Special General Meeting (SGM) - 15 August 2025

Submitted by Dave on Sat, 16/08/2025 - 17:18

SGM Notice

Monday 21st August 2025 -

The Hamilton Bridge Club has announced a SGM for 9.45am on 15 August 2025

The agenda for the meeting has a single item -

☛ The Club requires a vote from the membership to approve the Clubs new Constitution to met the requirements of the 2022 Incorporated Society Act which comes into effect at the end of April 2026.

The notice from the Hamilton Bridge Club Committee is available on the notice boards at the Club along with a copy on this website - click here to view
 

Helen Rinaldi
President
18th July 2025
Hamilton Bridge Club

Club Winners

Submitted by Dave on Fri, 25/07/2025 - 11:32

2025 Winners of Club Events

Displayed in the order supplied - latest to oldest

Tuesday Night - Alisdair Beck Trophy : Mark Beavan & Tim Densem (Left)

Tuesday Day - Henry Handicap Trophy : Jenny Seavill and Duncan White (Centre)

Thursday Night - David Head Individual Trophy : Pam Burns (Right)

Winners of Club Events Bridge Club Logo Winners of Club Events

Thursday - Elise Pohio Trophy Intermediate Teams : Megan Jolly,Leanne Curry,Catherine Cameron,Helen Rinaldi (Left)

Winners of Club Events Bridge Club Logo Winners of Club Events

Friday Richmond - Eileen Hartstone Trophy : Ian Clayton (Left)

Thursday night - Wardlaw Trophy : Pam Burns & Marilyn Webby (Centre)

Tuesday Night - Grace Fuller Trophy : Mary Cave-Palmer & Lou Roughton (Right)

Winners of Club Events Winners of Club Events Winners of Club Events

N.B. You may click on any image for a larger view
Photos of the remaining winners

Happening soon.....

Submitted by Dave on Tue, 22/07/2025 - 12:54


Hamilton Bridge Club Coming Events

Hamilton Events :
 Date  Event  Detail
Saturday 9th August Cambridge Sixes
( 6 person Open, Int, Jnr, Teams )		 Starts at 9.30am
( rather than usual start time )
Friday 15th August SGM to Approve new Constitution
 Bridge Club Rooms - Starts at 9.45am
Sunday 31st August WAPs - Hamilton 10am start - $15 Entry
Saturday 6th September - 10am Waikato Regional 10A Swiss Pairs Entries close 11pm on 5th Sept

Updates to HCBC Constitution to meet Incorporated Societies Act 2022

Submitted by Dave on Sun, 20/07/2025 - 08:42

Incorporated Society updates

The Hamilton Contract Bridge Club Inc. is an Incorporated Society/club operating under the 1908 Incorporated Society Act. In 2022 the Government released a new version of the Act which comes into effect at the end of April 2026. If the Hamilton Club wishes to maintain its incorporated society status it is required to update the Club's Constitution to reflect the rules in the new Act. The Club decided back in 2023 that it wished to remain Incorporated so these changes started back then when the IRD required us to add clauses to the then current constitution so the opportunity was taken to make a start on the constitution the club would require. That update has been used as a starting point for the latest release which adds the remaining features required.
 
This page will be on-line from the end of May and available for comment until at least the Clubs SGM to approve the Constitution on 15 August. The committee will then determine the next step in the future of the Constitution Update depending on the response from the members.

To respond to this proposal please email contact@hamiltonbridge.co.nz , leave a written response with our secretary or contact any of the Clubs Committee to discuss.

Click READ MORE below to read the proposed Constitution and check out reasons for the changes

2025 Hamilton 5A Teams

Submitted by Dave on Sat, 19/07/2025 - 15:20

The winning team in the 2025 Open Teams

The Jones Team - with Barry Jones, Jenny Millington, Patrick Carter & Julie Atkinson

WINNERS 2025 HAMILTON 5A OPEN TEAMS

 ( click any photo for a larger view )
Photos of the remaining non overall winners

WAP's for 2025

Submitted by Dave on Sat, 28/06/2025 - 08:34
Promo for the 2025 Waikato Area Pairs

Craigs 2025 8B Tournament

Submitted by Dave on Wed, 21/05/2025 - 06:03

Congratulations to the Winners of the 2025 Craigs 8B Pairs

 

First up - The club says many thanks to Craigs Investments for its continued

support for the running of this event

Also from Craigs we met for the first time Codi who came along to present the prizes - Chantal who has done this

task for a number of years has moved to the Sunshine Coast

 

Numbers were a little disappointing this year due to an issue with the flyers -

advertising the product is everything !

 

Thanks to all who played and helped making it nice day....

The winners of the Craigs Pairs - ( click any of the photos for a larger view )

1st place at Hamilton Congress - Hamilton Restricted
2025 Craigs Investments 8B Pairs - 1st Place overall
Richard Fletcher & Yuzhong Chen
Hamilton / Hamilton
2025 Craigs Investments 8B Pairs - 1st Place
Helen Rinaldi & Catherine Cameron
Hamilton / Hamilton
Intermediate / Intermediate

Photos of the remaining non overall winners

2025 Restricted Pairs Winners

Submitted by Dave on Wed, 09/04/2025 - 18:02

Restricted Pairs scenery Restricted Pairs scenery Restricted Pairs scenery
Restricted Pairs scenery Restricted Pairs scenery Restricted Pairs scenery

Hamilton 2025 Restricted Pairs

Hamilton, 6th April the Club hosted the 2025 Restricted Pairs. Great improvement in numbers with a 100% increase over last year with 42 pairs. Bridge was not too bad either !! Open - Intermediate combinations (26prs) dominated the competition followed by Intermediate - Intermediate (11prs) with just enough Junior - Junior pairs to warrant a prize.
Field was mostly Waikato or Bay of Plenty players with a smattering from Auckland and 2 pairs from from New Plymouth who maybe got lost leaving town ?
Thanks all for coming and making a great day of bridge.....

The winners were -
( click any of the photos for a larger view )

Hamilton Restricted 1st Place overall
2025 Hamilton Restricted Pairs - 1st Place
Blair Fisher and Megan Jolly
Hamilton / Hamilton
1st place Junior / Junior
2025 Intermediate - Intermediate Pairs - 1st Place
Trini Lin & Helen Rinaldi
Hamilton / Hamilton
Absent - Trini Lin
1st place Junior / Junior
2025 Junior - Junior Pairs - 1st Place
Don Weston & Debbie Weston
Hamilton / Hamilton

Photos of the runners of Hamilton Intermediate and Junior Pairs

Intermediate and Juniors

Submitted by Dave on Sun, 16/03/2025 - 11:19

Hamilton Intermediates Hamilton Juniors

Hamilton 2025 Intermediate and Junior Pairs

Saturday, 15th was a great day of bridge at the Hamilton Intermediate and Junior Pairs. Great field for the Intermediate Pairs with 22 tables with players from north of Auckland, down to New Plymouth and across on the East Coast from Thames down to Te Puke. The juniors event wasn't as well represented with just 10 tables from Franklin to Tauranga but one very very keen player traveled all the way from Asburton ! Was also very nice to see the majority stayed for the prize giving having best dent in the clubs bar stock for a quite a period !

The Intermediate Pairs was the second round of 8 of the Waikato Bay Intermediate League with current standings after two rounds can be found here . The Junior Pairs was the first round of the Junior League with the next being at Cambridge on 29 March

Thank you all for making for a great day
Happy Bridge.......

The winners were -
( click any of the photos for a larger view )

1st place Intermediates at Hamilton
2025 Hamilton Intermediate Pairs - 1st Place
Catherine Cameron & Trini Lin
Hamilton / Hamilton
Absent Trini Lin
1st place Juniors Hamilton
2024 Hamilton Junior Pairs - 1st Place
Iain Paterson & Larissa Eyre
Hamilton / Hamilton

Photos of the runners of Hamilton Intermediate and Junior Pairs

Joan

Submitted by Dave on Wed, 27/11/2024 - 06:16

The Hamilton Bridge Club acknowledges the passing of Long Time and Life Member Joan Egger and extends sympathy to her family and friends

click here

Joan sadly passed away on Tuesday evening after a returning illness.
Having joined the Bridge Club in 1990, Joan was until recently in the top two or three players in the Club when the numbers for sessions played were totaled up at years end - Joan enjoyed her bridge !

The Bridge Club also benefited from Joan's time at the Club as she held a number of
management roles in the Club over those years -
♥  President , ♥  Vice President , ♥  Committee Member , ♥  Scorer , ♥  Partner Steward , ♥  Dealer , ♥  Bar custodian

Then, in 2020 Joan joined a very select group of 16 other past and present members when the members of the Club voted her as a Life Member of the Hamilton Bridge Club - a very popular addition to the Club's Life Members.

In addition to the above "more formal positions" Joan has also been constantly involved in many other aspects of the organisation of the Hamilton Bridge Club such as working in the kitchen at tournaments over many years, billeting players from out of town attending our tournaments and generally assisting at tournaments, helping where ever she is needed.

Her last game of bridge came in early October with a deserved 5th placing in a session
of Friday morning bridge - Joan will be greatly missed.....

Hamilton Bridge

Meet Our Members – Joan Egger from the Bridge Club Newsletter - August 2019

More detail on Joan's Life Membership - Click here

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