Sport
1 May, 2025
Club bridges the gap in Somerset bridge
Formed in June last year, the Somerset Bridge Club is approaching their one-year anniversary and is eager to attract more members to join.
The club currently has around a dozen members and plays on Mondays from 1:15pm for a 1:30pm start at the Toogoolawah Golf Club.
Club president Eric Von Nida said they are holding beginners lessons to bring more people into the club.
“We’ve been doing some beginners lessons, one of our players is a very experienced player who has been running them,” he said.
“We’ve done one round of beginners lessons, which were very successful, we had about six people attend.
“We have slowly integrated them into play, and we’re starting another round of lessons in August.”
The club is also hoping to attract more players from surrounding towns outside of the Somerset region, such as Kilcoy and Esk. This is to provide a more central and accessible location to play a friendly game of bridge.
Eric said that there are many benefits to people playing bridge, which is a mind-challenging card game.
“It’s a very complicated game and it’s the most popular card game in the world, and it’s a really good game for people getting towards a certain age,” he said.
“We’re a really friendly group, but mainly bridge is good for your brain especially as an older person, because you have to focus on learning.
“It’s challenging but it’s satisfying once you start to get the game, and it gives you a sense of achievement.”
Eric added that a lot of the members have been playing together in the Somerset area for a number of years. However, they decided to establish a registered club to play bridge that is more by the book, through playing to the official rules.
If you are interested in attending a bridge session with the club, contact Suzi on 0407 570 031.
