Suffolk CBA and Pay-to-Play

Suffolk Club Data

The English Bridge Union issued a questionnaire to clubs requesting annual figures for membership and club activity. It is this on which the county association has based its estimate for raising funds under P2P

Club NameTables/yrMPs?MembersEBUAcc/EstTable MoneyNotes
ALDEBURGH BC350Yes557E1.50 
BURY ST EDMUNDS BC550Yes7636A1.50 
CLARE BC600Yes7014E1.00 
COLCHESTER CASTLE BC550Yes7315E2.00 
COLCHESTER DBC500Yes6634E2.00 
DEBEN BC420Yes6715E0.0038.00 Annual
DEBEN BC (Day 2)40No   0.00 
FELIXSTOWE BC639Yes6015E1.00 
FRAMLINGHAM BC350Yes4616E0.50 
FRINTON-ON-SEA BC400Yes4812A1.50 
IPSWICH & KESGRAVE DBC736Yes11894A1.50 
IPSWICH HOSPITALS BC450Yes6020E1.50 
NEWMARKET BC322Yes4213E3.00 
RISBYGATE BC600Yes15040E1.00 
RISBYGATE BC (Day 2)600No   0.00 
STOWMARKET BC350Yes7836A0.60 
STOWMARKET BC (Day 2)250No   0.00 
STRAFORD ST MARY BC400Yes5610E1.50 
SUDBURY CBC263Yes3423A2.00 
TALLY-HO BC676Yes8420E1.50 
WOODBRIDGE BC637Yes12240E1.20 
WOOLPIT FRIENDLY BC0No666E0.50 
        
Totals9683 1371466   
 38732p-sessions 201Actual  
    265Estimated  

It is clear that much of the data is estimated: Suffolk last year raised £630 from club subscriptions, indicating a club membership population of 1260 - compare 1371.

The association has approximately 325 full members (over 400 with Bridge for All but few play in clubs). Obviously these may be counted more than once (many players are members of more than one club) and though it is likely that players keen enough to join the SCBA are equally keen to play, that number too (466) looks a little high.