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• Interclub
  It’s been a great year with wins in two grades. Congratulations to the open restricted team of Madeleine Askew, Eleisha Hawkins, Marian Loader, Deidre Stallinger and captained by Jeffry Craanen, and the Junior team of James Fulton, Daniel Marks, Ian Pronk, John Topp, Nathan Tucker and captained by Margaret Carter. Well done on coming first! And to Angela Banks intermediate team in their good win on Friday night by 70 points in the intermediate grade Also, big thanks to all the other teams who represented the club throughout the year. We’ve made our club proud.
• Congratulations to Ian and Genevieve Pronk for coming 2nd in the Waikanae Junior tournament on Sunday.
• The Loveblock NZ Wide Pairs is on Friday 15 November, the cost is $15 which includes a booklet detailing all the hands. We would love more entries, please sign up on the noticeboard.
• We are having a working bee on Saturday, November 23rd at 10 am to clean up the club rooms inside and out. If you have some free time to help, it would be greatly appreciated. Please put your name on the clipboard on the notice table or let Ruth Know.
• Saturday Revision with AJ is on this week.
• Coming up Tournaments
  - Waikanae Intermediate Pairs Tournament on the 10 November
• Congratulations to the lotto winner, Neil Sargisson, with lucky number 23.

• Congratulations to our two open restricted teams captained by Jeffry Craanen and David Haines for their wins on Friday night. The last round of Interclub is this Friday, 1 November. Good luck to all teams.
• Loveblock NZ Wide Pairs is on Friday 15 November, cost $15 to enter and you get a booklet and there will be a cash bar open and please enter the noticeboard.
• Stop cards NZ Bridge have decided not to use them, so the committee decided to phase them out. Stop use of them by January 2025.
• Saturday Revision with AJ is on this week.
• Congratulations to the lotto winner, Angela Banks and Jill Marsden, with lucky number 19.

• Congratulations to TJ Dolstra and partner for winning the best intermediate pair Paraparaumu Multi Grade on Sunday.
• Congratulations to Angela Banks and Anne Harland for winning the Fun tournament and Steve Denholm and Angela Duttie for winning the best Junior /Junior Pair. A big thank you to everyone who pitched in to make this is a great event.
• Interclub is on this Friday.
• Next week on Tuesday 22 September is our Mix’n’Mingle everyone is welcome to a long and bar open.
• Saturday Revision with AJ is on this week.
• Coming up Tournaments
  - Kapi Mana Intermediate Pairs 20th October
  - Wellington Peter Benham Open Pairs Monday 28th October
  - Labour Day Bridge Monday 28th October
• Congratulations to the lotto winner, Neil Sargisson, with lucky number 23.

• Congratulations to the Hutt team for winning the Hutt verses Upper Hutt Challenge. Well done on bringing back the cup!
• The Fun Social In–House Tournament is on this Saturday the 12 October at 1.30pm. We would love more entries. This is a multi-grade event and a great Tournament Taster!
  All members are welcome from novices to open players. Juniors and Novices are free, $10 for all the other players, which includes nibbles and a complimentary drink. Sign-up sheet on the notices board.
• The committee is confirming next year’s programme book. Please check your contact details are correct with the membership list on the notices table. This is also a good time to consider sponsoring a monthly series next year. Sponsorship is a vital source of income for the club. If you would like more information about this, please contact Ruth.
• Coming up Tournaments
  - Paraparaumu Multi Grade 13th October
  - Kapi Mana Intermediate Pairs 20th October
• Congratulations to the lotto winner, Frances McIver, with lucky number 6.

• Ruth is away this week at Congress. The office will be manned Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Emails and phone messages will be checked at other times.
• The committee is confirming next year’s programme book. Please check your contact details are correct with the membership list on the notices table. This is also a good time to consider sponsoring a monthly series next year. Sponsorship is a vital source of income for the club. If you would like more information about this please contact Ruth.
• Coming up Events
  - The Upper Hutt and Hutt Challenge is on this Friday the 4th October at Upper Hutt Club at 7.30pm. We would love more entries. Please sign up on the notice board.
  - Fun Social In–House Tournament Saturday the 12 October at 1pm. This is a multi-grade event and a great Tournament Taster! All members are welcome from novices to open players. Juniors and Novices are free, $10 for all other players which includes nibbles and a complimentary drink. Sign-up sheet on the notices board.
• Congratulations to the lotto winner, Juliette Lister, with lucky number 32.

• Congratulations to Ian Pronk and Ken Chin for coming 1st in the Intermediate and Junior section of the South Wairarapa Multi-Grade Pairs.
• Ruth is away this Friday at Congress from the 27 September to the 4th of October. The office will be manned Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Emails and phone messages will be checked at other times. Good luck to all who are going to Congress.
• The committee is confirming next year’s programme book. Please check your contact details are correct with the membership list on the notices table. This is also a good time to consider sponsoring a monthly series next year. Sponsorship is a vital source of income for the club. If you would like more information about this please contact Ruth.
• Coming up Events
  - Tuesday Teams
  Tuesday Teams are coming up on the 1st of October. Open to all members!
  This is our only team event in the club! We have a prize for the best junior team, as well as for the overall winners. You must enter to play, so please enter your team on the noticeboard as soon as possible.
  - The Upper Hutt and Hutt Challenge is on the 4 October at Upper Hutt Club at 7.30pm. Help us retain the cup! Sign up on the notice board.
  - Fun Social In–House Tournament Saturday 12 October. This is a multi-grade event – a great Tournament Taster! All members are welcome from novices to open players. Juniors and Novices are free, $10 for all other players.
• AJ’s Revision is on this week.
• Congratulations to the lotto winner, TJ Dolstra, with lucky number 13.

• Congratulations to Ian and Genevieve Pronk for coming 2nd in the Victoria Junior Pairs on Sunday!
• Interclub
  Congratulations to the open restricted teams captained by Jeffry Craanen and David Haines, and the intermediate teams captained by Trish Mahoney and Jill Marsden on their wins in round 7 on Friday night. The next Interclub night is Friday 18 October.
• Tueday Teams
  Tuesday Teams are coming up on the 1st of October. Open to all members!
  This is our only team’s event in the club! We have a prize for the best junior team, as well as for the overall winners. You must enter to play, so please enter your team on the noticeboard as soon as possible.
• Monday Teams
  Monday Night Teams - a six-week development series led by Vil Gravis. Begins tonight at 7pm!
• UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS
  - South Wairarapa Multi-grade 22 September
  - Upper Hutt and Hutt Challenge on the 4 October at Upper Hutt Club at 7.30pm. Help us retain the cup! Sign up on the notice board
  - Fun Social In–House Tournament Saturday 12 October. This is a multi-grade event – a great Tournament Taster! All members are welcome from novices to open players. Juniors and Novices are free, $10 for all other players.
• Improvers this week is on Defence.
• Congratulations to the lotto winner, Ruth Brucker with lucky number 27.

• Monday Night Teams
  Monday Night Teams Ladder is coming up! This is a six-week development series led by Vil Gravis. It is open to all players keen to improve their game. Get your team together for this series beginning on September 16 and running till Labour Weekend. More info on the noticeboard or on the Club’s Facebook page.
• Tuesday Teams are coming up on the 1st of October. You must enter to play, so please enter on the noticeboard.
• Interclub this Friday.
• UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS
  - Victoria Intermediate and Junior Pairs 15 September
• Revision is on this week.
• Congratulations to the lotto winner, Christine Dunstan, with lucky number 17.

Monday nights 7 – 10pm: 16, 23, 30 Sep & 7, 14, 21 Oct

Objective
• To familiarise players with teams play, from scoring to tactics, and to improve
everyone’s bridge play.

Format
• One match per session of 16 boards
• Discussion covering any aspects from play during the session.
• First session randomly drawn, then teams will be graded to form a ranking based on their score.

Target audience
• Juniors who want to improve knowledge and play.
• Intermediate/Open players who want to improve and expand on their methods and tactics as well as their general play.

Teams
• Get a full team and determine a captain.
• Captain will be responsible to make sure everyone turns up.
• Substitutes may be found in exceptional circumstances.
• Table money = $10 per person, per session

How to enter
• Email: hbcmgr@huttbridgeclub.nz
• Include the Team name and/or Captain’s name.
• Entries close 9 September

For more information
• Email: hbcmgr@huttbridgeclub.nz
• Phone: (04) 567 1058

Director and discussion moderator: Vil Gravis

• Congratulations to Russell Dive and Partner for winning the Kairangi Multi grade on Sunday.
• Hutt Intermediate tournament on Saturday was a great success. 13 tables, an excellent director/scorer team of Colin Hayward and Chris Jared, delicious and abundant food. Thanks to everyone who helped make this happen - especially to Ruth as chief organiser.

  Winners on the day were Eleisha Hawkins (Hutt) and Walt Davis (Wellington), with Denise Barnett and Wayne Stechman (Wellington) second, and Candice Ng and Ian Posseniskie (Hutt) third. Congratulations especially to our Hutt players who made the top three!

• Have you noticed that our building facade is looking much better?? Thanks very much to Paul Badcock who did the water blasting. Brian Ross from upstairs is doing his shortly, giving our building the facelift it so badly needs!
• Monday Night Teams
  Monday Night Teams Ladder is coming up! This is a six-week development series led by Vil Gravis. It is open to all players keen to improve their game. Get your team together for this series beginning on September 16 and running till Labour Weekend. More info on the noticeboard or on the Club’s Facebook page.
• UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS
  - Levin multi-grade Swiss Pairs 7 September
  - Victoria Intermediate and Junior Pairs 15 September
• Improvers lesson is on this week on defensive play.
• Congratulations to the lotto winner, Ian Possenniskie with lucky number 4.