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Notices w/c 19 Jan 2026
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Our first set of lessons begins on 16 February.
Invite your friends and family to come along and learn to play.
Flyers are available—please help by putting them up at your workplace or around the community. -
Just a friendly reminder that subscriptions are now due.
Thank you to those who have already paid. It’s much appreciated. If you have questions, get in touch with Ruth. - Congratulations to the lotto winner, Loek Strik, lucky number 24.
Notices w/c 12 Jan 2026
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Our first set of lessons begins on 16 February.
Invite your friends and family to come along and learn to play.
Flyers are available—please help by putting them up at your workplace or around the community. -
Just a friendly reminder that subscriptions are now due.
Thank you to those who have already paid. It’s much appreciated. If you have questions, get in touch with Ruth. -
Congratulations to Sam Macdonald for coming 3rd in Club Master, and to Stephanie Grummitt for coming 5th in Club Master in the 2025 NZ Bridge rankings.
Well done to you both on a great achievement! 🎉
- Congratulations to the lotto winner, Lynne Bruce, lucky number 25.
Notices w/c 5 Jan 2026
- Happy New Year! I hope everyone enjoyed a relaxing break.
- Welcome back to bridge — we look forward to seeing you all back at the bridge tables very soon.
- The winner of lotto on 20 December was Bev Lust, lucky number 9
- The winner of lotto on 27 December was Debbie Komarkowski, lucky num 7
Notices w/c 18Dec 2025
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Congratulations to Eleisha Hawkins and partner for winning Masterton Multi-grade.
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Thank you to everyone who came along to our Christmas party!
We had a wonderful turnout with 15 tables playing bridge.A special thank you to all those who helped with the setup and the clean-up — your support is very much appreciated.
We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Safe travels to those heading away over the holidays.
We look forward to seeing you back at the bridge tables in 2026!
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Congratulations to the lotto winner, Paul Browne, lucky number 33.
Notices w/c 1 Dec 2025
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Christmas End-of-Year Party — Sunday 7 December
Join us for a fun and festive day!
Bridge begins at 2pm, followed by prize-giving at 5pm.
No partner is required. Nibbles will be served, and there will be a cash bar.
So why not come along and enjoy a great day of bridge and socializing?
Cost Free! - Number 40 has become available for our weekly Lotto fundraiser starting this week. If you’re interested in taking it, please contact Ruth.
- We are seeking a few more members to join the Playing Committee for Monday afternoon, Friday afternoon, and Tuesday evening sessions. If you are able to help, please let Ruth know.
- We also need two additional people to assist with dealing. Your support would be greatly appreciated.
- Congratulations to the lotto winner, Ruth Brucker, lucky number 3.
Notices w/c 24 Nov 2025
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Christmas End-of-Year Party — Sunday 7 December
Join us for a fun and festive day!
Bridge begins at 2pm, followed by prize-giving at 5pm.
No partner is required. Nibbles will be served, and there will be a cash bar.
So why not come along and enjoy a great day of bridge and socializing?
Cost Free! - Everyone should have received their subs invoice by email last week. If not, please check your spam folder or contact Ruth.
- The 2026 programme books are now available on the table in the foyer. Please take only one copy per person.
- Congratulations to the lotto winner, Barbara Evans, lucky number 22.
- Revision is this week with AJ and is the last for the year.
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🎉 Congratulations to Our Members! 🎉
✨ Certificate of Proficiency:
- Esther Haines
- Gaylene Hughes
- Ellie Molloy
✨ Club Master:
- Mel Rowe
- Stephanie Grummitt
- Chris Manson
✨ Local Master:
- Nathan Tucker
Notices w/c 17 Nov 2025
- Congratulations to David Haines and Sam McDonald for placing 5th in the Congress Intermediate Match-Point Swiss Pairs, and to Ian and Genevieve Pronk for finishing 8th. Well done to you all!
- Congratulations to the lotto winner, Frances Mclver, lucky number 29.
- Revision is on this week with AJ.
Notices w/c 3 Nov 2025
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Office Closure
The office will be closed from Monday, 10 November, to Friday, 14 November inclusive, as Ruth, Madeleine, and Lesley will be away at Congress for the week.
Please do not send emails or leave phone messages with the Club next week. There will be no partner matching during this time.If there is something urgent, please contact Steve Denholm … or leave a message with Madeleine or Lesley.
Our club has quite a contingent heading to Congress this year - at last count at least fourteen players. Wish us luck!!
Thank you for your understanding.
- Kathryn and Paul are going to have an improvers session this Saturday, 8th November. The topic will be leads, signals and discards. Starts at 10 am.
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Congratulations to the following teams on their wins at Interclub on Friday night:
- open restricted, captained by David Haines, Walt Davis
- intermediate team, captained by Trish Mahoney, Angela Banks, Jill Marsden
- junior team, captained by Margaret Gallagher
- novice team, captained by Stephanie Grummitt, Steven MolotskyCongratulations to Jeffry’s team on winning the Open Restricted grade.
- Congratulations to the lotto winner, Brendan Carr, lucky number 13.
Notices w/c 27 Oct 2025
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Congratulations to Ellie Molly and her partner — the Top Open and Junior Pair in the Wellington Labour Day Match-Point Swiss Pairs! 🎉
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Labour Day Bridge
We had 10 tables and a fun day of bridge!
🏆 1st N/S: AJ and Winnie Graham-Smith
🏆 1st E/W: Jeffry Craanen and Deidre Stallinger
A big thank you to Madeleine Askew, Steve Denholm, and Doug O’Halloran for getting everything ready — and to AJ for directing the day. - Interclub is this Friday, 31st. Good Luck!
- Congratulations to the lotto winner, Jill Marsden, lucky number 19.
