| Derek Skinner |
 Members will be very sad to hear that Derek Skinner has passed away. Derek was a very regular and well respected player at the club over many years until he moved away from the area in 2020 to be nearer his family in Cheshire. Derek was a regular player in the club Shelley teams competition where he played with his regular partner, John Eaves.
John writes - "I started playing bridge with Derek in the early 1960's. From memory I joined bridge lessons provided by Basil Cooke and teamed up with Derek. We played together at a number of venues, including the then M E B club in Brunswick Terrace in Stafford. This was a location we particularly enjoyed because they had a snooker table and we both enjoyed a game. He was a joy to play both snooker and bridge with and later he and Rita became very good friends with my wife and myself. We continued to keep in touch on a regular basis with each other and met on occasions for lunch. He will be sadly missed by both of us". .
Derek's funeral will be at 2 pm on Monday March 30th at Birches Crematorium and Remembrance Park, Birches Lane, Northwich. CW9 7SU
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| 2025/26 Shelley Handicapped Teams Final Round - Thursday 19th March |
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The 6th and Final round of the 2025/26 Shelley was played on Thursday 19th March. Again Anne Seymour's team in first place by quite some way of Dave's team and Janet's, Anne's team presented with the trophy on the night as clear overall winners for the season. Anne, Dave and Janet's teams the only teams to end up with a positive score in the unhandicapped results for March 19th that can be seen here.
Some subs, Gordon and Bill, were available to take part for the first time this season, they had a very warm welcome. Other players were all regular team members or subs who have taken part in previous rounds.
Many, many thanks to David for directing, David got a hand too while waiting for a late arrival. Scoring system gave David a bit of a headache this time and there may yet be some minor adjustments that will not affect the winning team but maybe overall scores may be an imp or two out! See here for handicapped results
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The 6th and Final round of the 2025/26 Shelley was played on Thursday 19th March. ..........
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| AGM Thursday 26th March 2026 1:30 pm |
The AGM will take place on Thursday 26th March at 1:30pm, AFTER a morning Duplicate session, which starts at 10am.
Lunch will be around 12:30pm, followed by the AGM. (Click here for draft agenda)
- The Committee invites members to submit resolutions for the AGM Agenda, with the names of proposer and seconder, to the Communications Secretary (Angela Hensby) no later than 19th March 2026.
- Nominations for Committee positions are also invited and should be written on the nomination form on the notice board in the Club Room prior to the start of the AGM.
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The AGM will take place on Thursday 26th March at 1:30pm, AFTER a morning Duplicate session, which starts at 10am.
Lunch will be around 12:30pm, followed by the AGM. (Click here for draft agenda)
- The Committee invites members to submit resolutions for the AGM Agenda, with the names of proposer and seconder, to the Communications Secretary (Angela Hensby) no later than 19th March 2026. ..........
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| Next Thursday morning duplicate is on 26th March 9:45 for 10am |
2nd & 4th Thursdays morning duplicate session 9:45 for 10am
Usually partner is not required and about 20 boards will be played to finish by 12:30. Visitors welcome. Click here for the dates in the monthly calendar
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| Stafford Online BCL Thursday evening Bridge Club |
Please support the STFRD club Thursday evening club session - turn up in the club room around 6:45 with your partner.
If you would like to give Bridge Club Live a try click here for the basic instructions, around 27 SBC members are active on BCL. A Stafford BCL virtual SBC club runs on Thursday evenings and a friendly BCL club runs on Tuesday mornings. The SSCBA set up a County wide Bridge Base Online virtual club that meets on Wednesday evenings, see here for advice on how to get started with BBO. A new third option is RealBridge where Newcastle Under Lyme, EBU and Midlands regional events take place. Please don't see these as either/or options but rather as different ways of enjoying online bridge which add variety to your game.
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Please support the STFRD club Thursday evening club session - turn up in the club room around 6:45 with your partner. ..........
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| MEMBERS’ WELFARE |
If you know of any member of the club who is unwell please let either Pat Martin or a member of the committee know so that appropriate wishes can be sent on behalf of all members.
The quickest response will be to tell either Pat Martin or any member of the committee at the bridge session then a card can be signed & posted immediately. Alternatively, you can email the secretary.
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