The Bell Trophy is the unofficial club Trophy and we are please to report that this year a new pairing -Mike and Kathy were victorious and are now the proud holders of the unique trophy - Congratulations!. Second overall were Jane and Susan and second in the handicap were Lesley and Carolyn.

Thank you to Pauline for organising, Jackie for directing and Peter for scoring and  Richard our  President for presenting all the prizes and the trophy. Well done to all of those on the podium and thanks to all who took part in a very good fun afternoon of bridge.. See all the results HERE

Following the recent AGM we felt that it would be a good idea to remind everyone of the club committee who volunteer to beaver away in the background trying to ensure that the club runs smoothly, many of you will know who we are anyway, but for those newer members or visitors from other clubs we realise we may be a mystery.

Here we are!!

Richard Evans President, Club Captain & Director	David Unwin, Chairman	Pauline Broad, Secretary	Paddy Lockwood, Treasurer & Director	Wendie Summers, Webmaster	Keith Jaggard, Membership Secretary	Jackie Chester, Director	Richard Langridge, Bar Manager	Phil Peters Director

What a lovely time we had today! On a glorious sunny but very frosty morning the Village Hall was looking its best, The crisp clear air had a delicious aroma of bacon and croissants about it , and the warm welcome inside completed the picture. The Bridge Brunch was a roaring success, thanks to Gerry and his team we were treated to bucks fizz, wonderful fruits and pastries, bacon, waffles, and homemade bread , it was quite hard to drag ourselves away to actually play bridge but of course in the end we did. Congratulations to the overall winners Tony and Rani,  who were also second in the handicap, Winners of the Handicap Rosie and Richard, and a special mention to Alex and Teresa who were third in the handicap and made it into the masterpoints. They are  amongst the less experienced in the black art of Duplicate Bridge, but you would never have known it well done ladies! Results can be seen in the usual spot and HERE

Thank you to Gerry his wife Jane, Henry and Margot for the delicious food and drink, Pauline for organising it all, Phil for Directing and Peter for Scoring, and most of all everyone for turning up and making it a fun day of Bridge ( and Brunch) Dont forget to sign up to our next Sunday Bridge ( sadly without brunch) see below.

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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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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