The Whanganui Bridge Club had its beginnings in 1940 as the Wanganui Contract Bridge Club, with Dr F. C. Hutchinson as its first President, and a membership of twenty-four. At the end of its tenth year, membership had risen to forty-two. A variety of rooms were rented for use by the club for some years until, in 1967, a house in Wicksteed Street was bought and became home to the club until 1984. That year saw the present rooms built, which were opened in 1986. Membership had risen by that time to 362 with three groups of players: Senior, Senior Reserve, and Junior.
The membership of the Club varies from 230 to 250 year to year, with three graded evening sessions—Senior, Intermediate and Junior—and two ungraded daytime sessions, as well as a number of tournaments and tutorial sessions held throughout the year.
Office Bearers and Committee Members for 2024
Patron
Ann Buckley
Secretary
Sherry Pedley
Club Director
Wayne Pedley
President
David Berry
Treasurer
Owen Jones
Club Recorder
Don Nightingale
Vice President
John Dodds
Tournament Secretary
Sue Walkinton
Beginner Lessons Co-ordinator (2024)
John Dodds
Committee Members
- Sally Brotherston
- Carolyn Harding
- June Lupton
- Petra Paterson
- Simon S.
- TBC
Club Convenors
- Monday Night — Brenda Collins
- Tuesday Night — Rosie Austin
- Wednesday Day — Rob Story
- Wednesday Night — Betty Eriksen
- Friday Day — Sherry and Wayne Pedley