The Deva President's Day is a charity fundraising event held every year in aid of a charity chosen by the club president. It is primarily a social event consisting of pairs bridge (with prizes for the winners and runners-up) followed by a meal. There is also a raffle.

We had 12 tables for this year's President's Day on Sunday. Proceedings started with a game of bridge after which there was a talk from Robert Whittall (CEO of the Chester Aid to the Homeless - CATH) about the charity, and a 2 course meal. Winners N/S and E/W were Sheena Parker & Joan Webb and Stewart Hart & Jane Campion. Janet Falcon & Joan Lythgoe and Dave Stretch & Steve Ingleby were runners up N/S and E/W. Here are photos of the winners and runners up together with Philip Waring (TD) and Sheena who organised the afternoon.  

In total we raised £538 raised for CATH including £272 from the raffle and a few donations.

President's Day took place Sunday 16 March and was a charity event in aid of the local charity Chester Aid to the Homeless (CATH). We arrived to be presented with two colourful bridge quizzes (identifying UK bridges and bridge themed dingbats) and a raffle, and followed that with 24 hands of bridge and a meal. We raised £475 for CATH which is a tremendous result. Winners N/S were Philip Waring & Mark Weeks and E/W were Colin Bate & Barbara Davies - they can be seen in the 1st 2 photos below being presented their prizes by the Club President. The next 2 photos are the runners up each way. The last photo shows the club room with the contest underway and, in the foreground, the food collection box for CATH. The collection box, which remains in the club until Monday 24 March, has been filled several times over - many thanks for contributions.

Here are some pictures of the winners and runners up (Philip Waring & Mark Weeks 2nd N/S, Dee & David Smith 1st N/S, Sheila Banham & Bob Mitchel - 2nd E/W, and Sara Miles & Roy Clifford).

Sheena says: We all had a fantastic afternoon of bridge and a superb meal provided by Alison and made £300 for the Hospice of the Good Shepherd.

It was lovely to see the club full of people enjoying themselves for President's Day on Sunday 26th March. Sheena, our President, would like to thank everybody for coming and tells us that we raised over £500 for The Hospice of The Good Shepherd.

Here are some pics of those who did best at the bridge table:

The winners: Richard Tresias and Pennie Ayton (NS) and Steve Ingleby and Dave Stretch (EW)

Second: Keith and Avril Thompson (NS) and Mo Borley and Phil Nuttall (EW)

Third: David and Dee Smith (NS) and Stewart Hart and Jane Campion (EW)