• The leading under 600 pair is Atul Hajela and Bill Donovan. 
• The leading under 200 pair is Donna Stewart and Paul Appelby.
• Three of the 14 pairs must play the final round to be ranked.

• $60 each to the overall top pair.
• $30 each to the top restricted pair (<600 mps) -  5 in contention.
• $30 each to the top under 200 mps pair - 2 in contention.

• Australia-Wide Open Pairs, 7.00 pm, this coming Wed, 26 August   (Read me!) 
• Make-A-Wish Pairs, 10.00 am on 2 & 30 September; 7.00 pm on 16 September.

• Members are encouraged to nominate  for positions on the Committee, either as an officeholder or as a general member.
• Officer positions are President,  Secretary, Treasurer, Tournament Secretary.
• A nomination form is attached to this email. Please email your nomination to the club's email account, Attention: Secretary 

• Our Committee has approved a $20 reimbursement for any member playing who has participated in a reasonable number of in-person club sessions during the year.
• Click here to enter (by Thursday 3 September please).
• The event will also be used to select the “ACT 2” team for the Grand National Open Teams (GNOT). Regulations governing the event are here.
• Butler scoring and its tactical consequences are explained here.
• Note that the following round is GNOT National Qualifying round, which will be held 18-20 September on RealBridge; see here for more details.

• CiB is a national, gold points congress for players of all abilities. Pairs and teams events are held in novice, restricted and open categories, with a rookies pairs event catering for players with less than 5 masterpoints.
• Our Committee has approved a reimbursement of $50 for one event only for any member playing who has participated in a reasonable number of in-person club sessions during the year.
• Members with fewer than 5 masterpoints who play only in the Butterfly Orchid Rookie (Less than 5 Masterpoints) Pairs will be reimbursed the full $30 entry fee.
• To enter, click here.

• Supervised Play with 20 minute free lecture. This week:
  • 9.30 am Avoiding 1 Opponent     
  • 6.45 pm Reading the Opening Lead
• Fundamentals of Cardplay  - first Wednesday of every month, 5.00 - 6.30 pm, $15

Competition Prizes in cash (qualifying pairs only):

• $60 each to the overall top pair (7 pairs in contention)
• $30 each to the top restricted pair (combined masterpoints at 30 June < 600 - 5 pairs)
• $30 each to the top novice pair (combined masterpoints at 30 June < 200 - 3 pairs)

• Each prize winner gets a choice of a 12-month subscription to the New York Times or the Washington Post or a 12-month membership of the Friends of the National Museum. 

• 19 August 7pm Make-A-Wish Pairs #16
• 26 August 7pm Australia-Wide Open Pairs (Read me!)

• Supervised Play with 20 minute free lecture. This week:
  • 9.30 am Dealing with Poor Trumps
  • 6.45 pm Holding Up 
• Fundamentals of Cardplay  - first Wednesday of every month, 5.00 - 6.30 pm, $15

• A pair must play in a minimum of 4 sessions to be ranked in the championship - the best 4 scores are counted.
• With few exceptions, only member pairs will be ranked; casual visitors may play but as non-contending pairs.
• Competition prizes and raffle prizes will be awarded; details to follow soon.

• 5 August 10am Make-A-Wish Pairs #15
• 5 August  7pm BridgeNSW State-Wide Pairs
• 19 August 7pm Make-A-Wish Pairs #16
• 26 August 7pm Australia-Wide Open Pairs

• Supervised Play with 20 minute free lecture Link to CBC  9.30 am
• Supervised Play with 20 minute free lecture Link to CBC  6.45 pm
• Fundamentals of Cardplay  - first Wednesday of every month, 5.00 - 6.30 pm, $15

• A pair must play in a minimum of 4 sessions to be ranked in the championship - the best 4 scores are counted.
• With few exceptions, only member pairs will be ranked; casual visitors may play but as non-contending pairs. ..........

• A pair must play in a minimum of 4 sessions to be ranked in the championship - the best 4 scores are counted.
• With few exceptions, only member pairs will be ranked; casual visitors may play but as non-contending pairs.
• Competition prizes and raffle prizes will be awarded; details to follow soon.

• 5 August 10am Make-A-Wish Pairs #15
• 5 August  7pm BridgeNSW State-Wide Pairs
• 19 August 7pm Make-A-Wish Pairs #16
• 26 August 7pm Australia-Wide Open Pairs

• Interstate Teams Championships -  ACT teams made the finals of 3 of the 4 events (Open, Seniors and Youth). 
• Butler events.
• Side events.

• Supervised Play with 20 minute free lecture Link to CBC  9.30 am
• Supervised Play with 20 minute free lecture Link to CBC  6.45 pm
• Fundamentals of Cardplay  - first Wednesday of every month, 5.00 - 6.30 pm, $15

• Interstate Teams Championships - Mon 6 July  to Thurs 9 July - the ACT is represented in  4 events (Open, Womens, Seniors and Youth)
• Side events, including the Sean Mullamphy Country Clubs Teams Championship (2 South Canberra teams) and the Canberra Bridge Club 3-day Teams.

• The Capital Bridge Club Len Dixon Memorial Events at 7pm on Tuesday nights 7 July and 14 July are walk-in events.
• Australian Country  Pairs Championship - Thursday 9 July (2 days)
• Interstate Pairs Championship - Friday 10 July
• Open Butler pairs Stage 1 - Saturday 11 July (2 days)
• Introduction  to IMP Scoring (< 100 masterpoints) - Saturday 11 July
• Mixed Butler Pairs Stage 1 -  Monday 13 July (2 days)
• Swiss Pairs A Open - Monday 13 July (2 days)
• Swiss Pairs B Open -  Wednesday 15 July (2 days)     

• Our club receives a small commission for lessons booked through this link.
• The next online lesson is on 23 July at 9.30 am; the subject is Which Card to Play as Defender. 

• An 8-week course on Fundamentals began on Wednesday 3 June, in 2 parallel streams, at 10.30 am and 7.30 pm
• Supervised Play with 20 minute free lecture Link to CBC  9.30 am
• Supervised Play with 20 minute free lecture Link to CBC  6.45 pm
• Fundamentals of Cardplay  - first Wednesday of every month, 5.00 - 6.30 pm, $15

1. Our regular sessions this week incl Make-A-Wish Pairs Wed am
2. June 20-21 - Director training
3. 18 June - online lesson with Will Jenner-O'Shea: Subject  -  Minors after 1NT.
4. 19 June - Youthish Night at Canberra Bridge Club
5. Other Regular Weekly Lessons

1. July 4-16 Australian National Championships - Our club's involvement
2. June 26  (6.30pm) - BFACT  Youth Butler Pairs on RealBridge 
3. July 1 - Card Play Wednesdays begin at the Canberra Bridge Club (new)
4. Tournament Planner 

• If you'd like a game but don't have  a partner, please use the  "Partner required" function or contact me or the club.
• We score an eclectic most months - click the links for progress scores for the morning and evening sessions. 

• If you know anyone who might like to join this session,  please let them know about it. They will need to have myABF credits.
• An ABF-registered pair can simply click the link in our calendar to enter.
• An ABF-registered individual can either email the club and ask for a partner or take pot luck by simply joining the session.

• Saturday, 20 June 2026  - for New directors
• Sunday 21 June 2026  - Directors' Workshop for both new and existing club directors

• Day 1 is theory 
• Day 2 is a practical workshop applying that knowledge. 

• For a complete list, click here.

• Free, incl. a Pizza dinner.
• All experience levels are welcome, no partner required.
• You can attend either session or both: Session 1: 4:30 PM - 6:30 pm, Dinner: 6:30, Session 2: 7:00 - 10:00pm
• Contact CBC Youth Coordinator Suz Wilkinson youth@canberrabridgeclub.com.au with any questions.

• 17 June (Wednesday): Canberra Bridge Club (for a complete list, click here):
  • An 8-week course on Fundamentals began on Wednesday 3 June, in 2 parallel streams, at 10.30 am and 7.30 pm
  • Supervised Play with 20 minute free lecture Link to CBC  9.30 am
  • Supervised Play with 20 minute free lecture Link to CBC  6.45 pm
•  21 June (Sunday) 4pm -5.30pm - NSWBA Weekly Supervised Play. To join, click here. Theme: Responding to 1NT.

• In conjunction with the Monaro Bridge Club, we are hosting the Monaro/South Canberra Bridge Clubs Graded Pairs on Thursday 9 July at the Belconnen Labor Club.
  • The grades are: < 15 masterpoints, < 100 mps, < 300 mps, and Open.
  • Prizes will be awarded.
  • There are currently 16 entries, including 3 pairs who play regularly in our Wednesday morning session. If that doesn't include you, please think about joining them!
• We have been invited to enter a second team in the Sean Mullamphy Australian Country (& Small) Club Teams Championship, which runs Monday 6 to Wed 8 July. 

• • The team can be made up of  4- 6 home members. Please talk to your bridge partner about playing and let us know if you'd like to play by email or telling Alex or Cathy.

• It is open to all players born on or after 1 January 1996, including overseas players.
• This event is perfect timing to practice 
  • ♣️ for fun!
  • ❤️ for the ANC!
  • ♠️with someone from another state or country!
  • ♦️ for the World Transnationals!
• Players must have a myABF account to enter - if you don't have one and wish to participate, contact youth@abf.com.au to organise one.
• Cost: $10

• First Wednesday of Each Month, starting 1st July 2026, 5-00 pm Until 6-30 pm.
• $15 per session (charged through MyABF or paid by cash on the day).
• The workshops are aimed at players who have recently transitioned from Supervised Play.
• Format:
  • A brief (ten minute) introduction to a topic of cardplay
  • Then six to eight hands where the bidding will be provided and participants will be able to put the lesson to work at the table.
  • There will also be handouts with a half-page discussion on every hand explaining the relevant tricks, tips and principles.
• The presenter will be Steve Geddes.
• For more information, contact the CBC Office on 6282 2382 or email: canberrabridgeteaching@gmail.com

• National
  • Australian National Championships 4-15 July Canberra Labor Club Website

• Regional
  • Albury Congress 20-21 June

• Skills Development Workshop with Will Jenner-O'Shea: The next workshop will be on Sunday 19 July "Improve Your Defence: Better Leads, Signals And Counting in Defence" Click here to register. Please note the workshop scheduled for 28 June has been cancelled.

• BFACT - also included in the Canberra BC calendar
• The ABF
• Bridge NSW.

1. Instructions on how to register to play face-to-face or to request a partner are here. 
2. If intending to play face-to-face at the Club (on Wednesdays) (10 am or 7.00 pm),  please register to play or to request a partner, as indicated above.
3. Thursday evenings on RealBridge - 7pm, please login by 6.50. Please go to our Home Page for more information. Visitors very welcome.
   • Note that you can study a replay of each hand by clicking on the RealBridge link when you look up your results on our website.
4. Table Money now only payable with myABF Bridge Credits.
5. Help our club financially by joining the Southern Cross Club's Community Rewards Program 2025-26. For more information, click here.
6. Looking for help, advice, commiserations about a difficult hand? Do you have a hand you found difficult? An auction you and your partner disagree on? A situation that comes up again and again which you find yourselves guessing about? You may wish to email the friendly teaching staff (of whom Steve Geddes is one) at: Canberrabridgeteaching@gmail.com
7. To buy a copy of A Compulsive Pastime - A History of Bridge in the ACT and Surrounding Region, contact David Hoffman  0407 782 756 or via email davidhoffman@iinet.net.au, or collect from Canberra Bridge Club. Price: $60 + postage $12. A review of the publication appears in October 2024 ABF Newsletter.

• SCBC website links for beginners 
• MyABF
• ABF Newsletter - June edition is out  now.
• The ABF website has a page for learners here
• RealBridge Monthly Bidding Contest
• BBO Hand of the Day
• BBO Bridge Master (online, card play practice from beginner to expert, hands explained)
• Sorry, Partner Podcasts
• Bridge with Peter Hollands - videos
• World Bridge Federation 
• Youth Bridge website for players under 31 at 31/12 each year; includes Sunday Development Squad

1. Our regular sessions this week
2. External events 
3. June 11 (9.00 am) - Webinar introducing the WBF Academy Discovery Program - a free teaching method

1. June 19 - Youthish night at Canberra Bridge Club
2. June 20-21 - Director training 
3. June 26  (6.30pm) - BFACT  Youth Butler Pairs on RealBridge 
4. July 1 - Card Play Wednesdays begin at the Canberra Bridge Club (new)
5. July 4-16 Australian National Championships - Our club's involvement
6. Recent results
7. Tournament Planner 

1. Canberra Bridge Club
2. Online Lessons with Will Jenner-O'Shea

• If you'd like a game but don't have  a partner, please use the  "Partner required" function or contact me or the club.
• We score an eclectic most months - click the links for progress scores for the morning and evening sessions. 

• If you know anyone who might like to join this session,  please let them know about it. They will need to have myABF credits.
• An ABF-registered pair can simply click the link in our calendar to enter.
• An ABF-registered individual can either email the club and ask for a partner or take pot luck by simply joining the session.

• 10 June (Wednesday): Canberra Bridge Club:
  • An 8-week course on Fundamentals began on Wednesday 3 June, in 2 parallel streams, at 10.30 am and 7.30 pm
  • Supervised Play with 2 0 minute free lecture Scoring and Tactics  9.30 am
  • Supervised Play with 20 minute free lecture Dealing with Poor Trumps  6.45 pm
• 11 June - online lesson with Will Jenner-O'Shea will be on 11 June: Subject  -  4NT Quantative.
• 14 June (Sunday) 4pm -5.30pm - NSWBA Weekly Supervised Play. To join, click here. Theme: TakeOut Doubles.

• It has been created in response to the growing demand for engaging and accessible teaching materials, especially for beginners, the program can be easily adapted for use in clubs and schools alike.
• it  is completely free to use.
• It includes:
  • a detailed teaching manual 
  • prepared deals, playable during lessons or online against three AI opponents
  • arrowed decks enabling easy card distribution.
• You can take a sneak peek at the program.
• All attendees receive an official WBF Teaching Certificate.

• June 11 at 9am AEST and
• June 14 at 11pm AEST.

• Session 1: 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
• Dinner: 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
• Session 2: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

• Saturday, 20 June 2026 at CBC - for New directors
• Sunday 21 June 2026 at CBC - Directors' Workshop for both new and existing club directors

• Day 1 is theory 
• Day 2 is a practical workshop applying that knowledge. 

• It is open to all players born on or after 1 January 1996, including overseas players.
• This event is perfect timing to practice 
  • ♣️ for fun!
  • ❤️ for the ANC!
  • ♠️with someone from another state or country!
  • ♦️ for the World Transnationals!
• Players must have a myABF account to enter - if you don't have one and wish to participate, contact youth@abf.com.au to organise one.
• Cost: $10

• First Wednesday of Each Month, starting 1st July 2026, 5-00 pm Until 6-30 pm.
• $15 per session (charged through MyABF or paid by cash on the day).
• The workshops are aimed at players who have recently transitioned from Supervised Play.
• Format:
  • A brief (ten minute) introduction to a topic of cardplay
  • Then six to eight hands where the bidding will be provided and participants will be able to put the lesson to work at the table.
  • There will also be handouts with a half-page discussion on every hand explaining the relevant tricks, tips and principles.
• The presenter will be Steve Geddes.
• For more information, contact the CBC Office on 6282 2382 or email: canberrabridgeteaching@gmail.com

• In conjunction with the Monaro Bridge Club, we are hosting the Monaro/South Canberra Bridge Clubs Graded Pairs on Thursday 9 July at the Belconnen Labor Club.
  • The grades are: < 15 masterpoints, < 100 mps, < 300 mps, and Open.
  • Prizes will be awarded.
  • There are currently 17 entries, including 3 pairs who play regularly in our Wednesday morning session. If that doesn't include you, please think about joining them!
• We have been invited to enter a second team in the Sean Mullamphy Australian Country (& Small) Club Teams Championship, which runs Monday 6 to Wed 8 July. 

• • The team can be made up of  4- 6 home members. Please talk to your bridge partner about playing and let us know if you'd like to play by email or telling Alex or Cathy.

• 2026 Australia-Wide Novice Pairs - click here 
• Make-A-Wish Pairs from wed pm 3 June - click here.

• National
  • Australian National Championships 4-15 July Canberra Labor Club Website

• Regional
  • Illawarra Bridge Association 13 -14 June Chris Diment Memorial Congress
  • Albury Congress 20-21 June

• Skills Development Workshop with Will Jenner-O'Shea: The next workshop will be on Sunday 19 July "Improve Your Defence: Better Leads, Signals And Counting in Defence" Click here to register. Please note the workshop scheduled for 28 June has been cancelled.

• BFACT - also included in the Canberra BC calendar
• The ABF
• Bridge NSW.

• Beginner lessons - The next course begins 29 July 2026. Click here to register. Cost is $90.
• Fundamental lessons - a course of 8 weekly lessons, being offered 3 times, the second series will begin 3 June.
• Supervised play - now every Wednesday morning and evening, preceded by a free documented short lesson. Read the overview.
• Skills development workshops - with Will Jenner-O'Shea, 7 Sundays scheduled, the next is 19 July.
• Card Play Wednesdays - with Steve Geddes, first Wednesday of the month starting 1 July, 5.00 to 6.30pm 
• An Introduction to Scoring and Tactics

• live sessions on ZOOM to July 2026 are now being advertised;
• there are a number of special offers which may be of interest;
• the full set of 2025 and past 2026  lessons remains available.

• A 2 hour recorded lesson, usually Theory, Practical and Student Play.
• Practice hands. Using tools to practice with friends or practice solo.
• Course notes. These are downloadable.
• LIN & PBN files. To upload, use at Clubs for physical practice sessions

1. Instructions on how to register to play face-to-face or to request a partner are here. 
2. If intending to play face-to-face at the Club (on Wednesdays) (10 am or 7.00 pm),  please register to play or to request a partner, as indicated above.
3. Thursday evenings on RealBridge - 7pm, please login by 6.50. Please go to our Home Page for more information. Visitors very welcome.
   • Note that you can study a replay of each hand by clicking on the RealBridge link when you look up your results on our website.
4. Table Money now only payable with myABF Bridge Credits.
5. Help our club financially by joining the Southern Cross Club's Community Rewards Program 2025-26. For more information, click here.
6. Looking for help, advice, commiserations about a difficult hand? Do you have a hand you found difficult? An auction you and your partner disagree on? A situation that comes up again and again which you find yourselves guessing about? You may wish to email the friendly teaching staff (of whom Steve Geddes is one) at: Canberrabridgeteaching@gmail.com
7. To buy a copy of A Compulsive Pastime - A History of Bridge in the ACT and Surrounding Region, contact David Hoffman  0407 782 756 or via email davidhoffman@iinet.net.au, or collect from Canberra Bridge Club. Price: $60 + postage $12. A review of the publication appears in October 2024 ABF Newsletter.

• SCBC website links for beginners 
• MyABF
• ABF Newsletter - June edition is out  now.
• The ABF website has a page for learners here
• RealBridge Monthly Bidding Contest
• BBO Hand of the Day
• BBO Bridge Master (online, card play practice from beginner to expert, hands explained)
• Sorry, Partner Podcasts
• Bridge with Peter Hollands - videos
• World Bridge Federation 
• Youth Bridge website for players under 31 at 31/12 each year; includes Sunday Development Squad

1. What's On this week
   • Make-A-Wish  Pairs Wed evening
   • External events 
   • June 5-7 - Lifeline Bookfair  at the National Convention Centre
2. Other News
   • June 11 (9.00 am) - Webinar introducing the WBF Academy Discovery Program - a free teaching method
   • June 20-21 - Director training 
   • June 26  (6.30pm) - BFACT  Youth Butler Pairs on RealBridge 
   • July 4-16 Australian National Championships - Please read
   • Tournament Planner 
3. Lessons
   • Canberra Bridge Club
   • Online Lessons with Will Jenner-O'Shea
4. Regular Club reminders
5. Other useful links

• This is a red masterpoint event.
• Cost to players is our club's normal table money.

• If you'd like a game but don't have  a partner, please use the  "Partner required" function or contact me or the club.
• We score an eclectic most months - click the links for progress scores for the morning and evening sessions. 

• If you know anyone who might like to join this session,  please let them know about it. They will need to have myABF credits.
• An ABF-registered pair can simply click the link in our calendar to enter.
• An ABF-registered individual can either email the club and ask for a partner or take pot luck by simply joining the session.

• 3 June (Wednesday): Canberra Bridge Club:
  • An 8-week course on Fundamentals begins on Wednesday 3 June, in 2 parallel streams, at 10.30 am and 7.30 pm
  • Supervised Play with 2 0 minute free lecture Slam Bidding - Blackwood  9.30 am
  • Supervised Play with 20 minute free lecture Checkback over 1NT  6.45 pm
• 7 June (Sunday) 4pm -5.30pm - NSWBA Weekly Supervised Play. To join, click here. Theme: Overcalls.

• Click here for more details, including how to donate books and other items, or to make cash donation.  

• It has been created in response to the growing demand for engaging and accessible teaching materials, especially for beginners, the program can be easily adapted for use in clubs and schools alike.
• it  is completely free to use.
• It includes:
  • a detailed teaching manual 
  • prepared deals, playable during lessons or online against three AI opponents
  • arrowed decks enabling easy card distribution.
• You can take a sneak peek at the program.
• All attendees receive an official WBF Teaching Certificate.

• June 11 at 9am AEST and
• June 14 at 11pm AEST.

• Saturday, 20 June 2026 at CBC - for New directors
• Sunday 21 June 2026 at CBC - Directors' Workshop for both new and existing club directors

• Day 1 is theory 
• Day 2 is a practical workshop applying that knowledge. 

• The team is to be made up of  4- 6 home members (with few exceptions).
• We invite members who wish to take part to contact our club via email as soon as possible but no later than 23 June
• The Committee will decide the final composition of the team and the extent of subsidy to be provided.

• This event will be open to any pair where both players are from a small or regional Club.
• Pairs do not have to be nominated by a club, nor do they have to be members of the same club.
• There will be a $30 entry fee rebate for players entering both Country Club Championship events (the rebate will be processed after the congress).

• < 15 masterpoints
• < 100 mps
• < 300 mps
• Open

• Beginner lessons - The next course begins 29 July 2026. Click here to register. Cost is $90.
• Fundamental lessons - a course of 8 weekly lessons, being offered 3 times, the second series will begin 3 June.
• Supervised play - now every Wednesday morning and evening, preceded by a free documented short lesson. Read the overview.
• Skills development workshops - with Will Jenner-O'Shea, 7 Sundays scheduled, the next is 19 July.
• An Introduction to Scoring and Tactics

• live sessions on ZOOM to July 2026 are now being advertised;
• there are a number of special offers which may be of interest;
• the full set of 2025 and past 2026  lessons remains available.

• A 2 hour recorded lesson, usually Theory, Practical and Student Play.
• Practice hands. Using tools to practice with friends or practice solo.
• Course notes. These are downloadable.
• LIN & PBN files. To upload, use at Clubs for physical practice sessions

1. Instructions on how to register to play face-to-face or to request a partner are here. 
2. If intending to play face-to-face at the Club (on Wednesdays) (10 am or 7.00 pm),  please register to play or to request a partner, as indicated above.
3. Thursday evenings on RealBridge - 7pm, please login by 6.50. Please go to our Home Page for more information. Visitors very welcome.
   • Note that you can study a replay of each hand by clicking on the RealBridge link when you look up your results on our website.
4. Table Money now only payable with myABF Bridge Credits.
5. Help our club financially by joining the Southern Cross Club's Community Rewards Program 2025-26. For more information, click here.
6. Looking for help, advice, commiserations about a difficult hand? Do you have a hand you found difficult? An auction you and your partner disagree on? A situation that comes up again and again which you find yourselves guessing about? You may wish to email the friendly teaching staff (of whom Steve Geddes is one) at: Canberrabridgeteaching@gmail.com
7. To buy a copy of A Compulsive Pastime - A History of Bridge in the ACT and Surrounding Region, contact David Hoffman  0407 782 756 or via email davidhoffman@iinet.net.au, or collect from Canberra Bridge Club. Price: $60 + postage $12. A review of the publication appears in October 2024 ABF Newsletter.

• SCBC website links for beginners 
• MyABF
• ABF Newsletter - June edition is out  now.
• The ABF website has a page for learners here
• RealBridge Monthly Bidding Contest
• BBO Hand of the Day
• BBO Bridge Master (online, card play practice from beginner to expert, hands explained)
• Sorry, Partner Podcasts
• Bridge with Peter Hollands - videos
• World Bridge Federation 
• Youth Bridge website for players under 31 at 31/12 each year; includes Sunday Development Squad

1. What's On this week
   • Australia-Wide Novice Pairs Wed morning
   • External events 
2. Other News
   • Director training 20-21 June
   • Tournament Planner 
   • BFACT  Youth Butler Pairs on RealBridge Friday 26 June 6.30pm
   • Australian National Championships 4-15 July - Please read
   • Lifeline Bookfair June 5-7 at the National Convention Centre
3. Lessons
   • Canberra Bridge Club
   • Online Lessons with Will Jenner-O'Shea
4. Regular Club reminders
5. Other useful links

• This is a red masterpoint event run by Australian Bridge Magazine. 
• The event is for players with fewer than 100 masterpoints as at 31 March, although there will also be separate prizes for the best under-50 pairs (and they will also have their own dedicated Top 100 list).
• Non-competing pairs (either partner having more than 100 mps) are permitted to play.
• Cost to players is our club's normal table money.
• A brochure with more details about the  event, including prizes, is attached to this email.

• If you'd like a game but don't have  a partner, please use the  "Partner required" function or contact me or the club.
• We score an eclectic most months - click the links for progress scores for the morning and evening sessions. 

• If you know anyone who might like to join this session,  please let them know about it. They will need to have myABF credits.
• An ABF-registered pair can simply click the link in our calendar to enter.
• An ABF-registered individual can either email the club and ask for a partner or take pot luck by simply joining the session.

• 27 May (Wednesday): Canberra Bridge Club:
  • Supervised Play with 20 minute free lecture Strong 2NT Opening  9.30 am
  • Supervised Play with 20 minute free lecture Responding to Doubles  6.45 pm
• 28 May: online lesson with Will Jenner-O'Shea - Balancing - when to push the opponents up 9.30am
• 31 May (Sunday) 4pm -5.30pm - NSWBA Weekly Supervised Play. To join, click here. Theme: Forcing or non-forcing.

• Saturday, 20 June 2026 at CBC - for New directors
• Sunday 21 June 2026 at CBC - Directors' Workshop for both new and existing club directors.

• Day 1 is theory 
• Day 2 is a practical workshop applying that knowledge. 

• National
  • Melbourne,  Victorian Festival of Bridge. 3 - 8 June.  Website
  • Australian National Championships 4-15 July Canberra Labor Club Website

• Regional
  • Illawarra Bridge Association 13 -14 June Chris Diment Memorial Congress
  • Albury Congress 20-21 June
  • Wagga Congress Results

• Skills Development Workshop with Will Jenner-O'Shea: The next workshop will be on Sunday 19 July "Improve Your Defence: Better Leads, Signals And Counting in Defence" Click here to register. Please note the workshop scheduled for 28 June has been cancelled.

• BFACT - also included in the Canberra BC calendar
• The ABF
• Bridge NSW.

• It is open to all players born on or after 1 January 1996, including overseas players.
• This event is perfect timing to practice 
  • ♣️ for fun!
  • ❤️ for the ANC!
  • ♠️with someone from another state or country!
  • ♦️ for the World Transnationals!
• Players must have a myABF account to enter - if you don't have one and wish to participate, contact youth@abf.com.au to organise one.
• Cost: $10

• The team is to be made up of  4- 6 home members (with few exceptions).
• We invite members who wish to take part to contact our club via email by 2 June in the first instance (we will extend the date if we do not have at least 2 pairs applying)
• The Committee will decide the final composition of the team and the extent of subsidy to be provided.

• This event will be open to any pair where both players are from a small or regional Club.
• Pairs do not have to be nominated by a club, nor do they have to be members of the same club.
• There will be a $30 entry fee rebate for players entering both Country Club Championship events (the rebate will be processed after the congress).

• < 15 masterpoints
• < 100 mps
• < 300 mps
• Open

• Click here for more details, including how to donate books and other items, or to make cash donation.  

• Beginner lessons - the second 6-week course began on 22 April. The next course begins 29 July 2026. Click here to register. Cost is $90.
• Fundamental lessons - a course of 8 weekly lessons, being offered 3 times, the second series will begin 3 June.
• Supervised play - now every Wednesday morning and evening, preceded by a free documented short lesson. Read the overview.
• Skills development workshops - with Will Jenner-O'Shea, 7 Sundays scheduled, the next is 19 July.
• An Introduction to Scoring and Tactics

• live sessions on ZOOM to July 2026 are now being advertised;
• there are a number of special offers which may be of interest;
• the full set of 2025 and past 2026  lessons remains available.

• A 2 hour recorded lesson, usually Theory, Practical and Student Play.
• Practice hands. Using tools to practice with friends or practice solo.
• Course notes. These are downloadable.
• LIN & PBN files. To upload, use at Clubs for physical practice sessions

1. Instructions on how to register to play face-to-face or to request a partner are here. 
2. If intending to play face-to-face at the Club (on Wednesdays) (10 am or 7.00 pm),  please register to play or to request a partner, as indicated above.
3. Thursday evenings on RealBridge - 7pm, please login by 6.50. Please go to our Home Page for more information. Visitors very welcome.
   • Note that you can study a replay of each hand by clicking on the RealBridge link when you look up your results on our website.
4. Table Money now only payable with myABF Bridge Credits.
5. Help our club financially by joining the Southern Cross Club's Community Rewards Program 2025-26. For more information, click here.
6. Looking for help, advice, commiserations about a difficult hand? Do you have a hand you found difficult? An auction you and your partner disagree on? A situation that comes up again and again which you find yourselves guessing about? You may wish to email the friendly teaching staff (of whom Steve Geddes is one) at: Canberrabridgeteaching@gmail.com
7. To buy a copy of A Compulsive Pastime - A History of Bridge in the ACT and Surrounding Region, contact David Hoffman  0407 782 756 or via email davidhoffman@iinet.net.au, or collect from Canberra Bridge Club. Price: $60 + postage $12. A review of the publication appears in October 2024 ABF Newsletter.

• SCBC website links for beginners 
• MyABF
• ABF Newsletter 
• The ABF website has a page for learners here
• RealBridge Monthly Bidding Contest
• BBO Hand of the Day
• BBO Bridge Master (online, card play practice from beginner to expert, hands explained)
• Sorry, Partner Podcasts
• Bridge with Peter Hollands - videos
• World Bridge Federation 
• Youth Bridge website for players under 31 at 31/12 each year; includes Sunday Development Squad

1. What's On this week
   • Our regular club sessions 
   • External events 
2. Other News
   • Director training
   • Australia-Wide Novice Pairs Wed morning 27 May
   • Tournament Planner 
   • MAW Pairs results
   • Stephen Fischer elected ABF President
3. Lessons
   • Canberra Bridge Club
   • Online Lessons with Will Jenner-O'Shea
4. Regular Club reminders
5. Other useful links

• A link to log into each Wednesday session is available on our calendar.
• If you'd like a game but don't have  a partner, please use the  "Partner required" function or contact me or the club.
• We score an eclectic most months - click the links for progress scores for the morning and evening sessions. 

• If you know anyone who might like to join this session,  please let them know about it. They will need to have myABF credits.
• An ABF-registered pair can simply click the link in our calendar to enter.
• An ABF-registered individual can either email the club and ask for a partner or take pot luck by simply joining the session.

• 20 May (Wednesday): Canberra Bridge Club:
  • Supervised Play with 20 minute free lecture Strong Two Club Opening  9.30 am
  • Supervised Play with 20 minute free lecture Takeout Doubles  6.45 pm
• 21 May: online lesson with Will Jenner-O'Shea - Game tries and Competing 9.30am
• 24 May (Sunday) 4pm -5.30pm - NSWBA Weekly Supervised Play. To join, click here. Theme: Responding to a 1-minor opening.

• Saturday, 20 June 2026 at CBC - for New directors
• Sunday 21 June 2026 at CBC - Directors' Workshop for both new and existing club directors 

• Day 1 is theory 
• Day 2 is a practical workshop applying that knowledge. 

• This is a red masterpoint event run by Australian Bridge Magazine. 
• The event is for players with fewer than 100 masterpoints as at 31 March, although there will also be separate prizes for the best under-50 pairs (and they will also have their own dedicated Top 100 list).
• Non-competing pairs (either partner having more than 100 mps) are permitted to play.
• Cost to players is our club's normal table money.

• National
  • Melbourne,  Victorian Festival of Bridge. 3 - 8 June.  Website

• Regional
  • Wagga Wagga. Swiss Pairs, Teams. 22 - 24 May
  • Maitland. Swiss pairs 24 May

• Skills Development Workshop with Will Jenner-O'Shea: The next workshop will be on Sunday 19 July "Improve Your Defence: Better Leads, Signals And Counting in Defence" Click here to register. Please note the workshop scheduled for 28 June has been cancelled.

• BFACT - also included in the Canberra BC calendar
• The ABF
• Bridge NSW.

• Beginner lessons - the second 6-week course began on 22 April. The next course begins 29 July 2026. Click here to register. Cost is $90.
• Fundamental lessons - a course of 8 weekly lessons, being offered 3 times, the second series will begin 3 June.
• Supervised play - now every Wednesday morning and evening, preceded by a free documented short lesson. Read the overview.
• Skills development workshops - with Will Jenner-O'Shea, 7 Sundays scheduled, the next is 19 July.
• An Introduction to Scoring and Tactics

• live sessions on ZOOM to July 2026 are now being advertised;
• there are a number of special offers which may be of interest;
• the full set of 2025 and past 2026  lessons remains available.

• A 2 hour recorded lesson, usually Theory, Practical and Student Play.
• Practice hands. Using tools to practice with friends or practice solo.
• Course notes. These are downloadable.
• LIN & PBN files. To upload, use at Clubs for physical practice sessions

1. Instructions on how to register to play face-to-face or to request a partner are here. 
2. If intending to play face-to-face at the Club (on Wednesdays) (10 am or 7.00 pm),  please register to play or to request a partner, as indicated above.
3. Thursday evenings on RealBridge - 7pm, please login by 6.50. Please go to our Home Page for more information. Visitors very welcome.
   • Note that you can study a replay of each hand by clicking on the RealBridge link when you look up your results on our website.
4. Table Money now only payable with myABF Bridge Credits.
5. Help our club financially by joining the Southern Cross Club's Community Rewards Program 2025-26. For more information, click here.
6. Looking for help, advice, commiserations about a difficult hand? Do you have a hand you found difficult? An auction you and your partner disagree on? A situation that comes up again and again which you find yourselves guessing about? You may wish to email the friendly teaching staff (of whom Steve Geddes is one) at: Canberrabridgeteaching@gmail.com
7. To buy a copy of A Compulsive Pastime - A History of Bridge in the ACT and Surrounding Region, contact David Hoffman  0407 782 756 or via email davidhoffman@iinet.net.au, or collect from Canberra Bridge Club. Price: $60 + postage $12. A review of the publication appears in October 2024 ABF Newsletter.

• SCBC website links for beginners 
• MyABF
• ABF Newsletter 
• The ABF website has a page for learners here
• RealBridge Monthly Bidding Contest
• BBO Hand of the Day
• BBO Bridge Master (online, card play practice from beginner to expert, hands explained)
• Sorry, Partner Podcasts
• Bridge with Peter Hollands - videos
• World Bridge Federation 
• Youth Bridge website for players under 31 at 31/12 each year; includes Sunday Development Squad

1. What's On this week
   • Our regular club sessions (incl MAW Pairs Wed am)
   • External events 
2. Other News
   • Tournament Planner 
   • Youth Bridge website
3. Lessons
   • Canberra Bridge Club
   • Online Lessons with Will Jenner-O'Shea
4. Regular Club reminders
5. Other useful links

• A link to log into each Wednesday session is available on our calendar.
• If you'd like a game but don't have  a partner, please use the  "Partner required" function or contact me or the club.
• We score an eclectic most months - click the links for progress scores for the morning and evening sessions. 

• If you know anyone who might like to join this session,  please let them know about it. They will need to have myABF credits.
• An ABF-registered pair can simply click the link in our calendar to enter.
• An ABF-registered individual can either email the club and ask for a partner or take pot luck by simply joining the session.

• 13 May (Wednesday): Canberra Bridge Club:
  • Supervised Play with 20 minute free lecture Opening New Suits  9.30 am
  • Supervised Play with 20 minute free lecture Reading the Opening Lead  6.45 pm
• 14 May: online lesson with Will Jenner-O'Shea - Opening Leads - Real Hands - Part 1 9.30am
• 15 May, Youthish Night at the Canberra Bridge Club. Free entry, pizza dinner
  • Session 1: 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM, Dinner: 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM, Session 2: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Contact CBC Youth Coordinator Suz Wilkinson youth@canberrabridgeclub.com.au with any questions 
• 17 May (Sunday) 4pm -5.30pm - NSWBA Weekly Supervised Play. To join, click here. Theme: Responding to a 1-major opening.

• Red Point  Swiss IMP pairs event
  • Open and Restricted (under 300mps)
  • Novice
  • Rookie
  • Supervised
• 9.45 am to 4.30pm.
• Cost $50; the cost includes morning tea and lunch plus plenty of scones!
• Entries close Friday 15 May. Click here to register .
• To donate, click on this link  https://gofund.me/ff378ff4a
• There’s also a raffle with prizes donated by the Youthies and the top prize is winning a personal game with Will Jenner O’Shea OR free entry for you and your partner to one of his workshops.  
   

• Saturday, 20 June 2026 at CBC - for New directors
• Sunday 21 June 2026 at CBC - Directors' Workshop for both new and existing club directors 

• Day 1 is theory 
• Day 2 is a practical workshop applying that knowledge. 

• National
  • Barrier Reef Congress, Townsville.  11-15 May Results
  • Melbourne,  Victorian Festival of Bridge. 3 - 8 June.  Website

• Regional
  • Wagga Wagga. Swiss Pairs, Teams. 22 - 24 May
  • Maitland. Swiss pairs 24 May

• Skills Development Workshop with Will Jenner-O'Shea: The next workshop will  be on Sunday 28 June "Improve Your Competitive Bidding as the Overcalling team. Introducing the Giorgio Convention." Click here to register.

• BFACT - also included in the Canberra BC calendar
• The ABF
• Bridge NSW.

• Information about youth bridge in each state and territory
• A Sunday Development Squad, from 6pm to 8.30pm, started Sunday 26 April
• A calendar of, and news about, youth events.  

• Beginner lessons - the second 6-week course began on 22 April. The next course begins 29 July 2026. Click here to register. Cost is $90.
• Fundamental lessons - a course of 8 weekly lessons, being offered 3 times, the second series will begin 3 June.
• Supervised play - now every Wednesday morning and evening, preceded by a free documented short lesson. Read the overview.
• Skills development workshops - with Will Jenner-O'Shea, 7 Sundays scheduled, the next is 28 June.
• An Introduction to Scoring and Tactics

• live sessions on ZOOM to July 2026 are now being advertised;
• there are a number of special offers which may be of interest;
• the full set of 2025 and past 2026  lessons remains available.

• A 2 hour recorded lesson, usually Theory, Practical and Student Play.
• Practice hands. Using tools to practice with friends or practice solo.
• Course notes. These are downloadable.
• LIN & PBN files. To upload, use at Clubs for physical practice sessions

1. Instructions on how to register to play face-to-face or to request a partner are here. 
2. If intending to play face-to-face at the Club (on Wednesdays) (10 am or 7.00 pm),  please register to play or to request a partner, as indicated above.
3. Thursday evenings on RealBridge - 7pm, please login by 6.50. Please go to our Home Page for more information. Visitors very welcome.
   • Note that you can study a replay of each hand by clicking on the RealBridge link when you look up your results on our website.
4. Table Money now only payable with myABF Bridge Credits.
5. Help our club financially by joining the Southern Cross Club's Community Rewards Program 2025-26. For more information, click here.
6. Looking for help, advice, commiserations about a difficult hand? Do you have a hand you found difficult? An auction you and your partner disagree on? A situation that comes up again and again which you find yourselves guessing about? You may wish to email the friendly teaching staff (of whom Steve Geddes is one) at: Canberrabridgeteaching@gmail.com
7. To buy a copy of A Compulsive Pastime - A History of Bridge in the ACT and Surrounding Region, contact David Hoffman  0407 782 756 or via email davidhoffman@iinet.net.au, or collect from Canberra Bridge Club. Price: $60 + postage $12. A review of the publication appears in October 2024 ABF Newsletter.

• SCBC website links for beginners 
• MyABF
• ABF Newsletter 
• The ABF website has a page for learners here
• RealBridge Monthly Bidding Contest
• BBO Hand of the Day
• BBO Bridge Master (online, card play practice from beginner to expert, hands explained)
• Sorry, Partner Podcasts
• Bridge with Peter Hollands - videos
• World Bridge Federation 

1. What's On this week
   • Our regular club sessions 
   • External events 
2. Other News
   • Tournament Planner 
   • Youth Bridge website
3. Lessons
   • Canberra Bridge Club
   • Online Lessons with Will Jenner-O'Shea
4. Regular Club reminders
5. Other useful links

• A link to log into each Wednesday session is available on our calendar.
• If you'd like a game but don't have  a partner, please use the  "Partner required" function or contact me or the club.
• We score an eclectic most months - click the links for progress scores for the morning and evening sessions. 

• If you know anyone who might like to join this session,  please let them know about it. They will need to have myABF credits.
• An ABF-registered pair can simply click the link in our calendar to enter.
• An ABF-registered individual can either email the club and ask for a partner or take pot luck by simply joining the session.

• 6 May (Wednesday): Canberra Bridge Club:
  • Supervised Play with 20 minute free lecture Responding to Overcalls  9.30 am
  • Supervised Play with 20 minute free lecture Transfers  6.45 pm
• 7 May: online lesson with Will Jenner-O'Shea - Landy defence to 1NT 9.30am
• Sunday 10 May 4pm -5.30pm - NSWBA Weekly Supervised Play. To join, click here. Theme: Declarer Play in Suits.

• National
  • Barrier Reef Congress, Townsville.  11-15 May Website
  • Melbourne,  Victorian Festival of Bridge. 3 - 8 June.  Website

• Regional
  • Wagga Wagga. Swiss Pairs, Teams. 22 - 24 May
  • Maitland. Swiss pairs 24 May

• Skills Development Workshop with Will Jenner-O'Shea 10 May Improve Your Doubles, Sharpen Your Overcalls, Sacrifices and Scoring
• Youthish Night, 15 May, at the Canberra Bridge Club. Free entry, pizza dinner
  • Session 1: 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM, Dinner: 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM, Session 2: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Contact CBC Youth Coordinator Suz Wilkinson youth@canberrabridgeclub.com.au with any questions 

• BFACT - also included in the Canberra BC calendar
• The ABF
• Bridge NSW.

• Information about youth bridge in each state and territory
• A Sunday Development Squad, from 6pm to 8.30pm, started Sunday 26 April
• A calendar of, and news about, youth events.  

• Beginner lessons - the second 6-week course began on 22 April.
• Fundamental lessons - a course of 8 weekly lessons, being offered 3 times, the second series will begin 3 June.
• Supervised play - now every Wednesday morning and evening, preceded by a free documented short lesson. Read the overview.
• Refresher course - to be advised
• Skills development workshops - with Will Jenner-O'Shea, 7 Sundays scheduled, the next is 10 May.
• An Introduction to Scoring and Tactics

• live sessions on ZOOM to July 2026 are now being advertised;
• there are a number of special offers which may be of interest;
• the full set of 2025 and past 2026  lessons remains available.

• A 2 hour recorded lesson, usually Theory, Practical and Student Play.
• Practice hands. Using tools to practice with friends or practice solo.
• Course notes. These are downloadable.
• LIN & PBN files. To upload, use at Clubs for physical practice sessions

1. Instructions on how to register to play face-to-face or to request a partner are here. 
2. If intending to play face-to-face at the Club (on Wednesdays) (10 am or 7.00 pm),  please register to play or to request a partner, as indicated above.
3. Thursday evenings on RealBridge - 7pm, please login by 6.50. Please go to our Home Page for more information. Visitors very welcome.
   • Note that you can study a replay of each hand by clicking on the RealBridge link when you look up your results on our website.
4. Table Money now only payable with myABF Bridge Credits.
5. Help our club financially by joining the Southern Cross Club's Community Rewards Program 2025-26. For more information, click here.
6. Looking for help, advice, commiserations about a difficult hand? Do you have a hand you found difficult? An auction you and your partner disagree on? A situation that comes up again and again which you find yourselves guessing about? You may wish to email the friendly teaching staff (of whom Steve Geddes is one) at: Canberrabridgeteaching@gmail.com
7. To buy a copy of A Compulsive Pastime - A History of Bridge in the ACT and Surrounding Region, contact David Hoffman  0407 782 756 or via email davidhoffman@iinet.net.au, or collect from Canberra Bridge Club. Price: $60 + postage $12. A review of the publication appears in October 2024 ABF Newsletter.

• SCBC website links for beginners 
• MyABF
• ABF Newsletter 
• The ABF website has a page for learners here
• RealBridge Monthly Bidding Contest
• BBO Hand of the Day
• BBO Bridge Master (online, card play practice from beginner to expert, hands explained)
• Sorry, Partner Podcasts
• Bridge with Peter Hollands - videos
• World Bridge Federation 

1. What's On this week
   • Our regular club sessions 
   • External events 
2. Other News
   • Tournament Planner 
   • Results
   • Youth Bridge website
3. Lessons
   • Canberra Bridge Club
   • Online Lessons with Will Jenner-O'Shea
4. Regular Club reminders
5. Other useful links

• A link to log into each Wednesday session is available on our calendar.
• If you'd like a game but don't have  a partner, please use the  "Partner required" function or contact me or the club.
• We score an eclectic most months - click the links for progress scores for the morning and evening sessions. 

• If you know anyone who might like to join this session,  please let them know about it. They will need to have myABF credits.
• An ABF-registered pair can simply click the link in our calendar to enter.
• An ABF-registered individual can either email the club and ask for a partner or take pot luck by simply joining the session.

• 29 April (Wednesday): Canberra Bridge Club:
  • Supervised Play with 20 minute free lecture Weak Jump Overcalls  9.30 am
  • Supervised Play with 20 minute free lecture Simple Stayman  6.45 pm
  • Beginner lessons No. 2 of 6: 10.30 am to 12.30 pm
  • Beginner lessons No. 2 of 6: 7.30 pm to 9.30 pm
• No Thursday lesson this week (Will Jenner-O'Shea) 
• By 30 April - RealBridge Monthly Bidding Contest 
• Sunday 3 May 4pm -5.30pm - NSWBA Weekly Supervised Play. Theme: Declarer Play in NT.

• National
  • Autumn Nationals, Adelaide: 29 April to 3 May
  • Barrier Reef Congress, Townsville.  11-15 May Website
  • Melbourne,  Victorian Festival of Bridge. 3 - 8 June.  Website

• Regional
  • Bathurst. Swiss Pairs, Teams. 2- 3 May
  • Coffs Harbour. Swiss Pairs, Teams 2 - 3 May
  • Wagga Wagga. Swiss Pairs, Teams. 22 - 24 May
  • Maitland. Swiss pairs 24 May

• Skills Development Workshop with Will Jenner-O'Shea 10 May Improve Your Doubles, Sharpen Your Overcalls, Sacrifices and Scoring
• Youthish Night, 15 May, at the Canberra Bridge Club. Free entry, pizza dinner
  • Session 1: 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM, Dinner: 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM, Session 2: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Contact CBC Youth Coordinator Suz Wilkinson youth@canberrabridgeclub.com.au with any questions 

• BFACT - also included in the Canberra BC calendar
• The ABF
• Bridge NSW.

• (State) Open Swiss MP pairs (including State Mixed MP) (Final Scores). Congratulations to Cathy Nichols and Michael Burt who finished second in a field of 14 contending pairs.
• In last week's Make-A-Wish Pairs, with 14 of 17 clubs having reported their results, Cathy Nichols and Frank Donnan are 16^th and Richard and Heather Fitzpatrick 21^st of 270 pairs.

• Information about youth bridge in each state and territory
• A Sunday Development Squad, from 6pm to 8.30pm, starting Sunday 26 April
• A calendar of, and news about, youth events.  

• Beginner lessons - the second 6-week course began on 22 April.
• Fundamental lessons - a course of 8 weekly lessons, being offered 3 times, the second series will begin 3 June.
• Supervised play - now every Wednesday morning and evening, preceded by a free documented short lesson. Read the overview.
• Refresher course - to be advised
• Skills development workshops - with Will Jenner-O'Shea, 7 Sundays scheduled, the next is 10 May.
• An Introduction to Scoring and Tactics

• live sessions on ZOOM to July 2026 are now being advertised;
• there are a number of special offers which may be of interest;
• the full set of 2025 and past 2026  lessons remains available.

• A 2 hour recorded lesson, usually Theory, Practical and Student Play.
• Practice hands. Using tools to practice with friends or practice solo.
• Course notes. These are downloadable.
• LIN & PBN files. To upload, use at Clubs for physical practice sessions

1. Instructions on how to register to play face-to-face or to request a partner are here. 
2. If intending to play face-to-face at the Club (on Wednesdays) (10 am or 7.00 pm),  please register to play or to request a partner, as indicated above.
3. Thursday evenings on RealBridge - 7pm, please login by 6.50. Please go to our Home Page for more information. Visitors very welcome.
   • Note that you can study a replay of each hand by clicking on the RealBridge link when you look up your results on our website.
4. Table Money now only payable with myABF Bridge Credits.
5. Help our club financially by joining the Southern Cross Club's Community Rewards Program 2025-26. For more information, click here.
6. Looking for help, advice, commiserations about a difficult hand? Do you have a hand you found difficult? An auction you and your partner disagree on? A situation that comes up again and again which you find yourselves guessing about? You may wish to email the friendly teaching staff (of whom Steve Geddes is one) at: Canberrabridgeteaching@gmail.com
7. To buy a copy of A Compulsive Pastime - A History of Bridge in the ACT and Surrounding Region, contact David Hoffman  0407 782 756 or via email davidhoffman@iinet.net.au, or collect from Canberra Bridge Club. Price: $60 + postage $12. A review of the publication appears in October 2024 ABF Newsletter.

• SCBC website links for beginners 
• MyABF
• ABF Newsletter 
• The ABF website has a page for learners here
• RealBridge Monthly Bidding Contest
• BBO Hand of the Day
• BBO Bridge Master (online, card play practice from beginner to expert, hands explained)
• Sorry, Partner Podcasts
• Bridge with Peter Hollands - videos
• World Bridge Federation 

1. What's On this week
   • Our regular club sessions (incl Make-A-Wish Pairs Wed am)
   • External events 
2. Other News
   • Tournament Planner 
   • Results
   • Youth Bridge website
3. Lessons
   • Canberra Bridge Club
   • Online Lessons with Will Jenner-O'Shea
4. Regular Club reminders
5. Other useful links

• A link to log into each Wednesday session is available on our calendar.
• If you'd like a game but don't have  a partner, please use the  "Partner required" function or contact me or the club.
• We score an eclectic most months - click the links for progress scores for the morning and evening sessions. 

• If you know anyone who might like to join this session,  please let them know about it. They will need to have myABF credits.
• An ABF-registered pair can simply click the link in our calendar to enter.
• An ABF-registered individual can either email the club and ask for a partner or take pot luck by simply joining the session.

• 22 April (Wednesday): Canberra Bridge Club:
  • Supervised Play with 20 minute free lecture Overcalls  9.30 am
  • Supervised Play with 20 minute free lecture No Trump ranges  6.45 pm
  • Beginner lessons No. 1 of 6: 10.30 am to 12.30 pm
  • Beginner lessons No. 1 of 6: 7.30 pm to 9.30 pm

• 23 April (Thursday): Pre-empts and the Rule of 20 with Will Jenner-O'Shea this week 
• No session this week - NSWBA Weekly Supervised Play 

• Autumn Nationals, Adelaide: 29 April to 3 May
• Bathurst. Swiss Pairs, Teams. 2- 3 May 
• Coffs Harbour. Swiss Pairs, Teams 2 - 3 May
• Wagga Wagga. Swiss Pairs, Teams. 22 - 24 May
• Maitland. Swiss pairs 24 May

• BFACT - also included in the Canberra BC calendar
• The ABF
• Bridge NSW.

• (State) Open Swiss MP pairs (including State Mixed MP) (Scores are 1 of 2 rounds)
• Sapphire Coast Bridge Club Annual Congress, Merimbula

• Information about youth bridge in each state and territory
• A Sunday Development Squad, from 6pm to 8.30pm, starting Sunday 26 April
• A calendar of, and news about, youth events.  

• Beginner lessons - the next 6-week course begins on 22 April.
• Fundamental lessons - a course of 8 weekly lessons, being offered 3 times, the second series will begin 3 June.
• Supervised play - now every Wednesday morning and evening, preceded by a free documented short lesson. Read the overview.
• Refresher course - to be advised
• Skills development workshops - with Will Jenner-O'Shea, 7 Sundays scheduled, the next is 10 May.
• An Introduction to Scoring and Tactics

• live sessions on ZOOM to July 2026 are now being advertised;
• there are a number of special offers which may be of interest;
• the full set of 2025 and past 2026  lessons remains available.

• A 2 hour recorded lesson, usually Theory, Practical and Student Play.
• Practice hands. Using tools to practice with friends or practice solo.
• Course notes. These are downloadable.
• LIN & PBN files. To upload, use at Clubs for physical practice sessions

1. Instructions on how to register to play face-to-face or to request a partner are here. 
2. If intending to play face-to-face at the Club (on Wednesdays) (10 am or 7.00 pm),  please register to play or to request a partner, as indicated above.
3. Thursday evenings on RealBridge - 7pm, please login by 6.50. Please go to our Home Page for more information. Visitors very welcome.
   • Note that you can study a replay of each hand by clicking on the RealBridge link when you look up your results on our website.
4. Table Money now only payable with myABF Bridge Credits.
5. Help our club financially by joining the Southern Cross Club's Community Rewards Program 2025-26. For more information, click here.
6. Looking for help, advice, commiserations about a difficult hand? Do you have a hand you found difficult? An auction you and your partner disagree on? A situation that comes up again and again which you find yourselves guessing about? You may wish to email the friendly teaching staff (of whom Steve Geddes is one) at: Canberrabridgeteaching@gmail.com
7. To buy a copy of A Compulsive Pastime - A History of Bridge in the ACT and Surrounding Region, contact David Hoffman  0407 782 756 or via email davidhoffman@iinet.net.au, or collect from Canberra Bridge Club. Price: $60 + postage $12. A review of the publication appears in October 2024 ABF Newsletter.

• SCBC website links for beginners 
• MyABF
• ABF Newsletter - April edition out now
• The ABF website has a page for learners here
• RealBridge Monthly Bidding Contest
• BBO Hand of the Day
• BBO Bridge Master (online, card play practice from beginner to expert, hands explained)
• Sorry, Partner Podcasts
• Bridge with Peter Hollands - videos
• World Bridge Federation 

1. Our next beginner lessons start Sunday 19 April
2. What's On this week
   • Our regular club sessions (Make-A-Wish Pairs Wed pm)
   • External events 
3. Other News
   • Tournament Planner 
   • BFACT Open Swiss MP pairs (incl Mixed Pairs)
   • Other Congresses
   • Monday night online pairs league from 13 April (12 board)
   • Youth Bridge website
4. Lessons
   • Our own - see above!
   • Canberra Bridge Club
   • Online Lessons with Will Jenner-O'Shea
5. Regular Club reminders
6. Other useful links

• Sundays 19 April to 24 May, 10:30am – 12:30pm
• Canberra Southern Cross Club, Woden, Community Room 2
• $90 ($70 for CSCC members)
• Email: southcanberrabridgeclub@outlook.com to enrol
• NB: A minimum of 16 participants is required for the course to go ahead.

• Barb is a very experienced trainer and presenter with a background in teaching and data analysis. 
• She has been taking Supervised Play at the Canberra Bridge Club since 2010 and teaching Beginners since 2013.  
• She has a relaxed and friendly teaching style and is well-liked by all her students.

• A link to log into each Wednesday session is available on our calendar.

• If you'd like a game but don't have  a partner, please use the  "Partner required" function or contact me or the club.

• We score an eclectic most months - click the links for progress scores for the morning and evening sessions. 

• If you know anyone who might like to join this session,  please let them know about it. They will need to have myABF credits.
• An ABF-registered pair can simply click the link in our calendar to enter.
• An ABF-registered individual can either email the club and ask for a partner or take pot luck by simply joining the session.

• 7 April (Tuesday): State Open Butler Pairs Championship (progress scores after week 2)
• 8 April (Wednesday): Fundamental lessons (Lesson 7 - Rebidding and Decision-making) - a Canberra BC course of 8 weekly lessons, 10.30am & 7.30pm
• 8 April (Wednesday): Canberra Bridge Club Supervised Play with 20 minute free lecture NT Responses - Slam Bidding  6.45 pm

• 9 April (Thursday): No Online lesson with Will Jenner-O'Shea this week 
• 9 -12 April Central West Festival of Bridge, Orange
• 10 April (Friday): Canberra Bridge Club Supervised Play with 20 minute free lecture  Duplicate Practice Day 9.00am
• 12 April (Sunday) NSWBA Weekly Supervised Play RB - 4-5.30pm.

• (State) Open Swiss MP pairs (including State Mixed MP) starts 14 April (5 entries to date!)

• Sapphire Coast Bridge Club Annual Congress, Merimbula: 18-19 April
• Autumn Nationals, Adelaide: 29 April to 3 May

• Starts 13 April - Entries close 8pm Friday Apr 10^th - enter here (82 entries to date)

• The League is open to all bridge players, with separate divisions for players at every level.

• BFACT - also included in the Canberra BC calendar

• The ABF

• Bridge NSW.

• Information about youth bridge in each state and territory
• A Sunday Development Squad, from 6pm to 8.30pm, starting Sunday 26 April
• A calendar of, and news about, youth events.  

• Beginner lessons - the next 6-week course begins on 22 April.
• Fundamental lessons - a course of 8 weekly lessons, being offered 3 times, the first series began 25 February.
• Supervised play - every Wednesday evening and Friday morning, preceded by a free documented short lesson. Read the overview.
• Refresher course - to be advised

• Skills development workshops - with Will Jenner-O'Shea, 7 Sundays scheduled, the next is 5 April (Easter Sunday)
• An Introduction to Scoring and Tactics

• live sessions on ZOOM from 19 February to end April 2026 are now being advertised;
• there are a number of special offers which may be of interest;
• the full set of 2025 lessons remains available.

• A 2 hour recorded lesson, usually Theory, Practical and Student Play.
• Practice hands. Using tools to practice with friends or practice solo.
• Course notes. These are downloadable.
• LIN & PBN files. To upload, use at Clubs for physical practice sessions

1. Instructions on how to register to play face-to-face or to request a partner are here. 
2. If intending to play face-to-face at the Club (on Wednesdays) (10 am or 7.00 pm),  please register to play or to request a partner, as indicated above.
3. Thursday evenings on RealBridge - 7pm, please login by 6.50. Please go to our Home Page for more information. Visitors very welcome.
   • Note that you can study a replay of each hand by clicking on the RealBridge link when you look up your results on our website.
4. Table Money now only payable with myABF Bridge Credits.
5. Help our club financially by joining the Southern Cross Club's Community Rewards Program 2025-26. For more information, click here.

6. Looking for help, advice, commiserations about a difficult hand? Do you have a hand you found difficult? An auction you and your partner disagree on? A situation that comes up again and again which you find yourselves guessing about? You may wish to email the friendly teaching staff (of whom Steve Geddes is one) at: Canberrabridgeteaching@gmail.com
7. To buy a copy of A Compulsive Pastime - A History of Bridge in the ACT and Surrounding Region, contact David Hoffman  0407 782 756 or via email davidhoffman@iinet.net.au, or collect from Canberra Bridge Club. Price: $60 + postage $12. A review of the publication appears in October 2024 ABF Newsletter.

• SCBC website links for beginners 
• MyABF
• ABF Newsletter - April edition out now
• The ABF website has a page for learners here

• RealBridge Monthly Bidding Contest
• BBO Hand of the Day
• BBO Bridge Master (online, card play practice from beginner to expert, hands explained)
• Sorry, Partner Podcasts

• Bridge with Peter Hollands - videos
• World Bridge Federation 

1. Our next beginner lessons start Sunday 19 April
2. What's On this week
   • Our regular club sessions
   • External events 
   • RealBridge Monthly Bidding Contest (ends today!)
3. Other News
   • Tournament Planner 
   • BFACT Open Swiss MP pairs (incl Mixed Pairs)
   • Other Congresses
   • Monday night online pairs league from 13 April (12 board)
   • Recent results
   • Youth Bridge website
4. Lessons
   • Our own - see above!
   • Canberra Bridge Club
   • Online Lessons with Will Jenner-O'Shea
5. Regular Club reminders
6. Other useful links

• Sundays 19 April to 24 May, 10:30am – 12:30pm
• Canberra Southern Cross Club, Woden, Community Room 2
• $90 ($70 for CSCC members)
• Email: southcanberrabridgeclub@outlook.com to enrol
• NB: A minimum of 16 participants is required for the course to go ahead.

• Barb is a very experienced trainer and presenter with a background in teaching and data analysis. 
• She has been taking Supervised Play at the Canberra Bridge Club since 2010 and teaching Beginners since 2013.  
• She has a relaxed and friendly teaching style and is well-liked by all her students.

• A link to log into each Wednesday session is available on our calendar.
• If you'd like a game but don't have  a partner, please use the  "Partner required" function or contact me or the club.
• We score an eclectic most months - click the links for progress scores for the morning and evening sessions. 

• If you know anyone who might like to join this session,  please let them know about it. They will need to have myABF credits.
  • An ABF-registered pair can simply click the link in our calendar to enter.
  • An ABF-registered individual can either email the club and ask for a partner or take pot luck by simply joining the session.

• 31March (Tuesday): State Open Butler Pairs Championship (progress scores after week 1)
• 1 April (Wednesday): Fundamental lessons (Lesson 6 - Strong Twos) - a Canberra Bridge Club course of 8 weekly lessons, 10.30am & 7.30pm
• 1 April (Wednesday): Canberra Bridge Club Supervised Play with 20 minute free lecture NT Responses - Garbage Stayman  6.45 pm

• 2 April (Thursday): Online lesson with Will Jenner-O'Shea this week Check back pt2  - two-way
• 3 April (Friday): Canberra Bridge Club Supervised Play with 20 minute free lecture  Duplicate Practice Day 9.00am
• 5 April (Easter Sunday): Skills Development Workshop with Will Jenner-O'Shea :
  • The Jacoby 2NT Raise, Slam Bidding, Keycard (14/30), Evaluating Hands For Slam
• NB NSWBA Weekly Supervised Play RB - 4-5.30pm - No session this Easter weekend.

• At the beginning of each month,  a set of eight bidding problems is published.
• A world class expert panel will also be answering these same problems. At the beginning of the next month, you will see how the panelists voted and read the explanations for their choices. This is a chance to  learn from your mistakes,  one of the best ways to improve the standard of your game. 
• On most of the hands, it will not matter what system you usually play.

• (State) Open Swiss MP pairs (including State Mixed MP) starts 14 April (only 2 entries to date!)

• Central West Festival of Bridge, Orange: 9 -12 April
• Sapphire Coast Bridge Club Annual Congress, Merimbula: 18-19 April
• Autumn Nationals, Adelaide: 29 April to 3 May

• Starts 13 April - Entries close 8pm Friday Apr 10^th - enter here (82 entries to date)
• The League is open to all bridge players, with separate divisions for players at every level.

• Each division is 8 NS pairs playing 8 EW pairs in a Round Robin over an eight-week season.
• The Autumn Season is eight consecutive Mondays from April 13th to June 1st. One 12-board match starting at 7:30pm each Monday — typically finishing before 9pm
• You may have a sub play for you in up to three matches if you have other commitments.
• $50/player entry fee for the whole season.  
  • Half-price entry for Youth players.
  • Players with fewer than 100 masterpoints will get a MyABF credit refund making the entry fee $25/player.
  • Players with fewer than 300 masterpoints will get a MyABF credit refund of 10 credits on their entry.

• BFACT - also included in the Canberra BC calendar
• The ABF
• Bridge NSW.

• BFACT Selection trial for the ANC is for the Open Team result.
   

• Information about youth bridge in each state and territory
• A Sunday Development Squad, from 6pm to 8.30pm, starting 5 April
• A calendar of, and news about, youth events.  

• Beginner lessons - the next 6-week course begins on 22 April.
• Fundamental lessons - a course of 8 weekly lessons, being offered 3 times, the first series began 25 February.
• Supervised play - every Wednesday evening and Friday morning, preceded by a free documented short lesson. Read the overview.
• Refresher course - to be advised
• Skills development workshops - with Will Jenner-O'Shea, 7 Sundays scheduled, the next is 5 April (Easter Sunday)
• An Introduction to Scoring and Tactics