PART 1 – PRELIMINARY

2. Objective
(1) The BBC aims to facilitate the playing of competitive bridge in the Bungendore region in a friendly and supportive environment.
(2) To assist in achieving this objective, the BBC will:
• promote the game and the BBC in the region;
• encourage the development of members' skills through organised play and training; and

Bridge Federation of the ACT (BFACT) are proposing a Directors' Training Course  to be held on Saturday 20 June 2026 and Sunday 21 June 2026 at the CBC. It is proposed that the Saturday would be for new directors and the Sunday to be a Directors Workshop for new and existing club directors.

2026 ACT Women's Team Selection Event

On the weekend of 21/22 February an event to select the ACT Women's team for 2026 will be held.  

The President reported the Bungendore Bridge Club recently affiliated with BFACT which now has eight clubs under its umbrella.   On 1 November we were delighted to welcome Wendy Boxall and her partner, Julia Hoffman to our Saturday session.   They came bearing gifts of some beautiful playing cards which will be a useful replacement for some of our ‘stickier’ ones.

The Bungendore Bridge Club held it’s AGM on Wednesday 12the November. 

After the Minutes from the previous AGM (2024) were read and approved, the President, Angela McGill, gave the President’s Report.

"Do You want to stay mentally active? Do you want to be able to concentrate and focus over  an extended period of time?

Members of the Bungendore Bridge want to and practice the skills of reasoning, memory and planning for three hours each week. 

It all began in early 2002 when bridge lessons were first organized in Bungendore. 

Now the Club meets at the Bungendore Community Centre on Wednesday evenings from 7 - 10pm."

Beginners Course for Bridge in Canberra

Details are as follows:

• Wednesdays 30 Oct to 4 Dec, 9:45am – 11:45am

• 2 hrs each lesson

• Canberra Southern Cross Club, Woden,  Community Room 1 

• $75 ($60 for Canberra Southern Cross Club members) 

• Email  southcanberrabridgeclub@outlook.com t

Left to right: Bob, Megan, Gerhard, Di, Margaret and Claire. Others were camera shy.

Social Bridge players who meet each Monday at St Andrew’s Church, Wamboin

enjoying some Christmas cheer during their “tea-break” on 11 December.

Plenty on offer: Christmas pudding, cake, brownies, chocolates, savoury salmon rolls and,

of course some sparkling Prosecco!