Daphne Patrick started giving beginners bridge lessons in the small anti-room at Kingston Seymour Village Hall around 2004.  Once this course was completed, she encouraged the students to continue meeting at the hall on a Tuesday evening to play and improve their bridge.  Daphne has had many more pupils since then and the sessions at the village resulted in the formation of the Kingston Seymour Bridge Club, which became affiliated to the English Bridge Union (EBU) in the summer of 2015.

In recognition of this significant contribution to the club, Daphne was unanimously voted an honorary life member at our inaugural general meeting in December 2015.