Bridge is a sociable, fun game to keep your brain active.

Help will be given with technology for all levels

Beginners Classes for Absolute Beginners start on Friday 25 Sept 2026 at 9.30 am.

Refreshers Classes for people with some knowledge start on Friday Oct 30 2026, at 9.30am Refreshers may play in Play and Learn from joining until then if they wish.

Play and Learn Classes are for people with a basic knowledge and runs all year but new season will start on Fri 25 Sept 10.30 am. This group plays weekly throughout the year with topic-based lessons fortnightly in the winter. When doing a topic we start at 10.00. Members may request topics.

We aim to get members to the level where they can enjoy social bridge either at home or your local in U3A bridge group and for keener players to play in competitive clubs.

For more information, please go to the website https://www.bridgewebs.com/u3aoasbridgegroup/

Comments from Current beginners

"The class is small and friendly, only about 8 or 10 of us and we play with different people (and robots) each week."

"Tim oversees everything and keeps an eye on each table giving occasional hints as appropriate.”

" It's wonderful to be able to revisit lessons”

“Each week we get notes and the chance to replay the hands. All great fun.”

“Bridge is a great pastime to meet people of all ages.“

The Play and Learn play every week at 10.30 but fortnightly, in the winter, there is a tutorial at 10.00. This group meets on Fridays all year, except for Christmas, Easter and sometimes the October school holidays. At the end of play we have a zoom session where Tim goes over the bidding and the play and members ask questions or discuss their thoughts on the hands.

We use a platform called RealBridge for the Play and Learn which permits you to see and talk to others at the table.

What the students say

“I find the sessions interesting, helpful and fun. What's not to like? Thoroughly enjoyable.”

“U3A Bridge Online across Scotland offers a fantastic opportunity to either learn to play bridge or, with the Play and Learn option, to improve your play and learn new skills. The fortnightly lessons with selected hands to play afterwards, are really helpful and the after-play talk on how the hands should have been played is really useful”.

“Now playing with the Play and Learn Group I am discovering how much complex the game can be.”

“The lessons are well planned, and the learning points clearly put over.”

“The other members in the group are very friendly, supportive rather than judgemental. This is what makes playing with them so enjoyable.”

We have our own bridge website If you are interested in joining us go to https://www.bridgewebs.com/u3aoasbridgegroup/

If interested complete the registration form. You will then be told how to pay the £15 to U3A Scotland we charge to pay for bridge platforms etc, but do not pay until you have tried it out twice.

Also, on the website there appear the links to play in the bulletin, and all the lesson materials are in the members only section. In all groups you can ask questions at any time or send in questions by email.