Its that time of year again and we look forward to the most fun event of the calendar, the Summer Party. Open to MEMBERS ONLY it is free to attend, and is a fantastic evening starting with a delicious supper often taken outdoors with the beautiful Suffolk Countryside as a backdrop. We then follow with Thursday Bridge from 7pm which incorporates a short break for more food and drink if you wish. Timing is 5.15pm (  The Cash Bar  will be Open) for 5.45pm Supper, Bridge at 7.00pm sharp as usual. We have some willing volunteers to prepare the Sumptuous Beef, Salmon and a Vegetarian Option, but we do need the help of members to bring salad items and deserts . Sign up form for  this help with catering  will be in the Village Hall at Club Nights shortly, please have a look and sign up for something that you are happy to bring. REGISTRATION FOR ATTENDANCE IS ESSENTIAL with a partner, Click HERE. We are often oversubscribed so if you do sign up and then find you cant come please let us know.

If you need a partner you can use the partner finder on the calendar for that date as usual.

Once again we were very happy to welcome everyone to the village hall for a delicious lunch thanks to the fantastic Culinary Duo of Gerry Ford and his daughter Emily.

Bridge was also played thank you to Phil and Jackie who directed and did the scoring. 

Congratulations to Will and Angie Who won the main ranking and Bridget and Elizabeth who won the handicap. 

A Good time was had by all at the recent Bridge Golf Day held at Newton Green Golf Club on Monday 27th April. Fantastic weather, and quote " The Best Fish and Chips for a Long Time" This was the 5th time the club has run the day and thanks must go to Richard Langridge for organising the whole thing once again, and to Dave Allen who acted as course director.

Plenty of prizes were on offer, but Overall Winners prize went to Salome Smit and Jackie Over who won  Bridge by a large margin  and achieved the best combined score.

Second overall were Andy Higginson and Duncan Smith (who also came top in the Golf)

Nobody is allowed two prizes so the separate sports awards were as follows:-

The " Bridge Prize" which went to Tim Evans and Chris Park ( second in Bridge)

The Golf Prize went to Nick Farr and Martyn Pacey ( second in Golf)

Organisers special award went to Fleur Talbot for style and being left handed.

The Bell Trophy is the de facto Club Championships and was played on the afternoon of Sunday 12th April 2026 .  24 hands were played .

Winners of this years Trophy are Richard and Paddy, and winners of the handicap competition were Mary and Penny, congratulations to them all.

Thanks to Pauline for organising  the event, Peter for scoring and Jackie for directing us through the every tricky Howell movement, seemingly without incident.

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.

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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.