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Sometimes it feels a little precarious bidding at the five level, particularly in a competitive bidding situation. You were comfortable bidding game in a major and the pesky opponents come in with a 5 level bid...
Should you double, bid on or pass? Will their contract make or is it a sacrifice to be punished? Will you make at the five level?
Come and hear international players, Liam Milne and Susan Humphries, speak on exactly this topic: "Action at the 5 level: Double, bid or pass" at the club on Tuesday 28 August. An opportunity not to be missed. Check all the details.
We ended up with 24 tables at the PBC Swiss Pairs Congress on Sunday 29 July, which was a bit disappointing. Perhaps the middle of winter is not the best time for a congress?
Nonetheless the event was very well received by those that did participate. Ronnie Ng did a great job as director and everything went very smoothly. Volunteer caterer Cassandra Mitchell provided wonderful food all day which was much appreciated.
Dear Members,
I believe that our bridge community at Peninsula is a bit like a family in that to get along well, good communication is key. The Committee makes a huge effort to communicate, especially regarding any changes, but good communication is not as easy task and this is where your help is invaluable.
Whilst we relish any positive feedback, we also invite and appreciate enormously any expression of concerns or disagreement with decisions that are being made. It is this feedback that can alert us to the need for clarification, reflection and often better communication. Please keep writing or talking to us!
Two more of our members have obtained their club director qualifications in the last month.
Sandie Rooke and Susan Jensen received their directing certifications this month. Sandie and Susan are both members of the Bridge Education team and direct some of our supervised sessions.
Want to know how the experts would bid and play the hand you just played?
Join us on Tuesday 31 July between 5 and 6pm and find out.
We'll play some boards from the 2018 Vanderbilt finals, and then check out what the experts did - via the Videograph movies and commentary. The Vanderbilt is the major marquee US teams event founded in 1928 by the founder of our contract bridge game, Harold Stirling Vanderbilt. Check out more information at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanderbilt_Trophy and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Stirling_Vanderbilt.
"Currently it is estimated that almost 8,000 people in the Northern Beaches live with dementia. In the area it is expected to grow by 38% by 2050 and almost 150% in Pittwater alone. It is imperative that we act now, to develop communities that are safe and supportive for people living with dementia.
On behalf of Your Side, it is my pleasure to announce the Northern Beaches Dementia-Friendly Communities Project. As a valued community member and professional, I would like to invite you to be part of this project.
As many members are aware the lease on our current premises expires in 2021. The Premises Working Group has been tasked with looking at all our options.
In May we met with Kylie Walsh, the new Executive Manager, Community Arts and Culture at Northern Beaches Council at her request to brief Council on our needs. At this meeting Kylie explained Northern Beaches Council had employed consultants to look at current and future community centre needs. Kylie said Council would advise within 6 months the future of the Nelson Heather Centre.
In the meantime we are keeping alert to any opportunity for suitable premises. Clearly a key issue for us is accessible transport and parking.
Here are the results of the 2018 Member Survey conducted in late June and early July. The submitted individual answers on name, ABF number and date of birth have been removed to ensure anonymity of individual responses.
246 responses were received (more than 40%) which is remarkable in the survey world - thank you. Of these more than 85% were received online which made it so much easier - thank you again. There were a large number of members born in 2018 - hopefully this does not make it more difficult to seek Council and others' support for the value of the services we provide.
- Celebrating Colin and Una's 75th
- Charlie Mitchell Shield 2018
- Colin and Una's 75th wedding anniversary celebration
- Swiss Pairs - 26 Jul 2018
- President's Letter - July 2018
- Peninsula's bridge education
- Volunteers at the club
- Thank you, Stronger Communities Program
- Bridge and GST
- Unpartnered players from July
