| Helen Mason - retiring as Chair |
Thank You, Helen
After 15 years as Chair of Bury Bridge Club, Helen Mason is stepping down from the role she originally agreed to take on “temporarily”.
During her time as Chair, Helen has provided steady leadership, guided countless committee meetings, and introduced many initiatives that have helped the club thrive. Her contribution to bridge extends beyond Bury, through her work with the Suffolk Bridge committee and the many events she has helped organise across the county.
Away from the club, Helen somehow finds time for family, especially regular visits to see her three grandchildren in London, as well as travelling the world while teaching and organising bridge on cruise ships.
We are enormously grateful for everything Helen has done for Bury Bridge Club. While we will miss her leadership as Chair, we are delighted that she will remain on the committee, where her experience and wise counsel will continue to benefit the club.
Thank you, Helen, for 15 years of outstanding service. You are a star. ⭐
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| LINK FOR WEDNESDAY REALBRIDGE at 7.30pm |
Click HERE
News Update:
The wednesday session on Realbridge has recently been a joint affair with the Bury and Cambridge Bridge Club.
Due to falling numbers a third club - Farnham Bridge Club have recently merged their wednesday session so now we have 3 clubs playing in this session.
The first session was Wednesday the 22nd of July and there were 13 and a 1/2 tables - start time is still 7-30 pm and the number of boards played is now up from 22 to 24.
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| Up coming events in Suffolk |
The Summer Pairs - an SCBA event is taking place at Elmswell on Sunday the 26th of July
For full details please click HERE
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| WELCOME TO BURY ST EDMUNDS BRIDGE CLUB |
We are a friendly duplicate Bridge Club welcoming new and visiting players, meeting every Thursday evening at Southgate Community Centre, Caie Walk, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 2PJ.
Please arrive at 6:45 for 6:50 pm start. We aim to finish promptly by 10pm.
We also play on Wednesday evening on RealBridge starting at 7:30 pm
Our partner broker is Joan Watson and she can be contacted on j.watson120@btinternet.com
Contacts: Mark Turner (Chairman) markaturner@btinternet.com & Patsi Barnes ppmbarnes@gmail.com
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| NEW FOR 2026 |
We are:
Trialling a partner hosting service. This will not be every week, but we will advertise in advance, so if your regular partner is away and you haven’t been able to sort out a replacement, you can still turn up on the evening and have a game. More details to follow.
Aiming for a special event on one Thursday evening each month. This building upon the ever-popular Anne Nunn Trophy and Swiss Pairs. Chairman’s Cup coming soon. Includes inviting Abbeygate, Risbygate, and Stansfield to establish friendly team matches with us.
Providing further support to the enthusiastic and growing community of intermediate players including a few teach-in sessions before play and mentoring to help people into the club and gain tips (but not their bad habits!) from more experienced players
Starting a library of Bridge books. Please hunt out any bridge books you have sitting gathering dust on bookshelves at home that you would like to share.
We look forward to seeing you all in 2026. Happy Bridge.
We have also started a new Whats Ap group for the Bury Bridge Club Members. This may be helpful in a number of ways - not least as a means to advertising for a partner if you would like to play on a night and do not have your regular partner.
Please contact Mark for details on joining: markaturner@btinternet.com
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| ON-LINE BRIDGE ON WEDNESDAYS |
Simply click on the above Link and you will be able to join.
Once on the home page you will need to fill in your name and your EBU membership number in the ID box and then join a table opposite your partner if they are already there, if not click on an empty space.
Three more points to make note of:
- Use Chrome rather than Edge as your browser as RealBridge works better on Chrome
- If you lose connection, refresh or leave and log back in again
- If necessary you can control the volume of players by using the mic symbol to the right of a persons name
The charge for each session is £2.00 and you will be billed by Joan our Treasurer who will send you an email every 2 months.
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