Northallerton BC session for Girl Guides 19.01.2026
Northallerton BC session for Girl Guides 19.01.2026
In January 2026 Northallerton BC arranged a Taster session of MiniBridge for a group of Girl Guides – we
use their HQ every week for Gentle Duplicate and Teaching sessions. The Guide Leader was keen for us to
give the Guides an introduction to Bridge, so 9 empathetic Club Members facilitated a session for 20
Guides, aged 10 to 14.
After a very brief explanation on the basic features of a card deck, point counting and card play we set up 5
tables, using prepared hands to make sure every Guide became Declarer in a NT contract.
The tutors helped patiently throughout, and emphasised the importance of partnership, analysis and
planning in Bridge. The evening was a resounding success, and several Guides were heard to say, “This is
fun”. One tutor reported back, slightly incredulously, “they’ve only played 3 hands, but have got all the
concepts already”.
Steve Wilson, Club Secretary and organiser said, “The feedback was that everyone enjoyed the session, and
it was great to see the Guides rise to an unfamiliar challenge. Additionally, it was very pleasing to see the
high level of inter-generational co-operation – the Guides and Club Members clearly enjoyed each other’s
company, so both groups had a fun time. The Guides were interested in learning, on task, and polite
throughout”.
The Guide Leader concurred – she was delighted with the format of the evening and the friendly support
from all the Club Members.
