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Welcome to the first column in 2023 and I hope the year brings you all good health and happiness, and lots of great things happening at the bridge table! Some phrases you hear in your childhood stay with you for your entire existence, and a favourite...

Some 36 years ago I wrote a column in the now defunct Mid-Ocean News dedicating a hand to my newly born son Daniel, and then almost exactly a year later followed with a hand for my daughter Rebecca. Today’s hand is dedicated to Woodrow (“Woody”) who ...

The annual Ernie Owen Individual Tournament, held each year to commemorate a great bridge player, partner and friend, was held on Thursday at the Bridge Club and the winner in the six-table game was Charles Hall, with an excellent 66.67 per cent gam...

I’m not sure what the Bridge Club is serving for drinks, but Tuesday’s Novice Pairs Club Championship ended in yet another cliffhanger with two pairs tied for the win — congratulations to the two pairs of Erika Jones / Caitlan Conyers and Louise and ...

Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone … Joni Mitchell wrote that and it came to mind when after three years there was a further return to “normalcy” at the Bridge Club with the return of the annual Christmas P...

I am really pleased to report that tonight, after a hiatus since 2019, the Bermuda Bridge Club will host the traditional Christmas party at the club. This event is somewhat special, as it is yet one more step forward after the huge and demoralising i...

Many congratulations to Malcolm Moseley/Mark Stevens and James Fielding/ Benjamin Stone for pulling off a remarkable result by finishing joint first with a score of 87.5 match points in the two-session Junior Bridge Championship at the Bermuda Bridge...

Big congratulations to Marge Way and Misha Novakovic who are the 2022 Bridge Club Open Pairs champions after a dramatic and wafer-thin victory over Ed Betteto and David Sykes in second and Elizabeth McKee and Linda Pollett in third. The margin of vi...

The fall tournament season gets under way today with the Open Championship taking place this morning and afternoon at the Bermuda Bridge Club – players are starting to return to the live games and hopefully the turnout will signal that things are on ...

Last week was STAC week in Bermuda where players earn extra master points of higher levels and compete not only in the local field but also against the other pairs in District 2. The week saw some excellent results for the locals in the bigger Distri...

The Bridge community in Bermuda is one large family, and it is with shock and great sadness that we learned last week of the sudden and untimely death of long-time member Marilynn Simmons, and at the same time the ill health of her husband Delmont. T...

Last Tuesday saw a special day and special game at the Bridge Club. Thirty-six players, a record number since the start of Covid-19, turned out to play in a game honouring Greta Marshall, who turned 90 on the day! As is tradition, the game paused in ...