 Bridge is a card game that is normally played between four players and can be played competitively or socially. It is a game of skill and can be played at any age.
Players develop partnerships and longer term friendships and researchers have discovered that mentally challenging games such as bridge are well suited for older people because the games offer intellectual and social stimulation on a routine basis.
For those that wish to play competitively, we offer a range of internal competitions and opportunities to compete for the club at county, national and international level (if you are good enough). 
The equipment is simple – a pack of cards and a pen and you will find players wherever you go all over the world. Our club is fully disabled friendly so no excuses there.
Players often develop longer term partnerships and this can help with improvements in mental health and in reducing social isolation.
We have a programme of support to help those in financial need (contact sgregory@theyorkbridgeclub.com in confidence if this apples to you) and all of our Youth activities are provided free.
The game of bridge has been shown by scientific studies to help with mental stimulation (and potentially) delay dementia and to boost mental wellbeing. It has been called a ‘Mind sport’ by mind sport oypimpiad in 1997 and it became a recognised organisation within the International Olympic Committee in 1997.
Our club is very interested in promoting and developing the social side of bridge in additional to our existing competitive offer.
In the coming year we are looking to introduce sessions on Inter-generational bridge (where families learn and play bridge together(contact aclayton@theyorkbridgeclub.com for more info). To further develop our Youth Academy (Contact aclayton@theyorkbridgeclub.com for more info) and to introduce social sessions for those looking to bridge the isolation gaps and support mental health (contact sgregory@theyorkbridgeclub.com for more info).
If you would like to find out more, contact Mark Dunkley (secretary@theyorkbridgeclub.com) to discuss things further.
For more information on the studies cited above, please CLICK HERE.
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