Happening soon.....

 

  Hamilton Events :
2023 on-wards is Face to Face Bridge - Face masks are OPTIONAL for all sessions
 Date  Event  Detail
Tuesday 5th March Bridge Lessons for 2024 commence Hours 7pm till 9.30pm
Wednesday 13th March Restricted Pairs 3 Session
Practice for Restricted Pairs Tournament
Wednesday 7,30pm
Sunday 7th April Restricted Pairs Tournament Start 10am - 2 sessions
Sunday 28th April WAPS - Matamata 10am start - $15 Entry
Tuesday 7th May Craig Investments Tournament Start 10am - 2 sessions

Working hard - the Intermediate, Junior and Novice Pairs

1st place at Hamilton Bridge's Congress Pairs Tournament 1st place at Hamilton Bridge's Congress Pairs Tournament

Welcome to the 2024 Hamilton Bridge Club's Intermediate, Junior and Novice Pairs

Thank you to our Sponsor   

Saturday, 16 March and the Club hosted 14 tables for the Intermediate Pairs and 11 tables in the Junior / Novice Pairs. What a terrific group they were - very few complaints, a very quiet time for the directors, they purchased nearly all the raffle tickets and the majority stayed for the prize giving having first severely dented the bar stock !
Thanks
The Club does want to apologise for a delay at the beginning due to an issue with one set of the boards and later the failure of a printer - it worked the day prior but on the day nothing which caused a delay in printing 1st sessions personal score records
The bridge wasn't bad at all......

The winners were -
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1st place at Hamilton Bridge's Congress Pairs Tournament Intermediate Pairs
Robin Stevenson & Deirdre Oliver
East Coast Bays
1st place at Hamilton Bridge's Congress Pairs Tournament Junior Pairs
Lyudmyla Watts & Heather Sharp
Matamata
1st place at Hamilton Bridge's Congress Pairs Tournament Novice Pairs
Shirley De Almeida & Tilak De Almeida
Waikato

Photos of the runners of Hamilton Intermediate and Junior Pairs

WAPs for 2024

And finally the end of the roof.......


Observant Members will have noticed the Bridge club-rooms building and more importantly the roof and turrets have been restored to a state close to that when the building was constructed in the early seventies.
Richard Wagstaff has been responsible for the project - from the finding of a suitable contractor, writing the grants to obtain the finance and then overseeing the work process - thank you Richard. This project was the repair of the sloping parts of the roof and turrets and then re-coating the Decramastic tiles which cover the sloping roof. Thanks also go to Jol Glyde for the repair and sealing of the flat parts of the roof and and the barge boards edging the roof which was a prerequisite for the turret repair. Together they have refurbished the roof such that the Club should not have any concern about problems for a considerable period.

The Club has to thank the three Charities which together equally contributed three quarters of the cost of the project - WEL Energy Trust, Trust Waikato and Pub Charity Ltd. Without them the the job would be still waiting to commence so many thanks to each of them from a very grateful Bridge Club

1st place at Hamilton Bridge's Congress Pairs Tournament 1st place at Hamilton Bridge's Congress Pairs Tournament 1st place at Hamilton Bridge's Congress Pairs Tournament

1st place at Hamilton Bridge's Congress Pairs Tournament

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Bereavements

Two long time players at the Hamilton Club both sadly passed away recently -

Thelma Bird, a long time member of the Club, passed away at the beginning of last week. We extend our sympathy to her family and friends

Hermanna Hemmes was not a member of our Club but was well known, playing tournaments here on many occasions. Hermanna was the mother of of our past member Anna Kalma. The Club extends our sympathy to Henk, Anna and Guy and the family and friends

Lessons 2024

Lessons Tag

 
 
Details on 2024 Lessons updated 1 February
- see the LESSONS TAB above

Programme Book Corrections

Corrections"

 Additions / Updates - Programme Book corrections

 
  Tuesday Day Summer Pairs - the 3rd session date should be March 5
  Tuesday Day - Monica Heard Trophy- Dates should be March 12, 19, 26
 
  Social Events (page 42) - Dates yet to be confirmed

Web Site Updates

The

  2023 Club Events - Session Winners / Most Improved and Most Promising ( Champions )
  2023 Club - "Over 70%" and "Grand Slam" lists ( Champions )
  Printable session list - 2024 programme for Individual days or All days in a single list ( Info )
  Events TAB - new display format showing Club events
  2024 Club dates - Start dates for Summers Bridge / Regular Bridge ( Front page )
  2024 Introductory notice on lessons ( Lessons )
  2024 Programme - Added or changed Events on a number of days to use Butler scoring

Liz makes GOLD

Image of Liz Fisher

Congratulations

 
Well done to Liz Fisher for becoming Hamilton's 5th Gold Grand Master

To achieve that milestone Liz has accumulated a mere 4,000 A and B points of which 2,500 must be A. Should she carry on and aim for an Emerald Grand Master - you need 8,000 A and B points of which at least 6,000 must be A Points. "Think I might pass on mine - Ed"

The Grand Master was achieved in 2012 with the Gold Grand Master reached in December 2023

Liz being awarded her Gold Grand Master by NZ Bridge Chairperson Allan Morris
Well done

Hamilton Constitution update

Hamilton Bridge - Constitution Update

 

At the 2023 AGM meeting the Hamilton Bridge Club intends to introduce a resolution for the members to vote on changes to the current constitution. The vote for these changes will take place at a Special General Meeting ( SGM ) to be held immediately after the AGM. The vote is a simple YES / NO vote - there is no discussion on the content so concerns or suggestions need to be resolved prior to the meeting and "Constitution Lock" date of November 8th

The reason for the updated constitution – in 2020 the Government announced and then in 2022 passed a parliamentary bill with a lot of changes to the Incorporated Society legislation. These changes will have a number of impacts on the Hamilton Contract Bridge Club and will require a multitude of changes to the Club constitution and practices at the Club

However, more importantly, Inland Revenue has identified a problem it has with the Hamilton Club’s current constitution which it requires the Club to fix this year or the Club will lose its current tax exemption !!

As this must take place this year the Club is using the opportunity to make a start on the changes it will ultimately need to make. The changes proposed for the coming SGM, with the exception of one item ( this adds “Conflicts of Interest” ), concentrate on making the constitution reflect current working practices at the Club thus getting them out of the way and allowing the Club to concentrate on the changes due to the Government.

 

Further information is available on the links below

Proposed Constitution -

The New Constitution to be voted on @ SGM

Current Constitution showing the changes to be made to the current Constitution

Summary of the future changes required by the Government Legislation and the 2022 Act

 

Incorporated Societies -

Incorporated Societies - a short introduction

Information on Incorporated Societies (links)

 

Prior versions of the Hamilton Constitution -

Versions of the Hamilton Club Constitutions

 

Should you require more information on the changes proposed, disagree or wish to comment on them then contact the Club secretary @ contact@hamiltonbridge.co.nz or speak to one of the Committee. Comments or changes must be with the secretary before they close on the 8th November.

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