Port Macquarie Hastings Bridge Club - Learn & Play Bridge

Our hardworking properties officer, Frank, preparing the club for the party. Len gets the Bridgemates ready for the afternoon game.
The troops rol; in for the afternoon session Camera is tested for different lighting effects.
V.P Carol & Pres Noelle begin the awards ceremony. Anne, winner of the Summer Pairs with Janelle
Restricted Pairs Championship winners, Murray Booth & Marina Gregg Club Teams Champions - Yvonne CAins, Noelle Kebby, Mike McElhinny, Barry Thomas & Bob Jess.
Anzac Day Teams - Neville Langford Shield. Wendy Foreman, Barry Thomas, Jill Reid & Neil Badger Viv Campbell Shield - Tony Woolford & Noelle Kebby.
Port Macquarie Pairs - Lindner Shield. Arthur Anlezark & Margaret Thorn Vera Pug Shield - Kristine Howe & Lorraine Robins
Winter PAirs - Mike McElhinny & Tony Woolford Novice Teams - Freya Luick, Len Pascoe, Margot Nelson & Dianne Henry
You can have the shield Colleen, I will make do with the wine, OK Kay. Anniversary Pairs - Hamilton Shield. Restricted Teams - Pegg Webb Shield. Margaret Seymour, Kristine Howe, Bev Elliot & Lorraine Robins.
Da Col Trophy - Open Masterpoints - Chris Manser Perpetual Restricted Trophy - Denise Strain
Winter Teams - Denise Strain, Chris Manser, Barbara Griffiths & Judith Manser Board Dealers - Chris Sinclair, Allana Stevens, Len Pascoe, Frank Sommerton & Elaine Moss.
Directors - Freya, Chris, Allana, Linda, Arthur, Barbara, Len, Neil & Carol. Conference Convenor - Sue Ellen.
The formalities over the microphone was surprisingly handed to Neil for the second year in a row to keep the crowd quiet till the food arrived. Neil presents himself with the Lake Minnewanka award, again.
Graham Gibert, seen here molesting the lady sitting next to him, won the beginner of the year award. A planned grand presentation to our three retiring long serving Directors, Margaret Walker, Elaine Moss & Bridgette Earl fell a little flat when only Margaret was there fort the presentation and she could only sit as she had just had a hip replacement.
Freya Luick & Flo Jo gibbons read poems they had written about Bridge.
Bob Munroe & Neil Badger then performed Bob's off brodaway play " The Confessional".
A section of the audience, spell bound by the character improvisation before them.
Denise Strain then performed a parody of some Lerner & Lowe classic whilst we acted out the parts in the background.
Robyn Griffiths then read another Bridge themed poem whilst Father O'Badger prepared himself for the sermon.
Bob & Neil read a selection of limericks written by the members whilst Arthur attempted character asassination on Bob;s good name.
Denise sang a parody of "Our Favourite Things" whilst bits fell off her assistants Meanwhile, FloJo & Rhonda helped Barbara drink a bottle of Scotch whilst baking a cake.
At this point the camera ran out of battery power and we are spared the aftermath.