| MEMBERS INVITED TO MEMORIAL TREE PLANTING ON 13 DECEMBER |
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A tree is being planted to commemorate the life of Mary Evans, who helped create Stansfield bridge club in 2007, and worked tirelessly for local people as a county councillor.
The planting will take place on Friday 13 December at 1pm and all members of the club are invited to attend. Refreshments will follow at Richard’s home - Old Village Hall, Lower Street.
The apple tree, donated by West Suffolk Council, has been chosen as it too will continue to give, just like Mary, with its blossom, colourful leaves and its fruits which are intended for everyone to enjoy.
The chosen spot is between the Assington Green junction and the village hall junction, about 50 yards from the village hall. Planted in view of the church which we all know will mean so much to Mary, it will also be easily visible from the garden of the Old Village Hall.
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| WINTER BRIDGE SUNDAYS AT STANFIELD JANUARY 5th 2025 |
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We are running a series of Winter Sunday Bridge sessions at the Village Hall. These will be relaxed pairs events playing for Masterpoints only not NGS ranking. , The format is 11am arrival with tea or coffee provided, 11.30am play commences, a break for lunch ( Bring own) and aiming to finish before 3pm.
The FIRST EVENT IS ON JANUARY 5th at 11am for 11.30 Please sign up with a partner HERE if you wish to attend the January event. Normal table money will be added to your account.
We will be holding further events on 2nd February - where Gerry will provide Brunch and on 2nd March bring own lunch sign up to appear shortly.
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| MEMBERS NEW YEAR PARTY 16th JANUARY 2025 |
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A glass of fizz or a soft drink welcome you to this year's New Year party starting at 6.00pm. Please sign up HERE with your partner if you wish to attend .
There will be a finger buffet on arrival provided by members, followed at 7.00pm by bridge with the normal break during which the needs of those with a sweeter tooth will be satisfied. The bar is open as usual. Your contribution to the finger buffet would be much appreciated – form available on a club night.
The party is free to members; £10 for visitors
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| Handicap Pairs Sunday 3rd November |
Winners of both Handicap and Scratch Marcus and Sarah
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Great fun today at the handicap pairs 9½ tables and 28 boards an enjoyable way to spend a Sunday!. Thank you to Pauline who masterminded the organisation and to Richard who directed and kept us on track through the fiendishly complicated movement.
Many congratulations to Marcus and Sarah who won the Handicap - and hence the trophy and also topped the Scratch ranking, a blistering performance! Well done to Sheila and Peter who were second in the Handicap and to Mike and Richard who were second in the Scratch. Congratulations to all who made the "podium" Results are HERE and in the usual spots
The high quality event was let down slightly by the bar service run by the Chairman and the Webmistress, lets just say that free wine was available to anyone willing to lick the floor.
Runners Up Sheila and Peter , and Mike and Richard
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| EBU "BIG DEAL" CHARITY NIGHT 12th SEPTEMBER |
On Thursday, 12th September We held a Charity Pairs Tournament in memory of Mary Evans, joint founder of Stansfield Bridge Club, and mastermind of the unique Stansfield friendly "Drinks and Nibbles" format which we all love so much. This is part of the EBU Big Deal Charity initiative where the table money was £5 a head with proceeds going to Cancer Research UK. In addition there was a collecting box for additional donations. Thanks to all who took part, results are in the usual spot. We are delighted to announce that over £500 was raised for the Cancer Research charity, thank you for your generosity. ****STOP PRESS**** We have been informed that overall the EBU Biig Deal event raised over £80,000 for Cancer Research - a great total and we are proud to have been a part of it.
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| A POPULAR CLUB IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE… |
STANSFIELD bridge club was formed in 2007 and is situated in the heart of Suffolk countryside between Clare and Bury St Edmunds. It currently has a membership of about 170 and is affiliated to the EBU.
The club runs sessions play Face to Face on Thursday evenings (visitors welcome) at 7pm, and runs F2F sessions for Improvers on Wednesday afternoons (2pm)
If you would like to contact the club, click STANSFIELD and email us.
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| ROYAL HONOUR FOR CLUB PRESIDENT |
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The president of Stansfield bridge club is included in the recent King’s Birthday Honours list.
Richard, who with his late wife, Mary, formed the club in 2007, is the recipient of the British Empire Medal ‘for services to the community in Stansfield, Suffolk’
Richard, aged 70, said: “While I am deeply touched to be nominated for this honour, the real recipient should be my late wife. She was the shining light who did so much for Stansfield and dozens of similar villages throughout Suffolk.
“I have little doubt that her remarkable contribution, initially as a volunteer and latterly as a county county councillor and deputy leader of Suffolk county council, played a part in my nomination for a BEM. I am accepting the award in that spirit. No one would have been more deserving of public recognition than her.”
Richard served as a Stansfield parish councillor for a number of years, including a spell as chairman. He also transformed a church focused newsletter into a monthly magazine of broader interest covering several local villages and served two terms as its editor.
After starting his journalistic career with the East Anglian Daily Times and Cambridge Evening News, he worked for The Times for 20 years, where he was deputy political editor and subsequently racing correspondent, before spending 10 years on the Daily Telegraph.
In 2007 he started teaching bridge full time and taught more than 1000 people to play the game.
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