The Open Handicap Pairs Competition was a resounding success with 12½ tables taking part. It was great to see so many members and a few very welcome visitors  to make a lively afternoon

Congratulations to Jonathan and Christine who won the coveted and frankly  rather glorious trophy as handicap winners, and to Paddy and Michael who won the overall ranking.

Thank you to Pauline for organising it all , Phil for directing Peter for Scoring and Richard our tireless barman, and thank you all who came along and supported the event.

We have another competition next month - The Mary Evans Trophy on 1st November - do sign up on this website .

Time to sign up to take part in the annual Mary Evans Memorial Trophy , an annual duplicate pairs competition in which we remember our joint Founder Mary Evans .

Mary along with her husband  and our President Richard was the driving force behind the founding of our lovely Bridge Club with the strong emphasis on friendliness, and conviviality, which make it unique in many ways. Last year Richard donated a lovely Trophy in her memory, fittingly a glass decanter which is very much designed to be filled with something delicious.

The event will start at 11.00am promptly on Sunday 1st November, with hot drinks available from 10.30am. Bring your own lunch, the bar will be open as always, and expect the event to be completed by 3pm so you should be able to get home in the daylight. Table Money is £5 and proceeds will go to Cancer Research UK.  Please sign up with your partner HERE  If you are looking for a partner for this event you can use the partner finder on the calendar as usual.

Exciting events coming up with Suffolk Bridge , to sign up please go to the SCBA website - or click HERE

ANOTHER glorious evening for the Stansfield summer party ! With over 60 people attending we were treated to the most delicious supper outside in the beautiful Suffolk Countryside  It really is a huge team effort, to deliver such a perfect event . Special thanks to Gerry who cooked the Best Beef Ever,  Elizabeth who prepared the wonderful salmon and Christine who made the amazing vegetable tart, and of course all the members who brought salads and delicious deserts which made the whole thing sing, and thanks to Paddy for running the bar, I have forgotten how many bottles of wine were consumed but it was a lot. We were very ably supported by Leigha and Sophie who did all the washing up, and clearing up in the kitchen.

On to the Bridge and a great  if slightly roasting club night followed with Nigel and Paul victorious overall- see results panel opposite. Massive thanks to Jackie and Phil for directing and Pete for scoring the complex movement which somehow went off faultlessly in spite of the wine.

Finally but most importantly we were utterly delighted, and very thankful to welcome back Pauline who returned after her serious illness, and without whom the whole thing would not have happened. Somehow she directed operations from her home whilst recovering from her treatment, and  we were very glad indeed  that she was able to come and enjoy the evening with us. THANK YOU Pauline.

Thanks to all the members who helped set up or clear up and supported the event reinforcing the long held opinion that this really is the best bridge club in Suffolk if not the world, although we are told by Richard that some have an even better view.

As I am sure you are aware one of our unique  features at this very friendly club is our delightful social break in Bridge on a Thursday Evening, when we can enjoy a glass of wine or beer, and a delicious selection of nibbles produced by our members.  We have a nibbles rota on which people can sign up , this is physically kept in the village hall and is available for sign up every club session. We have decided to add this information to the calendar in the website, so if you aren't sure when you have promised to do the nibbles you can check on there.! Of course if people change their dates or swap with others it will be incorrect, so please bear that in mind , you can always drop Wendie an e mail if that happens - e mail address in the committee list.. By the way the cost of doing the nibbles is now reimbursed at a flat rate of £30, to reflect the ever increasing cost of food. If you havent done them for a while do have a look at the list next time you are at the club, there are always gaps to be filled.

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 125 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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