news & events
Our saturday afternoon club goes from strength to strength in its new venue, with children from a variety of schools getting together to play . As you can see, a number of their parents have also been inspired to take up the game. Many thanks to Acland Burghley School for giving us the space to provide this great community activity.
AT CAMP, AND IN THE SQUAD
After a little over a year of running our Bridge for Schools programme, we took a group of 26 children from five schools to their first real tournament on Saturday 4th March. The kids, all aged 8-11 years, played competitive bridge for well over five hours and displayed all of the skills that we hope to see in future champions throughout. Well done all.
INTER-SCHOOL MATCH IN HISTORIC SETTING
As the school year ended in July, teams from two North London primary schools battled it out in an eight board match at the famous Acol Bridge Club – a venue frequented by many of the greats over the years (photo above). The children, Year 5 kids from both schools, played really well and the result was very close. It’s remarkable what these kids have achieved this year and I firmly believe that we are looking at future members of the England Junior squad here.
‘BRING A RELATIVE TO BRIDGE’ DAY
The end of the Easter term saw our first ever ‘Bring a relative to bridge club’ event at one of our London schools (pictured below). All of the kids arranged for a family member or family friend to partner them in a mini tournament. Some of the relatives had not played any kind of card game before and the children had a great time teaching a new skill to their elders! Bridge provides opportunities for cross-generational interaction in a fun environment from which the older and younger participants can gain a great deal.