#11 - 13 December

Hi All,

I find it hard to believe that we are once again at the end of another year , I have never known one to fly by so quickly.


Bridge has prospered this year and I thank all for all the hard work that has been put into promoting the game. It is very heartening to visit all the clubs and see the renewed interest in the game.


This has also been a year of great interest in masterpoints and the promotions that have taken place. We have had more promotions to Grandmaster during this year than in any other previously, and I congratulate: Di Balkin, Roz Bernstein , Marina Breytenbach and Elywnne Geraghty for this achievement

We also had 24 Premier Life Master promotions and 42 National Life Masters !

Congratulations to all!

The promotion are published on a monthly basis and can be seen on the masterpoint website.


We will be holding trials early in the new year. To date we haven’t heard whether the Mind Sports Games will be taking place, but it seems that if not the MSG the WBF will revert to the Bridge Olympiad held in previous years. We have had 4 ladies teams enter and 2 Open teams .


I want to take this opportunity of wishing all our players a wonderful festive season, safe travel and a very Happy, Healthy and peaceful New Year.

Warm wishes

Helen