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Bridge Club
Bridge is one of the world’s most popular card games.
This trick-taking game is played by four people in two
competing partnerships. Bridge is an excellent way to stretch
your brain, sharpen your maths skills and make new friends.
Beginners are welcome and will be taught the basics of
contract bridge. Experienced players will be able to enjoy
opportunities to play with other players of a similar level.
Chess Club
Come along, practice and improve. Pupils of all standards
attend, from novice to England squad player. We are happy to
teach you to play from scratch and help you to develop your
game. We enter county and national tournaments, and run
knockout tournaments for individuals and for House teams.
Coaching from a Grandmaster is also available.
Cooking for Students
Learn to cook essential and economical student meals.
Try your hand at making dishes like spicy risotto, spinach
and feta frittata and chocolate pudding – not forgetting
spaghetti bolognese. Learn the basics of menu planning
and budgeting to make a tight student budget stretch.
No prior knowledge or skill necessary.
Croquet
Boys from throughout the school tackle the application of
the tactics of chess and the physics of snooker. Senior boys
organise the external fixtures combining the social and
competitive elements of the game.
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