| Welcome to Bendigo Bridge Club |
Bendigo is located in Central Victoria, 150kms north of Melbourne. The city grew from one of the major gold rush settlements in Victoria in the 1850s. The modern city benefits from the riches of its past, with beautiful heritage buildings and expansive parks. It has an enviable arts and cultural precinct and a wide range of eating and dining establishments.
Bendigo Bridge Club was established in 1979. The club is affiliated with the Victorian Bridge Association (VBA) and the Australian Bridge Federation (Club 3315). The club is also a member of the Victorian Northern Region Bridge Association, and fully supports all bridge events conducted by the Region and the clubs within the Region.
Bendigo Bridge Club conducts three open duplicate bridge tournaments every week plus a relaxed (social) play session, providing all our members with the opportunity to enjoy playing bridge with friends.
Visitors and guests are most welcome provided they comply with current Covid-safety regulations.
Click on More... for further information.
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| ABF Promotions |
Congratulations to the following Club Members on gaining promotions in their ABF Rankings
Promotions for the month of December 2024
Club Master (5MP): Shan Jasotharan
Local Master (15MP): Geoff Phelps
Bronze Local Master (25MP): Henry Szwed
Silver Local Master (35MP): Lorraine Ferguson, Margaret Harper and Paul Schauble
State Master (50MP incl 25 Red/Gold): Chris Dyson, Yvonne Forrest, Eva Geday and Mervyn Shapiro
Bronze State Master (100MP incl 50 Red/Gold): Cheryl Chant, Sandra Friesen and Elizabeth Ranson
Bronze National Master (200MP incl 100 Red/Gold): Paul O'Hare
And Jennifer Goddard has joined the One Thousand Club (with at least 1,000MP)
Well done all, especially Jennifer!
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| Bendigo Cup Special Event |
The special Bendigo Cup Day event was a great success. There were 9 tables and some great fashion. To see more photos visit our facebook page (and become a member).
N/S: Sam Angove and Kerry Delcourt with 61.81%
E/W: Lorraine Dullard and David Smith with 62.24%
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| New Club Director |
I (Seb Wright) have taken over from Paul as Club Director. I just wanted to say thank you and I am looking forward to contributing to the club and helping everyone to have enjoyable games of bridge.
I have a few ideas up my sleeve but I am reaching out to see if anyone has any suggestions or things they would like to see happen in the club.
You can get me at this email or 0448110015. Look forward to hearing all your great ideas!
Seb
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| Ashes 2024 |
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On Saturday 16 March, after several years of trying, we managed to wrest back the Ashes trophy from Ballarat! This year it was our turn to host the event, which was held at the Masonic Centre, Bendigo. Headline results...
Winning Club: Bendigo - picture shows Ballarat Captain Clare Beer handing the Ashes trophy to Bendigo President, Graeme Hegarty.
Best Bendigo Team: Jena, Bernard, Kevin & Adam
Best Ballarat Team: Anne Fennell, Geoff Dwyer, Tony Ni & John Campbell
Best Restricted Team: Chris, Annie, Adrian & Eamon
To get the details, click on 'Results' in the main menu (top left of this page), scroll to the results for 16 March 2024, then click on the results sub-set you wish to view. Red point allocations can be viewed in the 'Ashes Overall' results sub-set by clicking on the 'Pairs' tab.
Many people contributed their talents and effort to making the event a success. Special thanks are due to...
- Our Director, Peter Goddard, with assistance from Ron Wescott on movement management and results calculation.
- Di Dunlop: venue wrangling and, with Carla Daly, catering and kitchen management. Delicious morning and afternoon teas and drinks and nibbles appeared, on cue, like magic!
- Graeme Hegarty and his team of roadies for their efficient set-up and tear-down.
- Eamon Dempsey: Fee collection
- And the Ballarat team, including Anne Beck (who unfortunately could not play on the day but who was instrumental in organising things from the Ballarat end), Clare Beer (Captain), Anne Fennell (Consulting Appeals Director) and all their fellow team members for their gracious, good humoured and competitive participation. Your turn next year!
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| ABF launches MyABF |
The ABF has launched a new service to members.
MyABF is the new technology platform for the ABF. It will become your primary access to all your bridge information across Australia.
Go to the website and sign up today click MYABF
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