{"id":2,"date":"2020-04-08T22:21:30","date_gmt":"2020-04-08T21:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pontybridge.co.uk\/blog\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-11-06T09:48:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T09:48:34","slug":"home-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pontybridge.co.uk\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\r\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-2\" data-postid=\"2\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-2 themify_builder tf_clear\">\r\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\r\n\t<div  data-css_id=\"bfpq109\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_bfpq109 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\r\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\r\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_ca3w111 first\">\r\n                                                <\/div>\r\n            \t    <\/div>\r\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\r\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_8xc9453 tf_w tf_clearfix\">\r\n\t    <div class=\"tb_row_frame_wrap tf_overflow tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><div class=\"tb_row_frame tb_row_frame_top  tf_abs tf_hide tf_overflow tf_w\"><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\r\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_wm7q454 first\">\r\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\r\n                        <!-- module plain text -->\r\n<div  class=\"module module-plain-text tb_c1q8485 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\r\n        <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\r\n\tWelcome to Ponty Bridge    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- \/module plain text --><!-- module plain text -->\r\n<div  class=\"module module-plain-text tb_4qep348 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\r\n        <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\r\n\tOnline Bridge Learning Resources    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- \/module plain text -->                    <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n            \t    <\/div>\r\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\r\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_uha0510 tf_w tf_clearfix\">\r\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\r\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_khsn511 first\">\r\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\r\n                        \t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tb_w8mn661 tf_w tf_clearfix\">\r\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"subrow_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_w\">\r\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_itap662 first\">\r\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\r\n                        <!-- module feature -->\r\n<div  class=\"module module-feature tb_usqu717 with-chart layout-icon-top size-small \" data-layout-mobile=\"icon-left\" data-layout-desktop=\"icon-top\" data-lazy=\"1\">\r\n        <div class=\"module-feature-image tf_textc tf_rel\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"module-feature-chart-html5 tf_box tf_rel tf_inline_b\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<circle class=\"tb_feature_fill\" r=\"calc(50% - 1.50px)\" cx=\"50%\" cy=\"50%\" stroke-width=\"3\"\/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<circle class=\"tb_feature_stroke\" r=\"calc(50% - 1.50px)\" cx=\"50%\" cy=\"50%\" stroke=\"#bf1f1c\" stroke-width=\"3\" data-progress=\"100\" stroke-dasharray=\"0,10000\"\/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"chart-html5-circle tf_w tf_h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img style=\"width:calc(100% - 6px);height:calc(100% - 6px)\" src=\"https:\/\/pontybridge.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/playing-cards-1201258_1920.jpg\" alt=\"New to Bridge?\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"module-feature-content tf_textc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"module-feature-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNew to Bridge?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>If you are a new player then welcome to the world of bridge! 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