If you do not have a Partner you can use the website "Find a Partner" system; contact Steve Wilson directly; or just attend at 6:45pm on Mondays or 1:15pm on Tuesdays
Partners will then be arranged "on the spot" - to help the Bridge development of our less experienced players, it is planned to pair them with more experienced Partners
All Club Members are welcome to come to play, or help out, at the facilitated Tuesday Gentle Duplicate - the venue is booked every week until the end of 2026
In January 2026 Northallerton BC arranged a Taster session of MiniBridge for a group of Girl Guides - we use their HQ every week for Gentle Duplicate and Teaching sessions. The Guide Leader was keen for us to give the Guides an introduction to Bridge, so 9 empathetic Club Members facilitated a session for 20 Guides, aged 10 to 14.
After a very brief explanation on the basic features of a card deck, point counting and card play we set up 5 tables, using prepared hands to make sure every Guide became Declarer in a NT contract.
The tutors helped patiently throughout, and emphasised the importance of partnership, analysis and planning in Bridge. The evening was a resounding success, and several Guides were heard to say, “This is fun”. One tutor reported back, slightly incredulously, “they’ve only played 3 hands, but have got all the concepts already”.
Steve Wilson, Club Secretary and organiser said, “The feedback was that everyone enjoyed the session, and it was great to see the Guides rise to an unfamiliar challenge. Additionally, it was very pleasing to see the high level of inter-generational co-operation - the Guides and Club Members clearly enjoyed each other’s company, so both groups had a fun time. The Guides were interested in learning, on task, and polite throughout”.
The Guide Leader concurred – she was delighted with the format of the evening and the friendly support from all the Club Members.
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