Great Yarmouth Bridge School
Online Bridge Games
Online Bridge Games

Sunday, Monday & Friday at 7pm

Tuesday Teams for Improvers at 7pm

Thursdays at 1.30pm 

No Partner needed for any of Our Games

Please call 07767 864575 for More Details

Weekend Bridge Holidays at West Runton near Cromer
Weekend Bridge Holidays at West Runton near Cromer

February Weekend Break

Fri 2nd Feb to Sun 4th Feb 2024

Last Year 12 Tables

Join John, Sarah, Jill and Andrew, at the Links Hotel, West Runton

For more details please Phone Jill on 01493 855139

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GYBS - EBU Duplicate
Director: John Barker
East Sussex Bridge Club
Director: Barbara Herold
East Sussex Bridge Club
Director: Barbara Herold
GYBS - Improvers Teams
Director: Eunice Langton
GYBS - EBU Duplicate
Director: John Barker
Calendar
Mon 11th December 2023
GYBS - EBU Duplicate
Online
19.00pm - 21.30pm
Director: John Barker
  (Bookings)
Tue 12th December 2023
GYBS - Improvers Teams
Online
19.00 - 2130pm
Director: Susanne Bailey
  (Bookings)
Thu 14th December 2023
East Sussex Bridge Club
Online
13.30pm - 16.15pm
Director: Barbara Herold
Fri 15th December 2023
East Sussex Bridge Club
Online
19.00pm - 21.30pm
Director: Barbara Herold
Sun 17th December 2023
GYBS - EBU Duplicate
Online 19.00pm
Director: John Barker
  (Bookings)
John and Sarah Barker
John and Sarah Barker

John Barker is a fully qualified Professional Bridge Teacher, County Director and Holiday Host in the Great Yarmouth Area. Teaching On Line We have had Students from as far away as New Zealand, and Guernsey as well as Local to Norfolk.  

Sarah Barker is as equally passionate about Bridge. Sarah is an EBU Teacher, and has also recently qualified as a Club Bridge Director with a Distinction. Aside from Bridge Sarah is an Independant Funeral and Wedding Celebrant which helps her to keep a balance to her Life. 

Recently we have set up our Own Dog Sitting Business, looking after peoples dogs when they want to go on holiday or to an event which is not dog friendly.

We are also happy to teach to a Groups of Friends either in Our Purpose Built Bridge Room or in their own Online Classroom.

John and Sarah regularly help run Bridge Holidays For First for Bridge where we always are Keen to Welcome and Look after Our Great Yarmouth Bridge School Family. If travelling on your Own you can do so in the Knowledge that We are on hand if necessary. Details of Our Latest Holidays are on the Right Side of Web Page.

 

TO CONTACT US - 01493 309033 or 07767 864575

 

The EBU National Handicap Pairs

Congratulations to Jane de la Tour & Nicky Cann who Finished a Creditable 4th

RESULTS

With Handicap

https://www.ebu.co.uk/sim-pairs/000505

Friendly Bridge Lessons
Friendly Bridge Lessons

 

Face to Face in Our Own Bridge Room

Private & Group Lessons Available

Lessons for Beginners, Improving Players & Intermediates

If you Don't Live Locally Contact Us about Our Online Lessons

Great Fun - Play Bridge and Learn

Please telephone us on  01493 309033 for any Information

 

 

Testimonies
From a Cruise Ship Holiday we looked after
 
I joined your classes as a beginner on our first cruise, on the Bolette to the Faroes, Shetland and Orkneys in August, and loved learning the basics. Thank you!
 
 
Feedback to First for Bridge after Our Last Holiday July 2023.
 
Hello Arena Staff, after 10 wonderful days at the Chateau - Wimbledon watching took over - belated want to thank the Bridge Hosts, John and Sarah Barker - they took endless trouble to look after all of us, the slightest problem was resolved, having to fill in requests for daily meals - a task - on outings they had maps printed of the place to visit a day before, clear instructions given before, or in the coach when and where to meet - not only bridge hosts but also excellent tour leaders- totally unexpected and unique - please, convey them again my best wishes and many thanks for all their help which made the holiday even more memorable -  Anon July 2023  From a Holiday Questionaire.
 

I want to celebrate the work of John and Sarah Barker as host of this holiday and Mark as the Director of Bridge on the trip to Challis les Eaux. They were attentive and supportive of all the participants and worked as well coordinated team. I believe the Hosts went out of their way to make the holiday work well for all. It is for this reason that I am giving them 10 out of 10, a mark I have rarely used in the last fifteen years of holidays with First for Bridge and other companies offering similar holidays - Richard C   July 23

 

From Bridge Lessons

How have you been spending the Great Covid Lockdown?
I joined this amazing bridge school, run by the wonderful John Barker and it has been a source of hope, sanity, learning and salvation for me since the start of “lockdown”. Given that those of a certain age that goes with a certain intelligence, know that lockdown isn’t going away anytime soon, however
the Government care to phrase it, you could do a lot worse than wrap yourself up for the long Autumn and Winter months with John and his inspirational teaching.
You see I feel part of a large happy family who have taken me into their midst and hugged me, where there were no hugs to be had.I met John and his amazing mum, Joan, on a bridge holiday run by First for Bridge. John has taken it upon himself to involve all of us who’ve been denied our overseas holidays in fantastic bridge tutorials that can only make us better players once this wretched virus runs out of steam or some convincing vaccine is found. Most bridge tutorials don’t give you time to recap or endlessly allow you to go over something you haven’t understood.

Not so with John. His patience is remarkable. He will, if asked, go over and explain in many different ways, things that must be absolutely basic to him and yet never a critical word is said. Of course, one may occasionally be called a “noodle” but it is always said in a kindly, light-hearted manner that no-one could take offence from.
Life being what it is, we shouldn’t hold our breath, so to while away the hours that we night have spent at the tables around the world, we can learn all thethings we were uncertain of about our wonderful game from John’s mesmerising teaching.I don’t know what you will be doing but I will be booking up all his tutorials until this calamity ends!
Dr Sue
 
 
"Thank you very much for a fantastic 12 week Fast Track Bridge course for beginners. That certainly got the 5 of us playing bridge by the end of the course. I would like to thank you in particular for your patience and understanding of your student's different needs and adjusting the lessons to suit each individual's way of learning.  
Thank you so much for making our last lesson with you so very special by organizing such a wonderful surprise for us by  inviting 6 lovely people from your club to join us for the evening so enabling us to have a taste of real Duplicate Bridge.  The evening was truly enjoyed by all 5 of us and gave us more of a relaxed insight as to what it would be like to play in one of your clubs.  Many, many thanks to those, friendly and very helpful members who made the evening such a success and from a personal aspect cleared up a few queries I had been mulling over. 
You are doing a wonderful job John in keeping Bridge going in such a fun way and I am sure it will inspire more people to learn to play this great card game.  I look forward to continuing learning with you so as to build up my confidence to play at club level.  A big thank you again".
Jeanne 
 
 
"Another Lovely Bridge Weekend at the Links Hotel with John Barker. He is an excellent Host who makes everyone feel welcome. The Bridge is very well run and most enjoyable."
Bridget
Christmas And New Year Bridge in Paphos, Cyprus

 

Join Sarah Amos, John, Sarah for a Christmas and New Year to Remember

8 or 15 Days from £795 + Flights

20th Dec 2023 to 3rd Jan 2024

Gala Dinners Xmas & New Year, Bridge, Bowls and Dance Lessons

 

 

Bridge at the H10 Tenerife Playa

Join Colin Simcox, John, Sarah & Marilyn for a New Year Holiday to Tenerife

Many of the Great Yarmouth Bridge School came last Year

9th Jan 2024 to 23rd Jan 2024

Opportunity to Stay for 3 Weeks (See Below)

 

 

Bridge at The Acacia Marina, Sicily
Bridge at The Acacia Marina, Sicily

Join Sarah Amos, John and Sarah

8 Days in Sicily

Wed 2nd Oct to Wed 9th Oct 2024

More Details to Follow