Fourteen pairs fought for the 2017 Charlie Mitchell Memorial Shield on Saturday 19 August. This one session event is held in memory of Charlie Mitchell who died in 2002. The Shield, donated by Patricia and Ian Giles, describes Charles as "Honorary Life Member, Past President - five years, Past Chief Director, a bridge player extraordinaire and a gentleman."
In 2017 Vivien Eldridge and David Farmer prevailed ahead of Jutta Gradwell and Sue Riley and Anne Small and Hans van Weeren.
