Seventeen pairs signed up for our Melbourne Cup Day.  It was a day of fun, prizes, sweeps, and hats and of course bridge. Well done to our winners NS Peter & Elaine Hume and EW Jorgen Boettiger & Julie Teague.

Laurie Powell took charge of the event this year and summoned up help from BWBC TAB  operator Martin Johnson. Members supplied their favourite foods ensuring a great lunch for hungry players. Special thanks to all those who helped out in some way. 

Thanks all for a great day. 

Twenty three duos signed up for the Oktoberfest Pairs Red Point event.  The Novice Howell event was won by Linda Cunningham & Ian Newton. Their score was a whopping 11% above the pack! Well done Linda/Ian; hopefully we’ll be welcoming you to the open tables soon.

The open section was much closer with the podium players from both NS & EW swapping positions throughout the afternoon. In the end Christine Hadaway & Chris Hannan won the honours (NS) and Dasha Brandt & David Bowerman (EW) both by small percentages.

Generally, players had a great session of bridge with some challenging boards. A number of technical game contracts were on offer that make and don’t make depending on your mental telepathy skills!  Finally, I noticed some giggling going on which seemed to grow as various players celebrated their Oktoberfest afternoon.

Thanks to Kerry for organising the Oktoberfest food.

Four BWBC pairs attended Muswellbrook.

After the Saturday Pairs qualifying our BWBC hopefuls were divided into two divisions. Hope Tomlinson and Barry Foster finished 2nd in the ‘Plate’. Our other duos made the more prestigious final with Dasha Brandt & David Bowerman finishing 5^th. Our other pairs had difficulty making an impression in this quality field,

The Sunday Teams saw an improvement in our fortunes. Team Foster won 50 % of their matches.  The BIG movers were Team Bowerman. Winning 5 of 6 matches they secured 2^nd place. Beaten by a hotshot Sydney/Newcastle squad they performed extremely well.

Team Foster: Barry Foster, Hope Tomlinson, Chris Hasemore & Martin Johnson.

Team Bowerman, David Bowerman, Dasha Brandt, Sylvia Foster & Lorraine Lindsay.

Twenty one duos competed in our Labour Day Pairs red point event. The field was divided in two making for Open and <50MPs divisions. Seasoned campaigners filled all the open podium spots. Congratulations NS Sally Clarke & Jan Clarke and EW Hope Tomlinson & Barry Foster.

A single field was used for the under 50MP players. Blair Glass & Carolynne Mucharsky won the day with a very impressive 60% well clear of their other opponents.

Well done to all participants.  We all enjoyed an excellent afternoon of bridge.

Twenty duos signed up for our Spring Pairs red point event held on a rather pleasant Wednesday afternoon. The player numbers turned out just right and Director Sylvia was able to run the event in Open and Novice Divisions.

The event attracted some higher ranked players leading to a session of higher standard than normal. Congratulations to Open winners Marilyn Jarrett and Jenny Buckley taking 1st spot with a huge 62% from consistent pair Marcelle Goslin & Jim Routledge. Bridge stalwarts Dasha Brandt & David Bowerman filled the final podium spot.

The Novice section attracted 12 pairs which indicates a growing interest in our special events. John Aldersley & Beryl Lowry managed a 1% win from Bob Lowry & Dieter Mucharsky. Third went to club stalwarts Helve Beale & Roz Harvey. Its interesting to note the podium percentages were so close that there was probably only a winning trick or two making the difference.

Thanks all for a lovely afternoon at the Woy Woy home of bridge.