It's the end of an era. On Monday, after 40 years in the community, the Tsawwassen Bridge Club will play its last hand.
"It's really sad to me because there are so many people in South Delta who play bridge," said long-time club member Jean Groome.
The club has met at the South Delta Recreation Centre most Monday nights to play since 1973.
Groome said the club has seen a decrease in attendance over the years, with usually only five or six tables playing at once these days.
In its heyday, the club would see upwards of 20 tables going at once and even in recent years there were at least 12 tables.
The decrease in attendance paired with an increase in rent prompted director Richard Dunn, who has run the club since 2000, to pack it in, she said, adding no one came forward to take over the role.
Local residents who want to continue with the weekly duplicate bridge games will have to make the trek through the tunnel into Richmond, where a club is starting on Monday, Dec. 2 at the Beth Tikvah Synagogue (9711 Geal Rd.).
