out.

We have set up 5 test sessions for next week so you can try out the booking system.  
Please note: These are not actual sessions!  We have not gone back to Face to Face sessions yet so please do not go to the club expecting to play! 

So ..to practise, doing a booking follow these instructions:

1. Log into the Members Only site

2. Click FIND A PARTNER

3. Scroll down and you will find 5 dates that say " No Play ... Booking Test Only" .

4. Decide which day you wish to try to book into eg Tuesday 17th November, then tick the box under the 3rd column ("PL") and also enter partner's name in the space ( you will be automatically registered).

5. Click CONFIRM 

NOTE CAREFULLY

• When you access the date you wish to register for you will see a list of people who have already registered.   If you and your partner are already registered DO NOT register again! 
• Once the maximum number is reached it will show BOOKING FULL. But if/when we go live with this system, it is always worth going back and looking later because people will and can remove their name at any time.
• Also please only register for ONE DAY - because in future we have to limit the numbers we are trying to make it fair for everyone.
• Be aware this booking trial has no bearing on the BBO sessions they will be going ahead as normal, no restrictions in numbers! 

So thank you in advance everyone who "gives it a go " it may sound a bit complicated in writing but once you have done it once it is actually very straightforward. I am looking forward to seeing   the results. Many thanks to all and please do give it a try.

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO START PLAYING BBO

1. Register as a player at Bridgebase Online

2. Purchase BBO $'s - these are used to pay your "table fees"

3. Send your User Name to the Web Admin (normally Mary Martin but Chris Huddle standing in for now)  

4. Register with the ABF so that you can be credited with any masterpoints you may earn
http://www.abfevents.com.au/forms/signup/

If you need any assistance to complete the above tasks, please phone John Hetherington, Richard Warren or Wayne Courtney (see phone list in Members Only) and he will walk you through the process. Please make sure you have your computer turned on when you phone.

SESSIONS TAKE APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS PLAYING 24-27 BOARDS AND THE COST IS BBO$3.00 (equivalent to $5.00 Australian).

♥ 65% of table fees are returned to Kiama Bridge Club.♥ 

Once you have your username and BBO $'s, you are ready to join an event advertised on our calendar.

Entries open about 2 hours before the scheduled start time.

You will need your partner's username. If you don't have a partner, you could organise one through the Find a Partner tab on the LHS of our website.

Click here for more detailed instructions.

Recently, some players have been holding up other players and slowing play by taking excessive time to look at past results on the Bridgemates. 

Once the director calls for players to move, please put the Bridgemate down and follow the director’s instruction to move to the next table if EW.  If you are playing N/S, start playing the next board with your new opponents.  Please consider others and keep to the time so other pairs are not unfairly asked to average boards because of your delays.  

Please note that it is club policy that directors will average any board where the dummy is not on the table at the three minute bell.  Please respect the directive if you are asked to take an average by a director, accept it graciously, as they are volunteers trying their best for all players, to ensure timeliness and enjoyment of play, and fairness to all.  Thanks very much, our directors, for your service to our club.

The next Interclub event will be hosted by Kiama on Wednesday 12th October, from 10.00am to approximately 4.30pm. The cost of $12 includes lunch.  Other clubs competing are expected to be Berry, Bowral, Goulburn and Southern Highlands.

Each club fields two teams (8 players).  The committee will select the Kiama teams from the pairs submitted. Please contact John Hetherington soon if you and partner wish to be considered for this event.

Joan Butts will be holding two workshops at Kiama Bridge Club on this coming weekend.

Attendees need to register for one or both workshops by writing their names on the sheet on the noticeboard in the club, or contact Ann Blue - email Ann Blue or call 0413 731 146.

Saturday 8th February 9:30am - 11:30am: "Managing the Play - Learning to Count" - cost $15

Sunday 9th February 10:00am - 2:30pm: "Help with Play" - no cost (this workshop is subsidised by the ABF) - Please note you need to arrive at the club no later than 9:45am.
Although the Sunday workshop is aimed at teachers, it is also very useful for anyone.  

If dummy is not down by the time the three minute warning bell goes, the director must be called to average the board. Pairs will each receive 50% Continuing to bid after the bell has gone is poor etiquette as it slows down the entire room as people are kept waiting and this creates a backlog around the room for all tables.

Also dummy is absolutely mute. Dummy may not point out a mistake, call the director etc. If the director is called dummy may not take part in the conversation unless specifically asked by the director to do so. The only time dummy may talk to the declarer is to prevent a revoke by declarer by saying things such as “no diamonds partner?” or “having none?”