The Toronto Bridge Club meets in the Carey Bay Village shopping centre.

The Club is tucked in behind Cellarbrations. There are front and rear doors. The rear door has a ramp for people with mobility issues. 

Whether you are new to the area or just passing through, we would love to meet you. You will be made to feel very welcome.

Congratulations to the winners of the recent 3 week Club Teams competition:

Andrew Toyne, Margaret Ingold, Ronnie Antill, Scott Grout and Helen Pelosi.

Pictured above is TBC team who represented TBC at the Grand National Open Team Regional Finals on Sunday 27 August.

L to R: Colleen Wilson, Marg Ingold, Don Miller and Josephine Most.

Several other TBC members also took part representing Lake Macquarie BC and Belmont BC but on the day the Newcastle teams proved too strong and so they will be proceeding to Brisbane to represent the Hunter Region in early December.

Well done all who took part.

The TBC Golden Anniversary Congress was held on Sunday 20 August.

There were 20 teams in 3 sections ably directed by Alan Bustany.

Thank you to Alan, Hans Tiller congress organiser, people who helped set up and take down, the ladies in the kitchen (who also had to fill in and play), everyone who donated food, drink and money.

The Congress couldn't happen without our volunteers.

Congratulations to the winners!

Winners of the Rookie Prize - Ken Baker, Deb Baldwin, Alan Nichols and Peter Deed representing TBC

Winners of the Novice section: Scott Grout, Pam Greene, David Carraro and Jenny Ralph representing TBC  They were also the winners of the Elsie Jenkinson Perpetual Trophy (the best performing TBC team with a combined score of less than 400 MPs as at 31 March)

Winners of the Restricted section: Forde Leathley, Rosalie McGlynn, Pam Leathley and Sue Pascoe representing Southlakes Bridge Club

Winners of the Open section: Janet Hill, Bernie Adcock, Pam Robinson and Christo Moskovsky representing Newcastle Bridge Club.

Also congratulations to the winners of the raffle:

1st prize David Carraro, 2nd prize Ruth Griffin (Gosford) and 3rd prize Colleen Wilson.

And here we have young Scott Grout modelling the new TBC polo shirt with club emblem...

If you would like a club shirt (it doesn't have to be a polo shirt, it could be anything ladies), please talk to Scott or go directly to Mono Unique Embroidery in Toronto.

One of our treasured members, John McColl, turned 90 yesterday 31 July.

The Club helped John celebrate with a special game and a cake.

Happy birthday John!

On Monday evening 17 July Judy McDonald commenced teaching a new intake of learner bridge players.

Welcome! We hope you enjoy your lessons and discover the passion of playing bridge!

On Monday 10 July the Club was visited by the Hon Greg Piper MP to inspect the dealing machine that was acquired through a state government grant.

Pictured are Gary Gray and Peter Clarke demonstrating the dealing machine to Greg. Thanks go to Peter and Michelle Miller for submitting the successful grant application on behalf of the Club.

In the recent 2023 Australia-Wide Novice Pairs competition, Toronto had a good field of players but two players distinguished themselves.

To qualify, each player had to have less than 100 masterpoints. Jenny Ralph and Pam Greene had less than 10 masterpoints between them but came 10th overall in the country!

Congratulations ladies! We hope you keep enjoying your bridge!

On Saturday 1 July we had a birthday cake for John Robinson who is celebrating his big 80 on Sunday 2 July.

Congratulations from all the club.

It is with great sadness that we pass on the news that Ben Mursa passed away last night in Sydney, where he had been living with his daughter Larissa since September last year. 

Larissa sent a lovely email saying "We know that Ben spent many happy hours playing the game he loved with like minded friends in Toronto - I often let him know how grateful I was that he gave up a game day to walk me down the aisle!

Unfortunately we couldn't match him in a game of Bridge, but until recently he was still extremely competitive in a game of Rummikub and was coming second in the family footy tipping comp.

He was thankful for the messages and cards sent to him since he was no longer able to play.

Please watch for Funeral details in the Newcastle Herald early next week."

Two Novice competitions were held on Friday 16 June and Monday 19 June.

The highest scoring pairs with less than 20 masterpoints each were eligible for 3 table vouchers each.

Congratulations Cyd Ross and Chris Heymans for the 16 June.

Congratulations David Carraro and Scott Grout for 19 June.

Last week one of our newer players, Scott Grout, and one of our most experienced players, Judy McDonald, hit the streets of Toronto to drum up sponsorship deals for the Club.

Judy has worked feverishly on revising, editing and printing fliers, forms and documents! 

They targeted real estate agencies with welcome packs for new home owners, optometrists, chemists, amplifon, live life.. well, just about anybody who may provide sponsorship, or may advertise our beginners class in July or fliers in their waiting rooms.

They are still to deliver brochures to library and target the local diggers club, who have assisted in the past.

We will keep you updated on feedback and responses.

This is the team who represented Toronto in the recent Newcastle Novice Congress - Pam Greene, David Carraro, Scott Grout and Sally Appleton.

Congresses are a wonderful way to mix with the wider bridge community and are a fun day out with potential red points to earn as did these players!

Congratulations! You did the club proud.