Most members know that the Club awards vouchers for Bridge Sessions. However did you know you can purchase table vouchers in advance ? Think how convenient it would be not having to find small change each time you play bridge, and it also makes life easier for the directors and our secretary

There are several ways of purchasing the vouchers:

•   Ask your director - they have a limited number of voucher packs - 5 vouchers for $15 available for purchase

•   Email the secretary with your details ( name & bridge number ) and then pay by internet banking with your Bridge Number & code ‘Vouchers’ in the Banking Application "free entry" fields

•   Via the director with an envelope containing your details and a cheque or cash at any bridge session ( as our secretary is part time allow for this in the delivery time )

•   See Yvonne in the office ( see programme book for office hours )

Congratulation to our open team who did battle on Sunday against Morrinsville, Rotorua and Tauranga and emerged victorious.
WBays Interclub Open winners 2016
Jenny Millington, Barry Jones, Ian Clayton and Karen Harris won all three of their matches to romp home with the title of top open team in the Waikato Bays Region.

The conclusion of the WAP series today in Hamilton saw outstanding performances by Hamilton players.
WAP CHAMPIONS 2016
Overall winners of the series and WAP CHAMPIONS 2016 were Blair and Liz Fisher. Runners up, also from Hamilton, were Yuzhong Chen and Gary Foidl.
Heat winners today were Ian and Cynthia Clayton, with runners up Richard Fletcher and Lucie Armstrong and third Liz and Blair.
The top Intermediate/Intermediate pair for the series were Nigel Gresson and Phil Thompson and runners up in that category were Sheila Smith and Judith Brooks.
A full round up of the day's events and the results and photos can be found on the Waikato Bays website under the WAP tab. http://www.waikatobays.bridge-club.org/

It is with sadness we report the passing of Paul Hobbs.
Paul Hobbs
A founder member of the Te Awamutu Bridge Club he was a long time member of the Hamilton Bridge Club. Paul won 9 Hamilton Championships and 3 Waikato Pairs Championships at the club. He was Chairman of the New Zealand Bridge Executive and for a time President of New Zealand Bridge. He served for many years at the Waikato Bays Executive. He was one of the earlier winners of the Baden Wilson Trophy. Paul was a highly respected member of Hamilton for many years. One of his contemporaries, Lindsay Reid, recalls, "Paul didn't like playing with me, he reckoned he got more bottom boards with me than anyone else!" More tributes to Paul can be found on the Te Awamutu Bridge Club website. http://www.teawamutu.bridge-club.org/

Congratulations to Brett Glass and Gary Foidl, runners up in the National Swiss Pairs 15A event held in Auckland at the weekend.
Brett - Silver Grandmaster
The event marked a special milestone for Brett Glass who became a Silver Grandmaster. An outstanding achievement - well done Brett!