Timaru Bridge Club

09/05/2026

Carole Brand and Dave Gaskin bid and made 7S last Monday, becoming the most recent grand slam members. A club lead though!!!! Hindsight is a wonderful thing

09/05/2026

It was a great social evening in the Bronze group last Wednesday, with Ashley pleased with the bar takings!! Cheryl Begg said about the evening « I thought that was what bridge was about - socialising and having fun ». Great initiative from the Bronze group

07/04/2026

Wednesday Afternoon Bridge. This will re-commence on Wednesday 8. April. Kay Nicholas 027 2521 1917 is the co-ordinator. If you wish to play any particular Wednesday let her know so that phantoms are avoided. Everyone welcome
Beginner Bridge lessons commence on 15. April. Check if any of your family and/or friends wish to learn bridge this year

19/03/2026

12/03/2026

Bill Begg ONZM
ADASS
Full Life Motivational speaker
Bill, a relatively new but wildly enthusiastic bridge player, has for the next four months generously offered his services to the Timaru Bridge Club. All monies received from his speaking engagements will be donated to the Club. Contact him directly ([email protected]) if you know of a club, group or organisation interested in hiring Bill as a motivational speaker. More details can be found in the TBC email sent to all members on 5. March.

13/02/2026

At the Geraldine 8B tournament last Sunday Lesley Andrew and Kay Nicholas got second in Division One with Paula Prendergast and Uneta Denley fourth. In Division Two Vivian Hill and Jeanette Meier were second.

12/02/2026

Jillian Lister and Jenny Johnson were the first members of the Grand Slam Club in 2026 bidding and making 7NT doubled. On the same night May Mould and Carole Brand made 7H as did AnneMarie Pavletich and Cath Preen a week later.

12/12/2025

Trophies were presented at the club AGM 4 December.

The Allard Trophy for top placed Timaru pair in the New Zealand wide pairs was presented to Dianne Esler and Dot Rapley

Uneta Denley and Pauline Prendergast won the Renee Payne trophy for the Timaru pair with the highest score in any session of the South Canterbury Congress pairs