Hello everyone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We will be having our regular Wednesday morning  session, but please note that there be no evening session this week because many  of our regulars are playing in the Summer Festival..

 

We  will be hosting the Thursday session this week. Start 7pm, please login by 6.50. 

 

 

 

Results to date from the Festival can be viewed here.

 

Notable performances from club members include:

 

 

 

 

 

We have added a Tournament Planner to our website.  It can be found under the Calendar item in the menu. It is in 4 parts:

 

 

Coming up in the period to end February are:

 

 

Links to the relevant complete calendars:

 

 

 Nationwide Pairs update

 

The organisers of the Nationwide Pairs have provided the following update:

 

"Make a Wish Pairs will start in the first week of February. This replaces Nationwide Pairs, but we shall use the same enrolment and scoring processes as for Nationwide Pairs. The first event will start in February. The dates are on the Nationwide Pairs site. Masterpointing and billing will be done quarterly. More details will be sent to you shortly. Please correspond to the nwp@nationwidepairs.au email address. [The first event] will be set up next Sunday, earlier than is normally the case".

 

 

 

Canberra Bridge Club is offering a range of courses for different skill levels in 2026. 

 

 

  

 

Will's online lessons for February  - April 2026 are now being advertised online by the North Shore Bridge Club (NSBC) in Sydney.

 

There will be more detail in next week's newsletter.

 

For $20 (inc GST), each online lesson includes:

 

You can see a complete listing of 2025 lessons for purchase via the Lessons Link in our Website menu here.

 

 

These weekly sessions will begin on Sunday afternoons commencing 8 February 2026 and are free.

 

To read the flyer, click here. The flyer contains further links to more information, including guidance on using RealBridge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kevin Caruana

 

Tournament Secretary

South Canberra Bridge Club

0448 545 444

 

 

 

1. What's On this week
   • Wednesday sessions: minimum 4 pairs registered for the session to proceed
   • Thursday 7pm: Regular RealBridge session
   • The Summer Festival of Bridge starts Wednesday
2. Other News
   • Fees and Charges for 2026
   • Congresses nearby or online
3. Lessons
   • Canberra Bridge Club
   • Recorded lessons with Will Jenner-O'Shea
4. Regular Club reminders
5. 2026 Calendars - BFACT, ABF and Bridge NSW
6. Other useful links

• A link to log into each session is available on our calendar.
• If you know anyone who might like to join the 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.

• 5 of the 6 events starting this Wednesday to Friday are still open for entry.
• There are wait-lists for all 3 weekend Swiss pairs events.
• Entries remain open for all 4 event starting from Monday of the second week (the 19th).

• Wednesday to Friday of week 1
  • Novice (under 100mps) All-rounder.
  • Rookie (under 20 mps) All-rounder.
• Monday to Wednesday of week 2
  • Intermediate (under 750 mps) All-rounder
  • Restricted (under 300 mps) All-rounder 

• • Day 1 – Matchpoint Pairs,
  • Day 2 – IMP Swiss Pairs,
  • Day 3 – Teams.
  • Each day’s format will be determined when entries are known.
  • All-rounder session times are the same each day of the event:
    • 9.00am Celebrity Speaker talk
    • 10.00am Play
    • 5.00pm Optional practice opportunity

• Home Club membership for 2026 = $35
• Associate membership for 2026 = $12.50. 
• Table money for all sessions remains unchanged, at $4 per session for members and $6 for visitors. 
• Table money is waived for Face-to-Face sessions when we have less than 6 participating pairs.

• February 7 - 8, 2026 - Gold Coast Online Congress (on RealBridge) - 40 myABF Credits per player
• February 15 - Illawarra Bridge Association Swiss Pairs - 55 myABF credits
• March 13 - Batemans Bay Congress Pairs, Teams

• Beginner lessons - the first course for  the year began last week
• Fundamental lessons - a course of 8 weekly lessons, being offered 3 times, the first series beginning 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 first is March 1.
• An Introduction to Scoring and Tactics

• 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 2004 ABF Newsletter.

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

• 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
   • Wednesday: Final 2025 sessions
   • Thursday 9.30am: The Gambling 3NT : with Will Jenner-O'Shea on ZOOM
   • Thursday 7pm: Regular RealBridge session
2. Other News
   • Club champions 2025
   • Summer Festival of Bridge 2026 (you might be eligible for a subsidy!)
   • Fees and Charges for 2026
   • Congresses nearby or online
3. Lessons - Canberra BC
   • Supervised play + Free 20 minute lessons - twice weekly
   • Beginners course starts 7 January 2026
4. Regular Club reminders
5. 2025 Calendars - BFACT, ABF and Bridge NSW
6. Other useful links

• 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
• For future lessons, a Zoom link (opens 15 mins before start). 
• Recordings and materials uploaded within 24 hours.

• you can sign up to the NSBC Education Hub and purchase upcoming individual lessons here; and 
• see a complete listing of lessons for purchase via the Lessons Link in our Website menu here.

• A link to log into each session is available on our calendar.
• If you know anyone who might like to join the 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.

• Congratulations to Raji Prakash and Rebecca Li who are the Morning Champions with a best 4 score average of 62.73%
• Ella Beer and Jill Cromer were a close second on 61.81%. 
• Best-placed restricted masterpoint pair are George Palavestra and Lisa Ralphs. 
• Seven pairs in total made the final rankings. Complete event information is available here .

• Congratulations to Phil Clark and Michael Donnelly, the Evening Champions with a best 4 score average of 53.61%
• Alex Hewat and Ken Colbert (our 2024 champions) were a close second on 53.11%. 
• Best-placed restricted masterpoint pair are Brenda Watts and David Clarkson. 
• Six pairs in total made the final rankings. Complete event information is available here.

• Wednesday to Friday of week 1
  • Novice (under 100mps) All-rounder.
  • Rookie (under 20 mps) All-rounder.
• Weekend 2-day Swiss Pairs
  • Under 750/500
  • Under 300/100
• Monday to Wednesday of week 2
  • Intermediate (under 750 mps) All-rounder
  • Restricted (under 300 mps) All-rounder 

• • Day 1 – Matchpoint Pairs,
  • Day 2 – IMP Swiss Pairs,
  • Day 3 – Teams.
  • Each day’s format will be determined when entries are known.
  • All-rounder session times are the same each day of the event:
    • 9.00am Celebrity Speaker talk
    • 10.00am Play
    • 5.00pm Optional practice opportunity

• Home Club membership for 2026 = $35
• Associate membership for 2026 = $12.50. 
• Table money for all sessions remains unchanged, at $4 per session for members and $6 for visitors. 
• Table money is waived for Face-to-Face sessions when we have less than 6 participating pairs.

• January 14 - 25, 2026 - Summer Festival of Bridge - at the Canberra Rex & Canberra Common (NB: Places are filling up)
• February 7 - 8, 2026 - Gold Coast Online Congress (on RealBridge) - 40 myABF Credits per player

• The sessions are preceded by a free lesson of 20 min; the topics and downloadable notes are here.
• Target audience is us up to Intermediate level. Presenter is Steve Geddes.

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 2004 ABF Newsletter.

• BFACT
• The ABF
• Bridge NSW.

• SCBC website links for beginners 
• MyABF
• Supervised play sessions at the Canberra Bridge Club
• 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
   • Wednesday: Xmas sessions, Championships prize-giving, raffles and dinner
   • Thursday 9.30am: Fourth suit forcing: with Will Jenner-O'Shea on ZOOM
   • Thursday 7pm: Regular RealBridge session
2. Other News
   • Club champions 2025
   • Summer Festival of Bridge 2026
   • Fees and Charges for 2026
   • Congresses nearby or online
3. Lessons - Canberra BC
   • Supervised play + Free 20 minute lessons - twice weekly
   • Beginners course starts 7 January 2026
4. Regular Club reminders
5. 2025 Calendars - BFACT, ABF and Bridge NSW
6. Other useful links

• the sessions are free
• tea/coffee and cake will be provided for the morning session
• drinks and finger food for the evening session
• there will be a raffle for those members attending each session. Each raffle's prizes will include two $60 prizes, being a choice of online subscriptions to the New York Times or the Washington Post, or membership of the Friends of the National Museum, or 3 online bridge lessons with will Jenner-O'Shea. There will also be book prizes.

• 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
• For future lessons, a Zoom link (opens 15 mins before start). 
• Recordings and materials uploaded within 24 hours.

• you can sign up to the NSBC Education Hub and purchase upcoming individual lessons here; and 
• see a complete listing of lessons for purchase via the Lessons Link in our Website menu here.

• A link to log into each session is available on our calendar.
• If you know anyone who might like to join the 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.

• Congratulations to Raji Prakash and Rebecca Li who are the Morning Champions with a best 4 score average of 62.73%
• Ella Beer and Jill Cromer were a close second on 61.81%. 
• Best-placed restricted masterpoint pair are George Palavestra and Lisa Ralphs. 
• Seven pairs in total made the final rankings. Complete event information is available here .

• Congratulations to Phil Clark and Michael Donnelly, the Evening Champions with a best 4 score average of 53.61%
• Alex Hewat and Ken Colbert (our 2024 champions) were a close second on 53.11%. 
• Best-placed restricted masterpoint pair are Brenda Watts and David Clarkson. 
• Six pairs in total made the final rankings. Complete event information is available here.

• 1^st place: Champions Mug, subscription to Australian Bridge magazine, a bottle of wine and 2 books each.
• Best restricted masterpoint pair: 1 bottle of wine and 2 books each.

• Wednesday to Friday of week 1
  • Novice (under 100mps) All-rounder.
  • Rookie (under 20 mps) All-rounder.
• Weekend 2-day Swiss Pairs
  • Under 750/500
  • Under 300/100
• Monday to Wednesday of week 2
  • Intermediate (under 750 mps)All-rounder
  • Restricted (under 300 mps) All-rounder 

• • Day 1 – Matchpoint Pairs,
  • Day 2 – IMP Swiss Pairs,
  • Day 3 – Teams.
  • Each day’s format will be determined when entries are known.
  • All-rounder session times are the same each day of the event:
    • 9.00am Celebrity Speaker talk
    • 10.00am Play
    • 5.00pm Optional practice opportunity

• Home Club membership for 2026 = $35
• Associate membership for 2026 = $12.50. 
• Table money for all sessions remains unchanged, at $4 per session for members and $6 for visitors. 
• Table money is waived for Face-to-Face sessions when we have less than 6 participating pairs.

• January 14 - 25, 2026 - Summer Festival of Bridge - at the Canberra Rex & Canberra Common (NB: Places are filling up)
• February 7 - 8, 2026 - Gold Coast Online Congress (on RealBridge) - 40 myABF Credits per player

• The sessions are preceded by a free lesson of 20 min; the topics and downloadable notes are here.
• Target audience is us up to Intermediate level. Presenter is Steve Geddes.

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 2004 ABF Newsletter.

• BFACT
• The ABF
• Bridge NSW.

• SCBC website links for beginners 
• MyABF
• Supervised play sessions at the Canberra Bridge Club
• 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
   • Wednesday: Club Pairs Championships Final Round 
   • Thursday 9.30am: The Stopper Asking Cue Bid: with Will Jenner-O'Shea on ZOOM
   • Thursday 7pm: Regular RealBridge session
2. Other News
   • Xmas sessions - 10 December
   • ABF Club Teams Knockout - final results
   • Fees and Charges for 2026
   • Congresses nearby or online
3. Lessons - Canberra BC
   • Supervised play + Free 20 minute lessons - twice weekly
   • Beginners course starts 7 January 2026
4. Regular Club reminders
5. 2025 Calendars - BFACT, ABF and Bridge NSW
6. Other useful links

• 1^st place: Champions Mug, subscription to Australian Bridge magazine, a bottle of wine and 2 books each.
• Best pair under 60 masterpoints (morning) and under 700 (evening): 1 bottle of wine and 2 books each.

• 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
• For future lessons, a Zoom link (opens 15 mins before start). 
• Recordings and materials uploaded within 24 hours.

• you can sign up to the NSBC Education Hub and purchase upcoming individual lessons here; and 
• see a complete listing of lessons for purchase via the Lessons Link in our Website menu here.

• A link to log into each session is available on our calendar.
• If you know anyone who might like to join the 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.

• the sessions are free
• tea/coffee and cake will be provided for the morning session
• drinks and finger food for the evening session
• there will be a raffle for those members attending each session. Each raffle's prizes will include two $60 prizes, being a choice of online subscriptions to the New York Times or the Washington Post, or membership of the Friends of the National Museum, or 3 online bridge lessons with will Jenner-O'Shea. There will also be books prizes.

• Home Club membership for 2026 = $35
• Associate membership for 2026 = $12.50. 
• Table money for all sessions remains unchanged, at $4 per session for members and $6 for visitors. 
• Table money is waived for Face-to-Face sessions when we have less than 6 participating pairs.

• January 14 - 25, 2026 - Summer Festival of Bridge - at the Canberra Rex & Canberra Common (NB: Places are filling up)
• February 7 - 8, 2026 - Gold Coast Online Congress (on RealBridge) - 40 myABF Credits per player

• The sessions are preceded by a free lesson of 20 min; the topics and downloadable notes are here.
• Target audience is us up to Intermediate level. Presenter is Steve Geddes.

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 2004 ABF Newsletter.

• BFACT
• The ABF
• Bridge NSW.

• SCBC website links for beginners 
• MyABF
• Supervised play sessions at the Canberra Bridge Club
• 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
   • Tuesday: ABF Club Teams Knockout - finals
   • Wednesday: Club Pairs Championships Round 5
   • Thursday 9.30am: Signalling on our Leads: with Will Jenner-O'Shea on ZOOM 
   • Friday: Youth-ish Night at Canberra Bridge Club
2. Other News
   • Committee 2025-26
   • Fees and Charges for 2026
   • Congresses nearby or online
   • Nationwide Pairs update
3. Lessons - Canberra BC
   • Supervised play + Free 20 minute lessons - twice weekly
   • Beginners course starts 7 January 2026
4. Regular Club reminders
5. 2025 Calendars - BFACT, ABF and Bridge NSW
6. Other useful links

• Open - Victorian Red vs West Australian
• Under 750 mps -Stepbridge Purple vs Central Coast Leagues
• Under 300 mps - Moonee Valley vs Canberra
• Under 300 mps - Canberra vs Ocean Grove

• Each pair must play in at least 4 of the 6 sessions to be ranked; a pair's best 4 scores will be counted towards their ranking. Progress scores by round and in total are here for the mornings and here for the evenings.
• Details of prizes will be announced in due course; you can expect there will be 3 lots of prizes for each event, including for the highest ranked pairs  (a) overall and  (b) under a certain masterpoint level.
• Visitors may play in any or all sessions, but only member pairs will be eligible for prizes.

• A link to log into each session is available on our calendar.
• If you know anyone who might like to join the 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.

• 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
• For future lessons, a Zoom link (opens 15 mins before start). 
• Recordings and materials uploaded within 24 hours.

• you can sign up to the NSBC Education Hub and purchase upcoming individual lessons here; and 
• see a complete listing of lessons for purchase via the Lessons Link in our Website menu here.

• Friday 28 November 2025
• Session 1: 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
• Dinner: 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
• Session 2: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

1. President - Alex Hewat 
2. Treasurer - Brenda Watts 
3. Secretary - Chris Tough 
4. Tournament Secretary - Kevin Caruana 
5. David Clarkson 
6. Paul Appleby 
7. Geoff Stafford 
8. Eric Glass

• Home Club membership for 2026 = $35
• Associate membership for 2026 = $12.50. 
• Table money for all sessions remains unchanged, at $4 per session for members and $6 for visitors. 
• Table money is waived for Face-to-Face sessions when we have less than 6 participating pairs.

• January 14 - 25, 2026 - Summer Festival of Bridge - at the Canberra Rex & Canberra Common (NB: Places are filling up)
• February 7 - 8, 2026 - Gold Coast Online Congress (on RealBridge) - 40 myABF Credits per player

• The sessions are preceded by a free lesson of 20 min; the topics and downloadable notes are here.
• Target audience is us up to Intermediate level. Presenter is Steve Geddes.

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 2004 ABF Newsletter.

• BFACT
• The ABF
• Bridge NSW.

• SCBC website links for beginners 
• MyABF
• Supervised play sessions at the Canberra Bridge Club
• 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
   • Club Pairs Championships Round 4 this Wednesday
   • Signalling on our Leads: with Will Jenner-O'Shea on ZOOM Thursday 9.30am
   • Starting Tuesday November 18- BFACT Open Butler pairs championship 
2. Other Events
   • Youth-ish Night - Friday 28 November
   • Congresses nearby or online
   • Nationwide Pairs website
3. Lessons - Canberra BC
   • Supervised play + Free 20 minute lessons - twice weekly
   • Beginners course starts 7 January 2026
4. Regular Club reminders
5. 2025 Calendars - BFACT, ABF and Bridge NSW
6. Other useful links

• Each pair must play in at least 4 of the 6 sessions to be ranked; a pair's best 4 scores will be counted towards their ranking. Progress scores by round and in total are here for the mornings and here for the evenings.
• Details of prizes will be announced in due course; you can expect there will be 3 lots of prizes for each event, including for the highest ranked pairs  (a) overall and  (b) under a certain masterpoint level.
• Visitors may play in any or all sessions, but only member pairs will be eligible for prizes.

• A link to log into each session is available on our calendar.
• If you know anyone who might like to join the 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.

• 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
• For future lessons, a Zoom link (opens 15 mins before start). 
• Recordings and materials uploaded within 24 hours.

• you can sign up to the NSBC Education Hub and purchase upcoming individual lessons here; and 
• see a complete listing of lessons for purchase via the Lessons Link in our Website menu here.

• Friday 28 November 2025
• Session 1: 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
• Dinner: 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
• Session 2: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

• January 14 - 25, 2026 - Summer Festival of Bridge - at the Canberra Rex & Canberra Common (NB: Places are filling up)
• February 7 - 8, 2026 - Gold Coast Online Congress (on RealBridge) - 40 myABF Credits per player

• The sessions are preceded by a free lesson of 20 min; the topics and downloadable notes are here.
• Target audience is us up to Intermediate level. Presenter is Steve Geddes.

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 2004 ABF Newsletter.

• BFACT
• The ABF
• Bridge NSW.

• SCBC website links for beginners 
• MyABF
• Supervised play sessions at the Canberra Bridge Club
• 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
   • AGM Wed November 12 at 5.45pm.
   • This week's sessions
   • Counting the Opponents' Points: with Will Jenner-O'Shea on ZOOM Thursday 9.30am
   • Skills development workshop with Will Jenner-O'Shea - Sunday 16 November
2. Other Events
   • Congresses nearby or online
3. Lessons - Canberra BC
   • Supervised play + Free 20 minute lessons - twice weekly
   • Fundamentals course
   • Introduction to Scoring and Tactics for duplicate pairs (document)
4. Regular Club reminders
5. 2025 Calendars - BFACT, ABF and Bridge NSW
6. Other useful links

• A link to log into each session is available on our calendar.
• If you know anyone who might like to join the 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.

• 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
• For future lessons, a Zoom link (opens 15 mins before start). 
• Recordings and materials uploaded within 24 hours.

• you can sign up to the NSBC Education Hub and purchase upcoming individual lessons here; and 
• see a complete listing of lessons for purchase via the Lessons Link in our Website menu here.

• The next lesson is on Thursday 6 November. The subject is Counting the Opponents Shape.

• At Deakin from 10 am to 3 pm
• Topic: Things to discuss to Improve your Partnership
• You do not need a partner to attend, but you will play with your partner all day, and with the same opponents if you want to organise a table of 4 players.
• Cost: $60 per player ($20 if under 30) including a delicious morning tea, a light lunch, and a booklet of notes.
• To join the 5 club members who have already enrolled, click here.

• November 18, 25 & Dec 2 (Tuesdays) - BFACT Open Butler pairs championship - $45 entry per person
• January 14 - 25, 2026 - Summer Festival of Bridge - at the Canberra Rex & Canberra Common (NB: Places are filling up)
• February 7 - 8, 2026 - Gold Coast Online Congress (on RealBridge) - 40 myABF Credits per player

• The sessions are preceded by a free lesson of 20 min; the topics and downloadable notes are here.
• Target audience is us up to Intermediate level. Presenter is Steve Geddes.

• Wednesday start: 7:30pm and Friday start: 10am 
• The lessons cost: $12 Members, $10 Concession or $15 non-members.
• The current season continues with lesson 4 on Transfers.
• Full details are here.

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 2004 ABF Newsletter.

• BFACT
• The ABF
• Bridge NSW.

• SCBC website links for beginners 
• MyABF
• Supervised play sessions at the Canberra Bridge Club
• 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
   • SCBC Club Championships 2025 Round 3!
   • Counting the opponents shape: with Will Jenner-O'Shea on ZOOM Thursday 9.30am
   • Australian Bridge Teachers Association - Webinar Sunday 9 November 2pm
2. Other Events
   • AGM Wed November 12
   • ABF Club Teams Knockout
   • National Pairs events last week - results
   • Congresses nearby or online
3. Lessons - Canberra BC
   • Supervised play + Free 20 minute lessons - twice weekly
   • Fundamentals course
   • Skills development workshop 16 November
   • Introduction to Scoring and Tactics for duplicate pairs (document)
4. Regular Club reminders
5. 2025 Calendars - BFACT, ABF and Bridge NSW
6. Other useful links

• Each championship will run over 6 sessions, based as in the past on an eclectic format.
• A pair must play in at least 4 of the sessions to be ranked; a pair's best 4 scores will be counted towards their ranking.
• Details of prizes will be announced in due course; you can expect there will be 3 lots of prizes for each event, including for the highest ranked pairs  (a) overall and  (b) under a certain masterpoint level.
• Visitors may play in any or all sessions, but only member pairs will be eligible for prizes.
• The club championships will skip a week on 12 November to hold our Annual General Meeting.

• A link to log into each session is available on our calendar.
• If you know anyone who might like to join the 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.

• 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
• For future lessons, a Zoom link (opens 15 mins before start). 
• Recordings and materials uploaded within 24 hours.

• you can sign up to the NSBC Education Hub and purchase upcoming individual lessons here; and 
• see a complete listing of lessons for purchase via the Lessons Link in our Website menu here.

• The next lesson is on Thursday 6 November. The subject is Counting the Opponents Shape.

• Introduction from President and Secretary
• Presenters to include
  • Joan Butts - Bridge is a trick-taking game
  • Laura Ginnan - Combining Tech with club activities
  • Nick Hughes - Problems with 1NT
  • Paul Marston - What we should be teaching beginners
  • Ron Klinger - Bridge Holidays

• November 18, 25 & Dec 2 (Tuesdays) - BFACT Open Butler pairs championship - $45 entry per person
• January 14 - 25, 2026 - Summer Festival of Bridge - at the Canberra Rex & Canberra Common (NB: Places are filling up)
• February 7 - 8, 2026 - Gold Coast Online Congress (on RealBridge) - 40 myABF Credits per player

• The sessions are preceded by a free lesson of 20 min; the topics and downloadable notes are here.
• Target audience is us up to Intermediate level. Presenter is Steve Geddes.

• Wednesday start: 7:30pm and Friday start: 10am 
• The lessons cost: $12 Members, $10 Concession or $15 non-members.
• The current season continues with lesson 4 on Transfers.
• Full details are here.

• Topic: Things to discuss to Improve your Partnership
• You do not need a partner to attend, but you will play with your partner all day, and with the same opponents if you want to organise a table of 4 players.
• Cost: $60 per player ($20 if under 30) including a delicious morning tea, a light lunch, and a booklet of notes.
• To enrol, click here.

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 2004 ABF Newsletter.

• BFACT
• The ABF
• Bridge NSW.

• SCBC website links for beginners 
• MyABF
• Supervised play sessions at the Canberra Bridge Club
• 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
   • SCBC Club Championships 2025 Round 2!
     • Wed morning, includes Australia-Wide Restricted Pairs
     • Wed evening, includes Nationwide Pairs #21 
   • Bergen Raises with Will Jenner-O'Shea on ZOOM Thursday 9.30am
   • ABF Club Teams Knockout
2. Other Events
   • AGM
   • Congresses nearby or online
3. Lessons - Canberra BC
   • Supervised play + Free 20 minute lessons - twice weekly
   • Fundamentals course
   • Skills development workshop 16 November
   • Introduction to Scoring and Tactics for duplicate pairs (document)
4. Regular Club reminders
5. 2025 Calendars - BFACT, ABF and Bridge NSW
6. Other useful links

• Each championship will run over 6 sessions, based as in the past on an eclectic format.
• A pair must play in at least 4 of the sessions to be ranked; a pair's best 4 scores will be counted towards their ranking.
• Details of prizes will be announced in due course; you can expect there will be 3 lots of prizes for each event, including for the highest ranked pairs  (a) overall and  (b) under a certain masterpoint level.
• Visitors may play in any or all sessions, but only member pairs will be eligible for prizes.
• The club championships will skip a week on 12 November to hold our Annual General Meeting.

• Each member of a pair must have fewer than 300 masterpoints as at 31 August to be eligible for prizes.
• Non-contending pairs are permitted.
• Features of the event are detailed on our website's home page.

• A link to log into each session is available on our calendar.
• If you know anyone who might like to join the 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.

• 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
• For future lessons, a Zoom link (opens 15 mins before start). 
• Recordings and materials uploaded within 24 hours.

• you can sign up to the NSBC Education Hub and purchase upcoming individual lessons here; and 
• see a complete listing of lessons for purchase via the Lessons Link in our Website menu here.

• The next lesson is on Thursday 30 October. The subject is Bergen Raises.

• November 1 - 2 - Southern Highlands Congress (entries have closed) - at Bowral
• November 18, 25 & Dec 2 (Tuesdays) - BFACT Open Butler pairs championship - $45 entry per person
• January 14 - 25, 2026 - Summer Festival of Bridge - at the Canberra Rex & Canberra Common (NB: Place are filling up)
• February 7 - 8, 2026 - Gold Coast Online Congress (on RealBridge) - 40 myABF Credits per player

• The sessions are preceded by a free lesson of 20 min; the topics and downloadable notes are here.
• Target audience is us up to Intermediate level. Presenter is Steve Geddes.

• Wednesday start: 7:30pm and Friday start: 10am 
• The lessons cost: $12 Members, $10 Concession or $15 non-members.
• The current season continues with lesson 4 on Transfers.
• Full details are here.

• Topic: Things to discuss to Improve your Partnership
• You do not need a partner to attend, but you will play with your partner all day, and with the same opponents if you want to organise a table of 4 players.
• Cost: $60 per player ($20 if under 30) including a delicious morning tea, a light lunch, and a booklet of notes.
• To enrol, click here.

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 2004 ABF Newsletter.

• BFACT
• The ABF
• Bridge NSW.

• SCBC website links for beginners 
• MyABF
• Supervised play sessions at the Canberra Bridge Club
• 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
   • SCBC Club Championships 2025 begin!
2. Other Events
   • AGM
   • Congresses nearby or online
   • NWP 20 results
3. Bridge Lessons online
4. Lessons - Canberra BC
   • Supervised play + Free 20 minute lessons - twice weekly
   • Fundamentals course
   • Skills development workshop 16 November
   • Introduction to Scoring and Tactics for duplicate pairs (document)
5. Regular Club reminders
6. 2025 Calendars - BFACT, ABF and Bridge NSW
7. Other useful links

• Each championship will run over 6 sessions, based as in the past on an eclectic format.
• A pair must play in at least 4 of the sessions to be ranked; a pair's best 4 scores will be counted towards their ranking.
• Details of prizes will be announced in due course; you can expect there will be 3 lots of prizes for each event, including for the highest ranked pairs  (a) overall and  (b) under a certain masterpoint level.
• Visitors may play in any or all sessions, but only member pairs will be eligible for prizes.

• A link to log into each session is available on our calendar.
• If you know anyone who might like to join the 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.

• November 1 - 2 - Southern Highlands Congress ($55 per player per day) - at Bowral
• November 18, 25 & Dec 2 (Tuesdays) - BFACT Open Butler pairs championship - $45 entry per person
• January 14 - 25, 2026 - Summer Festival of Bridge - at the Canberra Rex & Canberra Common (NB: Place are filling up)
• February 7 - 8, 2026 - Gold Coast Online Congress (on RealBridge) - 40 myABF Credits per player

• Chris Tough and Atul Hajela who played at Capital and are currently ranked 4^th overall, and
• Jill Cromer and Ella Beer who are currently ranked 14^th overall. 

• 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
• For future lessons, a Zoom link (opens 15 mins before start). 
• Recordings and materials uploaded within 24 hours.

• you can sign up to the NSBC Education Hub and purchase upcoming individual lessons here; and 
• see a complete listing of lessons for purchase via the Lessons Link in our Website menu here.

• The next lesson is on Thursday 30 October. The subject is Which suit to play?

• The sessions are preceded by a free lesson of 20 min; the topics and downloadable notes are here.
• Target audience is us up to Intermediate level. Presenter is Steve Geddes.

• Wednesday start: 7:30pm and Friday start: 10am 
• The lessons cost: $12 Members, $10 Concession or $15 non-members.
• The current season continues with lesson 3 on Stayman  
• Full details are here.

• Topic: Things to discuss to Improve your Partnership
• You do not need a partner to attend, but you will play with your partner all day, and with the same opponents if you want to organise a table of 4 players.
• Cost: $60 per player ($20 if under 30) including a delicious morning tea, a light lunch, and a booklet of notes.
• To enrol, click here.

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 2004 ABF Newsletter.

• BFACT
• The ABF
• Bridge NSW.

• SCBC website links for beginners 
• MyABF
• Supervised play sessions at the Canberra Bridge Club
• ABF Newsletter - October issue 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. Bridge Lessons online - take a look!
2. What's On this week
   • Nationwide Pairs #20 this Wednesday morning.
   • Sydney Spring Nationals start Saturday
3. Other Events
   • SCBC Club Championships 2005 & AGM
   • Congresses nearby or online
4. Lessons - Canberra BC
   • Supervised play + Free 20 minute lessons - twice weekly
   • Fundamentals course
   • Skills development workshop 16 November
   • Introduction to Scoring and Tactics for duplicate pairs (document)
5. Regular Club reminders
6. 2025 Calendars - BFACT, ABF and Bridge NSW
7. Other useful links

• 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
• For future lessons, a Zoom link (opens 15 mins before start). 
• Recordings and materials uploaded within 24 hours.

• you can sign up to the NSBC Education Hub and purchase upcoming individual lessons here; and 
• see a complete listing of lessons for purchase via the Lessons Link in our Website menu here.

• This Thursday's lesson is on Major Raises, including Bergen Raises. 

• A link to log into each session is available on our calendar.
• If you know anyone who might like to join the 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.

• This is a national Gold point Congress.
• Entries remain open for many of the events. 

• November 1 - 2 - Southern Highlands Congress ($55 per player per day) - at Bowral
• November 18, 25 & Dec 2 (Tuesdays) - BFACT Open Butler pairs championship - $45 entry per person
• January 14 - 25, 2026 - Summer Festival of Bridge - at the Canberra Rex & Canberra Common (NB: Place are filling up)
• February 7 - 8, 2026 - Gold Coast Online Congress (on RealBridge) - 40 myABF Credits per player

• The sessions are preceded by a free lesson of 20 min; the topics and downloadable notes are here.
• Target audience is us up to Intermediate level. Presenter is Steve Geddes.

• Wednesday start: 7:30pm and Friday start: 10am 
• The lessons cost: $12 Members, $10 Concession or $15 non-members.
• The current season continues with lesson 3 on Stayman  
• Full details are here.

• Topic: Things to discuss to Improve your Partnership
• You do not need a partner to attend, but you will play with your partner all day, and with the same opponents if you want to organise a table of 4 players.
• Cost: $60 per player ($20 if under 30) including a delicious morning tea, a light lunch, and a booklet of notes.
• To enrol, click here.

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 2004 ABF Newsletter.

• BFACT
• The ABF
• Bridge NSW.

• SCBC website links for beginners 
• MyABF
• Supervised play sessions at the Canberra Bridge Club
• ABF Newsletter - October issue 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. What's On this week
   • Our regular sessions this week.
   • Mollymook Tuesday Online Pairs (Imps) starts tonight (Tuesday)
   • At CBC: Match point Swiss pairs (incl BFACT Mixed Teams Championship) starts tonight
   • At CBC: Youth Day, Wednesday 10am to 12:30pm
2. Other Events
   • SCBC Club Championships 2005 & AGM
   • Congresses nearby or online
3. Lessons
   • Canberra BC
     • Free 20 minute lessons - twice weekly
     • Supervised play - Twice weekly
   • North Shore Bridge Club lessons online
4. Regular Club reminders
5. 2025 Calendars - BFACT, ABF and Bridge NSW
6. Other useful links

• A link to log into each session is available on our calendar.
• If you know anyone who might like to join the 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.

• Match point Swiss pairs (incl BFACT Mixed Teams Championshi: At the Canberra Bridge Club, October 7 & 14 (Tuesdays) - $30 entry per person
• Mollymook Tuesday Online Pairs (Imps) - running October 7 to November 18 (not Nov 4) - $25/$30 per player, 1 x12-board match each week.

• October 18 - 26 - Sydney Spring Nationals
• November 1 - 2 - Southern Highlands Congress ($55 per player per day) - at Bowral
• November 18, 25 & Dec 2 (Tuesdays) - BFACT Open Butler pairs championship - $45 entry per person

• 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
• For future lessons, a Zoom link (opens 15 mins before start). 
• Recordings and materials uploaded within 24 hours.

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 2004 ABF Newsletter.

• BFACT
• The ABF
• Bridge NSW.

• SCBC website links for beginners 
• MyABF
• Supervised play sessions at the Canberra Bridge Club
• ABF Newsletter - October issue 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. What's On this week
   • NWP 19 this Wednesday evening
   • Table Money now only payable with myABF Bridge Credits
   • RealBridge Monthly bidding contest
2. Other Events
   • Canberra in Bloom October 3 - 6
   • Other Congresses nearby or online
3. Lessons
   • Canberra BC
     • Free 20 minute lessons - twice weekly
     • Supervised play - Twice weekly
   • North Shore Bridge Club lessons online
4. Regular Club reminders
5. 2025 Calendars - BFACT, ABF and Bridge NSW
6. Other useful links

• If you intend to play or are looking for a partner, please register via our calendar.

• A link to log into each session is available on our calendar.
• If you know anyone who might like to join the 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.

• first, register on myABF here
• then login and purchase bridge credits using the link in the menu.

• October 7 to November 18 (not Nov 4) - Mollymook Tuesday Online Pairs (Imps) - $25/$30 per player, 1 x12-board match each week.
• October 7 & 14 (Tuesdays) - Match point Swiss pairs (incl BFACT Mixed Teams Championship) - $30 entry per person
• November 1 - 2 - Southern Highlands Congress ($55 per player per day) - at Bowral
• November 18, 25 & Dec 2 (Tuesdays) - BFACT Open Butler pairs championship - $45 entry per person

• 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
• For future lessons, a Zoom link (opens 15 mins before start). 
• Recordings and materials uploaded within 24 hours.

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. Help our club financially by joining the Southern Cross Club's Community Rewards Program 2025-26. For more information, click here.
5. 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
6. 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 2004 ABF Newsletter.

• BFACT
• The ABF
• Bridge NSW.

• SCBC website links for beginners 
• MyABF
• Supervised play sessions at the Canberra Bridge Club
• 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
   • BFACT AGM  Friday September 26
   • QBA online director training day - September 27
   • Skills Development Workshop - September 28
   • Our regular sessions this week
   • WBF's e-Bridge Cup - qualifying round continues
2. Other Events
   • NWP 18 results
   • Canberra in Bloom October 3 - 6 (Play &/or be a reserve &/or help)
   • Other Congresses nearby or online
3. Lessons
   • Canberra BC
     • Free 20 minute lessons - twice weekly
     • Supervised play - Twice weekly
   • North Shore Bridge Club lessons online
4. Regular Club reminders
5. 2025 Calendars - BFACT, ABF and Bridge NSW
6. Other useful links

• For each session, this is the last week of our September eclectic (best 3 of 4 sessions).
• If you intend to play or are looking for a partner, please register via our calendar.

• A link to log into each session is available on our calendar.
• If you know anyone who might like to join the 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.

• On BBO
  • 4 tournaments each day (112 tournaments in all), available for 24 hours each
  • 12-board tournaments, Matchpoints, robot format (1 human + 3 robots)
  • Average of best 10 tourney results per player are counted
  • Minimum 10 tourneys needed to qualify further
  • Cost $BBO 2.30 per tournament
  • 500 players qualify = Top 470 overall, plus ranks 500th, 550th, 600th… up to 2000th

• Similar arrangements apply for Funbridge.
• Full details, including for the semi-finals and finals, the consolation event and prizes are here.

• Held in conjunction with Australia's largest floral festival, Floriade.
• A national GOLD POINT congress for players of all abilities
• Friday 3 to Monday 6 October, Canberra Labor Club, Belconnen.
• Our club will subsidise members' entry fees to the tune of 50%

• Open
• Restricted: Under 300 Masterpoints 
• Novice: Under 100 Masterpoints 
• Rookie: Under 5 Masterpoints
• Masterpoint cut off is 30 June 2025.

• Late entries may be accepted at Convenors' discretion. Organisers advise that the Congress is close to capacity on some events, particularly the team events. If players wish to enter an event and the event is full, please send the names of your pair/team to rbrakebridge@gmail.com and they will register your interest. The organisers are looking at ways of increasing the numbers of entries we can accept.

• Be at the welcome desk at the Labor Club before the start of play each day, to ensure people know where they are playing and where the facilities are
• At the end of each day, set up for the following day (eg putting out scoring booklets etc)
• Help set up on Thursday afternoon 2nd October (eg setting up tables, tablecloths etc)
• Help pack up on Monday afternoon 6th October 
• Help set up between events on Sunday lunchtime 5th October

• October 7 & 14 (Tuesdays) - Match point Swiss pairs (incl BFACT Mixed Teams Championship) - $30 entry per person
• November 1 - 2 - Southern Highlands Congress ($55 per player per day) - at Bowral
• November 18, 25 & Dec 2 (Tuesdays) - BFACT Open Butler pairs championship - $45 entry per person

• 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
• For future lessons, a Zoom link (opens 15 mins before start). 
• Recordings and materials uploaded within 24 hours.

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. Help our club financially by joining the Southern Cross Club's Community Rewards Program 2025-26. For more information, click here.
5. 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
6. 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's ABF Newsletter.

• BFACT
• The ABF
• Bridge NSW.

• SCBC website links for beginners 
• MyABF
• Supervised play sessions at the Canberra Bridge Club
• 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
   • NWP 18 this Wednesday morning
   • Youth-ish night at CBC this Friday
   • Congresses this weekend
   • BridgeNSW - the final free online supervised session this Sunday
   • WBF's e-Bridge Cup - qualifying round continues
2. Other Events
   • BFACT AGM  September 26
   • Canberra in Bloom October 3 - 6 (Play &/or be a reserve &/or help)
   • Other Congresses nearby or online
3. Lessons
   • Canberra BC
     • Tuesday -  Final week of the Refresher course 
     • Skills development Workshop 28 September
     • Free 20 minute lessons - twice weekly
     • Supervised play - Twice weekly
   • North Shore Bridge Club lessons online
   • QBA online director training day - September 27
4. Regular Club reminders
5. 2025 Calendars - BFACT, ABF and Bridge NSW
6. Other useful links

• For each session, this is the third week of our September eclectic (best 3 of 4 sessions).
• If you intend to play or are looking for a partner, please register via our calendar.

• A link to log into each session is available on our calendar.
• If you know anyone who might like to join the 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.

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

• September 20 - 21 - Albury Congress ($50 per player per day) - entries close Tuesday 16 September
• September 20 - 21 - BWOnline Congress ($20 per player per day)

• On BBO
  • 4 tournaments each day (112 tournaments in all), available for 24 hours each
  • 12-board tournaments, Matchpoints, robot format (1 human + 3 robots)
  • Average of best 10 tourney results per player are counted
  • Minimum 10 tourneys needed to qualify further
  • Cost $BBO 2.30 per tournament
  • 500 players qualify = Top 470 overall, plus ranks 500th, 550th, 600th… up to 2000th

• Similar arrangements apply for Funbridge.
• Full details, including for the semi-finals and finals, the consolation event and prizes are here.

• Held in conjunction with Australia's largest floral festival, Floriade.
• A national GOLD POINT congress for players of all abilities
• Friday 3 to Monday 6 October, Canberra Labor Club, Belconnen.
• Our club will subsidise members' entry fees to the tune of 50%

• Open
• Restricted: Under 300 Masterpoints 
• Novice: Under 100 Masterpoints 
• Rookie: Under 5 Masterpoints
• Masterpoint cut off is 30 June 2025.

• Late entries may be accepted at Convenors' discretion. Organisers advise that the Congress is close to capacity on some events, particularly the team events. If players wish to enter an event and the event is full, please send the names of your pair/team to rbrakebridge@gmail.com and they will register your interest. The organisers are looking at ways of increasing the numbers of entries we can accept.

• Be at the welcome desk at the Labor Club before the start of play each day, to ensure people know where they are playing and where the facilities are
• At the end of each day, set up for the following day (eg putting out scoring booklets etc)
• Help set up on Thursday afternoon 2nd October (eg setting up tables, tablecloths etc)
• Help pack up on Monday afternoon 6th October 
• Help set up between events on Sunday lunchtime 5th October

• October 7 & 14 (Tuesdays) - Match point Swiss pairs (incl BFACT Mixed Teams Championship) - $30 entry per person
• November 1 - 2 - Southern Highlands Congress ($55 per player per day) - at Canberra Bridge Club
• November 18, 25 & Dec 2 (Tuesdays) - BFACT Open Butler pairs championship - $45 entry per person

• The course covers Stayman, Transfers, Shapely Overcalls and some Slam seeking conventions.
• Cost $10 per session.

• 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
• For future lessons, a Zoom link (opens 15 mins before start). 
• Recordings and materials uploaded within 24 hours.

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. Help our club financially by joining the Southern Cross Club's Community Rewards Program 2025-26. For more information, click here.
5. 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
6. 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's ABF Newsletter.

• BFACT
• The ABF
• Bridge NSW.

• SCBC website links for beginners 
• MyABF
• Supervised play sessions at the Canberra Bridge Club
• 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
   • Regular club sessions this week
   • Cowra & District Bridge Congress - this weekend
   • BridgeNSW - the third free online supervised session this Sunday
   • WBF's e-Bridge Cup - qualifying round continues
2. Other Events
   • BFACT AGM  September 26
   • Canberra in Bloom October 3 - 6 (Play &/or help)
   • Other Congresses nearby or online
   • BFACT Gala pairs results
3. Lessons
   • Canberra BC
     • Tuesday - 4-week Refresher course continues
     • Skills development Workshop 28 September
     • Free 20 minute lessons - twice weekly
     • Supervised play - Twice weekly
   • North Shore Bridge Club lessons online
   • QBA online director training day - September 27
4. Regular Club reminders
5. 2025 Calendars - BFACT, ABF and Bridge NSW
6. Other useful links

• For each session, this is the second week of our September eclectic (best 3 of 4 sessions).
• If you intend to play or are looking for a partner, please register via our calendar.

• A link to log into each session is available on our calendar.
• If you know anyone who might like to join the session,  let them know about it.
  • 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.
     

• On BBO
  • 4 tournaments each day (112 tournaments in all), available for 24 hours each
  • 12-board tournaments, Matchpoints, robot format (1 human + 3 robots)
  • Average of best 10 tourney results per player are counted
  • Minimum 10 tourneys needed to qualify further
  • Cost $BBO 2.30 per tournament
  • 500 players qualify = Top 470 overall, plus ranks 500th, 550th, 600th… up to 2000th

• Similar arrangements apply for Funbridge.
• Full details, including for the semi-finals and finals, the consolation event and prizes are here.

• Held in conjunction with Australia's largest floral festival, Floriade.
• A national GOLD POINT congress for players of all abilities
• Friday 3 to Monday 6 October, Canberra Labor Club, Belconnen.
• Our club will subsidise members' entry fees to the tune of 50%

• Open
• Restricted: Under 300 Masterpoints 
• Novice: Under 100 Masterpoints 
• Rookie: Under 5 Masterpoints
• Masterpoint cut off is 30 June 2025.

• Late entries may be accepted at Convenors' discretion. Organisers advise that the Congress is close to capacity on some events, particularly the team events. If players wish to enter an event and the event is full, please send the names of your pair/team to rbrakebridge@gmail.com and they will register your interest. The organisers are looking at ways of increasing the numbers of entries we can accept.

• Be at the welcome desk at the Labor Club before the start of play each day, to ensure people know where they are playing and where the facilities are
• At the end of each day, set up for the following day (eg putting out scoring booklets etc)
• Help set up on Thursday afternoon 2^nd October (eg setting up tables, tablecloths etc)
• Help pack up on Monday afternoon 6^th October 
• Help set up between events on Sunday lunchtime 5^th October

• September 20 - 21 - Albury Congress ($50 per player per day) - entries close 16 September
• September 20 - 21 - BWOnline Congress ($20 per player per day)
• October 7 & 14 (Tuesdays) - Match point Swiss pairs (incl BFACT Mixed Teams Championship) - $30 entry per person
• November 1 - 2 - Southern Highlands Congress ($55 per player per day) - at Canberra Bridge Club
• November 18, 25 & Dec 2 (Tuesdays) - BFACT Open Butler pairs championship - $45 entry per person

• The course covers Stayman, Transfers, Shapely Overcalls and some Slam seeking conventions.
• Cost $10 per session.

• 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
• For future lessons, a Zoom link (opens 15 mins before start). 
• Recordings and materials uploaded within 24 hours.

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. Help our club financially by joining the Southern Cross Club's Community Rewards Program 2025-26. For more information, click here.
5. 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
6. 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's ABF Newsletter.

• BFACT
• The ABF
• Bridge NSW.

• SCBC website links for beginners 
• MyABF
• Supervised play sessions at the Canberra Bridge Club
• 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
   • Saturday - BFACT Pairs Gala Day (Please consider!)
   • Monday - start of the month-long qualifying round of the WBF's e-Bridge Cup
   • Wednesday - Nationwide pairs 17 (evening session)
   • Thursday - regular weekly session - visitors welcome
2. Event results
3. Lessons
   • Canberra BC
     • Tuesday - 4-week Refresher course 
     • Skills development Workshop 28 September
     • Free 20 minute lessons - twice weekly
     • Supervised play - Twice weekly
   • North Shore Bridge Club lessons online
   • BridgeNSW - the second free online supervised session this Sunday
   • QBA online director training day - September 27
4. Other upcoming events

Sept 1 to 28:		Qualifying round of the e-Bridge Cup - a new World Bridge Federation event for all players
Sept 19 to 21:		ABF GNOT Qualifying Round - on RB
Sept 20 & 21:		BW Online Congress
October 3 - 6:		Canberra in Bloom

5. Regular Club reminders
6. 2025 Calendars - BFACT, ABF and Bridge NSW
7. Other useful links

• Events 1 and 2 – entry is $45, Event 3 is $40
• Our club will provide subsidies to members of $23 & $20 respectively.
• Non-contending pairs are permitted to play.

•  Details of this round can be found here.

• On BBO
  • 4 tournaments each day (112 tournaments in all), available for 24 hours each
  • 12-board tournaments, Matchpoints, robot format (1 human + 3 robots)
  • Average of best 10 tourney results per player are counted
  • Minimum 10 tourneys needed to qualify further
  • Cost $BBO 2.30 per tournament
  • 500 players qualify = Top 470 overall, plus ranks 500th, 550th, 600th… up to 2000th

• Similar arrangements apply for Funbridge.
• Full details, including for the semi-finals and finals, the consolation event and prizes are here.

• Eric Glass and Brett Glass who are the joint club champions for 2025 
• Andrew Struik and Brian Thorp from capital who were runners-up; and
• Gary Miller and Gilles Bonin who were the top under 100 pair.

• Cath Sherwin and Cathy Nichols who placed 5^th  in the Pairs event in a field of 46; and
• George Stockham and Alex Hewat and their partners John Donovan and Ian Dalziell (from Capital Bridge Club), who placed 3^rd in the Teams event in a field of 22.

• The course covers Stayman, Transfers, Shapely Overcalls and some Slam seeking conventions.
• Cost $10 per session.

• 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
• For future lessons, a Zoom link (opens 15 mins before start). 
• Recordings and materials uploaded within 24 hours.

• Held in conjunction with Australia's largest floral festival, Floriade.
• A national GOLD POINT congress for players of all abilities
• Friday 3 to Monday 6 October, Canberra Labor Club, Belconnen.
• Our club will subsidise members' entry fees to the tune of 50%

• Open
• Restricted: Under 300 Masterpoints 
• Novice: Under 100 Masterpoints 
• Rookie: Under 5 Masterpoints
• Masterpoint cut off is 30 June 2025.

• Late entries may be accepted at Convenors' discretion
• Contact convener for consideration.

• Congress level masterpoints will be awarded to financial ABF members.
• Cash prizes will be awarded to open and restricted winners.

• Each event will start at 10am, pause for a gourmet lunch break around 1pm and finish before 5pm.
• Each event will consist of six, nine board rounds.
• Scoring for both events will be IMPs scoring; the movement will be Swiss. This means that lucky players move towards harder matches, others go the other way for easier matches.

• Entry to each event will be on the day using BBO registration. Entries will open at 8am.
• You must be online, registered and ready to play for the 10am start.
• To find the event, select Competitive, All Tournaments and search for BWO.
• The titles will be BWOnline Swiss Pairs Congress. or BWOnline Swiss Teams Congress.
• The director will be vABF3489. The cost will be $20 BBO per player per event.

• September 13 -14 - Cowra & District Bridge Club Congress ($60 per person per day)
• September 20 - 21 - Albury Congress ($50 per player per day) - entries close 16 September.

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. Help our club financially by joining the Southern Cross Club's Community Rewards Program 2025-26. For more information, click here.
5. 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
6. 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's ABF Newsletter.

• BFACT
• The ABF
• Bridge NSW.

• ACT Championships:
  • Mixed Pairs - October 7 and 14
  • State Open Butler pairs - November 18, 25 & 2 December
• Selection events for the GNOT (Grand National Open Teams) Qualifying event September 19 - 21
  • Canberra 2 and ACT Provincial Teams - Pairs events, Gala Day 6 September 

• SCBC website links for beginners 
• MyABF
• Supervised play sessions at the Canberra Bridge Club
• 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
   • Tuesday - a 4-week Refresher course starts at Canberra BC
   • Wednesday - Australia-Wide Open Pairs (evening session)
   • Thursday - Joint online Club Championship round 6 (final round)
   • BridgeNSW - the first of 4 free online supervised sessions start Sunday
   • Mollymook Bridge Congress - entries close Sunday
2. Canberra events (for all skill levels - please consider)
   • September 6 (Saturday): BFACT Pairs Gala Day
   • October 3 - 6: Canberra in Bloom
3. Lessons
   • Canberra BC
     • Skills Development Workshop 28 September
     • Free 20 minute lessons - twice weekly
     • Supervised play - Twice weekly
   • North Shore Bridge Club lessons online
   • QBA online director training day - September 27
4. ​Other upcoming events

August 30 & 31:	Cootamundra Congress (& other nearby Congresses)
September 1 to 28:	Qualifying round of the e-Bridge Cup - a new World Bridge Federation event for all players
September 19 to 21:	ABF GNOT Qualifying Round - on RB

5. Regular Club reminders
6. 2025 Calendars - BFACT, ABF and Bridge NSW
7. Other useful links

• The course will cover Stayman, Transfers, Shapely Overcalls and some Slam seeking conventions.
• Cost $10 per session.

• All players pay normal table money; the special entry fee for this event will be paid by South Canberra.
• Several prizes are awarded. A promotional brochure including prizes information is here.
• Each player will receive a souvenir booklet on the day, describing ABM's recommendations for how the bidding and play should have gone.
• After the results are in, there will also be a second personalised booklet available on the AWP web page, looking at every board to see how your bidding and play compares against the recommended results.

• Morning session - 10 pairs still in the running; 8 of whom need to play this week to qualify for a ranking. Progress scores are here.
• Evening session - 7 pairs still in the running; 3 of whom need to play this week to qualify for a ranking. Progress scores are here.

• 16 pairs across both clubs remain in contention (with at least 3 of the 4 session minimum).
• Cumulative progress scores can be viewed here.
• Non-contending players are very welcome to play in individual sessions (all of which are red-pointed).

• Entry fees per player are as follows:
  • Events 1 and 2 – entry is $45, Event 3 is $40
  • Our club will provide subsidies to members of $23 & $20 respectively.
• Non-contending pairs are permitted to play.

•  Details of this round can be found here.

• Held in conjunction with Australia's largest floral festival, Floriade.
• A national GOLD POINT congress for players of all abilities
• Friday 3 to Monday 6 October, Canberra Labor Club, Belconnen.
• Our club will subsidise members' entry fees to the tune of 50%

• Open
• Restricted: Under 300 Masterpoints 
• Novice: Under 100 Masterpoints 
• Rookie: Under 5 Masterpoints
• Masterpoint cut off is 30 June 2025.

• Late entries may be accepted at Convenors' discretion
• Contact convener for consideration.

• 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
• For future lessons, a Zoom link (opens 15 mins before start). 
• Recordings and materials uploaded within 24 hours.

• August 30-31 - Cootamundra Congress ($60 per person per day)
• September 13 -14 - Mollymook Bridge Congress (28 tables filling fast; $50 per person per day)
• September 13 -14 - Cowra & District Bridge Club Congress ($60 per person per day)
• September 20 - 21 - Albury Congress ($50 per player per day) - entries close 16 September.

• On BBO
  • 4 tournaments each day (112 tournaments in all), available for 24 hours each
  • 12-board tournaments, Matchpoints, robot format (1 human + 3 robots)
  • Average of best 10 tourney results per player are counted
  • Minimum 10 tourneys needed to qualify further
  • Cost $BBO 2.30 per tournament
  • 500 players qualify = Top 470 overall, plus ranks 500th, 550th, 600th… up to 2000th

• Similar arrangements apply for Funbridge.
• Full details, including for the semi-finals and finals, the consolation event and prizes are here.
   

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. Help our club financially by joining the Southern Cross Club's Community Rewards Program 2025-26. For more information, click here.
5. 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
6. 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's ABF Newsletter.

• BFACT
• The ABF
• Bridge NSW.

• ACT Championships:
  • Mixed Pairs - October 7 and 14
  • State Open Butler pairs - November 18, 25 & 2 December
• Selection events for the GNOT (Grand National Open Teams) Qualifying event September 19 - 21
  • Canberra 2 and ACT Provincial Teams - Pairs events, Gala Day 6 September 

• SCBC website links for beginners 
• MyABF
• Supervised play sessions at the Canberra Bridge Club
• 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