Congratulations to all who participated in the State Wide Pairs.

A special praise to those players who merit acknowledgement:-

First place in the 50 -100 master point range  Beryl and Rick Twardy. 

 8th Place Dawn Phips and Victoria Burke

Overall placings by Parkes players:-  Position 32  Beth Thomas and Suzie McNamara

Position 55 Louise Payne and Peter Quin.

25-50 MP Range.

13th Position Marlene Freeman and Bill Burke.

Under 25MP.

The winners of the 2026 Parkes Teams Day Congress.

Overall winners:                  Andy Taylor, Sue Boyton, Vickie Miller and Mary Taylor.  (Dubbo Bridge Club.)

Runners-up:                         Anne Hazelton, Sanja Sinha, Peter Tarlinton and Jane North.  (Dubbo Bridge Club.)

The 2026 Bridge Club Annual General meeting was held at the Lutheran Hall on Thursday the 23rd July, 2026 there were 18 members in attendance.

The following members were elected to the committee for 2026-2027.

EXECUTIVE.

President.                    Peter Dearden.

Vice President.            Greig Ball.

Secretary.                    Wendy Andrews.

Parkes Bridge Club will be holding its annual Muriel Waddell Teams Day on 9 August 2026 at Holy Family School Hall (entry via Albert Street). 

$160 per team. Entry via MyABF by 5 August. using MyABF credits or by deposit to Parkes Bridge Club, BSB 062 588 Account 28000180.

Morning tea and refreshments provided all day - BYO lunch. 

Red masterpoints at Level B4 approved for the event.

Our annual Agnes Hewett Teams Day was held on Sunday 29 March directed by Graham Daniel from Bathurst.

Overall winners were Sanjay Sinha, Steven Swan, Peter Perry and Anne Hazelton from Dubbo

Restricted category was awarded to Michelle Hill, Kieth Hill, Julie Kerrigan and Alan Kerrigan from Orange

Best Parkes local team was Peter Dearden, John Quin, Louise Payne and Peter Quin

Agnes Hewett Teams Day - 15 March 2026

2025 trophies were presented at the Christmas party on 11 December 2025. Winners were:

Club Championship - Peter Quin and Louise Payne

Novice Trophy - Robin Dean

Rising Star Award - Rick Twardy

Monday Night award - Greig Ball and Gary Somers

Tuesday Award - Joan Reilly

Bradman Award (unrestricted) - Louise Payne

Bradman Award (50 to 100 masterpoints) - Kevin Robinson

Bradman Award (25 to 50 masterpoints) - Peter Dearden

Congratulations to all winners.

Annual fees of $50 are now due. Fees are due by end of December and may be paid in cash or direct into the Parkes Bridge Club account - BSB 062 588; account number 28000180 - please include your surname as a reference.

The AGM was held on 24 July 2025. Our new President is Kevin Robinson with Vice-President being Tim Baker, Secretary Wendy Andrews and Treasurer Jill Peterson. Other committee members are Peter Dearden, Chris ten Cate, Barbara Hughes, Lee McCabe and Susie McNamara. The minutes are on this website under About Us/Publications

The 2025 AGM for the Parkes Bridge Club is scheduled for 11am on 24 July at the Lutheran Church Hall. The current President, Secretary and Treasurer have each served their two year terms - nominations are required for these positions as well as the committee.