Weekly Monday Sessions

As of Monday 9th June 2025 we will be running a weekly Realbridge session at 2:00pm - and for existing members it's free until the 2025/26 subscription renewal in September 2025.

The session links will be available on the website calendar - just join in when you can.

Please note if you like you can play both the Monday pm and Tuesday pm if you so wish.

Hope to see you there!

We are a national u3a interest group hosted by Havant u3a providing members with the opportunity to play duplicate bridge online in a friendly and relaxed environment – Learn, Laugh, Live.

If you have completed a bridge course or have 2 or three years experience of playing either rubber or duplicate bridge then yes it is. The group is aimed at intermediate players who wish to play competitive bridge for fun.

Please note that we will aim to play at least 12 hands per session at a pace of about 8-10 minutes per hand so the sessions will run for about 2 hours and if you start you will be expected to complete the session. This is actually quite relaxed for a duplicate bridge session. If you feel this might be too much you may wish to consider joining a local social/rubber bridge group as a more suitable environment to play bridge.

While playing bridge provides an opportunity to consolidate and learn please note that this group is focused on playing rather than providing a structured learning experience.

If you are a beginner or returner to bridge and would like to participate in a bridge training course please contact the u3a Bridge Group at https://www.bridgewebs.com/u3abridgegroup/

Yes – we offer two free sessions to see if the sessions are for you after which you will need to join as detailed below.

If you wish to try out a session please contact us via the Contact page, 

You can find an introduction to how RealBridge works here and Realbridge run weekly supervised introductory sessions to give you a feel of what to expect and ensure that the equipment you intend to use is fit or purpose - see here

1. We will run 1 session per week every Monday at 2pm and every Tuesday at 10am. We may increase the number of sessions depending on demand.

2. If you can find a regular partner that’s great but if you join a session we will find you a partner on the day

3. We will aim to play 12-16 hands per sessions but we may increase the number of hands based on feedback from our members.

4. The results of each session will be loaded onto our Bridgewebs website where you will be able to see how you did and have the opportunity to analyse the hands you played.

5. A Director and deputy Director will be on hand to answer any questions and keep the session flowing.

6. This is a friendly (but competitive) session and we expect everyone to be courteous and helpful before, during and after play.

In order to minimise administration we will charge an annual subscription fee aligned to the Havant u3a annual subscription which runs 1st September to 31st August. This subscription covers

1. Annual associate membership fee for Havant u3a of £12 per year. Full members of Havant u3a are exempt from this fee.  
2. Fee to cover online bridge sessions (Realbridge charge 36p per seat per session) and to cover the costs of this BridgeWebs site used to display our session results. The charge for this is £10 up to 31st August 2025 and £20 for the period 1st September 2025 to 31st August 2026.

As this is an online group you will be expected to have basic IT skills and access to a suitable internet connected device. The main applications required to participate in the group are an email client and a web browser.

The bridge sessions will be run on the Realbridge platform (see https://realbridge.online). The playing area includes video and audio so you will need a device with a reasonable internet connection and a device with video and audio. 

The device you use will also need to have a reasonable screen size. PCs, macs and laptop should be fine. Larger tablets may be ok but smaller devices and mobile phones will not be suitable.

Duplicate results will be hosted on our Bridgewebs which will also act as our club website.

Communications will be handled by the Havant u3a Beacon system provided as part of your Havant u3a membership. Beacon will provide us with a secure membership database and GDPR compliant comms. 

For more information get in touch by completing the Contact Us form from the main menu.