All at Bridge @ Orchards and the entire South African Bridge community mourns the passing of Gill Brown on Monday 3rd August 2020.

Gill Brown was a massively popular and well-loved personality in the domestic Bridge scene.

Gill was responsible for introducing many hundreds of players to the game of Bridge, through her various clubs as well as teaching.

Her teas at Blairgowrie were the stuff of legend!

Gill also made amazing marmalades and jams which she sold to raise funds for Hospice.

Gill was particularly close to Bridge @ Orchards and had run the Orchards Bridge Club for many years, together with her long-time playing partner, Deen Wheeler.

Following Gill's decision to hand over the ropes to the newly-named Bridge @ Orchards team, Gill remained closely involved, not only as a regular Saturday afternoon player, but also as a mentor and stand-in TD.  Computers, cards, bidding boxes and Bridgmates would often travel between Blairgowrie and Orchards as both clubs shared resources!

Our deepest condolences are extended to Gill's devoted husband, Bert, and their entire family.

We meet every Saturday afternoon and Monday morning for Duplicate Pairs and arrange special competitions, every quarter. (The Cohen Trophy: 29th March 2020)
We welcome new members of all ages and levels of experience.
Walk in Pairs.

Saturday PM Duplicate Pairs - Gate Closure
Please note that, for security purposes, the main gate will be closed and locked at precisely 1:30pm on a Saturday afternoon.  We regret that latecomers will not be admitted nor permitted to register for play.  This will ensure that we are able to start promptly at 1:45pm and finish no later than 5:00pm.

The Club is : CLOSED

Please check back here for up-to-date information.

In the meanwhile, we ask all members to follow current medical advice in terms of steps to be taken to avoid and/or limit exposure to COVID-19, including strict observation of current lockdown regulations, regular washing of hands, avoiding touching the mouth, nose or eyes, covering the mouth and nose when sneezing, disposing of tissues correctly, avoiding contact with others who are displaying symptoms, etc.

In particular, we ask that any member who is showing any symptoms - such as a new persistent cough, a sore throat, difficulty in breathing or an elevated temperature - should immediately seek and act upon medical advice or contact the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) Hotline: 0800 029 999

We wish any affected members a full and speedy recovery and look forward to seeing you back at Bridge @ Orchards as soon as life returns to normal.

Best wishes

The Bridge @ Orchards Team