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Welcome
MAU3A Bridge Group

Welcome to the Matlock Area U3A (MAU3A) Bridge Group, our aim is to play competitive, social bridge in a relaxed and enjoyable environment. We play "Basic Acol" at an intermediate level and meet at Matlock Town Social Club on most Wednesdays from 9.15am to around 12.15pm. Table money is £3.00 per player, inclusive of tea, coffee and biscuits.

Although most Members attend weekly sessions with a regular partner, we appreciate that this is not always possible. To avoid a potentially wasted journey to the Football Club, Janet Green has kindly agreed to act as a contact to match players who do not have a partner. Should you need a partner, please call Janet on 07734 347080BEFORE 6.00pm ON TUESDAY. Members, without a partner, may, of course, come to a session (before 9.00), but we cannot guarantee that we will be able to accommodate them.

2024 Sessions

In 2024, we will play every Wednesday morning, with the exception of 9th October and 25th December - any changes to our programme will be published here.

2024 U3A Spring Charity Bridge Festival

This year the club will again be participating in the national U3A Spring Bridge Festival, along with other U3A bridge clubs from around the country. The competition runs from April 8th - 12th, so we will be playing the pre-prepared hands at our usual Wednesday morning session on April 10th.The results will be collated across all the groups playing that day and the overall winners determined. Each game will also be supported with "a set of professional commentaries, enabling players to review and improve their game", so we might even learn something!

The event is raising money for two charities this year - Parkinsons UK and Cruse - so we will be collecting donations on the day. We are looking forward to a good turnout for what promises to be a great event.

Frank Hemming Memorial Salver 2023

Along with John Boadle, Frank Hemming was a founder of our Bridge Group some thirteen years ago.  In 2017, Frank donated a silver salver to the Group which has been competed for each year since.

In 2023 the competition took place on 6 September, followed by our Summer Buffet Lunch. The joint winners, sharing a score of 60.94%, were Linda Boadle with Gill Rebaudi and Audrey Foster with Peter Dawson.

This year's competition will be held on Wednesday June 26th.

Cober Hill 2023

28 members attended our Cober Hill break, commencing on Monday, 2 October, with a mid-afternoon welcome and the first playing session.

Cober Hill, now a conference centre, is a beautiful Victorian mansion, situated on the glorious north Yorkshire coast, just 6 miles north of Scarborough.  We have been visiting Cober Hill for our annual ‘away days’ for over a decade.

We all enjoyed three exciting, nail-biting playing sessions on Monday and Tuesday afternoons and Wednesday morning.  Tuesday morning was free for rest and recuperation and to take full advantage of the local area.  For those of a more energetic disposition, this included two walks – a ‘long’ and a ‘short’ – and a round of golf at the lovely Filey course.  In the event, the ‘short’ walk turned out to be longer than the ‘long’. On Wednesday morning, the excitement steadily grew as the playing session progressed to its shattering conclusion.  The tension was only eased when the overall winners of three sessions were announced over lunch: N/S - Chris and John Barnes (59%) and E/W – Sue Wyatt and Janet Green.  Very worthy winners who justifiably received a standing ovation.

A most enjoyable time was had by all participants.   Particular thanks to Sue Wyatt for her considerable efforts in organising the event for us all.

Note: We will be visiting Cober Hill again in 2024, from Oct 9th - 11th. Please contact Sue Wyatt for more details

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