Bridge
There are five Bridge groups in Sherborne U3A – three meet at Alweston village hall and two in Sherborne town at Tinneys Lane Community Centre. Groups 3 and 4 meet in alternate years under the same leader.
Bridge 1: Social Bridge Group 1 has around 20 members and meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month at 2 pm at Tinneys. It is suitable for those with a good intermediate standard of play. New members should come with a regular partner.
Bridge 2: Social Bridge Group 2 also has around 20 members and meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month at 2pm at Tinneys. Like Social Bridge Group 1, it is suitable for those with a good intermediate standard of play. New members should come with a regular partner.
Bridge 3: Beginners’ Group meets on Tuesdays at 2pm at Alweston and teaches those who have never played Bridge before or who have dabbled but not fully learned all the conventions and techniques. The next session will start in September 2023 and run for 30 weeks.
Bridge 4: Duplicate Assisted Play meets every week on Tuesdays at 2pm at Alweston. It provides a forum to practise playing Contract Bridge in Duplicate Bridge style. Assistance is provided. The next session starts in September 2022 and will run for 30 weeks.
Bridge 5: The Duplicate Bridge Group has 50+ members and meets at Alweston Village Hall from 2 pm to around 5 pm on most Monday afternoons throughout the year. It is a mixed competence group and we aim to play in a relaxed and gently competitive atmosphere with minimum reliance on a “Director” to resolve any playing issues that arise. It is worth saying that this is not a group for bridge beginners and that new members generally come to us as a pair. We generally play 22 boards with a break for tea. A results table is circulated to all members after every session.