Wishing you all a very Happy New Year.

The Nowra Bridge Club’s AGM will be held on Monday 6^th February at 1 pm and all attendees must be fully paid up members of the club.  All positions are open and invitations are extended to anyone wishing to be elected to the committee.

Happy New Year to all our members and thanks to our magnificent committee for all their time and great organisation throughout the year.

As is our current practice, we are delighted to be holding a Social Day on Sunday 1^st July.  All current, financial members are invited to attend and enjoy the afternoon. This will be a free event for all members.

WE NEED TO KNOW NUMBERS FOR CATERING PURPOSES.

12.00 pm for 12.30 sit down. 

If you have a dietary requirement you MUST put this down on the attendance sheet.

You need to have a bridge partner for the game afterwards.  If you do not have one for the afternoon, make a notation on the attendance sheet and we will pair you up.

The attendance sheet is with Jean and will be available at each bridge session between now and the 25^th June.

Contact Janet Willis on 4447 1887 for further information.

The John Fry Memorial event is on Monday 7th June.  It an individual event whereby we all play each other in one session.  It is in tribute to our club's founder, Dorothy's husband.

Please register in the red book.  This is a very social and enjoyable event and is for all levels of experience. 

Now open for registration!  This is a Red Points event.

Players with no more than 100 ABF masterpoints at 31st December 2019 are invited to register now. Don't miss out!

Click on http://www.nswba.com.au/tourn/enter.asp?eid=4882 to enter your details and submit an entry.

To view the brochure for this event, please click on http://www.nswba.com.au/pdfs/20KiamaNovicePairs.pdf

The South Coast Autumn Teams event was held at our club on Sunday 29th April. This event was initiated by Margaret-Ann Crossley and Maggie Elderfield in co-operation with Jeff Carberry  (IBA) and Kevin Tant (Mollymook) in 1997 to promote friendly competition among teams from Mollymook, Nowra, Kiama and Illawarra. This year, we had only 12 teams as, unfortunately, the Mollymook teams were unable to attend.  The day was controlled most ably by Director Jeff Carberry and he provided hands that were both interesting and challenging, as is usual in the game of bridge.  Play started at 10 am with much thought and concentration before a short break for lunch at 1 pm.  By finish of play at 5 pm, Illawarra had a commanding lead with 251 points over Nowra, 193 followed by Kiama on 182.

Illawarra teams took the first 2 places, followed closely by our team of Malu Schaefer, Jeff Lassman, Janet Willis and Rosemary Halford, with 5^th place going to Adrian Riepsamen, Tom Coogan, Kath Kean and David Christian.  The most successful pairs from our club were Adrian Riepsamen and Tom Coogan, 2^nd overall, and 3^rd were Malu Schaefer and Jeff Lassman, a really good result in stiff competition.  Congratulations to all those players.

During the event, our kitchen was staffed by Margaret Dalley with Marilyn and Bob Burney, who did an excellent job, and treats provided by members were very much enjoyed.  It was a very friendly day and I believe much enjoyed by all who attended.  A big thank you goes to all who helped make this such a pleasant and successful day.

Jean Barbour.

Bridge Sessions for novices (less then 10 master points) are held on Fridays from 9.15am - 12.15pm at Nowra Bridge Club. These sessions will help novices who wish to play in a friendly and relaxed environment and enable them to ask questions if needed, and will be conducted by Lydia. The cost will be $5 for members, $7 for non-members and will include refreshment. Please contact Lydia on 0408 161080 for further information. These sesions are not run when lessons are scheduled.

A short lesson is conducted on the first Friday of each month. 

Beginners' lessons will be starting on Monday 21st October at 1.15pm and will be held at the Nowra Bridge Club in Hood St, North Nowra. They will run for 8 weeks. The cost will be $10 a lesson for non members. For more information, please contact Eddie on 0415 811 719

The club has resumed normal face to face sessions, for members only. We have developed a Covid safety plan which follows the latest NSW Health guidelines for community halls, and has been registered with NSW Health.  COVID Safety Plan October 2021.pdf

A booking system will be in place, so please contact Janet Willis on 040 531 6508 to book. QR code checkin should be used and all players MUST be double vaccinated.

Our first Nowra Bridge Club Teams Congress will be held on Sunday 4th August from 10am. Entry and event details can be found on NSWBA website at http://www.nswba.com.au/tourn/eventDetails.asp?tid=3144&T=X

Please note that annual fees for the new year 2019 should be paid before the end of this year. Fees are $25 if this is your main club or $20 if you are an affiliate.

Congratulations to all award winners for 2017 - click here for  Nowra Bridge Club Awards for 2017.docx

The 2017 NSW State Novice & Restricted Teams Championships, hosted by Illawarra Bridge Association, will be held on the weekend of 4-5 November at the Illawarra Bridge Association  Hall, Figtree, Wollongong. Please contact Jill MacRae on 0414900239 or at jill.macrae54@bigpond.com if interested.

Thanks to our committee and all who worked so hard to make last Sunday a fun event.  The food was delicious, the wine flowed, our partners played brilliantly, the conversation was amazing .... could it have been the wine?

Congratulations to Janet Willis, Kath Kean, Lydia Adams and Harriett Champain who can 11th out of 39 pairs in the Teams event!  Well done Nowra ladies!  The full results can be viewed at http://nsw.bridgeaustralia.org/teamresults.asp?id=4258&umbid=189&iswide=y

Sunset bridge is back this month, with a curry theme.  The cost of $15 includes curry, wine and bridge, and commences at 6pm.  Please put your name on the list in the club house if you are interested in attending.

To view Dave's latest Hands of the Week, click HERE (or click on Hands of the Week in the navigation bar on the left).

Renowned bridge teacher Joan Butts is again offering lessons/workshops at Kiama Bridge Club, to be held on the weekend of 13th-14th February.  The Sunday workshop for teachers is funded by the ABF and NSWBA.

Day One - Saturday 13th February - 9:30am-11:30am - "Opening Leads for No Trumps and Suit contracts", suitable for all improving players.  Cost is $15 per head.  For further details please click on Joan Butts Lesson Kiama 2016.

Day Two - Sunday !4th February - 10:00am-4:00pm. Free to all bridge teachers and intermediate to advanced players.   For more information please click on Joan Butts CPD Kiama 2016.  For information about the subjects being taught that day please click on Joan Butts CPD Kiama 2016 Program.

Please note that if you wish to attend one or more of the days, you MUST book in so that numbers are known in advance.  You can pay on the day for Day One.  To book in, either add  your name to the form on the board in Kiama Bridge Club, or call Ann Blue on 0413731146, or email her on annblue50@hotmail.com.