The Taradale Bridge Club is on the move

The 225 members of the Taradale Bridge Club are looking for a new home. Photo / Supplied

Taradale Bridge Club is having to move out and is looking for a new home.

For the last 10 years the Club has used a room at the Taradale Club, however the Taradale Club has decided that the room is needed to cater for the growth they are experiencing in function and event bookings and will not be renewing the Bridge Club's lease.

Alternative arrangements offered by the Taradale Club do not meet the needs of the Bridge Club, so the 225 members of the Bridge Club are looking for a new home.

The Napier Bridge Club at Marewa has offered the sharing of their premises as a temporary solution that will enable a continuation of the Taradale Bridge Club's five sessions of play per week.

But a permanent home is being sought with the goal being to own its own premises.

An exhaustive search over the past two months has not produced ready made facilities the Club could lease or purchase with the club requiring a minimum playing area of 200 square metres with additional kitchen and toilet facilities.

"Our members are keen to turn this setback into a positive outcome for the Club. We are keen to hear from any other sports or community-based groups that might be able to accommodate us.

"Additionally we would like to hear from any such group that might like to consider joining with us to develop a facility that could accommodate a range of similar organisations," said the club's co-president Jo Hayes.

Currently the club's room at the Taradale Club is used by Mahjong groups and the Taradale Club's Cards Adjunct.

The Bridge Club is an integral part of the community and appreciates the support it receives from the Taradale Community, in particular local businesses that generously sponsor the Club.

"We will be working hard to remain in the Taradale community,' Hayes said.