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Undies Undies
Togs Togs
Parachutes…………

  We make face masks out of scarves, headbands, socks and undies

  Join Judge Julie online for BBO fun if you are just out of the lessons

  It’s a normal session with support on hand to help with bidding

  No pressure with generous time limits

  Judge Julie shares her secret life away from Bridge

  No secrets at the Bridge table today

  The Bugger word is reborn, loved those Toyota ads

  Barry’s shares his other speciality as well – mooooo

  It’s all fun today

  Tournaments are being cancelled left right and centre

  We are holding our breaths that Congress will go ahead

  Barry catches up with Richard the Gatekeeper

  Nigella sneaks back into the Bridge Zone

  We shout out to him, he beat Mereana by 1 spot Monday night

  Inter - Provincial teams have been named – we shout out the Waikato Bays lot

  Still waiting on Auckland – possibly the Top of the South

  Heading off to Wellington

  Our team has some great looking shirts

  Tip of the week Politics, Trumps, Overcalls and Shape

COVID discussion and blah blah blah

Want a call – drop us an email – bridgezoneshow@gmail.com and we will contact you…….     It’s that simple !

THE BRIDGE ZONE   ( click to listen )

Updated – Saturday 15th
The NZ Government has extended the Level 2 lockdown till Wednesday 26th with a review mid next week

As a result of this change there will be NO Hamilton Club Bridge for the whole of next week (17th - 21st ) and very likely for the first half of the following week. The committee will review this decision after the government’s mid-week update with any changes posted here, but Club bridge is unlikely to restart until at least Thursday August 27th.

Bridge is available online ( BDO) from Monday of next week - timetable below, plus Waikato clubs are currently organising sessions with details being posted on the Waikato-Bays website when times are finalised

Take care and keep in touch with other members who may not know these details.

Ella

The first Soup and Bun for 2020 has been held and we now look forward to the second of the 3 the Club is holding this year

So come along and join us on Sunday August 16th for this year's second event

Soup is served at 12 noon with bridge starting between 12.30 and 12.45pm. Cost is only $5

Congratulations to Allison & Malcolm Smith for coming out top at the first event

After a little bit of the on again / off again action both the location and time of NZ's National Bridge Congress has been confirmed. For the 35th Congress in 2020 it comes with a new venue of the Sir Don Rowlands Event Centre which is located in the grounds of the Karapiro Domain

This year with potentially fewer competitors and very likely without all those competitive Australians helping you leave early it could be your year for a best ever finish !
Congress this year runs from Saturday 26th September to Saturday 3rd October and introduces a new feature of no night bridge emulating the format followed at the "Gold Coast" Congress. This years programme for Congress can be found here

For all those local Waikato & Bay of Plenty players who have never been to Congress this is your year - less crowded with anticipated lower numbers this year and possibly it's the end of an era for Congress being held in this part of the country
Travel may also turn out to be a winner for "us locals" as with all the disruptions Covid-19 has brought to New Zealand and the world will the organisers listen to those murmuring just under the surface and relocate to one of the main centers in the future......