Judith Brindle  (1st March 1947 – 7th September 2026)

Judith was born and bred in Bingley, attended Salts Grammar School and went on to the University of Bristol to read music. She eventually returned to Bingley where she pursued a career teaching music to primary school, early years and SEND pupils. She was highly regarded by colleagues as an inspirational music teacher in the Bradford area and beyond, inspiring both pupils and teachers. She was an important lecturer for the British Kodaly Academy, an organisation which advocates teaching musicianship through singing with a focus on educating music teachers.

Judith was devoted to her family, three children, three grandchildren and most recently a great grandson, all of whom she was immensely proud.

She had a great love of wildlife and the countryside and worked as a Yorkshire Dales National Park volunteer. It is therefore entirely fitting that she chose a woodland burial in her beloved Dales.

Judith joined Keighley Bridge Club in 2007 and made a valuable contribution to the club, helping out with beginners’ classes and often providing home-baked refreshments for the tea break and playing regularly when her health permitted. Many will remember social bridge sessions held in her living room and in the absence of pre-dealt bridge hands, her strict adherence to the etiquette of dealing, shuffling and cutting the cards.  And always, Judith provided delicious cakes and biscuits.

In the face of her health problems, she showed enormous fortitude and never complained. She will be remembered for her irrepressible spirit, her warmth and generosity, her concern for others and her zest for life. She was fun, mischievous and at times totally wacky! That was the Judith Brindle we all loved and whom we shall so dearly miss.

Steve Wood  (1928 - 2026)

We are sorry to announce the death of Steve Wood on 20th July at 98 years of age.

He was a true Gentleman and longtime member of Keighley Bridge Club.
After playing with the club for over twenty years, he moved pre-covid from Farnhill/Kildwick to Ashbourne to live near his family in Derbyshire.

Although he left the area, he was always interested in hearing news about Keighley Bridge Club.
Steve was also a member of the Arthur Loftus Bridge Club, where he played and did the Accounts for many years.

Andrea May Collinson (2nd June 1944 - 23rd April 2026)

Andrea was a long standing member at Keighley Bridge Club supporting her husband Jim, partnering many other Keighley members, and playing regularly at the nearby Bingley Bridge club.

As retired health vistor and nurse, Andrea was a generous person who would willingly help others and was always there for her family, including driving for many hours on European holidays.
If there was a wall to be built or a garden to dig, Andrea would be there to assist.   

Andrea was an understanding bridge player and was a delight to partner her.
She will be greatly missed.

Carole May Kelly  (1944 - 2026)

Carole passed away on 27th February 2026 after battling bravely with cancer for about twenty years.   She and her husband, Mike, had lived abroad for several years in Nigeria and Hong Kong, returning to live in Addingham at the Manor House in the late 1970's.  She became a member mainly at Ilkley, and also Keighley and Bradford Bridge Clubs.

Carole was an excellent bridge player, partnering Sandy Davies in the Lady Milne competition for England and regularly with Geoffrey Kenyon in many prestigious events.
She enjoyed the EBU events abroad with friends and was Club Captain at Ilkley for many years, as well as providing training to improve the standard of play there. 

She represented Ilkley in the Yorkshire League a fortnight before she died, and despite her health problems, attended congresses and was very successful.
She never grumbled about her ill-health, but got on with enjoying her family and bridge events.

Having five children, she had to juggle the childcare skilfully to fit in her bridge playing. The family joke was that their weddings and christenings had to fit in around Carole's bridge competitions. 
She enjoyed being a grandma to ten grandchildren.   She was a teacher and worked until she retired to help support the family to allow her husband Mike to re-train and when she was widowed many years ago. 

Carole will be very much missed by her family and all her bridge friends.

Sheila Galloway (1930 - 2025).

Sheila was a very enthusiastic and skilled bridge player, and although Covid put an end to her playing face to face bridge at Keighley Bridge Club,
she was a member until a year ago, and represented the Club when needed in the Yorkshire League well into her late eighties. 

She regularly played for Yorkshire in County matches and also played in the Corn Cairdis in Dublin for England. 
She had achieved the rank of Grand Master after doing well in National events, especially enjoyed some of the EBU events abroad and the Scottish events at Peebles. 
Always keen to win that extra trick!

She was very proud of her son, Chris, daughter-in-law, Rita, three grandchildren and three great grandchildren who all live in Australia, 
Poppy Rachel, her granddaughter came over for the funeral, taking the ashes back to Sydney with her on a Quantas flight!

Sheila was always smartly dressed, had a good sense of humour,  always polite and  pleasant at the table. 
She remained mentally alert to the end of her life.  She has been missed as a good player and friend by her partners.  

Peter Deighton (1939 - 11th October 2025)

Peter Deighton sadly died aged 86, he spent his last days at Sue Ryder Hospice.
He taught at Shipley College and Keighley College for many years. (Would have loved to have been in one of his classes!).

Peter played bridge with his wife Mary, usually in the afternoons. He always had a smile and a punchline, he certainly livened up the room.

His competitiveness that was obvious in bridge sessions was also in other areas of his life such as Crown Green Bowling, one of many comments from his bowling club. “Absolute gentleman off the green and a tough competitor on it.”

From a very young man, Peter commentated enthusiastically at Harness Racing all over the country, if you have ever been to Kilnsey show, that was Peter. He coached Hockey teams in the area, encouraging his daughter from the sidelines, very loudly, she remembers.

Peter will be missed for his enormous presence but also for his kindness that many of us have experienced.

All our thoughts are with Mary and family.

Maureen Bradford (1944 - 2025)

We were saddened to hear of the death of Maureen Bradford on her 81st birthday.

She had been a stalwart of Keighley Bridge Club since the days of the club at Devonshire Street.
Her contributions to the move included repurposing the curtains and making the green table covers which are still in use.
She served on the committee, and for a while as secretary.

Her membership in our Yorkshire leauge teams was very successful.

On a personal note, it was thanks to Maureen that following following bereavement,  I was encouraged to return to bridge, creating to opportunity to meet Mike. Thank you Maureen, we have been married for twenty years, though I still can’t get my head around Crowhurst.

Carole Rattenbury

Moyra Christina Fleming (16th August 1954 - 10th June 2025)
 

We are really sorry to hear about the recent loss of Moyra Fleming.

She has been a pleasure to know and her many partners and friends will miss her greatly.
She made a significant contribution to Keighley Bridge Club especially in teams, and lately as a teams selector where her insights have been invaluable.

Her life outside Bridge was focused on cycling, swimming , caravanning and horse riding activities; along with her family.