Dimmie Fleming Award citation - 2019 (nomination from Surrey)
Shirley joined the Surrey Committee in 2000 and has served continuously ever since. For two years 2009 to 2011 she was the SCBA President, voluntarily extending her tenure as both the Chairman and Secretary were new to their roles. She took over as Competitions Secretary in 2015, a role she continues to hold to this day. During this time, she has overseen a radical improvement to the quality and attendance at our events and has taken over the management of our major Green Point weekend events. For several years she has been one of the Surrey nominated EBU shareholders, she is an active and dedicated member of the Committee and its other members wholeheartedly support this nomination.
Shirley has dedicated a lot of time and effort to County activities despite significant other demands on her time and energy in the management of Wimbledon Bridge Club where she was a Committee member for many years and was Chairman for three years to 2017 after which she became a co-trustee of the club.