| BAH HUMBUG PAIRS |
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| BURY SWISS PAIRS |
Bury St Edmunds Bridge Club is holding their annual blue pointed Swiss Pairs event on RealBridge on Sunday 9th February.
Starting at 11am, and playing 42 boards, the cost will be £12.00 per pair or £6.00 each.
To enter click on BURY SWISS PAIRS
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| RICK HANLEY MEMORIAL BRIDGE MATCH |
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On 1st December, teams from Essex and Suffolk met in Colchester for a friendly match as a tribute to Suffolk's former County Captain, Rick Hanley.
Bill Tweddle who was a friend of Rick and partnered him for many years, paid tribute to Rick commenting on his excellent captaincy, his enthusiasm, and ideas that had inspired the county squad.
Congratulations to Richard Evans, John Bloomfield, Chris Kennedy and Andy Higginson for their win, and thanks go to Jo Harpur for organising the event with help from Tim Evans and to Rob Sassoon for directing.
Rick was a member of the Suffolk team that qualified for the Tollemache Final three times and, just last year, when he was a member of the team that came second in the Pachabo Cup, the national competition for winners of their County Team Championship.
But most of all he showed immense courage when dealing with his cruel disease MND. It was rather fitting that Sunday was also the 1st day of Kevin Sinfield's marathon running week raising awareness and money for a disease that to date has no cure. To donate please go to rick-hanley.muchloved.com
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| SILVER MEDAL WIN FOR MALCOLM PRYOR |
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Congratulations to Ipswich member Malcolm Pryor and his partner Ed Scerri who took the silver medal in the Senior Pairs at the 16th World Bridge Games in Argentina.
Malcolm is on the far left of the podium (in the shadows). He and Ed battled through the six-day event, qualifying, semi-final and final, three sessions a day.
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| CLUB TEAMS of 8 |
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The winning Woodbridge team of John Skinner, Iain Burgess, Conrad Simons, Alison Simons, Stephen Ashworth, Bill Bethell, Simon Riley & Viv Mason.
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64 Players enjoyed the annual Club Teams of Eight event at Highwoods on November 16, with the excellent tea provided as usual by the local Sea Scouts.
Results are available HERE
Congratulations to WOODBRIDGE for retaining the Abbeygate Shield and qualifying to represent Suffolk in the national Garden Cities Trophy event!
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| CAFE BRIDGE SUCCESS |
Café Bridge raised over £1,300 for the Hospice charity and attracted players from far afield, as well as many Suffolk players. The event held in Bury town centre at 8 different Cafés & Restaurants attracted 34 pairs who enjoyed what for many was a very new type of Bridge experience. With players moving between venues after each round, the Sun god smiled on the event and kept the rain away.
Prizes were awarded for the first three pairs, with Sue Willcox & Roger Timmins in first place, followed by Susan Nisbett & Richard Evans in second place, and Susan & Crispin Dunne in third. Congratulations to the winners, as well as to those who won the raffle prizes. A big thank you to Victor Lesk of BriAn Bridge fame, who is the UK’s Café Bridge supremo and who acted as Tournament Director for the day, also playing as a substitute.
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| AUTUMN FESTIVAL |
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36 boards of Face-to-Face Bridge at Elmswell
Congratulations to the Winners of the Trophies for Men’s Pairs, Ladies’ Pairs, Mixed Pairs, Veterans (70+) & best on Handicap.
Click HERE for the results
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Mixed Pairs and Overall Event Winners - Rod & Sue Oakford
Men's Pairs Winners - Tim Evans & Chris Park
Ladies' Pairs Winners - Christine Cooke & Marlene Chant
Veterans' Pairs Winners - Alaric & Dorothy Cundy
Handicap Winners - Derek Phillips & Paul Starling
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| SUMMER SWISS PAIRS |
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Suffolk Bridge hosted a new Blue Pointed Swiss Pairs event of 36 boards at the Blackbourne Centre, Elmswell on Sunday July 28, 2024.
Congratulations to the overall winners, Rod & Sue Oakford and to the NGS 9-High winners, John Heath & Caro Hunt - and thanks to Rob Richardson for Directing.
Click HERE for the results.
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Suffolk Bridge hosted a new Blue Pointed Swiss Pairs event of 36 boards at the Blackbourne Centre, Elmswell on Sunday July 28, 2024. ..........
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| WOODBRIDGE MID ANGLIA PAIRS |
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Congratulations to Dave Walker and Sue Smith - Winners of the Woodbridge Mid Anglia Pairs.
Thanks to Rob Richardson for directing and to Woodbridge Bridge Club for hosting.
Click SCORES for all the results.
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Congratulations to Dave Walker and Sue Smith - Winners of the Woodbridge Mid Anglia Pairs. ..........
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| ZEB STOCKEN AT HINTLESHAM HALL |
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Seventy-two players enjoyed an entertaining day with bridge teacher Zeb Stocken at Hintlesham Hall, including an excellent buffet lunch, with topics including slam bidding and planning your play.
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Seventy-two players enjoyed an entertaining day with bridge teacher Zeb Stocken at Hintlesham Hall, including an excellent buffet lunch, with topics including slam bidding and planning your play. ..........
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| SUFFOLK BRIDGE AGM |
The Suffolk Bridge AGM was held at Elmswell on Sunday May 12.
The new Executive Committee was elected as proposed. Click COMMITTEE to see who now represents you.
The AGM Pairs event was won by Jill & Roger Tattersfield (on left, with the Director, Paul) with the Handicap prize going to Paul & Chris Rickard (on right). Click RESULTS to see all the scores.
 
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The Suffolk Bridge AGM was held at Elmswell on Sunday May 12. ..........
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| CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS FINAL |
Rick Hanley's team (Rick Hanley, Michael Sherer, Chris Chambers, Chris Green, Malcolm Pryor, Peter Sutcliffe) have won the 2024 Suffolk Championship Teams of Four with a 35 IMP victory in the 40 board final over Jenny Price's team (Jenny Price, Norbert Voelker, Tony Philpott, Nigel Bardsley). Team Hanley got off to a fast start and led by 39 IMPS after 16 boards. Team Price then made an excellent comeback and led by 2 IMPS with 10 boards remaining. However, a strong final 10 boards by Team Hanley secured their 2nd successive victory in this event.
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Rick Hanley's team (Rick Hanley, Michael Sherer, Chris Chambers, Chris Green, Malcolm Pryor, Peter Sutcliffe) have won the 2024 Suffolk Championship Teams of Four with a 35 IMP victory in the 40 board final over Jenny Price's team (Jenny Price, Norbert Voelker, Tony Philpott, Nigel Bardsley). ..........
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