May News

Special Birthday Party - Wednesday 5 June
We have the pleasure to announce that our much admired and talented member, Ruy de Menezes will turn 100 in June. We will celebrate with a party following play on Wednesday 5 June. We will also honour Ruy with life membership of our club.
All members (regardless of playing day) are warmly invited and we look forward to sharing this special milestone with dear Ruy and his family. There will be food and drink refreshments together with cake of course!
Please come if you can, it will be fun and we expect a big turnout that Ruy so much deserves. You must RSVP if you wish to attend and we will be circulating RSVP/drink order forms at our sessions leading up to the party.

Club Championship - Wednesday 8, 15 and 22 May and Party
Our Club Championship Pairs competition begins on Wednesday 8 May and continues on the following two Wednesdays. These are Red Point events.
There will be drink and food refreshments after the final day's play on Wednesday 22 May.

Australia-Wide Novice Pairs - Tuesday 28 May
The annual Australia-Wide Novice Pairs competition is a national bridge event run by Australian Bridge Magazine for players with less than 100 Masterpoints.
The entry fee of $5 per player will be covered by our club. There are prizes worth over $3,000 and an instructive souvenir booklet of the hands for participants. But more importantly, the players get a great sense of participation by playing in an event alongside thousands of other competitors around the country.
This event will be held in our club on Tuesday 28 May at 12.45pm.

** Change of Venue: Monday 20 May at 1.00pm **
Please note the Bondi Room is not available for our afternoon session on 20 May.
It is always our club's policy to try to find an alternate venue and only cancel a session as a last resort, where we cannot do so.
Fortunately, we have an alternate venue, so our afternoon session will be held at COA, 25 Rowe Street, Woollahra, one block down from Bondi Junction Interchange.
Our apologies if this causes any inconvenience.

Calling the Director
Please do not hesitate to call the director when there appears to be a revoke or other disputed play. This is not a reflection on the player who may have inadvertently made a mistake - we have all done that! It's simply to ask the director to interpret the particular rules that apply to the situation. There are usually a few options that may apply.
The director can quickly give a ruling to resolve the situation. The purpose is to avoid disputes between players. The director's decision is final and must be accepted by all players. Please call the director immediately to avoid any escalation and disturbance to fellow players.
North/South players, please continue to welcome players to your table and everyone please remain friendly and courteous, even when there might be tensions during play. We play bridge because we enjoy the challenges it offers us, playing competitively but with good grace and kindness.